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Show I WARM DEBATE I ON GIGARET BILL Observers Predict Passage in Senate; Amendments Defeated: De-feated: Opposition Small (Special dlapatch) I STATE OAPITOL, Suit Lake, Feb, a , The senate this afternoon was to -vote on the Bouthwioh uU-clrJ '"'i1 And observers predicted 'hat It would b passed with not more than tar votes In opposition. Then the bill will hv sent to the house. Debate on the measure Brew warm khls momlnK and the senators refused io accept an amendment to the iill which would permit I'tah wholealrr- Ji handle Mgarcts to sell to customers ttutsldo of Utah. I It Is argued that I'tah Jobb re i'1 r.r handicapped because their rdaho nn.l Nevada customers will have to K elsewhere when they buy cigarets. But the senate almot unanimously refused to accept an amendment along . v. II. Smart of Duchesne made an address In1 favor of the bill in Which n aid that tb- dominant church was iu favor of the anti-cigaret itocaaurp'. This brought a .-Hiring protest frmn Senator Qeorge II Dern who said the religious question was being drag-ce.i drag-ce.i into the legislative halls, thai .-"mail's arguments were 1 1 1 -1 i r . , . i . ,i that the senate was no place for the .lis. nsslciti cif r Union. Senator Dern said he ivn n.. - I to the bill as did also Elisabeth Hay-ward. Hay-ward. oo |