Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-07
STOP POOL-SELLING.
H. Maupln Offered a Bill 10 Prevent All
Race Track Gambling.
ANOTHER ELECTION BILI
Anti-Democrats Meet In Caucus
aad Adopt Measure Which
VIII lie Presented Wednesday,
Other Legislative Gossip.

D.li IN the House yesterday opVi"''o a."
pool-selllny and pook-makins In tbs
State. At tho same time Senator Musa-
bach secured favorable action IN the sen
ate on his motion 10 REFER so niuch ot
the Governors message as related 10
poo,-se,ling or racing at Alexander Is
land and lawIessness IN Alexandra co''h-
~ 70 the Committee for Courts OF Jus
.ice. with Instructions TO report ~ Dill
or otherwise.
Mr.. Maupins bill is couched In the IAN
euage Of the present law. except that IL
makes no exceptions In favor OF any OF
the tracks of the State.
TEXT OF THE BILL.
The bill reads:
Re n enacted By the General Assembly
az Virginia. That It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, or association Oh
PERSONS, corporation or corporations u
occupy any ground. or room. shed. Dooth'
tent. tenement. or building. or any part
thereof erected on the grounds OF any
agricultural, association. grange assoc'a-
ton. baseball park. driving or ridihg
club. Or association, public or pr"a's
parks, OF elsewhere within the hmf's Vi
this Commonwealth. with DOCKS, appa-
rafus. or paraphernalia, for the purpose
Of recording bets or wagers, or OF ser
ing or making books pools. or mutuais
upon the result of any game OF baseball
football, or the trial OF speed. or powers
OF endurance Of any animal or oeast' vi,
being the owner lessee, or occupant OF
any room, shed, booth, tent, tenement
building. or grounds. or part thereo',
knowingly TO permit the same 10 be used
for making bets on any game or games
of baseball and football. or trial OF
speed or power OF endurance OF any am
NAL or beast, OF therein or thereon 10
keep. exhibit. or employ. or permit 10 DE
kept. exhibited. or employed. any device
or apparatus for the purpose or recording
or registering such bets, or wagers. or
the selling or making Of such DOCKS
pools, or mutuals. or 10 become the Gus
todlan or depository for gain, hire, or
reward of any money. properly, or thing
OF value, bet or wagered or to be wagered
or bet, contrary TO the provisions of this
act: or 10 receive, register. record, for
ward. or purport or pretend to forward, ITO
or for any race course. any money, thing
or consideration Of value offered for the
purpose of being bet or wagered' upon the
speed or power of endurance of any ami
NAL or beast, or for any person or per-
sons to occupy any place, building. or
grounds. or part thereof, with books
papers, apparatus, or paraphernalia, for
the purpose of receiving, recording, or
registering any bets or wagers, or TO
aid. assist. or bet in any manner what
soever i'm any of The acts forbidden by
this statute.
CAN ONLY OFFER PREMIUMS.
That nothing in this act shall be con-
strued TO prevent agricultural associations
and riding and driving clubs or asocia-
tons offering a purse or premium at
such trials OF speed Of animals or beasts
as may be held by them.
That any person or persons. or asso-
citation Of persons. corporation or corpora
lions, violating the provisions OF this
act. shall. on conviction thereof, be fined
not less than 500 nor more than $1,000
one half of which shall be paid TO The
informer. and be imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than one
year. In Jail
All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
This act shall be in force from its
passage.
The Opposition's Election Bill.
A caucus Of the anti-Democratic mern-
bers was held in the hall of the House
or Delegates last night, and some time
was spent In reading over and discussing
an elections bill which, II Is understood,
will be presented in the near future, per-
haps to-day. The measure begins by
throwing safeguards about the registra-
ton of voters. Under it there will be no
constable. A blanket ballot is provided
for, with the emblem of each party at the
head of the ticket. fac-simile of the
ballot. printed on cardboard, is to be
posted at each precinct. The voter is re-
quired TO deposit his ticket. He will hand
1t TO a judge. who, after satisfying him
self that II is the official ballot. will give
IT back TO the voter. who will place it in
the box. These are only few of the
features Of the bill. 1t is provided that
the supervisors in the counties and the
councils in the cities shall constitute the
electoral boards
Mr.. Maupin will in few days present
bill TO legalize primary elections in
Henrico. meeting of the most promi-
nent Democrats OF the county was held
at the residence OF Captain j. H. OBan-
non Saturday night. and the bill which
had been drawn was read. 1t met with
some opposition. but after some changes
have been made il will be presented.
The bill was adopted with some few
changes. and vote of thanks was ten
dered the gentlemen who had assisted
in drafting II. 1t will be presented in
the Senate Wednesday by Mr.. Hale, md
in the House by Mr.. Coles
county Receipts and Expenditures.
Mr.. Button, Clerk of the Senate. has
received about seventy-fve replies in an
swer to the circular letter sent out to
the clerk of the boards OF supervisors
of the various counties. asking for
statement of the years receipts and dis
bureements. as authorized in the resolu-
ton introduced I'm the Senate some time
ago by Mr.. Withers, and adopted by
that body
The following letter from Mr. L. S.
Walker, Clerk OF the Board of Supervi-
sors OF Shenapdoah county. however,
stands apart from all the rest in the
terseness of its verbiage. The letter
reads:
Clerks ONCE Shenandoah County,
Woodstock. Va, December IL, 1895
Joseph Button. Esq, Clerk OF the Senate:
My Dear Sir.-The within request Is
most respectfully declined.
/. That no proposition Is made In the
resolution for pay for work.
2. That the work required could not
be done In this county under two weeks
or more.
g. Thai 1t would require a printed form
OF questions and large correspondence
with twenty gentlemanly officials Of this
county. and no proposition made in reso-
luton even for postage.
T. That I am no State official and
60 not know OF any law that the State
can compel man to work for nothing.
That our Board OF Supervisors Is COM
posed OF six level-headed farmers who
have the interests OF the county at heart.
and people show II by constantly re-elect-
ing them. ana that they can run the
q county as we'll as the Legislature.
These and various other reasons,