Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-11

g e. .air and collier Friday.
TIE ANTI GAMBLING BILL "A large
numba- Of psraons we're E.saeat yesterday
morring at the meeting Of the House CON-
n,i.taa for courts 90 hear Senator Mushbach's
anti-5ookmaking and pool selling bill dis.
cussed Tho measure under consideration,
es bas before been explained, IL aimed espa.
daily ct whet is kuown as the Monte Carlo
NJ Vjtgipia. This is jscRson City, o settle
mart at the south end Of the Long bridge.
MI Gaundsys, Of Fra1klir, the chairman
nj committee, presided at the meeting
vestardey. & nutaber Ct gentlemen from
Ibis city we're presea5 and epose in oppost-
foD to :te bill &noag shose who were
heard OF tGat side vera ex.C0n MON Wealth's
Attorney Bafks, Mr.. Patterson, Ct TIE Ger
fIamea's Dc.9ing Pask; eZ-Mayor Down
Ram. Mr. Frank Hume spd Mr. S. G. Brent,
Corporation Attorney OF this city.
petition was exhibited, signed by g
number Of oitizsns OF Alexandria. sskiog
thar the bill shcu Tot be passed without
aIimiua'ios ifom it the Objectionable provis-
ion referred tc.
Mr.. Burke made the mcst lengthy spssoi
IN pDoostion to The bill, He admitted that
bookmaGirg and poolmaking goes On et
Jackson C!tY, and tbs t ne had heard ofsone
dIsorderiy conduct on the tsains betRoen
that piace and Washington, but that was
some ne ego. As result Of these oom-
nlei0ts tae P Pennsylvania road had put en-
extya cars ca soma of these trains for the
accommodation OF those who visit Jackson
City.
The burden OF the complaints OF all, or
nearly az, of those who opposed the bill
vas that 1t prevented boo&making on race
COURSES ofagricaltIrsl fairs and gsnt,emsa's
diving coutses. They commended that the
enactment Ct tie law contemplated Wonld
greatly tend TO b.eek up the breeding of
fae horses, and particularly racere, 10 this
slste. So far as jackson City IL concerned
It vas admitted that there were sometimes
az paay SIS 2000 persons from Washington
and Baltimore who daily visited the place
for the purpose Of buying pools and indu'g'
Ing 10 other forms Of gambling carried on
there. IaoGentally the bookmaksDg concerns
in Richmond and Roanoke we're referred to
bv me- If tho sreakers. Attention wss
called 10 the fAct t1at the provisions of the
bill would apply t. and punish paEaon
vino might bet S hat o. g hStsle OF cham
nsirn on the result Of all e!eotton, Il IL be.
Gomez a isw 8 msn WHO bets hat or risks
aus ctser consideration on Q political con-
t ct coatd hs feed 5000 SID jailed. Several
OF these who opposed Tie msssure express.
cd tbe' iepugasncs TO prohib' ton upon
ench 'nd0ieeGcies.
Sens lr Mushbach, the patton OF the bill,
spoke 70 advocacy of it. He gave lucid
sa6 il t5res,ipg Rocoul Of Jackson City. the
Virginia Molt3 Carlo. He ssid It was one
Of the worst pisces be knows cf. Passen-
gers-Iades AID gentlemen-whc travelled
On the traina passing Jackson City were In
shifted by these Washington gamblers.
r,,oro mon n fbCEn n
esmesteTs had bugged ladies' on aorle of
these trsins. I! 1t we're proper to do so.
Mr.. Mushbsch ssid, he could give the
names OF soue oftne ladies Tho had been
the victims of those ou,rsges.
The Senator read 81 on article from the
GAZgTTE taken from enc of the Baltimore
papers, Ia whika the writer represented that
tle Washing ton gamblers were incsn5ea al
the pstron OF the bill for his aggresaveness
10 this matter. It wss iotimstd that it
would be dangerous for Mr.. Mushbech TO
go to Jackson City after 6eri,.
Mr. Patterson, who Ia the holder OF the
Driving Park, stated that ho had Leased the
place from tbs Gentlemsn's Driving Club. O.
which Senator Mushbao5 was prssdeDt. rs
members belonged to thu bsst class Of pso-
pie. IF the Lew was passed hs would have
TO close bis business and would have 60 pay
had been sold st his place all the time. He
would be sati6eG If the original proyiaio1s
of the bill were revised. allowing pool cell
ing on race tracks and fair grounds while
Faces are under progress.
Elk Mayor Downhs m thought The bill was
aimed at enc OF tbs finest industries In this
State. the breeding and raising OF urses.
He said that races could not bs he'd without
the selling OF poole, ss purses made up from
entrance fees woald not De sufficient TO as
t;fy races. He would feel very sorry u it
should be prohibited o bet new hat on
the result OF en- election; ne thought that
he vas wearing hat row which be had
won OF election, and il 1t had not been for
that ne might have been compelled to ep.
pear before the committee barebeade6.
5r FraaS Eune thought That IL passed
tbs bill would expose the Legislature to rid
.cuie and would soon be repealed. II was
an smpossihiiity to run fair where there
was no probability TO sell pools.
Mr.. Brent epoka against the bill es zoo
sweeping, because it prohibited the betting
on e cce:. tace or 8 game o, case ball.
Senator Mushbaoh stated that he had In
troduoed the bill on the petition Of numar-
GUS resident of Alexandria county, headed
by the beard OF supervisors. He ttated hat
16CkeOa Sluy Nd5 tu6 C1cplDS SIOuAu Va
all sorts of criminals of Washington. He
was satisfied ID have hIs bill passed with the
original provIso e1empting race courre',
tracks OF driving associations, agricultural
fair grounds where fairs are In progress.
The bill Sas an exact copy of the existing
law OF Maryland The existing lava were
sufficient to prohibit faro. roulette snd other
asmes of hazard, bat they did not prevent
book making Hs eald be had continued
to LOOK after his bill for the reason that be
as patron ard the delegate from Ae1anorla
did ut have the same vieTs on the bill.
He was vary willing ID exempt selling OF
oeoIs Cd race tracks at agricultural fairs; he
would also consent to exempt boat racer,
baseball snd the betting on the result OF an
elsctlon.
The committee did not conclude the con-