The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-26
ANTEC|GARETTE BILL
PASSED IN HOUSE
BY VOTE OF 80 TO 10 SENATE
BILL is SUSTAINED-OTH
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.

Boise-"It shall not be lawful for
any merchant, trader, peddler, phar-
macist, druggist, apothecary or any
other person or persons, male or fe-
male, in this state, with or without a
license, to import for sale, or to sell
by wholesale or retail, OF give away,
directly or indirectly, to any person,
cigarettes for smoking, or any cigar
ette papers or wrappers, or any paper
made or prepared for the purpose.
Any merchant, ETC., violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and pun
ished by fine Of not less than $100
or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for period of not to exceed six
months.
This is the pledge that the 10th
Idaho legislature made Friday when
the house of representatives by a
vote of 33 to 10, passed the senate
anti-cigarette bill and sent it to Gov
ernor Davis for his approval. Pas
sage of the measure came after a
heated debate this morning. An eff
fort to kill the bill by indefinite post
ponement failed. This afternoon an
attempt was made to reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed, but it,
too, failed. Passage of the measure
came as a distinct surprise in legis-
lative circles.
Speaker Peter G. johnson vacated
the chair to speak for the bill, relin-
uuishing the gavel to Bourne OF Ban
mock. Previously he had ruled out OF
order motion by Welker Of Wash
IL 4ho
ly before it was reached on the cal
endar. By this ruling the motion, re-
newed when the bill was reached, be-
morning was spent debating it. No
other legislation was considered.
All debating was upon the motion
to postpone. After that motion was
voted down, 21 to 80, the bill was
placed on direct passage at once. The
roll call was as follows:
Latah; Bailey, Bonner; Bourne, Bur-
leigh, Cannon, Egbert, Garn, Clifford,
Gudmundsen, Hall, Harrington, Hull,
Donald, Moore, O'Dwyer, Peck, Pond,
son, Stanger, Stinson, Storey, Wat
ers, Young, Mr. Speaker Total 33.
-Bottolfsen, Callahan, Camp
bell, Carpenter, Derr, Fem, Gal
breath, Goodwin, Grayson, Gwin,
Hugo, Jarnagin, Miller, Parrish,
Shook, Thomas, Van DeSteeg, Weeks,
Welker. Total 10.
The galleries and corridors of the |
house chamber were crowded for the
discussion, and the audience was well
entertained.
Kill Two-Mill Tax Again.
Another two-mill tax levy for high I
ways was stepped upon and killed in /
the lower house. This was Bailey's
house bill No. 1853, which was defeat
ed on final passage by a vote of 16 to !
-29.
Bank Measure Passed
Senate bill No. 224 was passed .
the senate committee on banks and /
banking which sets forth the methods
bv which the state bank commission
or may take charge of banks whose
reserve funds are dangerously de-
pleted. Representative Van De Steeg
of Canyon explained the necessity for
such a measure to strengthen the
hands of the state bank supervision
and the avoidance of losses in times
of financial stringency such as the
one recently experienced in some
parts of the state.
Confine Snake River
Two small appropriation bills pass
ed the senate with no opposition. One
was house bill No. 139, which appro-
PIRATES $4,000 and creates a commits
sion to build works along the Snake
river in jefferson and Madison coun-
ties to confine that river to it's chan
mel. 1t is bill which makes it pos
sible to extend the work done under
an act passed by the 1919 legislature
which appropriated 100000 for con-
filming the river and saved triple the
amount in crops alone to say nothing
of property The other measure was ]
house bill No. 258 by the committee I
on education and appropriates $10,-
900 and accepts the federal act for {
vocational rehabilitat alton of workmen
disabled in industry. y
Kill Pool Hall Bill
Senate bill No. 208, by Witty, went Y
down to defeat by small majority (
It was a regulation measure, provid- {
ing for regulating and to suppress or
prohibit pool and billiard rooms, i
bowling alleys, cards, dancing, etc., in t
cities of the second class. Senator ]
Disney tackled the measure as carry 9
ing reglation too far.
A measure much in demand by 9
companies who. are reclaiming Carey 9
act lands and have been handicapped c
the past year by shortage of men and
material was passed without opposi-
tion. It was senate bill No. 232,
which gives authority to the commits '
sioner of reclamation to extend time z
IF work by applying water on Carey t
act lands for a period not to exceed a
two years, where good faith in the
performance of such contract can be ]
shown. The bill was introduced by I
Senator Armstrong. "
Armistice Day Holiday {
The senate passed by unanimous '
7ote a bill by Whitcomb adding Ar
nistice day to the list of state holi-
lays. A similar bill was formerly
passed, but it eliminated Columbus Il
lay and such protest was raised n
hat Governor Davis vetoed the bill Y
~