St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-15

to crafty their desires The measure
can only affect st. Paul and MinneapO-
lis, and he held that these cities are
abundantly able to govern themselves.
Senator Mayo suggested that it was
scarcely right for the senators from the
two cities to expect the unsophsticated
members from the country to aid in the
management of municipal affairs. He
did not propose to be made
Catspaw by a City
senator. He felt that just as soon as a
large city found itself incapable of self
government, and introduced bills Of
this nature, he was unequivocally III
favor of consigning the measures intro
duced to the waste basket. He cited
the instance of Mr.. Williams, of Inde-
pendence, 10. He has race track
there, and there are races and pool
selling, The ministers of the gospel
and the churches cried out against pool
selling. They threatened to suppress
it, and Mr.. Williams simply retorted,
"Au right; stop me and I'll go else
where"
Immediately Minneapolis, st. Paul
and other cities became candidates for
the great industry. Senator Mayo then
| proceeded to scOurge Senator Dean III
the most acrid terms. He charged Sen
ator Dean had himself not only aided,
but had voted in favor of the worst
forms OF gambling.
Senator Dean, in surprise, asked:
'What does the senator refer to?'
wheat options. SIR" was the laconic
! reply. Senator Mayo then recited in
stances in his own county. He insisted
that experience had taught that county
| fairs cannot be held successfully with
| out racing, and there can be no racing
without pool selling Again directing
his attention to the author of the bill, he
| intimated that Mr.. Deans conscience is
as elastic as rubber band. Under GER
tain conditions it stretches amazingly
wide, but the pressure relaxed the band
comes back to its normal state.
Senator Stevens asserted that under
ordinary circumstances he was opposed
to this species of legislation, but for
years ST. Paul has been laboring to sup
press pool selling without avail. AS q
last resort he favored this expedlent.
II would like 10 ask the SENATOR" in
! terposed Senator Morse, "if he holds
| that it is not competent to suppress this
| gambling under the present laws. The
statute prohibits gambling of every
| kind"
In reply, Senator Stevens cited the
| celebrated case of the state against
| Shaw, i'll which the supreme court had
| given decision that the statute does
not cover this sort of gambling Mr.
| Stevens continued his argument al
| great length. He hadn't a shadow of {
| doubt that the senate will pass the bill
Senator O'Brien moved that the COM
| mittee report in favor Of the indefinite
| nf bo Nd in ,i,,
so took occasion to give a number oil
Illustrations to show that the measure
would work positive injury should il
| pass. He pointed with emphasis to the
appropriation of 100000 by the state tt
build a race track, and he was inter
rupted by Senator Dean, who denied
the correctness OF Mr.. O'Brien's inter
| probation OF the appropriation bill re-
| terred to.
IL understand" SAID tha senator
from Washington, 'but | still maintain
that the fair grounds and race track are
the same" he persisted Now the
state fair association has leased the
| grounds to st. Paul parties for term OF
| fifteen years, and substantial improve
mentS have been made by the latter
upon the Suppositlon that the present
conditions are not to be meddled with
| If this bill becomes law, what will the
| lessons do? They will be obliged to va
cate. They cannot have races. Tha
will be the result"
Cannot legitimate races be held
without this pool selling?' the senator
| was asked.
mo, sir; it would be impossible" re
piled Mr.. O'Brien positively. You will
do more than this. \ on will destroy
your state fairs, The grounds and i'm
provements will become virtually val
ueless."
Senator EavVney Amends.
Affairs had so shaped themselves thai
| the friends OF the measure deSpaired oil
success, and Senator Tawney came tt
the rescue. He introduced an amend
ment that eXempts the race tracks dur
ing race meetings, not to exceed thirty
| days each year.
THAT is the Illinois law" retorteC
! Senator O'BrIen. at was the scheme
| Of the horSemen and So-called gamblers
| They wanted monopoly. The effec
! is to compel people to 20 to the tracks
and pay 81 for privilege they should
| have i'll town for nothing
| Senator LeaYitt wished to apologize
for agreeing with the senator from
| IlClllSCl, anu IlO ou5SSotCIt lliStb ~ w ~
| doubtless surprise that senator Ht
favored the bill as originally drafted
but lie was unQualifiedly opposed to the
amendment. He could not favor legal
izing gambling in any form. He coulC
not favor gambling on race tracks tina
is prohibited in cities.
''If we can have no fairs and NJ
races" he said earnestly, "withou
legalizing gambling, it would be bette
for the state morals to do away will
them. [ favor and will vote for thu
original bill"
Senator Dean here made a patheti
appeal to his cOadJutors to come to hi
support. lie favored the amendmen
for tie reason that he did not believe i
could pass in Its original form. Ii
could recite, not from hearsay, blu
from his personal knowledge, instanc
after instance of bright youth Of ST
Paul disgraced and ruined by the Sc
ductive pool rooms. He knew instance
where tillS were robbed and none,
taken from safes for the purpose o
buying pools. This, he asserted. wa
no surmise. He knew the facts. IL
could narrate tale that would ring til
hearts of his hearers. He then gave
realistic description of heart-broke
| IlOIlltIS dIl(l VI IdIllCIS WIlUSe GId y lldll
had gone down to the grave III sorrow
and disgrace because of the gamblin
habit of the sons contracted i
the pool rooms. A mother, HI
said, whose only mainstay ant
support was a hitherto dutiful an
industrious son, recently called at Tn
counting room where the young ma
was employed and implored the employ
ers to pay to her the boys salary t
keep her from actual want and physics
, suffering.
After another address by Senate
Tawnev, who was evidently moved b
the eloquence and earnestness of tn
author OF the measure, Senator Da
came to the support Of the amendment
} IF mad dog goes flying down til
street, menacing everybody, and W
cannot kill the eur, it were better thu
we cripple him." was the parallel ell
} ployed by the senator from Martin
illustrate the point he wished to &C
! centuate. In other words, if the viciou
system of pool selling cannot be absC
i lutely suppressed, it should be abridge
i as far as possible.
Senator La Due had never bought
mol in his lire Yet he did not fame