The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-24
MINORS MUST SHUN WEED
SENSE AND NONSENSE TALKED
ON THE HEALTH BILL.
Proceedings Of Washington's Birth
day Session LOCALIZED By Repeat
ing the Record As of Yesterday
Visiting State Insritutions-Four
Bills introduced.

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be woe in the ranks of the boys OF Utah
and wrath among the dealers in cigar
cites and other forms OF tobacco.
The bill, No. Il, is as follows:
An act to prohibit persons under the
age Of Is years from chewing or sinok-
ing tobacco and prescribing the duues
OF certain officers in relation thereto:
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
state of Utah:
Section !. Any person under the age
of is years who shah chew or smoke
tobacco in any form, or VINO sha4l
smoke any cigar, cheroot or cigarette
in this state, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction Thereon
may be fined in any sum not exceed
ing SO.
Sec. ,. 1t shall be the duty of every
sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, police
officer and constable within this state,
who may know of the violation by any
person Of any Of the provisions OF TINS
act, to arrest such person forthwith;
and any such officer negleeting or re-
fusing so to do shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor
A rather amusing little parliamentary
fight against the bill was led by Sena-
tors Kiesel and Pesry, but II avalled
nothing, Immediately after the Dill
had been read for the third time, Sena-
LOT 1eGIE IdlSEu A4lG ptli3N VI 49, N--NN~
it had been acted upon by the senate
once, and could not again come up I'M
changed The chair decided that there
had been a change in the bill, and that
the point was not well taken Two
amendments TO make the age limit 10
and i years respectively, were Iosl
Senator Peery then moved to make the
fine So instead of So but the amend
ment was defeated. Senator Kssel re-
marked that since the bill was evil
IDENTIFY intended to apply TO very small
boys. the fine should be made small
also, and moved an amendment making
it > cents. There was "A good deal oil
laughter, and the amendment was lost,
only Senators Kiesel and Peery voting
for it Senator Evans, the father OF the
bill, wanted the rules suspended so ne
could move the previous question, but
his motion was lost, as was an amend
ment by Senator Rideout to make the
age limit Is years Senator hlesel then
moved that the fine be made 10 cents,
but Senator Howel's motion TO put the
bin on its passage prevailed, and the
roll was called, showing u ayes and
noes. The vote was as follows:
Avee-Bennion, Cannon, Evans. w.
G. Nebeker. Rideout, Robson, Shurt-
lift. Smoot Tanner, Thomas, Whitney.
and Wright.
Noes-AIder Chambers, Howell, Kie-
sci, PeerN. so ullsi -NCbGhtl
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
At the morning session of the senate,
after the consideration Of reports from
committees, the following bills were in
trO1uced:
Senate bill No. 81, by Shurtliff, to
amer,~i section AZ Of the revised stat
utes The object OF the bill is to allow
the consolidation Of branch railroads
which are not competitive. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on railroads.
Senate bill No. IS, by Evans (by re-
quesst). amending section 1914 of the re-
vised statutes The bill proposes to al
low county and municipal authorities to
issue liquor licenses for shorter per
iod than three months. II was referred
to the committee on manufactures and
commerce.
senate bill No. 50. ny Kiesel (by re- |
ouesr}. ITO amend section 1888 of the
revised statutes. relating TO executions |
from justices courts The bill pro
vides that executions must be directed /
to the sheriff or constable of the coun- /
" in which the writ is executed. 1t 1
was referred to the judiciary commit |
tee.
TO GO VISITING.
The special conference committee re- /
ported recommending that the senate, /
with the house. visit the state prison /
en Saturday at ; ociock p m, ana
visit the university Monday between s /
and 10 O'Clock a. m, and that 10 state
institutions outside OF Salt Lake Clty
be visited until after the election of a /
United States senator. The report was /
unanimously adopted
House bill No. 4, rejected by the Ju-
dietary committee, was recalled, ana
later recommended for passage
The fish ard game committee recon-
mended the passage, as amended, of /
senate bills No 46 and A., and the re-
ports We're ado9ted.
The judiciary committee recommend /
ed the passage, as amended, of house
bills Mes. 81 and ,, and the reports
were adCoted-
The senate then adjourned until after
the meeting Of the joint assembly.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill No. so. by Peery. was in
troduced Immediately on the reaSsem-
bling Of the senate The bill is entitled
IN act to amend sections 2O43, 2O44 and
9G45 Of the revised statutes, relating TO
sericuiture," the object being 10 REFUGE
the biennial appropriation for the Utah
silk commission from $4,000 to $500. 1t
was. referred TO the committee on man
ufacture and commerce.
The senate then took d recess for five
minutes and each member assumed his
]
while an enterDrising photographer
took two pictures of the body.
Senate bill No. Il. the Evans tobacco
bill was passed, as stated, and ad-
journment was taken until 2:30 O'Clock.
Senator Nebeker said that there had
been questions as TO the legality of the
acts of the senate on Feb. D. that be-
ing a legal holiday, and he moved that
tie proceedings of that date be repeat
ed in the joiilnal of Feb %. While
Senator Evans was certain that the
proceedings of Feb. % were legal, he
offered no objection. and Senator Neb-
ekers motion prevailed
DISCUSSION ON HEALTH BILL.
Mrs. Cannons health bill was the
special order for the afternoon, and its
consideration was taken no shortly
after the senate reconvened.
The discussion over the bill was spir-
10 the great American hog was reach
ed. Section s contained a clause 10 The
effect that the animals to be killed
shall be removed from the pen where
effal is fed, and fattened on grain"
Senator Nebeker said that he thought |
II would hardly be constitutional To
insist that hogs should be fattened on
grain alone, and suggested that the
words "or other wholesome food" be
added. Senator Thomas suggested
.healthful' food, and Mr.. Nebeker an
swered that ne could not imagine a
food that would affect the health of q
hog.
Just here Senator Kiesel arose TO in
nuire why the bill should insist en-
having hogs fattened at all. Il prefer