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Show ANT1-CIGARET BILLPAS SES HOUSE. READY FOR GOVERNOR'S SIGMTUIIE After a Long Fight Cigaret Bill Is Passed. It is Now Up to Govsrr.or, to 0. K. or Veto it. LiVely Debate Marks Close. S.LT LAKE CITY, Fobruary 3C--Nlnoty da-8 rrom now tho J sale or dgarcts In Utah must stop. It may not bo precisely ninety! days rrom date, but It will bo ninety i days from the date tho governor signs Senate bill No. 12, by South-wlck, South-wlck, which passed the house of representatives rep-resentatives jcsierday by a volo of S3 t o 13, one member being absent. A rinal effort to amend the measure by striking the rirst section and In-fv-rtlng lu Its place a piovlsion for tho licensing of tobacco dealers, tailed tail-ed by the same vote which rejected a Blmllar amendment last week, 23 to 23. lacking one vote of a constitutional consti-tutional majority?" " When the li'ouse toted on the final passage of tho bill ten of those who I liad favored" tho amendments desert-id desert-id to tho side "or "tho 'proponents 'of the original nieasilre and tho bill passed: ajes 33; nns. 13, absent li Votlng'ror the 'bill were Bowell ' Lewis Carey Ionian Clawson Mndseit ' ' Clegg "" Neejvs Crook Morrison, A. W Crouch ' Norrls Davis T'ark'er Flnllntion Veterson y Harris ' Sander jl Henderson . Seegmlller Howell Mv ,Sevy Itnlay , Spderberg Ivcropn ,, t r Stephens ( Jorgensen S'entoii Klllon ,, Thome , Knight , Wlnler " Wood ThoBC who voted against tho mea- i j suro, were: , .i . Day , , , Morrlsonti,Sc W. Douglns Olson v t Ivera " -v Qulnncy Mclntyro Hhefts McShane "'"Ic1! . Mills Whltmoro Callister The deserters to tho bill, atter failure or the amendment, wore Carey, Car-ey, Clawson, Crouch, Howell, Knight,' Parker, Sander, Soderbcrg, Swenson ind Winder, . . - ; Adjournment followed tho passage pf tho bill, ror sq many members left tho hall or the house tor a smoke that a quorum was lacking. As soon as tho bill had been given third rending, Representative Mc- Shano moved tho insertion ot his amendment. Ilepreaentatlve Seegmlller, Seeg-mlller, speaking to tho motion, declared de-clared that tho amendment would tnako a tundamcntal dUferonce between be-tween tho real Intent of the measure and declared that it would injure- the bill. Prohibition ot clgarets ho said was what was desired and lie declared declar-ed tho amendment would not so pro hTblt. Ttepresontatlvo Winder or Salt I.ke wild that such purported prohibition prohi-bition would not prohibit, but would rewill in the bootlegging ot clgarots, arguing that tho proposed amendment amend-ment would result In a strict observance obser-vance or the law relating to tho sale of clgarcta to minors. I "One purports to prohibit tho sale of elgarets; the other purports to recognise re-cognise tho crll that is with us, as wo know it will bo with us even If the bill as t came from the senate passes." declared McShane In closing. clos-ing. "Wo want to protect mlrfors from clgarets, and this bill will not accomplish taut purpose The result In other state, Is evidence that it will not woi'k successrull) in Utah. Thoso results should bo a. lesson to tho Utah legislature " Ho cited the repenl or an antl-clagret law In tho state ot Washington becauso It coulu not bo enrorced, nnd declnred that prohibition could not bo successful where only a mall majority ravored It "It Is not necessary to make the , proposed license any higher than Is , proposed In tho nmcndnient," he said "tor the. local authorities, K they really re-ally wish (o prohibit clgarets, can tack on local licenses and absolutely prevent their aile. I havo taktn this position onjhls amendment torHhp particular purpose ot giving the towns in my county an opportunity It the actually want to prohibit clgarets, clg-arets, to tlx a local license which would force prohibition It the) want It." Ih-edictlon that the American 'party 'par-ty would be rovived In Utah It prominent prom-inent members of tho dominant church continued to take such an active ac-tive part lu prohibitive legislation was mado by tho speaker. Ho said' that ho had heard that the Mormon church was more or less responsible tor tho Southwlck bill, but expressed tho belief that tho church, as an organization, was not so doing. "But I do believe." ho said What tho members or this church are do- lag it. They want to put thls, state back twenty years. Thoy would seo tho old party lines drawn again. It is only ono stcplfrom telling you what ou may not do to telling ou what jou may do It this keeps up there Is np telling where I may end.' "I look to see my morning cup or corfee taken away rrom mo. I"I look to aee the powers that bo In; the church prohibit tho placing, of ll.ca & Perrlm sauco on a dining tab- lejbecause It is a