The evening world., 1904-03-22
GAMBLING BILL
PASSED AFTER
a HOT FIGHT.
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solvency. don't sec any great public
wrong committed by permitting these
men TO gamble and risk their surplus
cash. 1t is against the law, but public
money Is not exchanged by the prac-
tee"
Matter of Human Liberty.
Senator Grady declared that the
question was n fundamental one Of
human liberty. Under such a law as
was proposed citizen could be drag
ged into court and compelled to give
testimony which would disgrace him
more in tho eyes OF his family and
business associates than would any
criminal prosecution.
Senator Bracket made a bitter at
tack on Mr.. Jerome. whose motive. he
insisted, was chiefly n desire for notori-
ETY.. He accused Senator Raines OF be-
ing allied with Mr.. Jerome In the agi-
tation, and insinuated that sinister in
fuences were behind both.
while the voic is tn voic OF Jacob"
said he, "the hand Is the hand OF
Esau."
lie a-raigned Mr.. Jerome for grossly
improper practses as a Justice OF the
New York Court of Sessions, In leading
raids In cases which must later appear
before him. He declared that such pro-
ceedings UP the State would have been
resisted to the death.
BrncIxctt Hits ut Raines.
Turning from Mr.. jerome. Senator
Bracket made a violent attack upon
Senator Raincs.
Senator Rnines has been charged
with hideous crime" said Mr.. Brack-
ett. that OF taking a bribe in his
hand"
Lieut. Gov. Higgins raped his gavel.
MIR. Raines flushed red and arose. He
replied:
IT call the Senator 10 order and want
his remarks correctly taken. I have
never been charged in this body of any
crime"
'I did not say he was charged in this
body" said Mr.. Bracket
Mr.. Brackett then recalled the charges
OF bribery made against Mr.. Raines in a
New York newspaper some years ago.
"And tho reason he gave for not suing
for libel" said Mr.. Erackett, was that
he was too poor, that he had no money,
and about the same time We read of his
having been robbed on fair grounds.
And We have since heard OF his drop
ping thousands In bucket shops"
Mr.. Bracket said that the mob spirit
was behind the bill. and that tho gang
who favored the bill should go South
ana burn negroes"
Mr.. Bracket said that the next thing
Mir! Jerome would ask is to remove the
secrecy of the confessional and oblige
priests 10 testify to crimes confessed to
them and for which they have given
absolutiun.
He then discussed at great length the
legal aspects OF the question.
Raines Scores Bracket.
Senator Raines replied to Mr.. Brack-
cts attack. calling 1t that of aNcoword.
He sneered at MIR. Brackett's practice
OF law on tho floor of tho Senate for his
friend and client. a notorious criminal" ="
He recalled the suicide on Senator
Brackets doorstep OF Gale Mitchell. and
declared that poor Mitchell's epitaph
should be: a terrible mistake! He sho;
lie cited Incidents In his adversnry's s
career in support OF his charge that Mr.
Bracket had always stood between the
big gamblers and the law.
Others Join In.
In terms not unlike those of Senator
Brackett Mr. Jerome was denounced by
Senator II. lirown. He further aid
that Mr., Jerome was anxious on any
terms To keep mis- name associated with
tl.nt OF the Vanderbilt family.
Senator Narsnall, on the olher hand,
scored Senator Bracket for his alleged
relations with Garfield. He sald the
Senator had consumed an hour In an
attempt To- Ir1ve himself an honest man.