Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-09

II came from the Judiciary Committee, AN
thought it would meet the evil. But as
had been rejected he proposed to support tn
Substitute rs being the next best under th,
/ Circumstances. He had talked with som,
OF the petitioners and they desired some
thing Ike the substitute rather than have n,
, etli =, this session. He supposed a larg,
majority of the petitioners stood in this po
sltioa, from the information he had beer
able to obtain-
Mr.. Libby moved TO amend by inserting
the woris known 10 be" before the words
under the age of 10 years" In sections one
and two.
Mr.. Heath of kennebee opposed aud
would rather see the bill defeated than 80
amended. An indictment against trader
that he knew the purchaser was
under IL years. Senators would
see the difficulties of prosecution with that
burden upon the goserament-to prove that
tue merchant knew absolutely the ass of the
boy
Mr.. LIBBY said We were really getting At
the meat in the eocoanat and fading OUT
shat the effect of the ball is. The tile he
had applied 10 the substitute was now jasti-
ned. If merchants were To be punished un,
der the bill for selling cigarettes to boys,
innocanily, without knowledge that they
were anIer IL years, he thought senators
would agree that it was unwise legislation.
especially If they refused to meet the real
ssil-~hich is the smoking of the cigarettes
by legislation directed 10 that matter.
On the question of the amenimeat offered
by Mr.. Lsbby IA yea and nay vote was order
ell and taken, resulting in the negative, as
follows:
lEA.-Iiarding, HlI, Hlnekley, Libb,.-4.
NAh--.Aa tin, ts,iius, baggett. Freeman, Frost.
Fvuobseot, Lori OF Jr>, NASH, Nickels. Pour Rand
>srgeni, simpson, Walker, Wa ton. " is.t.-ll,
AhsEN c oR Nor NorI>G.-Burgess. Burr.Il. Clark,
Merrill. ny Ief, >.eepsr.-d.
So the amendment was rel .ctel.
Mr.. Walton of Somerset was in favor of
A blli prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and |
tobacco 10 minors and had voted Tor the bill |
as reported by the committee. II it was im-
possisle TO have that, then he wanted what
he could get, and for thit Reason would vote
for the Substitute.
Mr.. Heath explained that If he couldn',
nave whole Loaf then h. was in favor of
half a one, and 50 he would vote for the
substitute.
Mr. Poor of Cumberland said this was a
mater in which he felt deeply interested In
!
'ummer visitors AMI he ha seen the use of
he cigarette among the young OF those peo-
Die. He hal personally seen not only young
'uys smoking cigarettes, and inhaling the
moke, but young ladies', ani from this he
vas led to behve that the sale of cigarettes
. more pernicious than the sale of tob icco.
ie heartily favored the bill but as tina. was
eteated he shluli vote for the amendment
On mot OF of Mr.. Walton a yea and nay
ote Was ordered aud taken On the substitute
tfered by Mr.. Wright, resulting in the at
rmstVe as follows;
lEA.-Austin. Collins, Frost. Haines. Harding,
leaIn, II 'lbroos. Hunt heud,il, Lord OF fsnob-
GOT, Lord of ork. Nash Niosei-, four, Raud, >ar-
ent, simpson, Walker, Walton. Wright 10.
NAY.-Daggctt, F.eeman, Hill, Hinckl,y, Lib
y 5.
ABSENT On Nor NorI>G.-Burgess. Burrill,
La X, Merrill, Ryder, slrtper.-6.
SO the amendment was adopted
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Ga motion af Mr.. Austin of Lincoln,
Adjourned.