Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-04-12
THE CIGARETTE CRAZE.
The Anti-Cigarette Bill Will Probably
Become a Law.
The Legislature at Work Again.

The Legislature at Work Again.
There ia a strong probability that Jack
sons anti cigarette bill will become a law.
The act forbidding the sale OF tobacco To
minors was deemed impracticable, but the
house Is ripe for the passage OF something
that will curb the cigarette evil. and when
the venerable but agile Mr.. jackson of
Monroe announced that he had measure
which he believed would just fill the bill,
the house lay back on its oars and waited
patiently. The bill is in the form
OF substitute 10 the original bill,
recommended by the committee on state
affairs, and is stringent TO IA radical degree
IL prohibits the sale of cigarettes in NJ Chi
gan in every form, and even goes so far as
To exclude the kinds OF paper used foi
wrappers. Representative jackson is
loaded with chemical and statistical argu-
ments regarding the materi Il used in manu-
featuring cigarettes, and also has in his
favor an overwhelming array of petitions
from leading educators aud citizens They
senate may materially modify the bill. but
ma. ority favor a restraining measure.
The Governor has approved the acts
amending the charter OF Kalamazoo, at
taching Garfield TO Traverse township, and
amending the fence viewers law.
Numerously signed remonstrances have
been presented in the senate against the
bill to incorporate Highland Park, strip
Of land on both sides of Woodward avenue,
Detroit, as village, also affidavits show
ing that misrepresentation had been used
III getting the DILL thus far advanced.
The house passed the bill amending the
railroad law so as to bring the upper pen
insula roads under the provisions regard
Ing rates. Heretofore the upper peninsula
roads were permitted TO charge five cents
per mile Under this law they may charge
i've cents per mile for any distance less
than five miles and not over three cents
per mile for longer distances.
Representative Abbotts hanging bill has
been fayorably reported, with an amend
ment limiting the number OF spectators to
an execution to the sheriff, his deputies,
and the physicians The number of depu
ties IS not limited
The house has passed the senate bill pro
hiblting junk dealers from pure hasing of
minors under Il, without the written con
sent OF the latters parents or guardians.
The Governor has approved the bill rela
tive TO grinding wheat for toll at Hour mills !;
permitting the organization OF companies TO
establish camp meetDg grounds. fixing the
time when the terms of county Off ers
shall begin, aud the resolution asking con
gress To authorize the building Of u winter
bridge across the Detroit river.
The Detroit boulevard bills have passed
the house by Hn overwhelming majority
One bill consoliddtes the present para and
boulevard boards into one board, and the
other bill empowers the city 10 issue 500,
900 in improvement bonds.
Judiciary committee of the house gave
a hearing the other night on the bill 10 in
crease the liquor tax 10 500 q year, making
the amount uniform on beer and whiskcy.
A very formidable opposition TO mere sing
the tax was manifested.
The contested election case OF Rentz VS.
Dickerson has been settled in favor of
Rent,
The Murtagh bill increasing the Wayne
county coroners' salaries from $500 TO Il, 20
has passed the house
A favorable report has been made on the
normal school appropriation bill. The bill
appropriates about Si2, QUO for each of the
two years.
Pet tions have been presented in the
house by Representative Wheaton signed
by the president and secretary of the De
trolt Board OF Trade, and by James +. Joy,
Hugh Mcmillan, &. II. Buhl and Allan Shell
don, protesting against the grain inspection
bill. They consider il u scheme for their
own interest of the Michigan mi.ers' asso
citation; blow a. the grain interests of De
troit by overthrowing the work of years es-
tabishing Detroit grades in this and o her
countries "A me sure that will rebound TO
the in crest of Toledo and othercities TO The
detrmcnt OF Detroit; ami one that will re
press the splendid grain importations
brought 10 the metropolis over the Wabash
system from its feeders.