Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Bill to Prohibit Gambling in the
Territories.
PETITION AGAINST SMOOT
Consideration of Statehood Measure
Postponed.
PURE FOOD BILL IN SENATE
Mr.. Tillman Introduces a Bill Pro-
hibiting Money Contributions in
Furtherance of Elections.
PURE FOOD BILL IN SENATE

eThe House of Representatives passed
bill to prohibit gambling in the territories.
Its consideration resulted in sharp CLASH
between Delegate Mark Smith of Arizona
and Mr.. Littlefield (Me)
The first business of the House today
was the passage of a Senate bill allowing
entry and clearance of oil-laden vessels at
San Luis Obispo, Port Hartford and Mon
terey, Cab
A House bill was passed changing the
name southwestern" division of the dis
trict court of Georgia to Albany
Gambling in the Territories.
Stating that in Arizona and New Mexico
and other territories gambling is licensed.
Mr.. LittleAeld (Me) entered motion to
suspend the rules and pass bill reported
from the Judiciary COMMITTEES making gam
bling in the territories Illegal. The bill
makes gambling misdemeanor. punish
able by 5000 fine and one years impris-
onment.
The bill Classics gambling as faro,
monte, roulette, iansquenet, rouge ct nolre,
rondo. fan-tan. poker, seven and hail.,
twenty-one, chuck-a-luck. or any banking
or percentage game. or any other kind Of a
game played with cards or dice.
Vigorous opposition was made by delegate
Mark Smith (AriZona).
81 do not wish 1t understood that 1 am
here in sympathy with gambling" he be-
gan. but | do protest against the gentle-
man from Maine, the furtherest point in the
United States from my home, coming IN
here to NEEDLE in our quarrels when, with
prohibition in his own state, there are LOO
saloons open in the town of Bangor. Me. IL
is a prohibition that don't prohibit. 1 sub
nit the gentleman should confine his phil
anthropies to his own state instead OF
spreading out over the southwest"
He declared there was no pure motive be-
hind the bill; that 1t was for the purpose OF
influencing votes in Arizona for Joint state
hood.
Mr. Smith contended that the territory
would prohibit gambling at its next session.
He said he would ask unanimous consent
TO amend the bill so as TO make IL Apply
to territory under the jurisdiction or the
United States He said this would include
Alaska, the Philippines, Porto Rico, the
tories.
MI Littlefeld Shows Feeling.
In replying Mr.. Lttlefield exhibited con-
siderable feeling. Speaking of Delegate
Smith, Mr. Littlefield said: II tried to treat
him like a gentleman. but the first thing
he does Is to meet me with sheer.
do not propose to be swung aside on this
debate on prohibition in Maine. He knows
as little about that as the average gentle
man who casts the same aspersions
Later Mr.. LittlefieId refused to allow Mr..
Smith to interrupt him. This led to sec
ond statement by Mr.. Smith to make clear
that he was not making defense of gam
bling
The bill was passed on a viva voce vote.
Mr.. Crumpacker Und.) secured considera-
ton of a bill making 1t the duty of the
director of the census to compile reports
decennially On life, fire, marine. casualty
insurance, fisheries. electrical industries,
savings banks and judicial statistics OF
crime. These reports are on additional
subjects to those upon which reports are
made.
Opposition to the bill was made by Mr..
Mann Ull), who believed II simply a
demand for additional work on the part of
the census bureau solely for the purpose Of
keeping It's force employed.
Mr. Fitzgerald On. W also took the same
view.
Mr.. Tawney (Minn} saw nothing In the
bill but an effort to increase the govern
ments inspection force throughout the
country He was opposed to the propo-
sitiOn.
The bill was passed by rising vote Of
- to 80.