The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-16
IN The LEGISLATURE.
The AntI-Clgarette Law Passed in
the Senate.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
Considerably Amended Before the Passage
Minors Under sixteen Mustn't Smoke
or Chew ON the street-other Lesis-
lativo Business.

lative Business.
The Senate came to order at i1:oo Gov.
Ladd presiding.
Senator Wilbour Of the committee on
finance reported resolution furnishing
comics of the Atlas now being prepared OH
the geographical survey to the States
officers passed
ton appropriating $3.50 for the fixing OF
An office for the State Sealer or weights
and Measures passed
senator Woods presented the claim of
the r. ]. Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Animals. Referred TO the
committee on accounts and claims.
Senator Bull presented the petition of
Charles Fletcher and others for an act in
cooperating the Tap and Silver Dying
company. Referred to the committee on
corporations.
Senator Baker presented an act provid-
ing for the establishing. and control of
free public libraries. Referred To the
committee of education.
Senator Pond presented the bill OF the
Stone Bridge Commission, amounting TO
$50, with expenses. Referred to the COM
mittee on accounts and claims.
NJ Senator Garvin presented an act govern
ing the election of certain officers by the
General Assembly Referred co the COM
mittee on judiciary.
Senator Watson for the committee on
education reported back the act iDcorp6-
rating the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Providence Passed in concur
renee. ,
8 Senator wilbour presented the bill of
Albert Eddy for services rendered the
IL Ill
teers. Referred TO the committee on ac-
counts and claims.
A message from the House announced
the passage of several acts, and the con-
tinuance of several acts of incorporation.
N Senator Bull, for the committee on cor
porations, reported back with n resolu-
tion of continuance the act Incorporating
the Tap and Silver Dyeing company.
passeS1
Senator Burgess presented a petition
concerning the State agricultural funds,
which was, with like petition, presented
by Senator Drown. Referred 10 the COM
mittee on Judiciary.
The special order. an act prohibiting the
sale to ana use of tobacco by minors under
the age ofIl6 years, was called up, and Sen
ator Martin ;. Smith wanted the act
amended so as to include only the selling
of cigarettes and the use of tobacco in any
form by minors under is years of age.
Senator Garvin did not see how such an
amendment could better things, as il the
boys could not smoke cigarettes they
would take to chewing tobacco. He also
mentioned the use of snuff among the mill
girls.
ment.
Lieut.. Gov. Stearns said that he was
somewhat acquainted with the use of
snuff and it ought TO be included in the
prohibition.
Mr.. Smith said he would amend the
amendment by inserting the words "or
snuff" in the place of the words "or in
any other form" Lost, S TO IL.
The vote was then taken on the amend
mend by striking out the words "or in
any other form" Passed 16 toe.
Amendment was adopted striking out
the word "fve" and making the fine $40
Instead OF S25 to dealers violating the law.
Several amendments were made and the
act was passed in the following visible
form:
II is enacted by the General Assembly as tollo,cS
SECTION ]. No person shall sell, give or de-
liver 10 any minor under sixteen years of age.
any tobacco in the form of cigarettes Any
eerson violating the provisions OF this section
shall be fined not more than twenty dollars
for each offence.
SIC. 2 No person under sixteen years of
age shall smoke or chew in any public street,
place or resort any tobacco In any form what
visions of this section shall he fined not more
than five dollars for each offence
SEC. j. Al acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed, and this
act shall take effect upon its passage.
House OF Representatives..
There was little business transacted in
the House to-day.
The annual report of the railroad COM
missioner was received and ordered COM
municated to the Senate.
Notice was given by Speaker Capron
that Representative John h. Kendrick
had resigned his seat The matter was
referred TO the committee on the judic-
iary.
Speaker Capron completed the commit
tee on corporations by appointing John
n Butman of Lincoln TO I'll the vacancy.
The following matters were referred
Bill TO incorporate the Gardiner Company
OF Providence, to committee on corpora
tions; bill 20 inc rporate the Tockwotten
Club OF Providence, TO committee on
education bill 10 incorporate the ArnoId's
Mills Cemetery Association, TO committee
on education.
li Several acts were reported back as
properly engrossed. and were passed as
.engrossed.
The bill to amend the charter of the
klverside Ice Company was referred TO the
committee on education. The act as
amended takes the name of the Rhode
Island State Fair Association, with Oba-
diah Brown, Earl II. Potter. Charles Il.
Perkins and Walter 4. Angel as incor-
porators.
Mr.. Perce of Warwick gave notice that
Tomorrow or on some subsequent day he
would offer an act amending Chapter la
of the Public Laws, ''Of Lawyers"
Mr.. Baker Of Providence presented an
act providing for an appropriation of
f1,3OO for new tier of shelves In the
Providence county courthouse law library.
Referred to the committee on finance.
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