The age-herald., 1900-07-11

The Police Commission recommends the passage of a law making gaming a felony, revoking the charter of clubs in whose rooms gambling devices are found, and adopting more stringent Sunday laws.
 Chairman McCary decided when tie vote occurred on resolution that the same was adopted.
 The Police Commission met in regular session last night with Chairman McCary and Commissioners Mobley Bridges, Stradford, Childes and Parker present. Only two subjects came up for considera- ton, and after disposing of these the com mission adjourned until s o'clock Friday night.
 Supernumerary Policeman Gloer was reduced to number on the list of super numeraries for conduct unbecoming an of ficer, and the recommendations contained in Chief of Police Austin's annual report, submitted at the last meeting, were re- ceived and most of them concurred in.
 Immediately after the roll call MT. Bridges called for the chiefs report and moved that it be acted upon. MT. Chiles moved that each section be acted on separ- ately and this prevailed.
 The following were the recommendations of the chief:
 That the commission petition the Legis lature to make gaming a felony. The vote on this stood three for its adoption and three against it. the chair declaring that it had been concurred in. The affirmative votes were cast by Chairman McCary, Mobley and Bridges; the negative votes by Stradford, Parker and Chiles. The chief recommended that the Legsla- ture be petitioned to make it a felony for any one to have gaming devices in his pos session. MT Bridges voted for this and Chairman McCary, Chiles, Stradford, Park CT and Mobley against it. Charters to be Revoked
 The chief recommended that the com
 mission petition the Legislature to pass q law providing that when gaming devices are found in a chartered club the charter shall be revoked. Chairman McCary, Bridges and Mobley voted for this and Stradford, Parker and Chiles against it. The chair declared that the recommenda- tion had been concurred in. The chief recommended that the commits sion petition the Legislature to pass a law providing that when persons, whether members or visitors, are found gambling in a chartered club, the charter shall there by be revoked. Chairman McCary, Bridges and Mobley voted for this, and Strad ford, Chiles and Parker against it. The chair declared that it had carried. The chief recommended that the board and mayor be petitioned to pass an dinance providing that tables and gaming devices found in place where gambling is or has been carried on shall be con- fiscated. This was adopted, Chairman Me Cary, Stradford, Bridges, Mobley and Chiles voting for it, and Parker against it.
 By unanimous vote the recommenda- ton that the Mayor and Board of Alder men be petitioned to pass more stringent Sunday laws was adopted. The chief recommended that an ordinance be passed making it unlawful to run dumb walters from saloons to boarding houses over saloons. This was adopted. Those sections in the chiefs report refer ring to the fact that he had raided twenty seven clubs during the year and his ref erences to the failure of the criminal court to convict prisoners charged with gambling were stricken out.
 On motion of MT. Parker, a committee consisting of Messrs. Parker, Mobley and Stradford was appointed to investigate that portion of the chiefs report relating to the amount collected on account of fines and fees and also the amount expended in making such collections, and comparisons with previous years.