Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
....- EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, Oct 10th, 1868.
Prayer by the Rev. DIR. SEELSF, OF the Baptist
Church. .fI ....
A communication from the House was received, an
nOuucing that that body had receded from their dss-
grecnent 10 the Senate bill entitled IN act to amend
tue act PACED February Is, 1868, entitled "an act
amending and Ie-enaciing tie lst and I'd sections Of
an entitled 10 repeal TIE fence law OF Virgi-
MIA certain counties aud TO authorize the county
couris to dispense with enclosures in other counties,
passed Oct 50, 1862 and announcing tee passage Of
certain bills. To-.
The Committee ON Military Aia rs, to whom had been
referred resolution into the subject Of receiving and
Forwarding clothing shoes, and other suppl eS for Vir
| ria soldiera DC reported
The Committee Tor Courts OF Ju- tee reported it in
eIpedien to uq lire into the expediercy OF preventing,
by law during The exs ing war, the killing OF sheep
OF calves under one year old, or OF pigs under SIX
months old
The Committee on Confederate Relations reported
that they had had under cOnsidt ration preamble and
resolutions declaring the stGtas Of slavery in Virgi-
nis aud asked 10 be discharged ON the further con-
sideraton of the subject because, in the Judgment Of
q commit ee there no need fer further expression
of opinion that subject s l. competent Tor le
gsatve bodyto restrict control the action OF
vention.
The bill to Suppress gaming was taken up for con-
5idcrsUon.
Mr.. Seldom was opposed to the principle of the
bill. There had been sufficient legislation in the same
direction. 1t bu: the sGcresy, which The
lie OF the practice. How easily it be evaded by
the purchasing Of the real estate and Of the slaves used
and employed by the keepers o. the gambling EaloonA
Is vas true, by this bin the gambler foroiis his pro
perry, but Catching is before hanging" aud in
crease of pOweS is given to catch aud expose tho gam
bier. The true remedy is 10 license the pract cere-
Gure registration Of the Lllyers, AID thus by publ
city sarm the vice Of It's power BY exposing is vic
inns.
Mr. HART ass lot the special chGmpen OF this bill
lie tbougHt it great evil and ought 10 be eXpet
ed The policy Of licensing such things not worth
dscuss e. The Senate was as July able now, without
argumenf, it he had STOOD all day aud utert his
aaathcma against this enormous evil BE called for the
ayes aud noes.
Mr.. COLLIER would tvote for the bill, because 81
diaughtsman certainly did not Understand the subject
If there ay possible way Of breaking up sup.
pressing the vice. he would give it his most hearty sep
por but there not provision OF this bill which
would effect this object. This law far real
slave owners concerned, would be totally intf
fsctuaL
Mr. WILEY favored the plan Of mGkinga penalty
against the who plays against fIrc well az the
exhibitor Of the game. He moved TO reeommt the
bill to the committee. He would go to he extent that
the dealer should be sent to the penitensry and the
mao play ne against il be hung
Mr.. C0GHlLL opposed the reference Of the BILL &c
would not Place the victim upon the footing with
the tempter aud seducer. ...
Mr.. JOHNSON wished to have a VoteUp0n the merits
of the bill. Some had proposed plan some another
The Las, it stands, is imperative. Houses in
Redmond we're nightly throrged by the youth of the
land This law cOnscaes all real and personal properly
used for this business, and the passage OF such Law
could do harm it s did not stop altogether. All
admit i. to be an eVu, and ought to be ready to
| adopt the bill. -
Mr. MARSHALL said there wag Il history updf this
subject which he surprised had not been adFerted
to by members. lie, like the senator from Petersburg
was three yesrs-hsd experienced the evils Of
gaming in his younger Gays but human laws had in all
subsequent time proved Intellectual for its suppression.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Montgomery, favored tie adoption
of the bill Human laws had likeEise failed osupprees
the crime of MURDER but that no reason why We
should not attempt to arrest the evil by passing laws
which have for their object the suppression Of the
crime.
The bill was finally passed by the following vote:
AYis-Messrs Aderson, Armstrong, Bales Ball, Car
son. Chris ian OF Augusta, Tristan Of Middpsex Cog.
hill Day, Dickinson, Douglas Delaney Frazer, Garnett,
Guy Hart, Johnson, Jones' lawson, Lewis Nash, Nee.
son, Newton, Newman of Madison, Newman OF Mason,
Peters Randolph, Stevenson, Splitter, Taylor OF Mont.
gomery, Taylor of Norfolk city, Wiley and Witten-S5.
NoEs--Aessrs Collier Logan, Marshall aud Sed-
dom.
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