The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
LEGISLATIVE.
CubbisOn's Gambling Bill Passes
the House.
Senator Taylor Introduces a
Fee Bill
IN THE SENATE TODAY
Which Has Some Good Features
In 1t.
Other Legislative Matters OF
Importance.
IN THE SENATE TODAY

While the house was assembling this
morning, the Republican members chat
tered about last nights senatorial eau
Gus as confusedly as women discussing
party, while the pages enlivened things
by going through a few football tricks
on the floor.
Mr Meredith of Reno presented a Pc
tition from Hutchinson praying for some
thing to be done in the matter of equal
izing freight rates.
The grlst of bills seemed nearly
ground out this morning, as only thirty
two were presented, making great rivalry
among the pages as to who should carry
them up, whereas they usually have
more than they do Among
the measures introduced were a blll
by Mr.. Funk, of Marion, compelling
railroads 10 issue free transportation TO
shippers; bill by Mr. CubbisOn regulat-
ing the holding of lands by aliens, and
one by Mr.. Veale, of Shawnee, providing
for the establishment of workhouses in
counties in which are located cities of
the first class.
c. E. Moore was announced as the
clerk of the committee on education.
Speaker LobdeIl announced the fol-
lowing committee on rules:
Brown, of Crawford. chairman; Hunt,
of Barber, ROthweiler.
Greeting to Oklahoma.
The committee to draft answer to
the congratulatory message from the
house of the Oklahoma legislature,
ported reciprocating their kindly feeling
and hoping soon to welcome her into the
sisterhood of states.
Mr.. Seaton, of Atchison, offered con-
current resolution TO assist Governor Nor
riII out of dilemma. He has two car
loads of provisions at his disposal for
suffering settlers and has not the funds
at his disposal to distribute them. The
resolution places the provisions in the
hands of the railroad commissioners for
distribution, with instructions TO report
accrued charges to the legislature that it
may make appropriation. 1t was adopted.
House bill No 3, by Mr.. Cubbison. to
prohibit gam bling, was placed on its
third reading
The bill as reported to the house by the
committee of the whole is:
Every person who shall directly or
indirectly bet any money or property at
any common gaming house or at any
place to which persons are accustomed
10 resort for gambling purposes, or at
any place kept for the purpose of being
used as place for gam bling, whether
such betting be upon any game of skill
or dice, or by use of any kind of device
or contrivance whatsoever for determin-
ing chances, shall be guilty of a felony,
and upon conviction shall be punished
by imprisonment at hard labor in the
penitentlary for term not less than one
year nor more than three years.
Dir. Eckstein of Sedgwick, offered the
amendment: This shall not apply to
state, district or county fairs, or meetings
fnF 10 frIn 0f Ea I@,fl
amendment was lost and the lovers of
sport were sat down on.
Section two, which was stricken out
yesterday by the committee of the whole,
was upon motion of True blood of Csage.
incorporated in the bill, by % to 80. the
Pops votingly solidly for it. 1t is:
"Every person who under circumstau-
ces not provided for in the preceding
section shall bet any money or property
at or upon gaming table, bank or gam
bling device, or the throwing of dice,
or upon the result of any game
of skill or chance, whether
with dice or cards or other thing or haz-
ard money or property upon chance, to
be determined by means of any kind OF
q device, shall be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be punished by fine of not less than SO
nor more than $100, or by Imprisonment
in the county jail not less than ten days
nor more than thirty days. or by both
such tiue and Imprisonment
MIR. Sutton Makes Fun.
Mr. Sutton, of Russell, created some
amusement by offering an amendment to
the bill: THAT original sin is hereby
abolished" The speaker expressed sur
prise that such an amendment should
come from the republican side of the
house.
MIR. Hopkins of Finuev offered the
oplections made to all the lottery bills
that the house hadn't had time to ex.
anime the bill Il ask the gentleman
from Wyandotte where the emergency
is. What great Calamity will befaiI
Kansas if this isn't passed in the next
two days? Maybe some members have
got this bill and pored over it at night
but haven't had chance to do it. Il
the members of the house know what
they are doing they know more than ]
do"
On motion of Mr.. Robinson. of Jack.
son, section g. repeating section 240 Of
chapter 81, general statutes of 1863. was
incorporated in the bill.
The previous question shut off further
oeoate and the bill as passed yeas 80
nays 13.
Jim Legate came in during the calline
OF the roll call and took a mental inven
tory of the members as they responded
Mr.. Painter of Meade. voted no anf
said in explanation. Perhaps l shouIC
have voted aye had I had a chance II
examine the provisions of the bill but a
it is | know no more about it than d,
the 0eciphering the hieroglyphics on tn,