Evening journal., 1903-02-05
CIGARETTE BILL PASSES HOUSE
Measure Almost Sure Of Passage n
senate-Speaker Anthony Rep
rimands COMMITTEES.
speolal TO The Evenang Journal,

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover. Feb 1.-The people OF New
Castle are interested in bill which
will be presented by Senator Smith, no
tice Of which was given yesterday. 1t
authorizes the removal OF the bridge OF
the Wilmington and New Castle Elee-
trio railway. which extends over the
New Castle "cut or steam railroad.
The bridge Is very high and many
patrons of the road object to its use.
Monday and Tuesday evenings have
been designed by the Senate as the
time for committee meetings, during
the remainder of the session. Any pri-
yate and public hearings Of citizens
will be held at that time.
The House concurred in the Senate |
Joint resolution authorizing the ap- !
pointment of a committee Of six, three
from each branch, to consult with the |
attorney general about the New Jer-
sey-Delaware boundary dispute. Thel
vote stood twenty-nine to four. Rep
resentative Finn argued for the bill
and was opposed by Mr.. Holcomb, who
feared that Delaware proposed to give
|
The rise and fall of the cigarette was
the principal topic OF conversation in
the capital building since yesterday af-
ternoon, when, shortly before 3 o'clock
Representative Towmsend's anti-ciga-
rette bill having been practically de-
foated Tuesday by a tabling motion
was called up again for final passage.
This time, Townsend even II he is
from Sussex, had worked like Quay In
the Senate, or Serene Payne I'm the
House at Washington. He lobbied,
hob-nobbed, buttonholed. importuned,
threatened and forced legislators 10
rally to the support OF this measure.
The dwarfed and nicotine-ridden
, boys. the palsied puny, pessimistiS
: men. the wanton women, and the ruined
servant who use cigarettes and go tC
the doom were pointed out by Solor
Townsend, and each point struck terol
to the heart OF Attorney William +
Smalley Of the tobacco trust and hi
strong lobby. When the vote wa
called for. all was silence. Senator
crowded ia to hear the result
Representative Lowe, another ma
who favored the bill, and Representa-
tive Paadee, who would not hay
voted against it, were absent when Oh
nnal vote was taken. It resulted thus
Ayes-Aspril, Austin, Bennett, Con
nelly, Derrickson, Eastbum, Fqinr
Gehman, Hughes, Lawson. Lingo, Mes
sic, Newton, Powell, Price, Purnel
: Rose, Townsend. Warren, speal1e
: AnthOny-2O.
Nay-Allen, Bancroft. Buckmastei
Cook, Frazer Gooden. Hart. Holcoml
Jones, Monaghan, Morrison. Thomp
son, Tyre-13
r Representative Rose notified th
y chair that he had voted aye for tn
o. purpose Of moving for a reconsideration.
o OF the bill at tho proper time.
|, The bill makes it unlawful. and fixe
a fine of from 5000 TO $500 upon an
person found guilty, to sell, manufac
ture or traffic in cigarettes. cigarett
II paper or cigarette tobacco.
The bill is almost certain OF passaq
IN the Senate where Senator Brasur
n has taken a close poll. Mr.. Brasur
was the original father OF the bill.
q Speaker Anthony yesterday after
noon gave severe reprimand TO
- committee which was out and did M
e come in promptly. Sergeant-at-Arm
Montague was dispatched TO inforr
o the members that their presence wa
% requested The speaker said: 81 wan
to say to this committee That wi
IS not tolerate any more of this and whe
l dispatch the sergenat-at-arms 70
you ! want you 20 come"
n Routine Proceedings.
House Of Representatives.
= Feb. 4.-Homse met at 1890 o. m. Nh
g Paradee absent
y Prayer by Chaplain Barrett.
n Reading OF the journal dispense
- with.
- Reported favorably-House bills ai
Is thorizing the Smyrna Town Council [
IS borrow $4,000 for the Improvement @
l. the electric light and water plants: 70
e, the protection of musl1rais: authoriz
Is inc Delmar to borrow $4,000 for a nel
l. sehoolhouse; increasing the salary G
l. the State librarian.
le Read and referred-House bills an
y thorizing the Seaford Town Council {
" borrow $4,000 for an electric ligh
.o plant. indemnifying the e. l. DuPor
n de Nemours & Co. relative to the Wi
mington water tower; regulating th
Of transaction OF business by the Lev
Court commissioners Of New Cast
n, county; fixing the salary of the Lev
r. Court commissioners of New Cast
AZ county; altering and re-establishin
the charter Of the city OF Wilmington
y for the protection Of black bass in fres
- water streams; fixing the salary Of tn
n coroners Of Kent and Sussex counties
"a enabling the governor to appoint an az
D ditonal notary public for Wilmingto
in hundred, for the Office Of John II. Roo
ney; proposing an amendment, repea
D. ing section 5. article S. Constitutio
p Of Delaware, relating TO the levy an
s collection Of capitation tax propol
N ing an amendment to section 4. articl
ID 5. Constitution Of Delaware. providin
q, for the collection, oil a registration fes
- regulating the practice OF .veterinaf
= medicine and surgery; providing fc
ie the collection OF garbage in the city
lwilmiDgton; encouraging the educatio