The morning times., 1896-02-21
VICTORY FOR MlUP|N BILL
Senate Committee FavOrs the
Measure Nine to -Four.
WINTER RACING ALSO KILLED
Graves Bill Provides That There Shall
BE No Racing in December, Janu-
airy, February and March-Friends
of Both Bills Look for Prompt Pass
age by the Senate
Special to The Times.

Richmond, Va. Feb. 20.-Smiles broad
and deep wreathed the countenauce of Mr..
Maupin and the friends OF his bill this
morning when, after a long executive ses-
sion OF the senate committee on courts OF
justice, it was reported that they had adopt
ed the Maupin bill and also the Graves bill,
a companion bill, which prohibits winter
racing.
The committee examined the bills in
secret session, and nothing was given
out beyond the fact that the committee
agreed TO report the measures favorably bya
vote of 10 4, all the members of the COM
mittee being present.
The Graves bill provides that there
shall be no racing during the months of Mo-
vember, December. January, February and
March. The committee amended this bill
by striking out the word November"
The committee made only one amendment
in the Maupin bill, and that was made al
the request of the patron. The change
is in the section providing penalty for
violation of the provisions of the act by
striking out the words "one-half the fine
shall be given to the informer.''
II is reported that Messrs. Mushbach,
Little, Hay and E. H. Jackson were the four
members Of the committee voting against
the Maupin bill. The substitute framed
by a subcommittee consisting of Messrs,
Hay and E. H. Jackson waspresented 10 the
committee, but twasgivenlittlec consideration,
such a large majority favoring the other
measures.
THE SUBSTITUTE BILL.
The substitute is entitled, "A bill to
amend section 2, of an act entitled an
1
of an act entitled an act TO prevent and
punish betting. gambling, and the making
writing, or selling OF books, or pools, or
mutuals on the result OF any trotting or
running race OF horses, or race OF any kind,
or on an election or contest OF any kind.
OF any game OF baseball" approved March
8, and TO ado independent sections thereto.
This act is amended TO read s follows:
1T shall be unlawful for any gricultural
association, county or city fair, or any
driving club, or driving park, chartered TO
hold running or trotting races OF any kind
whatsoever, for longer period than fifteen
days at any one track, between the first day
OF April and first day OF December OF any
one year. 1t shall be unlawful to hold or
have running or trotting races of horses, or
races of any kind whatsoever upon the
Ol any dSeOGldtlOll,
county or city fair, driving club, or driving
park during the calendar months of Janu-
airy, February, March, and December of any
one year.
Amy person violating the provisions of
this act shall he fined not less than $500
nor more than 81 ,000."
Senator Little said Yesterday that he
proposed at the proper time 10 present this
in order TO get the whole matter before the
| senate.
The Maupin measures will now go over TO
| the house for concurrencein the amendment
made by the senate coarts of justice COM
mittee, to which, it is understood, there will
be no objection made in the house. 1t will
then come back to the senate, and a special
day be set apart for its consideration. 1t
is understood that the interests of the meas
ure in this body will be looked after by
Senators Sands and Tredway.
MR.. MAUPIN Is PLEASED.
Mr.. Maupin ismuch pleased over theaction
of the committee in regard TO his bill, and
is confident it viii pass the senate by a
| good majority. He estimates that there will
be only thirteen votes cast against it.
The Graves bill prohibiting winter racing,
was introduced in the house by Mr.. Graves,
at the request of Mr.. Maupin, to perfect his
anti-gambling measure. II reads as fol-
! lows:
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly
| OF Virginia that it shall be unlawful forany
person or association of persons, any agri-
culturalassociatlon, driving gparkassociation
OF any other county or city fair driving club
or any other person or corporation whatso-
ever, to have upon the grounds or tracks
owned or controlled by them, or upon any
race track whatsoever any running or trot-
ting races, OF any other trials of speed be-
tween horses during the months OF Novem-
| ber, December, February and March.
2. Any violation of the provisions of this
act shall be punished by fine of not less
| than $3.50 for the first offense and of not
less than $500 70 rthe second offense or any
| subsequent offense. and in no case shall the
| fine exceed 81 900.
AS stated a bove, the committee struck out
the word November thereby allowing rae
ing eight months in the year, instead of
seven. No objection will be raised to this
amendment.