Arizona republican., 1907-01-30
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without Any Opposition Whatever the Measu
cluding Women from Saloons Is Passed
Upper House.

Gambling was half abolished yester-
day by the passage by the council of
the Hunt bill, which provides for the
repeating Of paragraph 2S6s Of the re-
vised statutes and section 29O OF the
penal code.
The judiciary committee soon after
the converting of the council. submit
ted report including this among sew
eral other measures. 1t had been
known that the report would be favor
able and that this bill rather than the
O'Nein bill would be selected as The
instrument for the abolition Of gamb-
ling.
After the report had been submitted
the council went into committee Of the
while with Mr.. Hunt in the chair
When the antigambling bill was
reached. In the consideration of the
list. Mr.. Dickerman said he desired to
record his views against gambling.
When the agitation of 1t was begun in
the city Of Tucson, many business men
believed that the abolition of it would
De- destructive 70 the business Of the
city. But il was abolished and it had
been found that business was improv-
cd. The leading merchant Of the
southwest told the speaker that he was
not selling so many silk shirt. and
stockings as formerly. but he sold
more pork and beans and the neces-
saries and comforts of life and got the
money FOR them. He had not always
done 50 when gambling was in full
blast. II was the testimony Of all the
merchants that people bought more
and that collections were better after
gambling had been wiped out.
Mr.. Dickerman said that he had
control Of nearly one hundred men.
While gambling was in vogue it was
frequent thing that the wages of en-
ployes were garnishecd for debt. Since
then the company had not been an
nuyed by garnishment proceedings
The business of the savings banks and
the building and loan associations had
increased immensely since gambling
had ceased.
Mr.. Cleaveland spoke OF the moral
effect of the bill on the community.
and Mr.. O'Neiu described the demoral-
iZing effects Of gambling that had
come under his notice.
BY WHOM SHALL 1T BE DONE.
President Doran said that il was for
the people Of the eIrftory to recide
whether they would put a stop to
gambling or whether they preferred TO
have congress do it for them. for it
had been decreed that the practice
should not be continued in the terri
tories.
II was the purpose of congress to
pass an anti-gambling bill in the last
session. and that II was not done was
due To the representations that had
been made to the senate that tine bill
was introduced only in the interest of
joint statehood. and on the promise of
ArizOna's representatives that the
next legislature would abolish gamb-
ling. II the legislature now failed
Of that promise. the president believ-
ed that congress would take action.
Mr.. Weedin favored the bill on the
broad principle that it was right that
gambling should cease and not be-
cause he was apprehensive of any ac-
tion that congress might take.
Mr.. Hunt. the author Of the meas
ure. spoke briefly to 1t. saying that he
came from the hOtbed of gambling
and he had therefore seen more of the
evil effects Of it than most of the
members. His course was not entire
ly popular but he was certain that II
was the best thing for his town and
for all other towns.
THE ONLY OPPOSITION.
When the committee arose it pre-
sented a favorable report on the bill.
and it went TO the third reading and
passage when the first opposition was
developed. Mr.. Roemer moved TO
amend the bill. making 1t effective on
July l, instead Of April l. He said