The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-07
HOUSE IS
"SOT" AGIN'
CIGARETTES
REFUSES TO RECON
SIDER ANTI SMOKING
CLAUSE
EDUCATIONAL BILL
HAS SMOOTH SAILING
Provides for Teaching Of
Agriculture iu the Com
mon Schools



The house stood firm in its previous
ly expressed opinion that the smoking
Of cigarettes should constitute a fins-
BILE offensc under the laws of the new
state, when the Snelson anti-cigarette
measure was calied up for reconsider
alton yesterday afternoon At the
time the measure passed Judge Van
deyenter objected to this clause in the
bill and gave notice of "a motion TO
reconsider. Yesterday he called mp his
motion and in speaking to the motion
said that he favored an anti-cigarotte
law and also favored making it All or
fense for minors TO use the coffin
nails lie was for prohibiting the
sale OF the cigarette and even of the
"mallings." but said that he believed
il was going too far with sumptuary
legislation when a grown man WAS
forbidden to use them even in his own
home or in the privacy OF his own Of
flee or apartments. lie called atten-
tion to the fact that Attorney Jerome.
of New York, Is great cigarette
smoker and Q brilliant attorney II
would be a very embarrassing situa-
tion, he said should the New Yorker
come to Oklahoma and be arrested and
fined for that offNnse
Ashby spoke along the same lines,
and was backed up By Dr. Sands.
while Cope thought fine would be
the only way TO make the law really
defective. Dr. Snelson spoke of the
long consideration given the bill and
stood his ground on the antismoldng
feature of the measure. There was
some further talk and 2 roll call was
demanded which showed a large mn.
iority in favor Of making II q finable
oifense TO smoke cigarettes.
An important measure was consd-
cred when bin No sos came before
the house This Is the bill by McCalla,
Rainey and Faulkner providing for the
teaching of agriculture in the common
schools and containing many features
which will greatly promote the teach.
ing OF agriculture along scientific lines
Speaker Murray spoke for the bill and
gave numerous facts and figures in
favor of the plans it contains, A
humber of amendments were offered
but the bill went To engrossment with.
ont essential change Later il wax
placed on final roll call and passed.
Faullmefs bill to prevent stealing
of cotton in transit WAS also passed,
there being only three votes against IL.
A conference committee reported on
the general appropriation bill, and on
roll call it was carried.
Bin No $50. by Hudson, COMPEL
ing railroads TO build hog tight
fences along the right Of way, was dis
cussed at lenSth, and many amend.
ments were suggested. Finally IL was
lrecommittcd to a special committee for
the drafting OF a clause as 10 cross.
ings, the committee being composed
OF Brown, Faulkner, Jones, Wilson and
Ezzard
Tillotsons bill WALKING that sec
tion of the constitution which relates
To the formation Of new counties was
another that was orderd TO engross-
ment II provides for the alteration M
changing OF county lines, equitable di.
vision OF assets and liabilities, elec-
tion OF officers, etc.
ThreeiAther bills were also consid.
cred and ordered to engrossment.
They were the Whitson bill making Il
am offense 10 give free passes and
franks and supplementlng the constl-
ltutionnl provision along that line;
lNandeveer8 substitute bill for sepa.
rate schools and school boards; VIII
sons bin permitting iuries TO assess
the penalties in their verdicts IN Grim
inal cases.
IN an nine bills were considered,