The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-24
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Senate Bill No. 7S-An Act to restric,
gaming.
Mr.. Mullan said as chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Morals he had, at the ia-
stance of the majority of that committee
reported against thd bill. He was himself
in favor of the bill, believing it good one
and hoped it would pass. Senators Wehy
and Wilson were opposed to the bill on gen :
eral principles. believing it wrong to license
a vice and at their instance he had made
the report he did.
The bill was read.
Mr.. Weliy opposed the bill as wrong n
principle and wrong in practice. He knew
that many men looked on gaming as a uec-
essa.y evil and therefor proper to be licensed
But he considered that bad reasoning. Il
was legalizing = crime and that he should
always oppose.
M.. Mul!an said he understood you had
TO violate the law to commit a crime and
If gaming was licensed it was no eIin,e. 1t
w.s Z vice and very serious and. But he
fz-ored the bill because he believed it would
restrict the evil. In Austin gaming was as
openly and generally carried on as il ever
was in California in early DAYS. The officers
Ct the law might be daily found looking on
ct these games prohibited BY statute, disre-
gardiag their oath. The vice could not be
suppressed. and therefore he believed it was
a good plan to pass this bill.
BIZ. Edwards said he supported similar
bill two years ago, and saw NO reason since
to change. The prohibitory laws were .
dead letter. The vice did and would exist
and could not be put down by statute. The
best thing that could be done, then, was to,
as far as possible, circumscribe il. The re-
failing CT liquor was licensed, and that, in
its evil effects, was much greater vice than
gaming.
Mr. Hurd opposed the bill as legalizing
vice.
Mr. Hall made an exceedingly humorous
speech in support of the BILL believing that
the vice could not be checked by any pro-
hibitory Law, and that this measure would
restrain it as far as it could be done by stat
ute. 1t would do what its title proposed
restrict gaming, and take it from the public
gaze.
Mr. Stevenson said a similar bill passed
two years ago. 1t was then opposed BY some
because licensing an evil, although it would
afford revenue. Gold Hill, although q
eral years and he was confident the number
Of games had been greatly diminished by it.
This bill would have the same effect. 1t
would be OF benefit both morally and fnan-
eially. 1t would realize double what the
pcll tax produced, and as the prohibitory
statute had provena dead letter, he was in
favor Of trying this experiment.
The bill passed-ayes. l3; nays, S.
Senate Bill No. 92-An Act to amend IN
Act concerning crimes and punishments.
Passed. Ayes ii. noes 6.
Senate Bill No. l30-An Act to provide for
the payment Of the outstanding Indebtedness
Of Humboldt County.
Senate Bill No. 9S-An Act to provide for
4 general index of the statutes.
Placed at foot Of file.
Senate Bill No. l2l-An Act to establish |
The eastern boundary of the State.
Considered in COMMITTEE Of the Whole.
After a lengthy debate, Mr.. Tritle moved
hat Committee be appointed to draft
substitute bill.
MIR. Monroe said the author thought he
could by tomorrow draft a substitute which |
would meet with general favor, and moved
hat the Committee rise and ask leave to sit
.gain. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hail introduced bill for the relief Of
James S. SliDgerand. Appropriates $3,000
or losses by the State Prison FIRE.
Recess until Pm.