Evening journal., 1893-04-05
CIGARETTE SMOKING
BY Minors Under Seventeen
Prohibited by Law.
THE ". G. T. U. VICTORIOUS.

A Substitute for the House Dean Cigar
ette Bill Passed by the Senate After
Hot Debate-It Goes to the House
To-day.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DovkR, April The Senate, after
hot debate, passed substitute for the
House Dean Cigarette bill. The House
bill provided "a special lice SO to be paid
by all dealers in cigarettes. Senator
PYLE reported a substitute bill TO day
IT was framed under w. c H. U. infn-
ence. and prov ded that any person sell
ing or giving cigarettes or specially pre-
pared cigarette paper to a minor under
Il wears old should be liable to a fine of
SOD aud three mouths imprisonment.
Mrs James L Wolcott and Mrs.
Nathaniel b Smithers who amended the
Deau Cigarette License bill and made it
prohiDtory, were present when Senator
Pyle reported the bill favorably and
called st mp for passage, and they staid
by the senators until they had passed
the bill In presenting the substitute
Senator Pyle said
This bill has engaged considerable
attention The ladies' that have had it
in charge have handled the case with
ability and delicacy 1t is a compto-
mise measure and every body is satisfied "
Mr.. Wiilams-"We will see better
when the vote is taken
Mr. Pilling IL must beg to differ with
M colleague from New Castle county
am not satisfied with the bill, and
think it is wrong legislation In the
first place it is lawful for a boy under IL
years old to smoke cigarettes, and you
can't touch him. If you are going TO be
their guardians. correct the boys This
bill only provides that they shall not
get their cigarettes here They can Get
them IN othrr places and come here and
smoke them right under our noses Mer
chants engaged in this business are sub
iect 10 arrest if they happen 10 sell
cigarettes 20 boys under 1 years of age
Aou an know how difficult il is to dis
tiuguish a boy of that age. You can't
tell their age within two or three years
Therefore, if dealer happens to make q
mistake he is subject to arrest and
conviction. There is no provision
whereby he can get out. The
only question raised by that bill is
whether tue boy shall get his cigarettes
in Wilmington or Philadelphia; or ia
Dover or Btltimore The bill is wrong
in its features and principles l admire
as much as any mau the motives which
prompted those who prepared that bill
Still, we have higher duty thai
admiration-which is 10 do justice bJ
all men.
Mr.. Pyls-'I would ask the Senato
if he can suggest anything better. We
have prohibited thoss engaged in thl
business from selling them to minor
ulder II years old and we further impo
penalty upou a man who gives them e
boys We cant hinder them from 60
ing 90 Philadelphia. They will 60, bn
how are we going to help it. IL ther
can be snthiug better suggested vs.
viii accept the amendments.
Mr. Wiliams-"I suggest that tn
parents of the boys are the oest
Mr. McMullin-"T The object Of this bill
/ to restrict the use of cigarettes D.,
minors under a certain eye il is nl
contemplated or believed that this ca
prohibit entirely the use Of these good
There has been no Law regulating smol
ing or drinking that has baen pr0nib
tory. 10 we believe that this is going {
make one step in that direction 10 is
the line of outy aud progress Beeaus
Of this shall vote for the bill. / pi,
the senator from New Castle (Pilhue)
great deal Of credit for say ing what /
believes, with such surroundings
Laughter
Mr. williams-"He is a brave man
Laughter
Mr. McMullin-"Yos, he is bra
man Bat lay no claim TO bravery
Mr.. Williams-"Yo are bull dozsd
daughter
Mr. .McMullin-"No. but believe
the restriction Of the safe Of these ciga
cites
The vote WIS then taken, rs follow
Aye-Messrs Lacey, McMullin, Pyl
r cords, Ross and Watson
Nees-Messrs Piiling and Williams
After the passage or the bill Mrs w
cott walked around the room aud sho
hands aud thanked both the friends 81
the fues of the bill
The substitute Of the bill viii be talk
to the House to-day and tte fair lobt
lists will doubtless be as successful the
as they were In the Senate.