The Penn's Grove record., 1893-02-24
CRIME TO BE LEGIIzED.
Diver Voted Against and Butcher For
The Bills.
GOV. vert. vetoed Them.

ttlt IlUSt tACltlIB ocsStou VI thp WINES
was held. 1t was then that Billy
Thompson had Assemblyman Parker,
Republican of Monmouth to introduce
his bills to legalize horse racing aud
gambling. The introduction by Mr..
Lane, the Democratic leader last week,
of a bill to prohibit winter racing rails
ed the ire of boss Thompson and these
two gentlemen passed their compli'
ments on each other. After these bills
were introduced, and referred to the
committee on Municipal Corporations,
by friendly Speaker Flynn, controlled
by Thompson, Mr.. Lane introduced a
resolution that the Committee give a
public hearing on the bills next Tues
day. Mr.. Lane said he offered it at
the request of constituents who wished
to be heard against the bill and that
the people would make such a demon.
stration that the Legislature would not
dare to pass the bills. 1t was a COM
mon rumor that these bills we're to be
hurried through and the people ought
to be given an opportunity to be heard.
1t was a common scandal that the pro-
prietors of race tracks in this State had
come down to the Legislature to ask
for a bill to legalizs gambling; that q
pool of money had been raised to PASS
the bin and that the Legislature was
literally to he placed on the block and
auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Mr.. Thompson could scarcely keep
quiet in his seat during these remarks.
His eyes flashed angrily and when he
took the floor he accused MI. Lane Of
being n of the prime movers in the
Reading Coal combine aud that he had
introduced more ''strikers" than any
other member. "He talks about the
the race tracks" screamed Thompson,
but there is not a race track man In
the State he did not petition to contrib
ute for his election expenses. / contrib
uted. There Is more honor in the
worst race track man than in the car
cass of the gentleman from Union.
Mr.. Lane replied that he introduced
the Reading Combine investigation bill
at the request of the chairman of the
Democratic Committee and that the
Combine bill did not pass until Tliomp.
son had lobbied for it and influenced
several votes. THE member from
Camden has umbosomed himself as to
the varies antiquities i am charged
with, and it is certainly a cas- OF Satan
rebuking sin.
Mr.. Lane now grew very bitter.
There was an immense throng Of spec.
tators present, and several times they
applauded his wonderful display Of
courage. "The gentleman from Cam
den," lie said, referring to Mr.. Thomp.
son, ''came here when the Legislature
organized and swore TO support the
Constitution of the State. Every day
since then he has violated his oath by
going back to his gambling hell in
Gloucester and violating the law. He
has perjured himself. He ia under in
dictment in Camden now, and his &C.
~cusation can have 10 weight hete.'
He concluded with the hope that every
man not wearing the race track collar
would vote for the resolution.
Nj. Thompson, trembling with an
ger, declared that Mr.. Lane vas moi
honest in introducing his anti-wintel
racing bill.
MI. Lane arose aud looking Mr.
Thompson full in the face asked; Doe!
the gentleman think that a man OF hi
occupation is capable OF Judging |
mans honesty?
Mr.. Thompson continued by charg
ing that the great corporations of tn,
State feared MI. Lane raore than an!
other man on the floor, .or he was con
stantly ~larassing them.
81 suppose" exclaimed MIR. Lane
"That one of those corporations is thu
South Jersey Jockey Club"
Tie vote was then taken on the reso
luton and it was lost BY a vote Of 80 t
q as follows:
Yeas-Barrett, Berry, Burton
Chamberlin, Glaspell, Homes, Holt
Hutchinson, Kyle, Lane, Matlack
Murphey, O'Brien, Roebling, Ross
Salinger, Stafford, Stranger, Studer
Tine, Woolsey-21.
Nays-Armitage, Beekman, Byrne
Carol, Clarke, Coyle, Daily, Dittmar
Diver, Dupuy, Flynn (~Speaker), Har
rfgar, Henry, Kearns, Kelly H. A.
Kelly T. NJ, Lanning, Lawless, Olya
ney, Packer, Parker, Peal, Sheppard
Smith, Stout, Swartwout, Tahen
Thompson, Utter Warne, Wright, Eel
ler-32.
The substance of the race track bill
are as follows:
No. 200, Mr.. Parkef.- Provides tina
the Boards of Freeholden Of an
county Board Of Aldermen, Commol
Council, Township COMMITTEES, or 9th
er body having general charge of I'll
affairs Of any city, township or mum
cipal division OF this State, In whic
there is situated and maintained a rae
track for the racing. running, trottin
or pacing of horses, &C., shall have th
| power to license for not more than hv
years any such race track situated ]
any such municipality; provided tina
| no race course shall be licensed In
| city having over n hundred th0usan
| inhabitants; provides that all owners
jockeys and trainers shall have equa
powers and rights, and any jockeys
| owners and trainers ruled of any othe
licensed course shall not be admitted
There shall be no racing on tracks nc
duly licensed, and any breach Of tlies
| conditions shall annul the license. ]
also makes it necessary for the assoc
alton having this racing to file with tn
Secretary Of State a certified copy of
resolution passed by a three fourth
vote of the County Board Of Freehold
ers of the county in which the rae
course Is situated that the maintainin
of such a race.course is q public niece
sity. municipal Corporations.
No. 300. MI. Parker. Provides tina
betting and the practice and betting
commonly known as book making u
OH horse races within the enclose
grounds of any incorporated associatio
or body in this State, or the keeping {
a place or places within such ground
to which persons may resort for sue
betting, shall not constitute any misd'
meanor or criminal offence when sue
association or Incorporated body
indiciable for the carrying on OF sal
races therein. (Municipal Corpori
tions.)
No. 30l, Mr.. Parker. Provides ths
habitnal book-making shall not col
stitute a d~isorderly house, maintainin
of a nuisance Or of conspiracy or an
criminal offence but shall be deemed
misdemeanor punishable 10y a fine
twenty dollars. Municipal Corpori
tiOnS.)