The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-08
THAYfR SAYS DEADLY
CIGARETTE MUST GO
Erickson Follows With a Bill
Aimed at Patent Med
iCines

Tive freak bills appeared in the
house yesterday. One bill is aimed at
the sale of patent medicines containing
alcohol, and the other is an absolute
prohibition of cigarettes, cigarette pa
Ders and their-substituteS.
Representative Gustav Erickson of
Candy, is the autfiaf of the bill relating
10 patent medicines and preparations.
1tsforblds the sale of stomach bitters,
tOnicS, cordialS or any other medicinal
preparation containing 20 per cent or
more ofealcohol, except when the drug
gists or dealers comply with the liquor
license laws of the state, or the muni-
cipality where they reside. The fur
ther provision is made that the articles
even then shall be prohibited unless
the bottles are labeled in bold type
with a statement containing the per-
centage of the alcohol used in the prep
aration. Medicines sold on the pre-
Scription of a physician are excepted
from the provisions of the bill Offend
ers against the bill are to be punished
in the same manner as violators of the
liquor license laws.
Thayer Against Cigarettes
The anti cigarette bill is fathered by
Burdette Thayer, of Fillmore. The bill
prohibits, absolutely, the sale, keeping
in stock or disposal of cigarettes, ciga-
rette paper or substitutes for cigarettes
or paper used in their manufacture.
Violation of this act is to be treated as
a misdemeanor and the minimum fine
is made $50, with a maximum of 500.
Druggists will vigorously combat the
Erickson bills passage. Represent
ative Henry McColl, of st. Paul, who is
himself a druggist, said yesterday that
nearly every proprietary medicine con-
tanned more than 20 per cent of alcohol,
and that the enactment of the bill into
law would mean that every St Paul
druggist would be required to take out
a $1,000 liquor license.
The cigarette bill, it is believed, has
no chance of passage.
A bill introduced yesterday by Rep
reSentatiVe B. S. Bennett, of Polk coun-
ty, is designed to give the judge of
probate of Polk county 5000 clerk hire.
Under a law enacted by the PopuliSt
legislature Of 1891, Polk county Off
cials were placed under the provisions
of a special act by which their salaries
are lower than in many counties of
much less wealth and population. The
judge of probate of Polk county now
receives 81 400 and has no allowance
for clerk hire. He is required to en-
ploy clerk and to pay the clerk hire
from his own salary. 1t is not expect
ed that opposition will be made to the
passage of the Bennett bill.
A bill introduced in the house yester-
day by Representative Walter T. Lem
on, of st. Paul, is designed to assist
the assessor in obtaining data of mort
cages for assessment The register of
deeds is required to make a copy of
the real estate mortgages owned by
residents of Minnesota, and to file the
list with the county auditor. The lists
are then to be used in making UP the
tax lists.
New House Bills
H F. No. 203: BY Hogue-To legalize
the Incorporation of certain villages and
to legalize the acts of said villages. Gen
H F. No 204: By o'Laughlin-To ap-
propriate $1,000 to build a bridge across
the Zumbro river in Wabasha county.
h F. No. 265: BY Lemon-Requiring
registers of deeds to prepare lists OF
mortgages owned by residents of such
county, and providing compensation
H. F. No. 2O6: BY Morley-To appro-
pirate $23, 900 for deficiency in appropria
ton for animals killed by order of the
state live stock sanitary board. Claims
II. F. No. 207: By Thayer-To prohibit
the sale, keeping in stock or disposal OF
cigarettes, cigarette paper or substitutes
H. f. No. 2OS: BY Bennett-Authoriz-
ing the allowance of clerk hire to judges
of probate in counties of more than 80 ,00C
population. judiciary.
II. F. No. 2O9: By Erickson-To make
unlawful the sale of certain preparations
containing 20 per cent or more of alcohol
and providing certain restrictions therefor
Public health.
H. F. No 21O: By Mark-To appropri-
ate $500 to aid in the Improvement of a
certain highway in Mile Laos county
Roads and bridges.
h F. No. 211: BY Chamberlain-Tc
provide for bounty for the arrest and
conviction of horse thieves in cases where
a claim has not been filed within twenty
days after conviction. judiciary.