Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-18
Letter from Richmond.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, w., Feb. II, 1892

special correspondence OF LIE die4auurla dszesle.
RICHMOND, w., Feb. II. 1892
The House committee for courts OF justice
had under confederation this morning Sena.
tor Mushbach's bill to abolish bookmaking
and pool selling in Virginia, or bitter
known as the anti gam bling bill. Senator
Mushbsoh read to the commtte letters from
Judge Keith, Professor Blackford and others,
fayoriug the passage OF the bill. BE alss
presented slupendous petition from seven
hundred and thirty eight white citizsns and
property owners OF Alexandria t. and the
COUNTIES Of Alexandra and Fairfax, asking
in substance that Monte Carlo or jackson
City be blolted out CT exIstsncs as gam
bling resort Al! classes OF persons signed
this petition, including laws ers, doctors,
preachers, farmers, merchants ard me-
chanics. The committee strnck out tle
words "bet, gamble OF" 30 as to prevent
betting upon horss races otherwise than by
bookmskpg and pools. This amend msnt
| was not acceptable to Ssnator Mush.
bach, though he msds no particular oppo.
sition to IL, because, as he thought, "a half
| of q loafi s hot CT thar none at ALL" The
committaee further amended tae bill by adj
| ding to 1t substantially the same provso
which the Senate struck out; that ie, exempt
| ir q from the operations Of the bill agricus-
| tural fairs, driving parks and ra,e courses
| while rscee are beiog actually run. The bill
xas reported 10 the house to-day and was
under consideration when the special order
the debt biil-cane along and caused
the apt!-ganbling hill to go over
until Tomorrow l. 10 understood
that Mr.. Saunders, of Franklin, who Is chair
msu Of the committee for courts OF justice
! will 10 k after th- bill 10 The House for SEN
.t.r Musb bsca Delegate Bendheim and
SEN tor Mu.hbach MT exstty agt eelpg
upon the suentIon. IL may be bat the
House will strike out tee amendment pro
posed by the House commit 60 ard pass the
bill as 1t came fsom the sebets This is
| what the oppoDeDts OF lie bill ear Senator
| Mushbach reo4iveG q letter 10 day from a..
exandris city which be Gays gives away the
plan and eeheme which the 5ookmakere
and poolselets Vi!i csriy out CO the Gen TO-
IN ans Driving PARK, oeer Alexandria. Tne
idea In brief is this /: They propose 10 trans.
IF their poo!-sellng and book making busi
ness from Jackson o. TO the Gente man's
Drviue Psrk end vii hsve racing there
TIE horses thst wls bs cit ,rrd In these
races will bs such horees bss,ioa sane
1 uaElr5 a5 luoeo chlcEcU oD 'uc
course. Telegraph wires will be ruo to the
park ard everything will be arranged so
hat toe horses on DE driving park course
will show exsot 3 how the Gutte0nuTg rare
go. II Silver Mint Gomez first or tae Gut
enourg track. or Mohiesp hosts G.eDIoohy,
or Torcblight gums 5eh'ud Cant Tell, al
gloucester, the telegraph wires will tick out
the oews at tls eenteman's park nesr AL
exsndris, where the ridsrs will have signals
around the track to indicate the exact posi-
lions they mutt take in the scrub races,
whioh will be sufficient &, come within the
pale OF tia Law ss "actUs! racing" THIS
idea originated in Aexsndria city and 10
regarded as clear scheme to get around
| the Law.
The Gsnsral Assembly have beea treated
IL lithis ws.er this session. ssnstor Harms.
berger has llthia springs ct q kton in Rock
iugbam county. aad every day or so be
has barrels of this water shipped to thu Cap
s,I t, bs ussd by Legislators. Senators and
D5egstes walk tip 10 The water coolers
dcz3n times day and drink to the health
OF the Senator from Rockingham.
The Legislature will adjourn al bout paes-
ing dog Law. suoh lay has been petit.
i,ned for, but there does not eeem to be leg.
islstor who will lead the orusade agsinet
the caniaes.
Il Ia expected thst there will be caucus
this week or early next week. TO discuss tho
bril- providing sep rate cars for white and
coltr: d people, l. Ia doubtful whether tlis
hill gill nasg