New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
PASSED THE GRAY BILL.
AMENDMENTS TO THE MEASURE BEATEN
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
THE VOTE on THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL WAS
50 TO Io-NAMEs or ITS oPPoNENTs-MR FINN

THE VOTE on THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL WAS
So TO Io-NAMEs or IT'S oPPoNENTs-MR. FINN
IN FAVOR OF GAMBLING OF ALL KINDS
Albany April . tSpcciaD.-Interest on the As
semblv side OF the Capitol to-day centred on inc
Gray-Pcrcy Racing bill. which was on the morn
ings calendar FOR third reading and passage. The
INTELLIGENT and palnstaking efforts OF It's promoters
10 smooth out all the obstacles which had arisen
In It's pathway through committee dnd the second
reading stage seemed TO promise an easy success
on the final vote. and although n somewhat moro
Formidable opposition developed ihan had peeh tx
pected. the hopes ~ tho friends % the measure
were. I'm the end completely justified
The main nght against the conservative and fair
minded concessions made In tho bill 10 the breed
ine and racing interests was led by Mt Maiden
OF Queens County. who vcntur"d 20 appear pupHcY
In N. uusayory role OF apoogst and special pleader
FOR the. degraded and notorious gambling element
which has manipulated the so-caed outlaw tracks.
Mr. Madden moved To rccommit the Gray-Percy
bin Tor the purpose of adding two distinctly hostile
amendments. both IN the interest OF the dlSrepu-
table tracks which have no hope or continuing IN
operation under present conditions. The hrst pro-
yid.d that licenses might be given 70 the haifmiIe
running tracks. on which an imitation ot racing
has hitherto been carried on. The second was IN
tended 10 nulllfy 70 some extent :he powers OF
the state Racing Commission by granting 10 al
associations whose applications for License might
De-, refused or Withdrawn tho right OF an appeal
10 tho supreme Court.
Mr. MldIen's amendments gave rise TO 4 lively
debate I'm which Mr. Hcnnessy. ~ Brooklyn. PLAINLY
charged the Long Island cry member with rep
r.@.nting the Monte carlo racctracks OF Long
Island" Mr. Madden tried TO defend himself by
u-g,ng TINT there was ilttle or no difference De-
tween legitimate and Legitimate racing but MS
Arguments made little impression on the AssemoiV'
and his obnoxious amendments wero h"''y W.
49, ...f,. Of .
Earlier In the discussion Mr.. Gray had suggested
changing tho opening and closing dates OF the
racing season to May l and November &c. but as
This change would have delayed The passage "a
the bIl flr another week, II was voted down "''"-
out "a division. -, 40, 49,. co >, N
rbcs. As4omblvmcn were recorded IN N" NEGATIVE
barry brush cain. Madden nixon. READ Sahse''
S.,ni5u n Schulz and j. y. stewart
- fm,tr,y th. debate MIR Finn stated that he was
Is, f,vnr * gambling 81 all kinds, 80 long as, II
yyas conductcd .egiiimatey. He also s'ood UP Tor
tho idea that u man who could not go 20, "a ~
In the daytime had night 10 go ~ hlsht , pr.
Finn had been AT Maspeth at night. IainDlltE
vas gamhllng whether Il Vas Tor 10 cents OF si'Vo
T. was not right that the Jockey cluhS shouid out-
line rules FOR racing. 1t was suggested that Joyhey
clubs Of Austria. Germany. Australia ana f.hSihnu
uassed upon licenses for racing Mr. flnn salu ne
never had enough money 10 20 10 EUROPE p1l
now and then could 10 20 Conry island iIe
thought the small tracks should receive some con-
alteration.