| Show BATTLE OF WORDS OVER CIGARETTES Two Reports on Crofts Croft's Crof's Bill Bil to toBar toBar toBar Bar Coffin Nails AS TO CONSTITUTIONALITY Ic I 11 Differ Tee a and l mid I Opponent ol of Measure Say I It I Interfere With S P Personal I oll Liberty A majority and a n minority report from tho tue judiciary committee a a battle of uC words torts on tILe Iho 1001 Moor of ur tin thin ii huso huo use Friday afternoon Not among the tie members lid dill hue cl cigarette Unc one nun Those who were cre opposed lo to thC bc bill hi cither thought ht It I was waH unconstitutional 01 or that thaI It IL I In- In ed with wih the liberties of or the thuc states state's oe adult ul population lalon Th Time The e majo- majo u al ity was vas sl signed le 1 by hy Representatives lat eM Cle Dean l and amid alJ on Th The Tho minority report u Was sl signed I by Representatives es Tolon V Ilal amid and ald D Dyreng After th the thue rend rend- of or time the lc committees committee's recommendations Representative o asked that his name nante be he placed on lh the report of uC thin the minority He lie Il said hunt when he hue sl signed ned thin the report he hue was under the I in JI ellul t that hut the thue Iii bill hi ii was tas u unconstitutional hut he lie had been convinced con Inc that If IC tl tile the bill a law lawIt It I would be lie valid nl nights of ur Il I In II of oC t the lie minority ty report Representative said We V IH have no IW more mOle rl right ht la to say that limit a n man mal should not mint smoke cigarettes than we wo have lo say aY ho shall c not muot smoke c cigars as or 01 a 8 pipe or UI use tobacco loh cco In some somo oilier form We c have hav no lie more II right ht lo to legislate iL against the ci hug or using of ur cl cigarettes than Ihan wo hu have hulu to lu forbid a man nHI di inking tea lea or UI COffee e. it I Is Isi a. a i absurd for COI us to legislate u he lie using of oC cigarettes as It Il would ho bo boor hoO or fol O us u U to ii forbid a man appearing In full Cull dress or with wih a certain kind krul of shoo shoes to his hiM liking Heing I do 10 not hot believe bell in ill n a that thai does tos not nol reform I J Iam Jam am ant a merchant hut hul during the last f five Ive years I have O JU not nol sold cigarettes 1 J believe o they are arc harm harmful Cui hut but I maintain that thaI we wo have luave no right lo to orbid their use You Yon ma may legislate thin hat t it I Is ii unlawful for 01 a mi man to sell sel cigarette papers but bul wo we cannot PLC- PLC plC- plC yent a man from using other kinds of or paper with w h which to fashion a ael el cigarette re t t t Croft Croe In faVor faor fa- fa Vor 01 or of oC Ills ils measure I He lie Ip We e hU e Hive the lie rl right hl to Ic legislate against cl cigarettes collin nails mucus I is a good deli deli- nl of or them anti amid the thc In law w forbidding forbid forbid- ding Ing their hel sale al has been upheld by bythe I he the United States supreme court as ris ashell hell being cing constitutional Laws ws foi bidding bid bid- ling ding the tale sale of uC cl cigarettes and amid ciga- ciga papers have ha been pas passed ed by ha the I stats lalos of or Tennessee Iowa Indiana i Nebraska and I Wisconsin uhf and wh when I. I n cl UK- UK lu question IU hu has been hecl taken to 10 tho ho higher coit COl conn- conn t the laws have been declared ul valid l CI k I n Representative I wald that lit hu 10 did not nol believe c that thaI the lie bill hi should la s. rass lie IIo lo lid not Hol believe c thai it II would the evil l e 11 It I was sas aimed at at He lie le lill did hot think that lint the legislature should hould Instruct au an I adult adul as to tu how howie he hc ie should smoke his tobacco Clegg and amud Jem-en Jem en spoke poke at nt sonic some len length lh In support of or he adoption of the thC majority report report Robinson said Representative t c Truly consistency Is a jewel l ellal Tolton who ho Is against the thc of a a- a mca measure ure to 10 restrict the he I arele evil 0 Is before us with a n 1111 LI to prevent prO quiet orderly shows J lL Sunday unda We should legislate the hn habit ll oU out I of oC existence The Flue majority report was a adopted II 1 13 B. No 18 IS by hy Robinson ng tho the powers of tho the board of oC was wajo passed It I provides I hat bat the I railroad telegraph and tom tom- honc companies doing business in lore flare than one county be taxed h by i the talc Instead of or h by counties countes as aR at It present provided pro It I further stipulates that hat these companies must make male be- be Ioie roo oro the fl first l of oC each year ear u a detailed statement of oC all al us e property b by them Salary IIII When II 11 1 D. D N No I. I I 13 19 9 came cume up for COl considerable opposition tie dc- 1 to lul the of each ench raising Halu salary of oC the hue state Itale board of equalisation from annually lo to 1500 a as provided pro by lie measure In Its original form formu this luls bill had pro I provided that hat the lie salaries of oC these officers be at ut 2000 a year Ca It I had hull been amended l In committee to lo reduce the lie suggested salaries from 2000 to 1500 Representative Thompson ar argued that hat the tho work wort performed by this board was yas not worth the salary alary su suggested b iy by tho the measure He Lie said aid that not of oC the lie members members' line lime was waH taken lakon Up tp In looking ng after aCcI the he duties dute of oC the hue tw office Several members discussed 1 thu tho Ow al and amid l Representative Tolton favored 1 the lie bill bi i j Speaker SIcker Jo Joseph eh called called caled call call- cal cal- ed to tile the chair and ind took toole the tile scat in iii the tho house that lie he ic occupied at the tho last session He lie le said I r am speaking from frum ruin the same samne seat scat where at the la last l session e lon of the l legislature I advocating econ econ- omy emily Bul hut I think thero lucre Is such stick a athing thing as al carrying the Iho spirit of oC economy econ emily omy too tuu far The Thc duties of oC the hue board have been heen Increased materially iy Tho Tue mCI who whip time arc col doing heir work vork so O Well Welland vol and lc faithfully upon this his board could malc moro money at something else ele This Titis is ono of fr the most Important boards In lii II the Jhc state lale They arc aC not miot appointed appointee ap ar- pointed for tur oi any political reasons but c of oC their itch business ability members in the hue state are arc seven c Italo of or California who receive c a f year The bill Jill pas passed el with wih few dissenting his dis s- s otC votes I Co Committee II I II I ce Appointed App 11 Representative asked aked that lint H. H I. I U. U No o. o providing for fUI the h appointment ap up- of oC a u fire fre and amid police polee commission commis commis- sion for Cor Salt Lake Laho CI City that Hint will wi take the police out of oC politics be tie referred to a special committee flu The house houtH favored such Ruch notion and amid the lie speaker appointed Representatives Jensen Jenson Mills Alecks and McMillan After the speaker had announced his hits appointees for Cor or the special committee Representative Jensen JOIen of oC Salt Sal Lake LaIH asked which I Mr Me Jensen did 1 leI you OU mean 1 Mr tiIu Speaker I J referred to Representative J United States Centennial Jer cn returned the hue I speaker and arid he made no 10 effort erfort to Ie quell Ouch the laughter that followed his explanation |
