Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
DIES MONIES LETTER.
ATTEMPT TO AMEND THE ANTI
CIGARETTE LAW FAILED.
Another Section Added to Make 1t
Strongcr-Lively Discussion In the Sem
ate Over Taxation of Insurance Com
panies-Session will End This Week.

panies-Session will End This Week.
Dies MONIES, May 4.-[Special. 1.-The
attempt to amend anticigarette law by
permitting the sale of cigarettes to per-
sons other than minors under 8 years
of age failed in both houses. Instead of
passing this amendment which, it is
claimed by Senator Phelps, the author
of the anticlgarette bill, was backed by
lobby from the American Tobacco
company, another section was added to
the present law, making it stronger
than ever. The newly added section is
as follows: "There shall be assessed q
tax of $500 per annum against every per-
son, partnership or corporation and upon
the real property and the owner thereof,
within or wherein any cigarettes, cigar.
cite paper or cigarette wrapper or any
paper made or prepared for use in max
ing cigarettes or for the purpose of
being filled with tobacco for smoking,
. are sold, given away or kept with intent
to be sold, bartered or given away under
any pretext whatever; such tax shall be
in addition to all other taxes and penal
ties, collected and distributed in the
same manner as the mulct liquor tax,
and shall be perpetual lien upon all
property, both personal and real, used
in connection with the business, and
the payment of such tax shall not be q
bar to prosecution under any law pro-
hibiting the manufacture of cigarettes
or cigarette paper or selling, bartering
or giving away the same. But the pro-
visions of this section shall not apply to
the sale by jobbers and wholesalers in
doing an interstate business to custom
ers outside the state"
This amendment, which was offered
by Senator Trewin, was adopted by q
vote of 80 to 6. An amendment offered
by Senator Carney sought to make every
minor under the age of Is years who
shall smoke, use or have in his possess
sion any cigarettes, cigarette paper or
cigarette Wr'pper, or any paper made
or prepared for the purpose of akinG
cigarettes or for the purpose Of being
filled with tobacco, guilty of miSde-
meaner and liable to fine of from 81 20
$50. This was lost on a tie vote and the
cigarette bill stands with the mulct tax
amendment as indicated above. An az
tempt was made in the house by Rep
resentative Hayes of Clinton county 70
substitute the same measure permitting
cigarettes to be sold that was introduced
in the senate, but the house refused to
accept it.
Cheshire Amendment Defeated.
The Cheshire amendment to provide
for the assessment of telegraph and
telephone lines, express companies and
palace car companies, according to the
provisions of the Indiana law, which
had been made a part of the revenue
laws by the house, was considered in
the senate and after long discussion
was defeated, yeas, IA; nays, 81. This
is the second time this measure has been
defeated in the senate, and while there
was q strong majority for it III the
house, originally, it is probable that the
house will recede. The famous Temple
amendment to the railroad laws which
strikes at the voluntary relief depart
ment of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road, has been. considered by
conference committees during the past
consisting of four members from both
bodies was equally divided, the house
members standing for the Temple
amendment and the senate members
for the Berry substitute. After holding.
three meetings, at each of which every
vote stood tie the committee reported
they could not agree and on Saturday a
new committee was appointed. 1t was
understood that the members of the
new committee are equally as positive
III their adherence to these two meas
ures and it is believed that no legislation
on that subject will be the result.
The consideration of the code bill on
crimes and punishments has taken the
attention of both houses for several DAYS
during the past week. Among the diff
ferent amendments of importance which
were agreed to by one or the other
bodies are the following: The senate
made it penitentiary offense for per
sons to maliciously injure or destroy or,
chards or ornamental trees of another
of the value Of $50 or over
The possession of burglars tools or
implements by any suspected persons
under arrest, shall be presumptive evil
dence of intent to commit burglary.
The present law was amended in the
senate to compel the burning of ali hogs
which shall die of disease. The house
refused to concur.
The senate amended the law makiu..
it misdemeanor to play baseball O.
football on Sunday. The house, by q
decided majority, struck out this amon..-
ment The senate refused to roceda
and the matter goes to q conference
committee.
Antipass Bill Withdrawn.
Senator Henderson's antipasS bill,
which made public officer or member
Of the legislature liable to fine for mis-
demeanor and impeachment if he ac-
cepted railroad passes, telegraph, tele-
phone or express franks, was with
drawn.
The amendment prohibiting the ex-
hibition of kaleidoscope pictures of bull
fights, prize fights, etc., was amended
by the senate so that the exhibitors only
are liable to fine and not the people in
the audience.
Another new feature i'll this law is
the action prohibiting pool selling,
either ON races in the state or elsewhere,
and nrohibitinp the running of nool