Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06

they are entitled.
.'Thesc people who infested the lobby go
i ar told. know none OF them by sight
suddenly decided to close up shop; ana
why? is a pertinent question. 1 believe
10 further their scheme OF asking the
General Assembly TO license them IJ o.
limited period each year. Mr.. Sp ,,-t,h
it Is but reasonable 10 credit tne a. tno,v
ordinary intelligence. Did they senste
the attention Of the honofaD nit IN
and House would be dfa,er,, 20 beast
humanity 10 man ana -, no found i'm
the evidence Of wni'n, r1o,cnher "a lSa5
the AleNanGt,a, races were run on one
Wnlch sa<,t-s in that vicinity when the
OF the-e,cr registered II degrees, ice
theyn, inch thick I'm the docks and from
~ channel bank TO the Maryland shore
across the Potomac day that made
/ everybody hurry to their warm firesides'l
Could the poor beasts protest against vet
ing run on frozen ground? No. CoH
the thinly-clad jockeys says it wa/'in-
human 10 compel them to face the/bfting
air? Yes; but at the expense losing
their positions. Yes. sir. they ew that
the attention of this GeneZ6 Assembly
would be directed 10 this s1Gfe of affairs,
and closed the races, thaXGt might not be
said they were forced 40 do so because
they feared the effeSIdpon US.
They were minl/Ni Of the inJunctlOh'
BE we as wise serpents'; would ina,
their business ks Vas harmless as coVes'
cANNoINrPPREss GAMBLING
1.-THE a1eument made by those who
favor l/ensing pool-selling is. first. gamo-
ling Aan evil, but 1t cannot be sup
preIgtd: therefore IL should be licensed,
b/Gause II will benefit stock-raisers ana
Horticultural associs tions.
IL reply: We had as well say that steal
( ing. murder. disreputable houses. ana suen
| like cannot be suppressed; therefore, eHa01
a law allowing all OF these things TO ne
done II there Is any other argument In
! favor Of their proposition, II mas not yet
been advanced within my hearing.
II have here letters, petitions, ana edi-
/ toriais urging the passage OF the Dill l
introduced. / will read only one, ana
that because il is from source lhat
every gentleman here will say IL en-
titled to be heard, because OF the ueep
| interest they have in the settlement VI
mis- question. 1t is from the woman
Chrisfian Tennerance Union Of Virginia
The letter was then read by MI. Maupin-
THE QUESTION OF MORALITY.
Continuing. he said: Sir, what does
this mean2 Why. that hundreds OF the
unrest women Of our State are ueepiy
| interested. and are looking to US Ior tne
protection the friends Of my OIL SEX
| to throw around their sons brothers, am
fathers-yea, around their firesldes Shal
we DENY il. when daily we are enacting
laws for the protection Of the material
| interests Of the people of this Common
wealth. Is The moral interest or less
| lmportance2 If so, why have we chap
tiers in our Code on public morality?
! "Tbe gentleman from Fauquier al
mitted | had the moral side Of the
/ question. and the argument from a
moral standpoint was with the ifehus
/ of nv bill. This being conceded, shah
we falter I'm our obedience 10 that law,
which IS higher and above the things
/ which affect merely our material inter
ests?
TN conclusion, desire to say I
have no nl-feeling gainst any who prose
| cute this business. Men differ rs 10
what constitutes wrong. and there are
those here who viii vote against my
bill. and do so as conscientiously as
7 when I vote for IT, II IS the attend
ant evils. as well as the evil Itself,
which abhor and desire to suppress. and
which viii be suppressed If the law
| is enacted and faithfully carried out; and
| appeal 10 you I'm the name of the mo-
/ theirs and daughters OF this fair land,
/ I'm the name Of Christian fathers, whose
sons are being ruined. In the name OF
, that vast number Of our citizens whom
7 have tried TO represent on this floor;
IN the name Of those who ara made
destitute by the evil. and on behalf OF
the good name OF our Commonwealth
vote to pass Bill No. l6o.
MIR. REDDYs TALK
When Mr.. Maurin concluded Mr Reddy
took the floor. and called attention 10
| the fact that on the very day on which
| the Naupin bill, which had been so fire.
quently made the subject Of public ora
/ tory came up. the House started its ses-
sion without prayer ut has been said"
/ Mr. Reddy continued. that nothing but
| the RIaupin bill will receive the approval
/ Of the Governor. Why should that IN
| fiuence us? We are here 70 do what we
| conceive TO be our duty. let the Executive
| do as he will. We should not be in
/ nuenced by him. Mr. Speaker, there Is
| an attempt being made By some to throw
moral dust IN the eyes Of the members
OF this General Assembly. There are
people who have made insinuations that
we who oppose the Maupin bin are black
| legs. I desire to declare any such in
situations as false. Our motives are as
pure as they could be. ! don't believe
| that any moral question is involved in
this bill II 1 believed that il would
| brighten or save a single life / would
not oppose ii, but / don't believe that
the Maupin bill will remedy the evil
which many are crying down.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
81 venture TO say" Mr.. Reddy went
on TO say. that had 1t not been for the
Law. essness in Alexandria county the
! Governor would not have incorporated
line about poo-selling in his message.
The gentleman from Henrico is trying to
| improve the morals of his constituents.
! lie has seen the young man time after
time staggering along with his mind be-
| logged with strong drink. He hasn't in
troduced line here 10 remedy that evil"
| The speaker then, in strong language
condemned the practices in Alexandria
county. but said that because the law had
been abused there he could see no reason
why the who.e horse-raising interests Of
the State should be utterly ruined. He
called attention 10 the fact that the
Maupin bill allowed winter-racing. and
though il stopped public pool-seling. 1t
! could not suppress the gamblers and fl
placed the honest man at the mercy Of
the blackleg.
In response to the claim that the Pitcher
bill was unconstitutional. Mr. Mummy
said that II was drawn by Judge Norton
| Of Alexandria, who had been more en-
ergetic In stopping the winter racing and
lawlessness In Alexandria county than all
the pulpit orators and newspapers In the
State.
Mr.. Maupin here disclaimed any inten-
ton of having reelected on Judge Norton
I in his remarks. and Mr.. Reddy, con-
tinumg said that though judge Norton
had favored the Maupin bill, he had as