Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-30
THECEGISLATURE.

THE GAMBLING ACT PASSED THIRD READING
IN THE sENATE-IN THE HOUSE
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, March %. - Senate. - Mr..
Steele, rising to the question of privileges,
sent the following paragraph to the clerks
desk to be read:
Much is always said about lobbying in theLsgis-
lsture, frequently without any foundation; but
we wish to call attention to an unpleasant rumor
affecting the bill now pending in the Senate, and
sn TE1 Of Gambling Nobody claims So far as we
know that any thing is being done further than
to prevent the bill from being eallsc up. There
are q great many good people in Nashville, old
men and old women, whose sons are dear TO them,
but thev are not able to appear and work for the
passage of the bill.-Ndshutue American.
Mr.. Speaker, 1 want to say that no one has
approached me and ssked me 10 vote against
the bill making gambling a felony, and
would like to have an expression from every
senator here 10 know if any one of them has
| been lobbied with 10 vote against the bill
| II is charged that there has been lobbying
against the bill. II there has been any one
| lobbying sgsinst the bill, 1 am not aware Of
| it. The only one l know of who has done
| any lobbying here is the editor of the paper
from which the paragraph Just read ia taken,
and he is lobbying for the passage OF the bill.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Thompson;
Res0lped bu the Senate, That Miss 10 TellfOrd tn Q
| beautifu nj accomplished and efficient engrossng
Gle k OF the Senate has not only won the gratitude
OF this body by the perfect performance OF her du-
| ties and her ladv-like department., bat has won
the admiration CT every senator, and that it is the
sincere prayer of every senator that in the storm
l of life she may be shielded from every i'll.
Adopted.
THE GAMBLING BILL.
| The gambling bill was taken up.
Mr.. Cooper said: "Mr. Spe aker, / rise for
the purpose OF mskiug inquiry for inform a.
tioo, In view Of what has been said here and
printed in the public prints, l am ready 10
meet the responsibility OF voting one way or
the other. l am not gambler. l never
hesrd The names of many OF the games men,
tione in the bill until l read it. L want to
say, however, go far az m Concerned, that
not a single mao has lobbied with me to vote
| sgainst this bill, hut have baen asked to
| vote for it, know nothIsg of any lobbying
except on the r ,ilrosd Commission bill.
am sorry to say that on that question there
was some lobbying. Mo-, | want 10 ask how
macy of the surrounding States m Ike gsmo
ling felony, 30 as to drive gamblers int
our Sta,eW
Mr.. Thompson opposed the bill on mora
gfeunds
Mr.. Burns said he had been Threatened
THE morning If he did not vote for this bill
He was no gambler; he did not know a fare
table from a scavenger cart. He sgres'
with Senator Thompson, that this bill di
net strike in the right direction. At thu
p7oper time he would offer an amendment.
Mr.. BIB sa;i he was sstonished that old
grsy-he AIDED men could say they would d.
nothing 10 remove this evil. He was in
formed that old men, lettering on the grave
were in the habit OF attending cock. ghtins
II was a shame, and ought to be put down.
Seustor 3 irps sad he never saw a cock
6gh, uuless it was on Gunghill.
NJ steele said th-rr worse ihirg ii
Nx.hviIle than gambling. There were place
on the public stfeels here where youns ms'
we're entices by the allufiug chsrms {
woman, aud where fearful and fatal disease
Msre contracted. No man ever asked him :