Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-05

and there are 70 many different opinion,
as to It's constitutionnlitv ASK you VIVA
would be the value really OF having ~
opinion OF the Judiciary committee IN Inn
case. j certainly can be nothing but az
opinion.
Mr.. King OF Caribou ] simply wish Y
say that ! do not smoke cigarettes ana
aid not raise this question from any per
spnal interest. 1t was simply question
that Il number OF good lawyers had dis
cussed. and 1t seems almost too bad e
put such lay on the statute BOOKS Is u J
beyond that In this matter. ana am WI
ling that the yeas and nays should be
called.
duced this bill for the purpose Of having
the matter agieated ! believe that the
agitatiom of this measure Is important foi
the good Of our boys. ! myself have
of the cigarette has resulted In the com
plete wreck of the boy. There Is. as has
been suggested law upon the statute
books. today, in regard to this very mat
ter, that they shall not be sold TO boys
under Is years of age. II this law would
be unconstitutional that also Is uncor-
stitutional. As lawyer suppose
may claim to know something about CON
know all about this matter. but Go
know that the question which Is raised
here Is Il very grave one. me claim 4
made that II IL unconstitutional for the
reason that while you can prohibit the
sale of intoxicating liquor. you do 1t upon
the ground that the man may become 20
intoxicated that he will injure other peo-
pie but that IL he takes poison and in
lures himself he does not necessarily af-
feet other people. and that on that ac-
count he has right TO use any Kind oil
poison to destroy himself. soul and body.
But take issue with those who make
that claim upon that ground. say that
anything a person takes which breaks
down his constitution. which destroys his
intellect. which makes him a wreck body
and soul. is "A matter which the people OF
the State of Maine have an interest Ia
and which they have a right to legislate
upon. ard that as police legislation We
have a right 10 pass any law in regard e.
such matters. because the germs OF dis
ease which are implanted In a person no.
Only affect his children after him. and SC
IN respect 10 such matters the people OF
the State of Maine as well as the people
OF all other states have Il deep and abid-
ing interest. And SO ! say let us pass
this law. The judiciary committee can
not give It any attention. Members 81
that committee have said TO nj: we
lrave all We can do now: we cannot give
this matter any attention, Let US pass
this law. Let this question he deter
mined. Then we will have 1t determined
as the liquor law was determined by the
court TO which /; should go. / hope that
the molten OF the gentleman from Carl
bon MIR king) win not prevail.
The question being upon the motion OF
Mr.. King of Carbon. 10 refer the bill to
the committee on the judiciary. the yeas
and nays were ordered, and the motion
was lost by vote OF IL for to lbs against;
When the name OF Mr. Burns OF West
brook. was called. that gentleman said
he wished TO explain his position on this
question. favor the bill IL X Is cons;i.
tutionaL but II there Is any doubt about
1t and We can get any light upon that
subject. I shalt favor submitting the bill
10 the Judiciary committee.
Ysa-Austin. Burns. EurriIl Coffin Of
.ts1r tuh COY In fss.ty
Kaler. King, Merrill of Portland. New
comb. Pattangail Peircc. Prince. Rodick
Shepard.-ig.
,Nay-Ames; Andrews. Aver. Bither.
Brown. Burnham. gnrse. Burton. Chand-
Ter. chatio. Coffin of Thorndike conant
Cook, Cox. Cram. Currier. cushman. Day
Dickey. Dudley. Dursin, Edmunds. Fer
est, Fuller, Furbush. Gdgnon. Gardner
Garvln. Goodrich. Goodwin. Goweii Ham
ilton. of Biddeford. Hamilton OF Malta
M yaIa,' aaIhorn Hill H9lbrooS
Hutchins. Hutchinson. Jewell Jones
l>iTsman, kneeiand, krowiton Of port-
hand. Lane Larrabee of Sebago. Lincoln
Littlefeld OF KennebunIS, Liutlefeld OF
Ninalhaven. Longley Luce Macomber.
Martin. Mason. Maxwell McIntire Mer-
rill Of Bluehill, Mitchell, Moore Of Deer
Palmer. Patten. Pearl Penley. Philbrcok
Pope. Pratt, Purinton. Reed. Rounes
RowelI of klttery. Sanhorn. Saunders
Sawyer. Searls. Shaw of Saco Smith of
hampdeu. Smith of Masarlis. Smith o.
Pressure Isle Spear. Staples. Stevens
Talbot. Tarbel. rhurston. Tolman. Wal
ton. Wheeler Whiting, Winslow York.
Acknowledged. Davis DonneI. Fer
maid of Poland. Gilman. Greenleaf. Hath
away, kpowlton OF Newburg, Lerensaler
Littleiield OF Belfast. Maxcy. Murray.
ell of East Liyermore. Sewail, Shaw of
Simpson. Starbird. Stetson.
Thompson: Thurlow. yiolette. Weeks
Whelden. Williams. Wilson.--29
Mr., Merrill of Portland. offered an
TO add in line four after the
word cigarette" the words Cigar o.
tobacco in any form.
Mr.. Merrill of Portland: | wish to say
merely in reference to this amendment
that | feel tha; the bill is a good one az;
II stood. voted TO refer il to the judi
ciary committee merely on the ground of
negatived | shall vote in the affirmative.
But the bill does not go far enough.
notice that about this State House to-
bacco l. used and 1t is very noxious. aud
is used is as noxious and as dele,erjous
as cigarettes Now | think that the men,
beers of this House, even il it deprives
them of some comforts or pleasures.
would be willing to go the entire length
in this reform If they go at all. 1t is no
more than Just. ii Is no more than right
and | think it would be a great advance
In this direction. | therefore move that
when we vote upon this amendment 1t
be taken by yeas and nays. haughterD
The question being on the adoption of
The amendment offered by Mr. Merrill OF
Portland, the yeas and nays were ordered
and the amendment was lost by IL vote
of 4 for to a against.
feaS-Austip, Aver. Burrill. Chatto,
Coffin of Shapleigh. Conant, Cram. Cur
rier, Cushman. Dudley. Fernald of I.e-
want. Furbush, Gagnon. Gardner Colder
iowell. Guernsey Hamilton of Biddeford
Hutchins Kaler King. Kinsman Lane.
!-ongley. Luce. Maxwell, Merrill of Port
land. Moore of MOSCOW. Murchie, New
comb, Pattangall. PIERCE. Prince. Ro-
lick. Sanborn, Searls. Shaw of Saco,
Stevens. Whiting. Winslow. York, Young.
YeaS--42
Nays--Amcs, Andrews. Bither. Bian-
,hard. Boynton. Briggs. Britton. Brown,
Burns. Burton. Chandler Cof,
IN OF Thorndike. Cook, Cox. Day. Dickey. |
Durgin. Edmunds. Floyd. Fogg. Fogler, |
Forest. Fuller. Garyin, Goodrich. Good |
win. Hamilton of Mattawamkeag. Han |
cock. Hathorn Hill. Holbrook, Holmes,
ltoughton. Iiurd. Hussey, Hutchinson, |
Jewell, Jones. Kneeland Knowlton of |
Portland. Larrabee, Lincoln, Littiefell of |
Nennebunk, L.ttlefield of Vinaihaven, |
Macomber. Martin. Mason. McIntire. |
Merrill OF Bluehill. Mitchell. Moore OF |
Deering. Murphy. Palmer. Penley, Phil |
brook. Pope. Pratt. Purinton. Reed, |
Rounds. Rowell of Eittery. Saunders, |
sawyer. Shepard. Smith OF HaInpden. |