The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
Proposition of Excluding all
Kinds of Tobaccos was
Submitted.
FINAL ACTION DUE
THIS AFTERNOON
Attempt at Granting Free Passes Fails
-Bronson's Measure for Partial
Payment of Taxes Dcfeated-Itin.
Grant Vendors Bill is Laid Over.

Bismarck. N. D., Feb. l7,-Out of
a whirlpool of motions. counter mo-
tions, proposed amendments, motions
to adjourn and to refer, II. B. 67.
Northrop's anti-cigarette bill, emerged
Saturday With a whole skin but was
referred to committee of five. con-
slstlng OF Senators diversion, Talcott,
11anley, Davis and Wartner. who are
to make report today on the legality
of the bill and whether it will stand
up as introduced and amended.
The fireworks started when the or
der of business of third reading of
mousse bills had been started. Imme-
diately following the postponement of
action on Fl. E. 154. which requires
that treasurers of fair associations
give bonds to the directors. until Mon
Day, 81 came to the front and Senator
Davis offered an amendment putting
cigars and tobacco in the bill and pro-
hibiting the sale of them the same as
the bill would stop the sale of cigar
cites. He stated that tn ere was a large
share of the people of the state who
used cigarettes and he did not think
there should be legislation against
them and not against those who used
cigars and tobacco and made the state
ment that ninety per cent of the adult
male population of Sheridan county
used cigarettes. and he also made the
claim that cigarettes were no more
harmful to an adult person than the
use of tobacco In any other form.
MIR. Hanley arose to second the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Sheridan
and stated that he dii not think that
the senate should attempt to limit the
prohibition to one class or national
tty, and took the stand that cigarettes
were the national smoke of large
part Of the population of the state
A Poor Mans Smoke.
Mr.. jacobson in supporting the
amendment said that they should not
try to legislate against the poor man
who could not afford cigars but was
forced to accept the comforts to be
gained from the cheaper smoke in the
shape of cigarette. Garden in talk
ing against the amendment said that
the idea of the bill was not SO much
to prevent the sale of cigarettes to
adults as 1t Was to prohibit and pre-
vent the free distribution of cigarette
papers to the minors Of the state and
called their attention to the fact that
those who desired to smoke the little
white smokes that the parcels post
was an esta ablished fact and they
could send out of the state.
Senator Davis speaking again insist
ed that the proposed amendment was
not laughing matter and that he vas
serious in the matter, and when a ris-
ing vote was called for on the amenl-
ment Hanley insisted that there be a
roll call and the same was ordered,
with the result that it was tie, with
two senators. Gibbens and Englund
absent from the senate.
Those voting aye were Messrs. AL
hrecht. Bond. Bonzer. Carter Cashel.
Davis. Ganssle, Gronvold. Hanley. Ho-
verson, Hughes. jacobson. kretchmar.
Leutz. Linde. Loftsgaard. Mcbride.
Mclean. Plain. Porterfield. Talcott.
Turner. Vail, Young
Those voting nay were: Messrs. AL
len. Barnes. Bronson, Clark. Davidson.
Duncan. Elken. Ellingson. Garden, Gill
bert. Heckle. Helgeland. Hookway.
Hyland. Mcdowell. Mudgett. Nelson.
Overson. Putnam. Steel. Thoreso1.
Trageton. Wartner. Williams. Mr..
President.
Kraabcl Votes No.
The president voted no and the
amendment was declared lost. Davis
at this point asked for a call of the
senate for the purpose of bringing in
the absent members. and the request
Vas granted and Senators Gibbens and
Englund returned to the chamber from
committee meeting they had been
attending. Hanley then asked for