The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-02-22
MAKES GAMBLING UNLAWFUL.
Another Bill Passed ApproprIates
$4,000 for the Purchase Of 800
Acres Of Coal Lands on the Island
Of Batan, In the Philippines.
Wednesday, February Fl.

rules-requiring a two-thirds vote-in
the house. The first makes gambling
unlawful in the territories of the Uni.
ted States, including Arizona, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and Alaska. The bill was directed
particularly at Arizona and New
Mexico, where 1t was stated gambling
was licensed. The second provides
additional work for the census bureau
by requiring statistics to be taken on
insurance, fisheries, electrical indus.
tries, savings banks and crimes.
The third appropriates $4,000 for
the purchase of 300 acres of coal
lands on the Island of Batan, one of
the Philippine archipelago On the
latter bill debate of two hours was
had. The others were debated forty
minutes each.
An effort by Dalzell (Pa) to settle
consideration of the bill Incorporating
the Lake Erie and Ohio Ship Canal
Company Immediately after the army
appropriation bill failed The army
bill will be taken up tomorrow.
The bill to prohibit gambling in the
territories resulted in sharp clash
between Delegate Mark Smith of Ari-
IONA and Mr.. Littlefeld of Maine.
Stating that in Arizona and New
Mexico and other territories gambling
Is licensed Mr.. Lttlefleld (Maine), en-
tered motion to suspend the rules
and pass a bill reported by the judi
clary committee making gambling in
the territories illegal. The'bill makes
gambling misdemeanor punishable
by $4,000 fine and one years i'm
prisonment The bill Classics gamb-
ling as faro, monte, roulette, la squen-
ct rouge ct noire, rondo. tan, fan tan,
poker, seven and half. twenty-one,
chuck luck or any banking or per
centage game, or any other kind OF a
game played with cards or dice.
Vigorous opposition was made by
Delegate Mark Smith (AriZ.). 81 do
not wish 1t understood that | am here
in sympathy with gambling" he be-
gan, but do protest against the gen
tleman from Maine. the furthermost
point from my home, to coming here
to NEEDLE in our quarrels when, with
prohibition in his own state there are
$50 saloons open In the town OF Ban
gor. Maine. 1t is prohibition that
don't prohibit. | submit the gentle
man should confine his philan.
throphies to his own state instead of
spreading out over the southwest
He declared that there was no pure
motive behind the bill: that 1t was
for the purpose of influencing votes
in Arizona for Joint statehood. Mr..
Smith contended that the territory
would prohibit gambling at its next
session. He said he would ask unani-
nous consent to amend the bill so as
to make it apply to Territory under
the jurisdiction of the United States"
He said this would include Alaska, the
Philippines, Porto Rico. the District
of Columbia and all other territories.
Tuesday. February 20.
Washington.-Th senate commit
tee on territories met to resume con-
sideration of the Curtis bill, which
has passed the house, providing for
the winding up of the affairs of the
Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Terri
tory. One of the most important fea-
lures of the bill is that dealing with
the disposition of the segregated coal
and asphalt lands of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations. There has been
no vote upon this proposition, sensa-
tional reports to the contrary not
withstanding.
The probability is that when the
committee acts finally on this ques-
ton, 1t will leave the power, in case
of a sale of the coal land and asphalt
lands, in the secretary of the In
terror where 1t is placed by the Cur
tbs bill.
A powerful lobby has been here
camping just outside the door of the
committee room ever since the Curtis
bill passed the house. Several prom
inent railroad attorneys have been
seen banking around in the corridors.
Attorneys are here from the territory
who have figured in several import
ant suits. and some who have receiv-
ed almost fabulous fees in former
cases involving Indians rights. A
member of the committee stated that
If the matter was to be left to man
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