Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-11
a sURSTITuTK POOL Bill

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Introduced by the Committee on
judiciary In the House Yesterday
Accompanied by a Favorable He.
port-Even More Radical Than the
Measures at First Proposed-A
Question Whether 1t Will be RI.
fective-Other New Haven Matters
The House and Senate.
HARTFORD, March 10. - Especial. +
& Co. received what Is intended
to be q severe blow, in the house this
morning, when the judiciary committee,
to whom was referred the pool room bill,
fsvorsbly on substitute bill,
which Is even more radical than the one
drawn by Attorney L. W. cleveland of
New Haven. The bill reads as follows:
Every person, whether as principal, agent or
servant, who shall run, possess, keep, manage,
or sns
building, ONCE or place, with apparatus, books,
boards or any device for the purpose of making,
buying Of seling pooIs upon pom the result Of any
trial or contest Of skill speed or endurance Of
man, beast, bird or machine, or upon the result
of any game, competition, political nomination,
appointment or election, whether such trial, con-
test, game, competition, nomination appointment
Of GRE election saae place ether %isa anal or I noas
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cord or register any such wagers or bets or buy
or sell, or be concerned in buying or selling any
owner, lessee or occupant of any building or
room or part thereof, knowingly permits the
posss be than 500 or
prisoned not more than one year, or both, and
each day Of such owning, keeping, occupying or
and whoever becomes the custodian or dspos,
value. in any manner staked or bet upon such re-
the purpose Of assisting in buying or selling any
such pools or making any such wagers or bets.
shall be punished in like manner.
The evident intent of this bill is to atop
betting of all kinds and will apply to
Charter Oak park, as well as every sgricul-
tural society or any other organization in
the state that holds horse races where bet
ting is allowed. A man who understands
thess matters said to your representative
that there was some question in bic mind
as to whether this bill, if passed, would
drive out the pool rooms, as it says nothing
about commission men, which these pool
room men claim TO be. In the pool rooms
are signs reading, 'No betting allowed
here, commissions received" They will
ooy w law ASo 2ho0o VI ASCOIU0O I'LL Dets
here. We take the money of the applicant
and send 1t directly to our agent at the
track, who places it on any horse that our
customer may desire. We merely set as
commission agent in executing his orders.
On the strength of this they may get
around the law.
The bill was tabled for calendar and
printing and will come up for action next
week. Other New Haven matters intro
duced was a call for the incorporation of
the New Haven Title Guarantee company,
with capital stock of $50, 600 The cor.
poration Is to consist of the Messrs White,
who now do large business in searching
titles in New Haven. Two acts amending
New Ravens city charter were introduce d
on consolidating town and city. One pro-
vides the right of voting on city affairs
to all electors in the annexed district,
and that the city shall assume all
debts and obligations If the town. In
ferentially it abolishes all town off
ces, but does not specify what city
commissions shall have charge, it merely
providing that all such work shall be
done and paid for out of the city treasury
the other consolidating the town and city,
and giving the city power 10 condemn land
and take it by right of eminent domain
also power to take property bequeathed fol
charitable and public institutions; giving
the mayor power of voting in all commits
sions, In case of tie; that all persons
holding Office in the city court shall be res
dents of the city; that the lamp inspector
| shall be appointed by the board of police
commissioners.
An act authorizing the city Of New Ha
ven and the town of Orange to build az
iron bridge, in one span, over West river
was presented by Mr.. Callahan.
A resolution Incorporating the Rent anG
Power company of NewHaven was received
The incorporators are: 7. Attwater Barnes
Henry F. Peck, Edward E. Bradley, Msl
Allen, Louis q. Stannard. J. D. Dewell
John a. Platt. g. S. Mersick and John O
Gallagher. The capital stock is $4,000
In the senate to-day Senator Holden sen
| In resolution calling for the election o
delegates to proposed constitutional con
ventiop, the delegates. to be elected tn
first Monday in October; the number o
delegates to be the same as the number G.
representatives, and the convention to b.
held at the capitol not more than fou
weeks after the delegates have been elected
Favorable reports were received amend
ing the charter of the city of Waterbur,
to take water, issue water bonds, aud take
land for sewer purposes; amending char
ter of city of Norwich to establish boun
daries; incorporating Litohfeld olub, Rock
Vile free library, Scandinavia sick Benef
society of Bristol, New Departure compan,
of Bristol, Hawthorne Mills company O.
Greenwich. Resolutions were introduced
amending charter of Darby Ga
company, Derby and Shelton board
of trade, Ansonia town court; ACT
| to protect fish in Bridgeport and
and Black Rock harbor; act making tele
phone and telegraph companies pay fol
injury done to private property while re
pairing wires, and to stop attain rights al
private property for poles and wires BY
limitation; making fine of $40 for fishing
on Sunday.
Calendar business was passed establish
ing borough court in Greenwich; author
izing Masonic Temple association of Bridge
port to issue bonde; act de lien of manu-
features and throwesters of cotton an6
WOODEN goods; act compelling hotels to
have fire escapes in every room. The sen.
ate adjourned at 10 o'clock until O'Clock
Tuesday.