The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10
'House Votes By Great Major
ity for Browning's Anti-Red
Light Measure
GORDON AND MYERS
SEEK TO AMEND
House Refuses to Burden Law
With Sections Not Cermane.
Puts Teeth in Civil Pro-
ceeduYe

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TAG so- o'aihate so.sese iof women ~
tne lniversaty OF Virgins pii ps the
House sem mite ON SCHOOLS ana OF
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branches I'D executive session heafu
IArtner from Aaaihof OF ruoic Sc
oaas =, Lee Aoors ana sonsia n IA =.
sength the means suggested pS she
state ADVISORY Board OF iaxs1on Tor
tne raising OF some $sVo.oeo TOT tns
year beginning Mafch T. 1917 No
action was taken.
matchmaking Bill Passes.
The Ssephensoa -ann-sa fnbang oiii
MAS passed rs the Senate without de-
NAts hy vote 81 ~ 70 =. the ant.
fSn hknf measure did not pass ANTI
1lter more han two hours We're
NpEnt In Its discussion :.
The antt-gambling ball, while not All
that It's friends and the advocates OF
moral laws would ike IL 70 DC, Is re-
Sarded as forward step IL - looked
upon as fas Accomplishment or as
much as can he gotten at this time.
and IL Is recalled that when y was
tnOre embracing than now, in .isis
and 1914. u failed 20 see light 40
law.
The bill prohibits gambling for mon :
ey. Gambling for other vaiuahle
things,g such as betting hats. ues or
fuyhsT articles OF clothing or cigars
or other things that are popuiary
wagered hy the davotes at the SHRINE
1t the Goddess OF Fortune, are mex
Esmentioned-
But the bill strikes q heavy oiow az
fhA gamblers who stake money or who
MAY ~ games OF chance Tor money.
| Not even one cent can be wagered,
Within the Law on anything IN whieh
the element OF chance enters
RrswntaK Biii Passed.
I'm the House when the. browning
hill came up on the calendar " was
passed hy temporarily After other
gnestures on their third reading had
hesn passed Il was again taken UP.
Numerous amendments we're oherea.
II &9fETnl OF THESE spTtcttAsA ~ poAipRtii
81 arrors and making minor changes
Ete the wording Of the measure were
adopted On others. Particularly one
nv Delegate Gordon. OF LOUISE de-
saxned 10 punish men who ~ he put
| III ssmake disorderit houses possibie. .
and another by Deiegate Myers, OF
Richmond. 10 regulate fashions worn
~ women. there were attn lights
The Browning bill, which ~ pat
Aerned after the Iowa injunction law
md the law In effect In the District
Fcf eoiusrsbta. and simulate the law In
siccessful operation In sixteen other
Nsates. will abate by injunction houses
IN iewdnese. designation and prostt-
tntion. declaring them to be nrisances.
ma irnposing heavy penalty for viola
MON III injunction which win be held
|stp ~ In contempt,
Afnara ID Owner.
The hill IL aimed AT the landlord
II owner OF the property rather than
F. - fhe occupant or inmate. II declares
sthat y hoover shall erect, establish. use.
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