The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-10
AIORJTY MEMBERS DECIDES TO DEVOTE $750OO0 OF HAR

the judiciary committee has been in
flucnced. Being member of the judi
ciary committee, ] hope that com
mittee will be appointed to investigate
these matters and report TO the house
Russell arose at this time and raised
| The point of order that the matter
which Morris was discussing WAS not
| before the house ''No charges have
! been made here added Russell.
''T was SAYING Morris continued,
'Ethat there was a committee here from
Bingham and I was told that this com
| the speaker Of this house Then, ] take
| it, the matter is on the floor OF this
| house. -
Attempts were made by other mem
bers to shut Morris off, but he contin
| ued his remarks.
Sounds Warning.
al now want to give warning he
said. 'sIf you pass this bill, what will
| be the result9 In outside counties there
will be no gambling. 1T has been said
on the floor of this house that there
are 100 gambling dens in this city and
| that no effort has been made to close
| them. Then, the country boys, if this
bill is passed. can be sent to Jail for
gambling, while the professional gamb-
ler IN this city will walk the streets
with his bead up, the same as he has
done In the past.
Holman of Salt Lake county, chair
man of the judiciary committee, was
next recognized. CT oppose this bill, -
he said, F7from the bottom of my heart.
Rumors have been prevalent here for
several days, which ] believe have for
their object the coercion Of members
of this house into passing an anti-gamb
ling measure whether it has merit or
not. ] am opposing this bill because it
has no merit. ] think though that it is
| going TO pass. Yet. | wish the members
would read it carefully once more. so
that they may see that the vicious
| forms of gambling are not enumerated.
How about horse races and pool selling2
If your intentions are good, You should
cover everything.
Says Present Law Sufficient.
''But I shall oppose the bill for an
other reason Charges have been made
and l know why they are made. For
three years in Bingham fight has
been on between the gamblers on one
hand and the Socialists on the other.
the Socialists Although charges have
been made, it is no business of mine
until they are proved. The business
men in Bingham favor gambling, ]
have said in my paper that any time
the good men and women of the camp
would say that they did not want
gambling. I would do my best 10 close
IL. But I refuse to abide by the wishes
of I committee that does not represent
the sentiment Of the camp. The present
| law is sufficient TO deal with gambling
and until IT is tested and found made
quate. | will oppose further legisla
tion.
"'Our town board at Bingham con
slsts of four representative men. One
nf tla l. l.Hl,@
of the best men in the camp. They
have never tried to suppress gambling
Then why put 1t up TO me} ] never
gamble. and that is something that the
members of this special committee can
not say for themselves. I will vote
| Z No on this bill, because ! refuse to
be threatened or coerced. This fight
at Bingham is an old one, and there is
a peculiar situation there. AS for my
self, personally. would welcome an in
vestigation. AS for the bill, I am not
interested in 1T further than TO stand
upon the floor OF this house and voice
my sentiments. -
These were the only remarks made
with reference TO the charges that had
been filed with Speaker Robinson.
When the bill was taken up for third
reading and final passage Pope moved
that the bill he so amended as to pro
|
plays AT the various games. instead
of the person who ideals or carries
on. This amendment was agreed to.
To Destroy Devices.
yelling then proposed an amend
ment making it the duty Of the sheriff
or other officers 70 seize all gambling
devices. when they were being used for
the purpose Of gambling. and take
them before A magistrate, whose duty
it would he TO order them destroyed. if
II appeared that they were being used
for the purpose named. This amend
ment also prevailed The only other
amendment made was to change
. playing at cards to gambling
at cards
Anderson said that the bill suited
him, and he knew that 1T had scared
he gamblers. He was glad Of that, and
If the bill became a law, laboring mer
could put their money into savings
banks, instead of losing it at gambling
tables
Wootton thought the bill was a good
one. f'The professional gambler he
said. "is not entitled to any considera
ton So far as Bingham is concerned
am not familiar with the condition:
there. but we are not here to legislafs
for any particular town. IF every
man, woman and child there came il
here and asked me to favor gambling
it would have no effect on me. The
professional gambler lives of the earn
ings of the man who can least afford
10 keep him. and I am against th'
professional gambler.
Remains Felony.
Pope wanted the penalty for mer
who play at gambling-the men whc
own and operate the games-changer
from felony TO a misdemeanor will
the penalty at from sixty days TO 81,
months in jail. and with fine of no
more than 5000, but he was over
whelmingly voted down.
Allison Of Weber county discussed
briefly the situation in Ogden 1t hat
been said on the floor Of the house tha
Ogden gamblers were paying $500
month to the city. "As TO that, ,
said Mr.. Allison. gambling has bee,
source of revenue to Ogden City
because the gamblers have been ar
rested and fined as oulckJy as the-