The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-23

l of the first class, read third time and put upon its final passage. 1 Pending discussion, the house took re- cess till ? pm.
 Friday Afternoon, March IT. SENATE. The senate re-convened at 2 O clock p. m. House bill No. 98, the cigarette bill, was | taken up An amendment by the judiciary committee to strike out section 3, which allows the informer one-half the fine, was adopted.
 Senator Mehaffy offered an amendment to section l by adding all kinds of intoxi. eating liquors, which would make the bill | prohibit the manufacture, sale, or giving away of cigarettes, cigarette papers, and all kinds of intoxicating liquors. Senator Mehaffy said the sale and use of whisky is far more destructive to health, home, society, morals and finance than cigarettes. He advised the senate to be consistent.
 Tbe amendment was lost. Senator Witt offered an amendment to strike out the words Tor give away" wher- ever they occur in the bill, Senator Witt said it would be an out rage to fine man or boy $50 for giving away a cigarette. Thousands of visitors go to Hot Springs annually, and hundreds of others visit all the cities of this state, and they bring with them cigarettes.
 Senator Chimney said if these words are stricken out it will defeat the purposes of the bill. Dealers will sell some little valueless article, like stick of candy, and give away package of cigarettes, thus evading the law. Senator Witt denied that such could or had been done. That the courts held such sales subterfuge and device.
 The amendment was lost.
 Senator Harkey offered an amendment to insert the words "willfully and knowingly so that the sale or giving away must be done willfully and knowingly, to be an offense.
 The amendment was adopted.
 Senator Pettigrew offered an amendment which makes the bill take effect in sixty days after it's passage.
 The amendment was adopted.
 Senator Witt offered an amendment that the giving away provisions of the bill shall not apply to persons temporarily residing in the state.
 The amendment was lost
 Senator Witt moved to exempt Garland,
  visions of the bill
 The discussion of the amendment devel- oped the fact that, just over the line at Fort Smith, Texarkana, and all aror nd the state, parties will sell cigarettes and cigarette papers to parties in this state, while the business men of this state just inside the line, will be prohibited f. om selling.
 1.tA .tat& ak Hot Springs to have any more privileges than citizens who reside in the state.
 The amendment was adopted by a vote of l3 yeas to II nays.
 Thereupon senators began to offer amsnd- ments exempting certain counties in their districts until more than one-half the counties of the state were exempt d. While this wholesale business of exempt ing was in progress Senator Word moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed until next Tuesday. Carried
 House bill No. l93, by Mir. Ovens to provide for the payment of refunding cer. tihcates.
 The bill passed. yeas, 23 nays, 6.
 House bill No. Ss, by Mir. Wells, to com pei the Iron Mountain Railroad to build and maintain freight and passenger depot
 
 The bill failed to pass, yeas, 0; nays, 90
 House bill No. 2l0, by Mir. Williams, amending the law of 1891, fixing the sal aries of the county officers of Washington county. It allows the sheriff $500 to pay deputies
 The bill passed, yeas, 24 nays, O.
 House bill No. lS2, by Mir Leatherwood, prohibiting the sale of intoxicsnts within five miles of the Hartford school house in the Greenwood district of Sebastian county.
 The bill passed, yeas, 24 nays, o,
 House bill No. 366, by Mir. Harris, to prohibit the sale of intoxicants within five miles of Viola Academy, in Fulton county, was read twice.
 Senator Pettigrew introduced senate bill No. 3ll, by request, authorizing graduates of the law department of the State Uni yersity to practice law on their diploma.
 Seoator Weaver introduced senate bill No 3i2, authorizing the adjustment and settlement of conflicting claims of the state and the Iron Mountain Railroad to certain swamp lands certified by the United States government to both parties, and to authorize the sale of such lands to the said railway, read twice and referred to com mittee on state lands.
 Senator Witt, by request, introduced { senate bill No. 3l3, providing for the ap- pointment of a commissioner of public roads, highways and bridges, and to amend section 5953 of Man6elds Digest, read twice and referred 10 judiciary com mittee.
 At a;40 p. m. the senate adjourned till 9:S0 a. m. tomorrow.