highly beasoned con- 9 i r dlment . "I expect to bo told some da that I must not eat grapefruit with my breaktnst, but must take cod Uv-' Continued On Pago Flvo j THE ANTI-CIGARET BIL PA5ES HOWE AND SENATE (Continued From Tane One ' - i er oil instead. I appeal to tho con-sclonces con-sclonces of tho members of this body. I nsk that they go Into this matter ' curefully. i "Halt where you are.' If such prohibitory pro-hibitory measures lira ntces3Aiy, lo call them; put your own house In order but do not uttempt to legislate for k community that does not want If." ' Several who had voted consJMrnt-ly consJMrnt-ly for the amendments explained their votes wliwt tho voUuk on final pam-Rc came up. Hepresentatlve Parker said he favored antlclKOrct legislation and voted for the amendments amend-ments because ho beJIcved them more effective than the original bill, bm that he could not vote to kill the measure In Its entirety. Criticism of members of tho Mormon Mor-mon church for lobbying whh olcod byRepresentntlve Winder, who said: J "I feel that I owo an npologj' to the men who have stood shoulder to shoulder with me lu un effort (o amend this and mnku of it n good bill; one that' 1 should not 'feci ashamed to vofo for. ''I regard as the most regrettablo feature of this affair tho lobbying done by a certnln group of men who i nre members of my church, wboco methods I consider desplcablo In the extreme, . However, Mnco I have pledged myself to my couttltuency. to vote for autltobacco legislation, I am compelled to vole ajo on this quec-Hon. quec-Hon. . m Mr. Winder wild after .xdjourn- ment that bne member of the church Y. M. M. I. A. advisory commltteo had asked him Insinuatingly If he had not been approached by representatives repre-sentatives of the tobacco trust. The bill now goes back to tho son-alu son-alu where It will bo sent to the enrolling en-rolling and engrossing commltteo. After It h.is been enrolled and engrossed en-grossed It will bo ready for tho signatures sig-natures or the president of the ;rn-nttt ;rn-nttt and the speaker of the houso and then ll will go to tlfe governor. (The proposed nmendmnnt which failed by adoption- by a lack of one vote of having n constitutional ma-! jorlty Is as follows: "Section l. It shall be unlawful for nil) person, firm or corporation to barter, sell or keep for sale any cigurcts or clgarel papers or any tub--terfugo 01 Imitation thereof without I having first t-ecured a license for each and exery such place of biiHl-neHs biiHl-neHs fioin the secretary of titnte, Mich license to be. posted In a conspicuous place at a distance of not more th.m ten feel from the pluee where hucIi clgarets or clgntct. tuperr. are sold or kept for sale.. The secretary of I statu shall Issue such licenses only for full years, beginning January 1, or half yihir beginning July 1, upon Ijie payment by the upplluaut of a tei' of one hundred dollars for u full year's license or fifty dollars for a half year's license, and upon the presentation by tho applicant, of: 1 ' Affidavits of three owneis of real ' property located within a r.idlue of one mile fiom tho applicant's placo of buslnens, such ulflduvlt's testlfjlng as to the applicant's .moral fitness to engage In the handling and selling of tobacco; 2 tho written approval ap-proval or the Juvenile Judge of the district In which tiio licence Is sought 'J, a bond of one thousand dollars In ;1m) approved b) the Juvenile Judge of ,the district for which said llconsi- Is grunted, for the obeyance by the tp-I tp-I pllcant of all tbe laws of "he i'M of I'tah respecting or regulating tbe I sale of tohuceo or any of Us producis such bond to become forfeit, upon llie jconvictlou of the applicant oVnn) i-Lolatlon i-Lolatlon of any lav: of llio state or jtj.'tah icspectlug or riKUliitlng ihn luale or tobacco or uny of Its products. Any Hcenso lo mU clgaret-w ciK.ir-et ciK.ir-et papers shall be ievol;ed linunll-atoly linunll-atoly upon conviction of the licensee of tho violation of any law- of lint state of Utah respecting .or tegulal-j tegulal-j Ing the salo of tobacco or-ahy of lu1 products aj fad nerr licenrlf Jnnj be livjutHl'Ki'jucli pen,iin, rinn oi ei,r- .poiution eo com It led. olthoj lilrauUy or Inulrectlv m iluough any nenl or by" rtil (itihierfuro for p. norlQd 1 ' flv ye.vis ofur Huclt conviction, anjl tlitii only upon the presentation oi now iirndiivJid a&l the noy approval .on tlw-Jirejlii' judiro of iho dim net. ns'pnnl'od hctetii. . The penary tor tho vluUilop or the prnvlilon of this seclltn, sluill be a rine of mu ltue I than' fifty dnllarx nnr" tunro than rive i Iltindrcd dollartv or liiipilsoiuu'djil for i hoi Ions than' five' rtnytr nor' .mute i Jhantffty days, oi 'both sucfi Xlue.ajifi - linprhomnenl, ror each offonee." i ,i |