Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-04
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On motion by Mr.. Hale of Portland,
1t was voted to take from the table
report Of the committee on salaries
and fees, tabled by that gentleman
February 25, on bill, An Act to in
crease the salaries of county commits
sioners of Cumberland county, which
report was Ought to pass; and on
further motion by the same gentleman
the bill received its first and second
reading; and on motion by Mr.. Hale
of Portland, tabled pending assign
ment for third reading.
On motion by Mr.. Campbell of King
| man, 1t was voted to take from the
table bill, An Act relating to electors
in unorganized places Oh. p. No 942),
tabled by that gentleman February 81,
pending reference to committee; and
on further motion by the same gentle
man the bill was referred to the COM
mittee on legal affairs.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Auburn,
it was voted that 500 additional cop
les of the labor order presented by
MIR. Holmes of Lewiston earlier in the
session be printed, making 1000 cop
les in all.
On motion by Mr.. Nichols of Port
land, it was voted to take from the ia
BILE bill, An Act relating to the State
III. P. No. 205) Oh. D. No. 46). tabled
by that gentleman February 25, pend
ing first reading; and on further mo-
ton by the same gentleman the bill
received its first and second reading
and tomorrow assigned
On motion Of Mr.. Sturgis Of Auburn,
it was voted to take from the table
House Paper 1856, An Act to make le-
gal the sale of cider which has been
treated to prevent fermentation, ia
bled by that gentleman on February
25th on its passage to be enacted; and
the same gentleman yielded the floor
to the gentleman from Portland, Mr.
Cummings.
On motion by Mr. Cummings of
Portland. the House voted to recon-
slider its action whereby the above
bill was passed to be engrossed: and
the same gentleman offered House
Amendment A.
House Amendment a. to bill AN
Act to make legal the sale of cider
which has been SO treated as to pre-
vent fermentation, and which does not
contain one-half of one per cent. of
alcohol by volume"
Amend said bill by adding after the
word "volume" in the fifth line of
Section / thereof, the words the con-
tainer of which shall bear label
placed over the stopper or bung of
said container plainly stating that the
product contained therein is cider and
hN s,, tnI, II old 1,o
been treated to prevent fermentation"
and by adding after the word volume"
in the 18th line of Section . thereof
the words 1.-The container Of which
shall bear a label placed over the
stopper or bung of said container
plainly stating that the product con-
tanned therein is cider and the manner
in which said cider has been treated
to prevent fermentation"
Mr.. CUMMINGS: Mr.. Speaker and
members of the House, the amend
ment. as you will discover, is purely
in the nature Of safeguard. The
amendment as read is satisfactory to
all concerned, $50 far as I know. 1T is
satisfactory to Mr.. TowIe. who pre-
scented the bill; it is satisfactory to
the department of agriculture, which
is interested in it. and it is satisfac-
tory to the temperance people who are
DESTROYS OF safeguarding its sale.
d. not feel that 7 need to discuss the
,, amendment for that reason and If
there is no objection to the amend
ment I will not attempt to discuss It.
Thereupon the amendment was
adopted and the bill as amended was
passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Metcalf of Farm
ington
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
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