The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-20
In THE STATE SENATE.
a sPLExDID SPEECH ON THE Eel
LOW-sERvASr LTABILIIY BILL.
The Senate heId the First Night Session OF
the Session and Disposed Of tho Cslen-
dnr-The Anti Gambling Law.

usual hour, and Rev. w. w. Landrum,
D.. D.. offered prayer.
a nsessage was received from the Gov
ernor recommending for membership on
the board of visitors at Black sburg Col
lere: c. T.. Nawter. of Albemarle: III.
NJ. Mathews. OF Wythe; Il. A. Herring.
Of Rockingham: Joseph w. Thomas, of
Richmond: s. II. Graves. OF Roanoke.
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum: r. 4.
Young. Of Smythe; ID. G. Cummings,
of Washington; r. c. Jackson, Of Gray
son.
The Chair appointed Senators Stubs
and Watts on the committee to carry
ont the directions contained in the joint
resolution OF the two Houses to confer
With a similar committee from Maryland.
with a view Of regulating the taking Of
oysters in the waters contiguous to the
two States
An Invitation was laid before the Sen
ate and accepted TO attend the sessions
of the Departments Of superintendent
OF National Educational Association when
commended at the y. NJ. {. a. Han at
10 o'clock this morning
8i Referred
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Senator Jones: For the relief OF
Patrick Fox of Allegheny county
BY same: To transfer all funds in the
Treasury to the credit OF the internal
Improvement Fund" and 10 transfer
all amounts that may be received In
dividends from the States interest in
internal improvements 20 the Sinking
| Fund.
BY Senator Stubs: Incorporating all
proposed amendments to the oyster laws
| in act.
Nv senator Herbert: To incorporate
the Chamber of Commerce of Norfolk
| city.
BY Senator Harrison: TO amend the
Code in relation to appeal from the
judgments Of justices on warrants FOR
small amounts.
BY Senator Wells Requiring the trus-
fees Of the will Of James l.. Shoemaker
to give security and file accounts as TO
endowment for educational purposes.
BY Senator LeCsto: To permit Will
liam Ellergcr to erect a wharf at Fox
Island.
BY Senator Mushbach 70 amend the
charter of the Rosylnn. Arlington. and
Mount Vernon Railroad and Street Rail
way Company.
Nv same: TO incorporate the AleNan-
dria County Light and Power Company.
BY same: To regulate the practice Of
veterinary medicine and surgery.
BY Senator Jones: To amend section
G14 of the Code, in relation TO mode OF
/ executing Will.
nv senator Lovenstein: Relating TO
buying and receiving certain goods with
intent TO defraud.
Bv Senator Sands: To authorize city
councils to adopt reasonable ordinances
to prevent improper interference OF schol-
lars attending a boarding or any female
boarding school in cities.
BY Senator Mushbach: To prevent ana
punish betting, gambling and the making
and selling of books. or pools. or mu-
tuals on the results of any trotting race
running race of horses or race OF any
kind. or on any election, or contest OF
any kind. or on any game OF baseball
The bill makes it unlawful for any
person or persons outside Of the grounds
of an agricultural society or county or
city fairs (and then only during the
existence Of such county or city fairs)
TO engage in a business for the purpose
Of recording and registering bets or
wagers or Of selling or making books,
pools. or mutuas upon the results or
anv trial or contest OF skill, speed, or
power of endurance Of man or beast OF
upon the result of any political nominal
ton. appointment or election.
This measure is more especially intend
ed to correct the weak spot in the
original law under which the Supreme
Court decided that betting could only be
prosecuted where the money Is received
and thereby permitted the registering
and forwarding Of money for bets 20
New York by the turf exchange in this
city.
The penalty for the violation Of this
law is a fine of not less than 500 nor
more than $500 (one-fourth of which
shall be paid TO the informer) and impri-
sonment in Jail not less than thirty days
nor more than ninety days.
The bill was referred TO the Committee
for Courts of Justice.
BILE Passed.
The following bills were passed
Senate-To authorize the trustees "
Mount Moriah Methodist church, Sou.li
? in Albemarle. to hold and sell iai'u 40
cemetery purposes. -,.. -,
, To incorporate the Pan-Amerlcdh III
vestment Company. 80
To incorpOra ate the Norton Stree'-i'a''
way Company, in Wise county.
TO amend the charter OF the Augusta
Highland and Allegheny Railroad Com
{ pany. .,o,, 60 cor
1 TO amend the Code in relation 10 ser
1 ,,,c, 90 orocess or notice on corporations
n For the relief of Edward O. +. OuS'i
I and T.. +. Miles, Of Accomac county,
This bill is likely TO have an importa"l
Q effect upon the operation against oy SUI
(. pirates in the Chesapeake ana az leaS
= will deter the citizens OF Underwater
h from buying any of the confiscated prop
n ertv of illegal dredgers. The statute
q nrovide that the boats Of Illegal dreu
r gers shall be sold and that the Sla.'
Y shall guarantee the title TO the saiiie
e In order to keep the boats from penn
Y stolen and run off in the night alte
d they are captured they are dismaht'e'
IS and hauled out of the water
e Miss Curtis Miles bought boat IN I'M
a condition at sheriffs sale for Sloo' an
e spent nearly the same amount III sel.ih,
lie her back into the water and rented
20 AS soon as she was In shape Tor Us
she was libcled in the United state
courts for debt contracted before she wa
seized. Her purchasers defended 'he 0dS
;, inN the courts without avail. and IN
X boat was sold without bringing e'ous
!. 10 satisfy the libel.
: They petitioned the Legislature To re
!. imhurse them for the whole amount eA
y nended on the boat, but the committe
recommended that they be paid $780, tn
I original price of the boat ana they al
a out nearly an equal amount on lhei
: purchase, which was selzeu peioi0 ''i'e
l had any use OF ner' -,
z Under these conditions persons WI
: not likely seek investments III that KIN
of property. About 800 was turned III,
the Treasury last year from the sal
of captured boats Of this character
1 TO allow l.. b. Hundley, late treasur
\ of Mathews county, further time 10 ie'
1 for taxes.