The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-05


De very interesting moments OF oeutl 81
and indulgence in pariiamchtaf! ldC'l,7
when these measurs come mp on 'hel
passage.
Messrs Maupin and Reddy were out
Of the city Yesterday. being ~ attend
ancc upon tho delegation who went 20
New Jersey 10 inspect the country ROADS
but both VIII participate in the discussion
II is expected that the debate on the
two bills viii extend over TWO or three
days.
The Annpin Bill.
The question now before our Legisla-
ture attracting more attention perhaps,
than any other. is. whether "A hill snai
pass that body. prohibiting gamplinE IN
the State bin TO that effect has had
a setback in The committee 10 when ~
was referred. the majority vote being IN
favor of substitute offered. which pro-
hibits gambling only during the winter
months In other words the consideration
arrived at practically was, that II was
right 10 gamble during certain days OF
the year. bat not during the entire year
that gambling is an evil which good mo-
rails do not warrant and productive OF
crime but which deserves announcement
in the interest Of agricultural fairs and
breeders of horses The question now rs
10 be passed upon by the Legislature, and
viii, IL is stated. pass the House. but
be defeated Boo the Senate. contrary 10
tine wishes Of the people throughout the
Commonwealth The Solons of the Senate,
IF the statement is correct will have
their way now. but if we mistake not the
signs of the times, the people will be-
heard from later I'm a way that VIII cause
them TO regret that they would not listen
10 the warnings OF their constituents
Peninsula Enterprise
Among the important bills pending be-
fore the LEGISLATURE is that introduced boy
Mr. Maupin 60 prevent pool-sclling and
betting on horse-racing at race-tracks
and agricultural fairs Nearly an the
fairs have degcnorated into dens Of gam
bling and rohbing through fortune wheels
and such like our PEOPLE will most
heartily endorse this bin. but IL Is un.
dcrstood that Mr. Radford will vote
against g. Let orr people speek ont in
unmistakablc terms on this subject $ nee
the above was put In type. resolutions
have been passed hy our citizens asking
the representatives ar Richmond TO favor
the passage Of the above bill.-Bedford
Democrat.
The Maunin ant-gambling bin. now be-
fore the Legislature. should become law
without opposition. bat there is 0ppo-
sition. Notwithstanding the fact that the
people. whose voice is the sovereign edict
of the land, are demanding it from every
quarter of the State. The House of Del
egates will no doubt pass the bill. and
while the Senate is supposed 20 Doe autag-
onistic TO il. yet the friends of tho mca-
sure hope that that body viii do it's duty,
thereby Voicing the sentiments Of the
people and upholding good moral govern
ment-suffolk Herald.
II is earnestly hoped that the Legsla-
ture will pas the Maupin anti-gambling
bill without further delay. There are i'm
Vulnerable arguments for removing the
gambling stain from Nrginias fair name.
There is absolutely no argument against
it. No conscientious or patriotic
man should hesitate moment.-Waynes-
bOro Sentinel
The Chase city Progress says the Re
ligious Herald's editorial on the Maupin
bin sounds a timely note of warning
TO the Democratic Legislature and the
party"
IL is curious TO note the argument made
ut Richmond by the race-track people
aeainst the Maupin anti-pool-selling law
and in favor of the Bcddy bill. au-
thorizing gambling on horse-racos during
certain period of the year TO not"
these arguments. one would imagine that
pOOl-selling or open gambling. was con-
temporaneous with horsc-racine. and not
only so. but actually Indispensable 20
horse-racing Nobody could think for
moment that fine horses were bred ana
raced FOR purses years before the crafty
bOok-maker began 10 nly ms uupiushins
and often dishonest vocation on the race
tracks. Of course 10 is impossible, by
legislation. TO prevent betting on horse
races or ON anything else. when men arc
minded 10 WAGER. they viii wager in spite
of everything But BE- Is COMPETENT ana
right for tho Legislature 20 outlaw the
brazen practice of poOl-3eliing, which is
simply an impudcnt and corrupung con-
trivance haunted in the faces OF people
who do not net or countenance betting,
And then. too. IL is notorious that races
held with poOl-selling as an auxiliary
are. in most cases. not races az an, nut
impostures, made up az the
5 stables % the pecuniary advantage OF ne
bO0k-makers and their minlons We have
not seen the text OF the Maupin bill and
are. therefore, not familiar with all OF
us NfoNlaitlrt NNi It's rflA'A al Nfoi-n ~
good ana IL strikes as that the General
Assembly should not hesitate 10 enact
II into law. The only objection that has
been urged 70 IL Is the preposierous de-
claration that IL will break up horse
racing" 1t viii do nothing of the kind.
II will break i'm upon the &C.
cupation Of professional scamps who
travel about the country fleeing the
unVary at the race-tracks and alluring
people 10 gamble who would not other
wise think OF it.. but that is all. More
over. II hOrse-racing cannot be carried on
without licensed gambling. IL had better
be observation-disclosures News.
The bin allowing "pool-seling and book
making on chartered race-tracks and
at agricultural fairs. known as the Red
dy bill. is simply legalizing gambling. and
should not become law. Under that
bill gambling at horse-races will become
a greater evil than ever in Virginia. The
moral sentiment of the State Is against
such an enactment. and if our legislators
regard the will Of the majority they VIII
pass the Maupln bill. or some other strong
reasurc.-Roanol.c Times.
II there Is not enough patriotism. pluck
and purity In the Virginia Legislature
TO prevent gambling in all of Its hideous
and hurtful forms in the State II Is about