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

further by adding that "if it is wrong TO
sell pools on Wednesday it is just as
wrong to sell pools at any time durin
the entire year. If it is to be stopped it
should be stopped the whole year." He
had been informed, he explained, that
the sentiment OF the other branch OF the
Legislature is in favor of prohibiting
pool selling at all times, and that had
the abSenteeS been in their seats the
measure would have come to the senate
with the approval of The house.
Senator March favored the bill. He
drew a picture of the Minneapolis pool
room on prominent thoroughfare or
easy access to young men, and the erect,
he maintained, is very demorallzlng.
He could not agree with Senator Mayo
that the rural districts are not directly
interested in the measure. 10 show
the fallacy of this position, he cited the
fact that the state university is located
in the city of Minneapolis and that a
large per cent of the students are from
country homes, and he insisted that the
influence upon theseyoung men may be
of more serious character than most
people realize.
For Expediency's Sake,
Senator Stevens qualified that he was
in favor of the original bill without the
amendment could it be passed, but his
judgment told him that 1t would be
killed in the house. 1t might there meet
with an indefinite poStpOnement. but ne
did feel that the amendment is likely TO
carry it through, He could very readily
surmise subteriuges that would be re-
sorted to to evade the law, also. and he
fult nnIitin tn
sue would be to pass the bill as
amended.
II want to say that this is an unjust
comparison" SAID Senator O'Brien. 1T
| is seeking certain end of Gripping a
great industry. l cannot say that |
have never bought pools, for l have.
| But there are other more dangerous
| forms of gambling. 1t is not so bad AS
| cards, and gambling houses are run all
| day and all night, whereas the pool
selling begins at about 2 o'clock and
closes at 4. | have nearly as many boys
| to look out for as any member on this
| floor, but | try to Influence them III
other ways against visiting pool rooms
and against card playing of any kind. |
| think when some of you people go back
| to the people who sent you here you
will hear something"
"In reply, will say that l do not
vote as my cons .ituentS think, said
Senator Dean. Il vote as l think.
am not politician, and, if my people
do not like my course, L am sorry. l
did not present this bill at the instance
of any church or churches, nor minister
nor church member. | did it because
! felt it my duty as a citizen and as
! SENATOR"
| At this juncture Senator Donnelly
was recognized by the chair. He had
not intended to speak to the question
| but he saw possible opportunity to dt
him of what the poet said to the youth
Thou hast passed by the ambush of young
days"
"To the young life is an ambush, ,
said the Sage feelingly. HE is sur
rounded by temptations. Good govern
ment Serves to lessen those temptations
Now. if we can close up those poo
rooms we ought to do it. Still. believe
in the old aphorism that "a half a loaf o.
bread is better than no bread at all,
and I will, therefore, vote for the
| amendment"
Senator Lienau now took a turn at th(
debate. He did not believe in poo
rooms, and should he learn that young
man in his employ was addicted to fire.
quenting them he would summarily dis
miss the Youth from service. Never
theless he felt that very little can bt
accomplished by enacting a law, suci
as is contemplated. Gambling has al
ways existed and he believed that i
always will exist. Men who have the
propensity will find ways to crafty the
passion. Suppress the pool room and il
will come up again i'll some other anC
perhaps more dangerous form. He
| would vote for the bill as originally in
troduced, but he could not vote for the
amendment.
The question was now put and thf
amendment was carried, and then Sen
ator O'Brien'S motion to Indefinitely
| postpone was lost. The vote, however
! was remarkably light and the anti-poo
| people are as much in the dark as to the
| sentiment of the body as they were be
| fore this test was made. The commit
tee at once arose and reported, and the
| report was adopted.
| Two other bills were recommended tC
! pass. They were Senate File l27, re
! lating to railway notices at stations, anc
| Senate File 62, relating to loading anc
unloading machinery at stations.
The senate then adjourned at
! o'clock.