The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14
FIGHTING The MAUPIN BILL.
The Senate Committee Giving a Full Hear
Ing 10 Both Sides.
ACTION WILL Be TsKEN TO-DAY.
Number 90 business Men OF Alexandra
Urge the Passage ofthe Measure Nhiie
several People Protest Against It,
The Arguments Advanced.

duration I'm the Senate chamber Ht1ttiu"S
afternoon FOR the purpose Of hearing arSu-
mcnts upon the various racing DIS io"
pending before the Senate. The chamoer
was crowded with the friends ana oppo-
nents OF the Maupin BILL there being pres
ent a large delegation from Alc1nloIid'
represcntlng the most prominent business
men of that city. Mr J.. J.. bowman
president of the It. Asaph race-track ana
head Of the wholesale LIQUOR firm OF H.
T.. Downham < Co. Mr.. George Mod.
Blake president of the Richmond Riding
and Driving Association. a number OF
well-known hOrsetnen. and several minis
ters OF Richmond and AleNandria-
II was arranged that the friends oil me
Maupin bill should have forty-nNe
minutes 10 state their views and its
opponents the same length Of time IN
which 10 reply then both sides shoulu
close IN niteen minutes eacn,
FOR THE MAUPIN BILL.
Mr. George X. lin. "a well-kuoWn ~:
chant Of Alexandria. was first heart. -
said that while be admitted ina -
had been OF a slight advantage pecun.'F-
ily 10 the business interests of MeNa'-
dria. when the moral welfare OF re
youth Of the city was taken into cN'-
sheraton Il dwndlcd into nothing
The set of mep, he said. who an -
these tracks made 10 unsafe for me
wives and daughters of Alexandra $ rl,
zens TO travel the short distance on tIe
cars between Alexandria aud " Washington.
/ and scenes had happened on the pubic
cars that hc was ashamed 10 relate TO
the committ,c. 1T was common say
/ ing De declared. that 10 was uusaie TO
travel between Alexandria and Washing
ton. The men who conducted these tracks
b are pOsfiV" detrim"ut 10 that section,
AMI would be a de'rimcnt 10 any sec
+ ton.
The only argument he had ever heard in
/ favor OF THESE tracks was the pecuniaIy
! advantage that they were 10 tho city Of
! Alexandria. and bee claimed that this al
. legged advantage was more IMAM over
[ balanced by its great disadvantage 10 the
/ morals Of the community.
lie said that since the stOppage OF rae
( ing at these tracks he was told that CO.
i caine had deprecated 10 price. ana that
I the animals into which II was injected
] sold for nifty cents q dozen. lie under
stood his friend. Senator NushDach, 10
say that the Maupin bill did not prohibit
/ pool-sellinE.
NO. Sir" interrupted Captain Musn-
! bach. 81 didn't say that. ] said that IT
did not prohibit winter racing or foreign
We'll" Said Mr. IWl. % beg your par
don But ] cannot see myself how there
is any more objection TO winter ihah
summer racing.
! Nj. Tin concluded 10y SAVING thai we
| Maupin bill was the friend Of the FARMER
and tended - the promotion OF law ana
] order.
An OLD RICHMOND BOY
Captain Mushbaoh then introduced 80
th. committee Nj. Frank Lyon son oil
/ Mr. james Lyon. ana former .il .1... u
| of Richmond. secretary Of the CiuZens
| League. Of Alexandria county MI. Lyon
! said that this league had been formed
| for the protection OF the people OF ms
| county The condition OF things theIe'
| no said WAS desperate. There were
| Ifgt
! nIahed liquor for &N.Wp people across me
! river There were LOO voters, OF "nlCh
| 500 were negroes, and the vote oi tle
! county was entirely confronted 10y wv
/ roco-tracks They had negro cons able-
/ ana negro justices OF The peace. ana u Z,
| white man was arrested nc was uiasN''
before a negro Justice Dy negro con-
| stable Not only were they ~ sucu a
/ condition that they could not get rld OF
/ M race-trarks but they could not ger
the ordinary laws executed. Alexandra
| county was a dumping-srouhd TOT ~
| scum OF humanity, who Wished 10 eFd"t
lie smoke of the effect that these tracks
| had uDOn the value of the lands IN Ni'N
| andria county, saying mat Wherr lahu1 ~
! tha District Of Columbia were WoI lh
! thousands those I'm his county WEI,
/ North hundreds The argument oi thf
/ syricultural societies was, hc Sald thdl
1 AZ nools were not sold they co.'s ho'
have racing. That did not make IL IEh'
I IN
! tracks i'm Alexandria county as lal
/ rn.od was concerned. eNclteu a eiil'
+ u.hcn il was spoken OF IN w aShl!iS 'V'i
/ ,rle horses had nothing 10 40 WIN IT,
/ Those were OutlaWed Uachs, I y
J ,,uutahle hOrsemau would adihlt' am.
