The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-17

ing and earnest speeches in the house to-
day. and was also the cause of a burlesqne
proceeding, in which the lrrepressible
Mays was the leading figure. Mays wanted
the provisions Of the bill extended so as to
include a prohibition Of narcotics and
stimulants," but the other members re-
fused to cooperate with him, and when
Smith of Douglas questioned the constitu-
tionality Of the bill because it prohibited
the sale Of cigarette paper Mays agreed
with him. Hoole. who is in the parlance
of the lobby a ''josher," gravely moved
that the question as to the constitution
atty OF the measure be referred TO the gem
tleman from Garfield. Speaker Arrasmith
showed that he is something of humorist
himself by stating that eff there are no
objections the question will be SO re-
ferred." Mays caugh. the spirit of the
reference and forthwith judiciaiiy declared
that by virtue of the legal authority
vested in me by the house of representa-
tives of the state of Washington. l decide
this bill to be unconstitutionai."
Nash said he was glad that at last he was
able to agree with Mays. there being no
provision in the bill regarding the cigar
cite stock now in the hands Of dealers.
Webb made an excellent impression by a
speech in support of the bill. Being \
wholesale dealer in tobaccos. he was able
to furnish interesting information relative
to the growth Of the cigarette habit. He
stated that last year his firm had sold
4.i00.000 cigarettes and that the total num-
Der sold in the state during the year
amounted to over 100000. He described
the methods adopted by the American To
bacco Company, a monster trust, to con-
troll the cigarette trade and expressed the
opinion that the bill would prove double
blessing, In keeping the company from
operating in the state, as well as IN cor
recting the noxious cigarette habit.
Tucker said he was opposed to the cigar
cite trade because il promoted traffic with
the Chinese. Take cigar and be an
American" he announced as his motto.
Roscoe closed the debate in an earnest
plea for the passage Of his bill. He APP
pealed to the house to protect the rising
generation and TO suppress habit that
even women and girls were becoming the
victims OF, and invited votes tor it on re-
formatory and moral grounds. The bill
passed the house by good majority, but
a strong effort is to- be made by the to-
DaCcO interests 10 bcdt 1T al TIC scudtc
Lobbyists are here to secure its defeat in
that branch.
The house became tired today of its new
zone leg" rule OF debate and ordered that
oil reference To Egbert's production be ex-
plunged from the journal.
The legislature has provided for another
normal school, the house bill TO locate one
in Whatcom county having passed the
l. Oh. u
a commission to be named by the gov
ernor.
McNew attempted to amend the Eshel-
man bill to prevent cruelty to children
and animals today, by inserting q proyis-
ion prohibiting prizehghts, but the house
thought the time was not ripe for that re-
form.
The supreme court will not be asked to
pass upon the constitutionalty of the
passage of the WATSON freight bill. unless
the senate reconsiders its action in defeat
ing the Meany bill on the subject today.
A number Of railroad bills have been
made special order for tomorrow. among
them the Anderson bill to reduce freight
rates, which, if enacted, will make the
question as TO the validity of the WATSON
bill o; no interest, as the former is an ex-
rate on grain per ton on the longest haul
from Eastern Washington to s4.3l.
The house seemed for q short time this
afternoon to be in danger of passing bill
to prohibis the use Of railway passes by
Legislators and other public officers. The
measure came before the house on an I'M
favorable report by the railroad commit
tee Gilman declared it q strange pro-
ceeding that a committee of the house
should report unfavorably on a bill
made mandatory by the constitution.
The author of the bill, Smith
of Douglas, demanded a roll call on mo-
ton to adopt the report. to avoid possi-
BILE loss of the bill on viva voce vote. and
10 preserve the record. The house re-
iected the report and was drifting
straight to vote on the final passage of
the bill, which would have undoubtedly
resulted in the affirmative. when an
avenue of temporary escape was opened
by Gilman's motion to refer the bill to the
judiciary TO give il few needed legal
touches.
If the bill passes the house the senate
will be looked to to defeat 1t, or at least to
strike out the emergency clause. so that
passes may not become value!ess before
the close OF the session. On the motion
10 adopt the adverse report Baker, the
Fierce county Populist. voted in the az
tirmative and explained that he did SC
because he had signed the report.
Judson signalized his return today by an
attack on the bill to pay the state land
cruisers the fees now due them and 70,
which no Appropriation was made by the
last legislature. Stephen appeared TO have
gained IN explosive force during his alb
sence, and as his arms revolved rapidly he
seemed a yeritable windmill. Menizei
warmed up in replving to Judson and
made an ardent plea for the bill
Brief Tacoma News.
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