The Bismarck tribune., 1925-02-11
2 CIGARETTE
BILLS PASSED
IN THE HOUSE
Continued from page u

that part of the session of the
House had reminded him of comic
opera, and listed among the scenes
scene one, the House voting against
J a, $500 appropriation bill for the
podltyy association when boys and
girls are interested in poultry rails
ing; scene two-voting against an
appropriation for the boys and girls
club when they are interested in
stock raising; scene three-refusing
an appropriation for a children's
building at the state tuberculosis
sanitarium.
ooh economy, how many cruelties
are committed in thy name," he
exclaimed.
Although, he said, he had been
threatened with political oblivion if
he opposed the passage of the repeal
law, he voted "no."
Rep. Thompson, Burleigh county,
declared the present anti-cigarette
law could be enforced.
Rep. Fine, speaking from expert
ence as school teacher, said he was
fully convinced of the harmfulness
of cigarettes.
A Great Question
Rep. Thompson of Sargent county
declared "This is one of the great
est questions before any legislative
assembly in North Dakota. We
ought, as members, to set an exam
pie of law enforcement, defeat this
bill, and go home and work for en-
forcement of the anti-cigarette law"
"If l thought passage Of this bill
would increase the use of cigarettes
would be against it, said Rep.
Dougherty. "If l thought il would
make it any easier for minors to get
cigarettes I would vote mo- But
hope public sentiment will be for
This law-that it will be better en-
forced. 1t cannot be worse enforced,
therefore, l can vote for this bill
with a clear conscience"
Rep. Burkhart, opposing the bill
said, that 1--WE are about to. engage
in a roll call in this house which
is going down as one of the mo-
mehtous days in North Dakota his
tory"
Rep. Ferris of Nelson county, de-
clared that as long as the boys could
get cigarettes across the border
through the mails they would get
them, and he believed the proposed
stringent . anti-sale-t minors law
would be a benefit. He criticized
people who, he said, sent cigarettes
to the boys in France and seek to
deny them at home.
Dow n;uof cnoka from TIM ofonH. :.
point Of the argument that. the law
should be repealed because it could
not be enforced. He declared this
was not reason, but excuse.
"While this question has not
proved to be higher than dollars, it
has been big enough that it has ex-
tended beyond party lines," said Mr..
Divet. II have found that on great
moral principles, men in these legis-
latures will 60 beyond party lines.
shall 60 home with greater respect
for this body and more confidence
in the state"
A Moral Question
I Mr.. Divet declared any question
was a moral question when some
thing is injurious to a great number
of people.
Vie declared that in the passage Of
the repeal law 1--WE are bartering
moral principles away for dollars"
Mrs. Minnie Craig, Representative
= Laura Sanderson and Rep. Worner
sroke against the bill before Rep
>~Rabe of Starke county spoke for it.
;Hhe present law, he said had failed
OF enforcement, was unpopular and
unavoidable and therefore could not
be enforced.
II believe we are trying to put toe
much responsibility on the state te
raise our boys and our girls instead
of on the parents" he said.
He also declared that propaganda
against the measure had been un.
fair,. and that it had been falsely
represented that all churches op'
posed the repeal. He declared that
but two or three denominations had
taken stand, against the bill
Rep. Paul Johnson, Pembina coun
ty, explaining his vote for the re-
peal, called the cigarette law "tht
flattest law we have ever had OF
our statute books"
Rep. Cart, explaining his vote, de-
clared that the anti-cigarette Law
was a farce since it was lawful tt
ship them in through the mails "ant
no effort has been made to prevent
this by national legislation"
Rep. Twichell, Cass county, de-
clared that "the present law is ,
menace to young men. who 60 dow,
the street and see the law Of tn,
Mate being violated every day.
F,.pted for the original anti-cigarett'
law. I now vote, for its repeal"
The Vote
The vote on Senate Bill No. 61.. re
pealing the 1918 law and providing
4 for prohibition of sale to minors
follows:
Ayes-Anderson Of Burke, Ander
SON Of Sargent, Anderson Of Stuts
man, Borman, Boyd, Brant, Brown
Bubel, Butt, Carr. Cart, Currie
Dougherty, Doyle, Eckert, Ellings6
of Ramsey, Ellingson of Trail1, Erick
son Of Emmons and Kidder, F.erri.
Fox, Frank, Freeman, Hardy o
Billings, Hardy Of Mountraii, Hart
Helbling, Hildre, Iverson, Jacobson
johnson of Eddy and Foster, John
SON of McHenry; johnson Of Penn
bina, Keierleber, McCay, McDowal
McGauvren, McManus, Martin. Mill
er of Mcintosh and Logan, Muul
Obere, O'Neil, Palms. Plath, Quad'
Guam, Rabe, Radcliffe. Rasmussen
Richardson, Root. Ralon, Sagen, Sar
ford. Schmidt, Shepard. Shurr. Sion