/ ,,,,, had more show for his money AT q
F roulette wheel ..t.tto. %
Inn r4plv 10 a question as 10 WhctheI u,
[ Thought the passage Of the MauP,it al.
F v.ot,ll prevcnt private betting ne 7"lu u,
+ ,-Lf.- fho LEGISLATURE had anNtuluS u" '"
Mr. Iron was followed by NJ ~,
/ Z, f,url<s "a prominent banker OF Ai'N,,'.'l
dria. who spok al9nS & H. ssid that
/ r. ,,eo,ln had am idea that the olp"rl
I zion 10 the race-iral H. VIZ Atav.
/ bv- a few ministers ANA fuIita"9 ~ az,
] anf,fa This however. ne Sain' We" ~
anN' e. As a representative of ih'
/ hnein.ss-men of that city he came ..
asL for relief from the degrade" 'i"'
| Who had settled upon them. .,f...,t
| Mr. george " Ramsey, plonli, az
/ .t.bont Of Alexandria. then brieny tl-
/ vessel tbc committee and piese illtn "
potition signed by a large R,li.l.n,,,il,ri,
! representative t'lAfuT ~ ~ H,,fpln
/ nravine for the passage of $50" "'"f''''
Mr.. CHRISTIANS SPEECH.
! ,rbe rcvt speaker vas Rev. W. A~nuIl
I ehri-tiau. ot This Ciiy, ieprt,.iil!iS I"
| committee from the Protestant MlilSl,iS
/ Union. composed nl iN'fr. ''' -.
+ ,1ft and Fair Nj. CHRISTIAN sPoN,
',r.l,,,.i,' AGAINST thc Reddy bill. claiming
/ that ffs result would Doe 10 scatter ~.
l ,i.o,, an over flc state. thirty hdA@ ~
/ rarh place. u would he better. nt s"i,i
| no keen il al the year at AleAaiui ID; ~
/ il was right 10 run these races. lel lll'"
| he rIn an the year. 10 IT was WIoi-
/ do,'f have 81 at an. The ministers union
/ ,rhirh he REPRESENTED. wanted no conpio'
/ ,nts4 measure. they were DO faNor OF iit
| Tanriu bill He closed 10y am ilnpassloie'
| apped for relief from these IFS. siN !iis
J that if entire renct was MOI -lfrn nv ~.
| committee HAD better let the whole nldli'
Mr. j. a. Trimycr. Of Alexandria, neNl
! .,. i,ires.ed the committee. lie denied iha'
2 nm. tracks were IF any peruniary Nt 81, ul
/ fo Alexandria merchants, ana nretp indl
( rolief be given the people OF that Guy "hD
/ county
AGAINST TIE MAUPIN BILL.
Mr. Trimver's speech closed the case fol
| the advocates Of the Maupin nll' ana W.
| chairman stated that the other side W0uil
| be- heard Mr. George Med. Blake ther
| Introduced Mr. Heber ker, secretary OF
! She stanton Agricultural society MI.
| KtFs spe, ch was TO the effect that inc
| conditions existing a. Alexandria Were
| purely local. and could exist al no other
| place. Pools had never been sold but
: once upou the race-cOurst at Stauhton,
/ and mon fhat occasion was The most
/ successful over held Tie hoped in legis
/ lating upon the matter the committee
/ would separate the sheep from ihe goats
II Mexanlria county Were In the condi-
4 ton claimed. IL needed special legisla-
/ ton. Tie begged the Legislature not "a
| cCnfOund healthy agricultural race
/ meeting with the degraded business al
/ Aicxandria. Racing, he SAID, naa come
I down from OR fathers. and any blow
/ struck 81 ,yuflll reach with II-a-f irons