Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-19

postponement of these -four s,
Applause) Wa
The SPEAKER: Is III. ps.,
ready for the question? IN.
ton is on the motion of thu 49,.
man from Perham, Mr.. p
that an act closing Head Broot \.
Alder Brook to fishing except ~ !
artificial flies. be indefinitel, ~,
poned. AS many as are in ~
that motion will say ave. a.
as are opposed will saw No
A viva voce vote being taks, /
motion to indefinitely POSTPONE y ;,
vailed. ~
The SPEAKER: The Chat, :
SCENTS bill, an act relating to AK, =,
in certain waters in Frank,,n
Oxford counties. H. P. 317 wv
219, tabled by Mr.. Bragdon ~ y.
ham. March II, pending assipnn 81
for third reading.
Mr.. BRAGDON Of Perham. =
Speaker. l make the same mot,,.af
regard to the other three hili.
Mr.. FLINT Of Monson: Mr.. Sn..s 4
er, 1 understood that we wers =
Ing first on the Peabody Pond m,s !.
ter.
The SPEAKER: The Chat, :.
in error. The Chair overloolsa -
Peabody Pond bill, and put ths ~ :
ton on the Head Brook and iMs w..
Brook bill. The Chair got down ssl !.
item too far on the calendar.
On motion by Mr.. Flint Of Man
son, the House voted to reconsSs..
its action whereby It indean,s.Iss,
postponed bill, an act CLOSING Hal
Brook and Alder Brook 10 hsh,rs !,
except with artificial flies. n
The SPEAKER: The Chair Vim,
again put the motion that ths ,sn
tleman from Perham. Mr.. Brasdor /,
intended to put on the act 10 ma l.
hibit plug fishing in Peabody Pond :,
AS many as are in favor of the n.
definite postponement of that bIlps
will say aye; those opposed no. =
A viva voce vote being taken ths
bill, an act to prohibit plug fishinr
in Peabody Pond was indefniteIy
postponed. h
The SPEAKER: The Chair nav
presents bill. an act closing HEAD.
Brook and Alder Brook to fishing
except with artificial flies; and ths,
gentleman from Perham, Mr.. Bas. !
don, moves that this bill be inde. /.
postponed. Is the Houm
ready for the question? !,
A viva voce vote being taken, Tia ,
to indefinitely postpone pre-.
vailed. ia ~ )
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre.r
sents bill, an act relating to fish.
ing in certain waters in Franklin
and Oxford counties; and the gentle.
man from Perham, Mr.. Bragdonr,
moves that this bill be indefnitely
postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Melcher Of I,
the bill was re-tabled. y
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
cents bill, AN Act to Make Legal
the Sale of Cider which has been
so Treated as to Prevent Fermenta.
ton and which does not Contain
one half of one per cent Of Alcohol
by Volume" tabled on March 1lthl,
by the gentleman from Portland. Nj.
pending passage to be en-.
acted. n
On motion by Mr.. Nichols o.
the House voted to ~,
it's action whereby this bill ;
was passed to be engrossed and the
came gentleman offered the follow
ing amendment and moved ~
House Amendment B to Hoce
No. 45. An Act to Make
Legal the Sale of Cider which has
been so Treated as to Prevent Fer.
and which does not con.
tain one-half of one per cent ot
Alcohol by Volume. Amend nN.
Act by striking out in said section
one the following words wherever
they appear in said section and N
section eighteen, the container Of
which shall bear label placed over
the stopper or bung of said contain
er plainly stating that the produGs
therein is cider and the
manner in which said cider has been
treated to prevent fermentation'S
and by striking out in section Two
Of said act the following woros'
wherever they appear in said section
and in section twenty-one, the cou..
tainer of which shall bear hps
placed over the stopper or bung o.
said container plainly stating tna
the product contained therein y
cider and the manner in which aia
cider has been treated to prevent
Mr.. NICHOLS OF Portland: MI
Speaker and gentlemen, undouoteu,
" the object of introducing TINS ela
was to allow the farmers to sell ciael
less than one-half OF ons
per cent alcohol and when trea'es |.
20 prevent fermentation. :.
The bill. as passed to be epaclea,
with the amendment thereto. stalse
hat the bung or stopper OF the eou,
.ainer that is sold should be iaos'aa
Cider" and furthermore pronDA.
I'd the sale of cider by the worain. |
IF the bill. Now. this amenamen'
strikes out wherever the words ~,
pear that the bung or label slsa
contain the word cider" ana aiIss-I
he farmer to sell cider contaiuns
css than one-half of one per ~.
alcohol and when treated SO -
prevent fermentation. -.
That. l understand, is the QUE
If the bill. and this amendmens. 49,
10 accomplish that object. II
not allow cider to be sold TOT W
ping purposes or for a beveras
but merely to allow the farmer
sell cider from his roadside malnS
without having it labeled ciu, ~.
This bill as amended meeIs ~
approval of the Departmen.
Agriculture, the Temperance peoH
and / believe is just what inc -
ners want.
Mr.. CUMMINGS Of Portland ~. s
Speaker, did I understand coI.s, .ss
hat the amendment offered I" n.
from Portland "a.
Nichols, merely cut out the ANN hia
nent as offered and brought tny 49,
pack to it's original form! 10
my other amendment that No I"
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