The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-22
POOL SELLING.
Hon. J. T. Haskell Speaks Agains
the Amendment offered by
lif Mr.. Lilli6rd.

/ Inc amendment 10 the section seeks 10
raise the minimum fine for pool selling
etc, from $5 to $95 and to strike out that
part Of the statute which provides impris-
onmeni as part OF the penalty.
Provided, that for the purpose Of pro-
noting the breeding of fine horses In the
state, itshall be lawful to conduct trials or
contests Of speed Of horses upon any track
Of not less than one mile In length by
giving premiums, stakes and purses and
selling pools; on condition that no such
premiums, stakes and purses shall be given
or pools be sold between Nov. 80 and
March or at any other place than with
in the grounds including ace track, or at
any other times than during the days on
which such contests are had, or by any
other person or persons than such as are
previously designated by the association or
persons in control Of the track, and that
to preserve order and decorum at such
meetings the police authorities Of any ad-
jacent city may place officers within said
grounds who shall have tine same power
within the limits oil such city, and the
association or persons in control Of any
track may appoint special police who
shall have the same power within the
grounds including the track as the police
OF said city, and provided further that
during the days on which any county fair
is held, the privileges Of this proviso shall
extend to and include any track Of less
than one mile in length which is located
on grounds owned by such county and
devoted to the use Of ordinary annua
fairs.
: Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of tn,
House II am opposed to this measure
: This Is not for any opposition on my par
to the author Of the measure, for recog
. nize the fact that am under persona
obligation 70 the member from Hamilton
, county, from the fact that he very gra
ciously and magnanlmously voted for the
reconsideration Of measure in which
am personally Interested, when he him
self is opposed TO the measure and will
vote against II on the question Of Its pas
ssEe.
Gentlemen, have kept silent when thii
measure has been before the house here
tofore, from the fact that l had faith Ia
the good judgment OF the house that there
was no danger Of. Its passage, but the
result of the last vote, and the activity oI
the friends OF the bill with the outside
Influence now at work upon the floor oi
the house gives me reason to lear that iis
friends have hopes that they will be able
to pass the bill.
would not be discharging my duty
toward my constituents II / should longer
hold my peace. The people Of Lorain
county are opposed to the passage OF this
bill with bat few exceptions, and | believe
the people Of northern Ohio are opposed
to the passage of this bill, with perhaps q
few exceptions and particularly the own
ers of the race track in the vicinity ol
Cleveland and their friends, aud they are
gentlemen who hope to be financially
benefited by being able to realize all the
profits that are made upon the selling Of
pools while races are 10 progress In the
vicinity Of their city.
| am opposed TO this measure; 1st for,
believe that II is against public policy and
the general good and welfare OF the peo-
pie.
The legislature IL the only body who
can say whether this act Is Tor the public
good. Courts are not at liberty to hold
that an act OF the Legislature Is agains
public policy, that Is for the legislature Il
pass upon and courts are to see that ih'
laws as they hnd them upon the statute
books are obeyed.
Il Is the province Of the Judge to eI
pound the law, the written law from tn
statutes, the unwritten law from the decis
ions OF predecessors and OF existing court
and you, gentlemen, are responsible for tn
vote you cast upon this question, whicl
j is l-galizing syatem which even tn
general government has found II necesar
, to endesvor to suppress by making II ur
! lawful TO use the United States mail 70
any such purpose, yes even makes 1t
crime punishable by law.
This act Is simply legalizing a lotter1
. You pay In your money at venture, 80
: more or less for irst choice, s25, more
+ less Tor the second choice, $40, more
Z less fol tns field. II first choice wins b
. takes the potr--ihe rest get nothing and
with second or The field. A man with y
. Invested makes e5,more or,less orfthe m'
with S5 or go makes the same. ~
q You make that legal by your vote WIKI
Is is now under the ban Of Of the law Al
y the man who commute the crimeis lIab
2 % hne nnd imprisonment, The friends
d thisbll would pull the sting out Of I
penalty by resembling the imprisonms