The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-08
GAMBLING HIT HARD
BY BILL PASSED BY
STATELOWER HOUSE
Card Games Of kuy Kind Prohib-
tied by Measure That Precipi.
tates Hottest Fight Yet Staged
in Fourth Assembly.

snniu be. F.h s,Opsn gambling
in the state was dealt u hard blow IN
ihe house OF representatives on Fri-
duN afternoon when the lower house
passed hN e vote or 80 10 ~ tho
blanchard -'urtcf Howard act prohih-
iuuE card comes OF uuy sort Tho
measure was the occasion OF the hot.
tcst ught that tho fourth ASSEMBLY
has yet Witnessed.
m, bili came out Of the committee
with "a favorable report aud was
brought before the house Tor third
reading und passage. n had been
amended 90 add puurhhoarGa 10 tho
iist uf gambling devices barred from
thr state. Judge nuruss preripitatod
the nEhi hy pointing out thar the
measure would oven put % stop 10
Mnfncu.s bridge games and things Of
such harmless nature.
Carter of Magdalrnn took up the
hills defense, though admitting that
li was not uH strong us he would like.
hu cited conditions of affairs durin &
the MHrdnlpnu round up when the
ciiizsnH Of the town found n necexaar,
Go appeal Go Governor Lindsey 60
send the mounted police 10 suppress
open gambling.
'urns OF Mora sought 20 demon
Hitutr the weak points in the measure
and muNrd that it be- referred 20 tho
committee ON Judiciary whore 10 would
ht made workable. q. Fuirrioth de.
rlufrd it would gain nothing hy such
frlcrncv aud moved that Curna
motion ho tabled Ron call was De.
uuudtd, many OF the momhora ex.
plhiniur thvir votes hY long nrau.
mnuiH fur or against blanchard
caused murh hy asserting that
'urns. motion would send the bill 10
COM wiitro of experts Tho motion
tn iahlr funllV won 20 20 IL
From that point the battle lacked
neither boo NiEur nor lcngih. Carter Ut
rnrurru, btfru oi Guudniupe. Mascn
ftrHH Iaif0lufh. GHufV blanchard
liurnts. Wesley. turuH. Carter of Ioi.
HNI Howard joined tho fray nnd sc,.
'fHI others arose for few rsmnrka
Ihuy times during tho progress nf
ihu debate. those opposed 10 th,
measure moved Co adjourn until
Monday hut ItN udNurItrH would moi
Weld Slowly ihr drive hy barnes
'urns lni clancy uEn.nN the bill wns
checked und the proposal finally
'Iffi'h Nl iu o., after which adjourn
mont wac taken
several new hills were proposed Al
fhr FriiHN afternoon session uf en-,
house NudruH Medina and Ncncesiso
Romero introduced some changes Tor
N..N N''NH N'NNNN NNNINN RI IlNNH
som with H bad reputation cnunnt oh.
iHIu u decree and specifying that if
hurh hHd reputation is proved. tho
person seeking u divorce fuaN be- fiurd
from SOC tu fiun ur 1n days BOD Iull
70. Gonzales introduced an
amendment tu tho election laws Civ
ms cripplpH ana illitcratos the RIGHT
'n receive uHsiHiante while cHatiuu
their ballot 4 " Hun proplsad Ia
measure making tho process of mum
h'rlhN BALLOT moro simple. Coo
Toward HurErHted H iaw unuuiina the
Hrruon ot thtptDr n uf the Iall i.w.
Wh'rI gives lir uura county tho tirhI
iu build a court hnusu
l.anU hard and Herbert pronosed
ihn rnutiur of SIS. geo for ths iiord-
rrHuI route in Lincoln cnu IT, Uo,.
DrsuH uud l.iuNond would mike Ia
state Nlrhw1y OF tho road from Mo-
humu. okla. To nrs Moincs. y NJ. A
% l-N would provide Tor the owner.
chip tui control 81 water doNolopod
hy tno construction OF drainage svs-
teWH Swing the disposal OF the water
to the district nnd allowing the pro-
ccris to hc lpnllei 10 the drainage
debt
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