The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

"A message from the House ANNOUNCED
that the second report of the conference
committee on H. F. 10 had been adopted and
the bill passed with the desired amend
ments
| Mr.. Booth moved that when any COM
mittee had more than one report to make
in one day that it be admissible to make
| said reports in one report. In support of
his motion Mr.. Booth said it would save
| considerable time and not consume so much
space in the journal. The motion pre-
vailed.
ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE.
The substitute for G. F. %, bill relating
| to the organization of towns, was taken up
on third reading.
| Mr.. Bryan proposed to amend by offering
a second substitute. On motion of G. G.
Richards further consideration of the bill
was postponed, and pending third reading
the second substitute was ordered printed
DECEDENTs ANDuMINoRs.
G. F. %, authorizing the estate of dece-
dents and minors to be mortgaged Or
| leased i'll certain cases was taken up on
third reading. There was considerable
| iangling over amendments providing the
method Of service.
G. G. Richards moved that the other
| portions of the bill be considered and
amended and the part in controversy be
laid over until Monday, during which time
''all hands and the cook" should study that
| portion and be prepared to make intelligent
amendments. After as informal recess the
| bill was again taken up and passed, all
| members but Councillor Hatch voting ave
The committee on printing reported that
H. f. 10 and its substitute had been
printed,
THE ANTI CIGARETTE BILL.
H. +. 10 (substitute), the bill prohibiting
the selling, giving or furnishing of tobacco
opium or other narcotics to and the use
| thereof by minors, was taken up and
| adopted in lieu of the original bill and then
was taken up on second reading.
Mr.. Olsen looked upon the bill as an ex-
pertinent and said care should be taken not
to overreach the matter and make it dead
letter. He favored the striking out of that
portion of section inserted yesterday put
| ting the minimum fine SO, and making it
misdemeanor to violate the act. This
would allow the court to Tx the penalty
! according to the enormity of the
offense from one dollar upwards The
boy who is heavy consumer of the
| weed can no more be preve nted from using
| it than the man who uses liquor: it will
simply drive him to the barn, cellar or
| other out of the-way place. believer pun
| ishing the seller, not the user. This evil
reaches almost every home, and hardly
| think the bill will have the sympathy of the
public.
MIR. Richards made point of or6er ON
the fact that it had been decided that the
line be fixed at from $40 to 500 on the
previous day.
Mr.. Benner moved to reconsider that
action. The motion carried.
Mr.. Richards-I think this bill will be a
popular one. We have received more peti-
lions on this question than on any other
subject introduced. 1t is sickening sight
to go down on the sidewalks and see boys
hardly out of their petticoats smoking
cigarettes. If this bill can do no more
than drive these boys into the cellar, for
heavens sake get them out of sight l
think little heroic treatment administered
by sending few boys to the county Jail
would tend to check this evil. The people
of the territory do not need the money that
the fines will bring in, bat they do need
the reform. If we are to fix a punishment
we should not prescribe enc that has no
by their titles. Without this punishment
the bill will be a nullity-it will simply be
laughed at. If the bill is not passed with
this penalty, am in favor of killing it en-
tirely. If the reformation can be brought
about by sending few to the Jail or reform
school, it should be done.
MIR. Benner-1 think we ought to con-
slider the proper policy to be pursued
There are certain things that belong TO the
parent. If there is anything which will
touch rightly constituted parent with Sc
verify, it is to have his children taken from
home by the heavy hand of a police man.
believe there is nothing so harsh to
young child, and think we should be very
careful OF their tender feelings. have
grown old in the business of taking care of
young people, and know how sensitive they
are. If boys indulge in smoking it is be-
cause they are thoughtless and happy
hearted. 1t is not the proper way to deal
with these boys by bringing them into the
the police court. l believe that the man
who deals in vice should be severely dealt
with, and l will go as far as any man here
to punish him. believe in protecting the
home, but do not want the policeman with
his billy to enter the home to take away
the innocent child. The language to be
used to young people is the language of af
fection-the law has no affection in it.
You are using dull tool to do a delicate
work
Mr.. Olsen-It has been my idea that the
bill was to prevent the sale of tobacco and
not to punish the users. We have had the
picture presented of the policeman entering
the home and taking away the child. The
ldSlcS vi buc Cullu nave UcCu IMPAIRED TO 1t
by it's father and the appetite has been i'm
planted in the very marrow of the child
before its birth. The boy has taken up the
habit because his father is addicted to it.
III we could PISS bill to punish the father
l would heartily approve it, If we strike
out all of section 2, we will have bill we
need not be ashamed of in two years from
now.
Mr.. Bryant can't keep still on this sub
ject. 1t is the duty of the Legislature to
make laws that are proper. 1t is not
crime to sell tobacco, or any other narcotic;
the crime is in using it improperly. 1t
might properly be used for sheep, ETC. We
can walk down the street and see hollow
eyed creatures pulling away at cigarette.
Not only boys, but men, are dying by
inches by drawing atthe sinking cigarette.
Suppose we see boy pulling at a cigarette
and policeman STEPS up to him and says
Don't you know it's against the law to
smoke!" "Well what are you going
to do about it'' replies the boy.
If there is no penalty for smoking, the
bey goes to the dealer and promises not to
tell where he got his cigarettes and that is
the end of it, while if there is such a
penalty the policeman can arrest the boy
and make him tel where he got his tobacco !
This will enable officers to find the real
offender who otherwise could not be found /,
Mr.. Collett-Now that we are moralizing, /;
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