New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
THE RACING MEN WIN.
BILLS PASSED OVER THE GOVERNORS
VETO.
THE xrw.,rpsry SENATE PERSISTS IN FAVOR

,,,,r xrw.rrpsry SENATE PERSISTS IN FAVOR
rxc THE TRACKs-TIIE BILLS DENOUNCED.
Trenton, Feb Ed De Guvner amt IN IT, seer
romorlcd n Qamin in the gallery OF the Senate chm-
her this morning Hundreds OF welldressed men
were in the gallery many OF them hoping against
bon that thc Governors vetocs OF the charter racing
bills would BE- sustained, but they oil burst out "us"
ing The boy had gauged the situation correcuy'
IL sill lacked hnlf an hour OF the time Ior NV
ononinc ~ the session, and the Duke OF 6ioster
and his friends we're not then absolutely certain
n, succcss They had learned that senator PERKINS,
., Durling on had made up his mind to vote IN iaVor
OF the veto and were fearful lest senator ioHnh"'
OF Atlanta would also change his mlnd WIN rc'N''
on the law and order side, senator SWi'h' vi 'a''
absent the vote stood II to 8. In favor OF INV o'n''
notwithstanding the Governors objections 10 o''"''
With Hoffman the same side. the vote woU'd "c " Nv
and the bills would be defeated. But the Governor
and the law and order people were mot III '
senator Hoffman assured the racing men 'hh' he
wold stand BY the bills, and from that moheh' '"''
we're ready for the real call.
As soon AS the transaction Of business was In oucr
senator stokes, Of Cumberland. offered Il r'ho''o'a
against the bills I'm the shape OF long clrouiar ui''
by Anthony Comstock In behalf OF inc '''N'"'
League Of Ncw.Jcrscy. This rcmonsirance was rcad
and entered upon the minutes. ~ SET ior'h wv
effects OF gambling upon the young. and asSe"ea
ion reasons why the bills shOuld be killed. IL II "c'
in these reasons that the bills are for the behe VI
indicted rac,track men who VIII escape !"s"' "
the measures passed. and that th"y "o'"''
business that wrecks homes. bcggars wom'h "''"
children, Expresses tho poor, Temps tic "'"n' am
breeds crimes by gambling allurements when II per
nit 10 bc set ND in public places i'm violation OF the
common law $3.50
Tho mn Of tho reasons Is: " IIocou'" this Dill Is
against public policy. and is IN the interests OF pro
fcs slona gamblers and vagabond' ana 'r''h"ai'
who's, business offers Inducements 10 dishonesty 10
persons in positions VI trust
Tho taking up Of bin 300, which gives the power
f licensing .accrack, to governing bodies. hroush'
o,a,or s,o,cs ia his feet and he made remarkably
strong speech against that and It's companion
measures, TIE gallery app!audcd him once, bn' ho'
,f,cr TINT because President Adran threatened 10
have the spectators put out II they r"pca'od inc
demonstration.
THE present titles Of these bills are msnomers''
said senator stokes They should read 'An h't 10
make Ncw-Jcrsey a lcgaizcd gambling den Tor inc
o,ud sports OF nelghborIng states. They should
read An act to invite and tempt young ana old Tch
and poor 10 squnndcr their earnings. ana thch 10
rob their employers for mean. TO satisfy ther craze
for gambling Trey should read, An act 10 sanction
lotteries the existence OF which i expressly lor
hidden by tho Consultation OF this state"
The speaker closed by asserting that although ms
had been week Of triumph for the race tracks their
but they could not fight the future.
senator, Marsh. Of Union, and Rogers OF Camceh
also made effective speeches ag.inst the bills sen
aior Bailey OF Hudson, spoke for them. saying thai
games II chance had always been lndulgd III ana
always would b.. lie denied that much crime could
b. attributed 10 the results OF betting NJ the race
courses lie was not a betting man himself, he said
and lad been 10 more than six times
I'm his NE but he denied that they were the evh
hey wcfc represented u be-
senator pcrhin,, Of Burlington. said on the original
passage Il the bills he had voted for h"m but when
he returned to h home he found that his constituents
had been holding mass meetings and dcnouncng the
bills. This had caused him TO change front Oh the
qicsl Ions. and he would vote against the bills.
senator Tcrhun". Of Monmouth said that his county
had been great racing county OF the country for
sixty year, Tie finest families there were Of the
turf and they hid always paronlLed IT, lie hnd seen
land. Members OF tho judiciary bankers, merchants
ana statesmen witnessed their races. The track az
Monmouth the handsOm"st In the universe The
racing property there ~ 100000 Could he
vote Ia destroy all this. and yet leave 6ntt'nbnrg To
pursu" rs atroclOuS business. \ thousand OF his
constituents Lad ASKED him to save Monmouth ana
for that reason H. would vo" for the bil-.
The question Shall this bin pas notwithstanding
The Governors objections thereto" was then put ana
the vote ~ follows
Yea. Adraln. Butcher. Cornish. DAILY, DRAKE,
iimchlirc. Hoffman. Martin. McMickl". Miller and
rerhunc-ll.
Nay>- Barker. Barrett. Keys Marsh, Perkins,
Rogers ,klrrn Stokes ana Winion-0
The two other bills pissed by the same vote. and
the >emir adjourned. The racing fear
mi least poanng bills will be introduced and they
VIII do everything IN their power 10 have the Legs
laure adjourn sine d. next week.