The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-02
Again the Issue Was Dodged by
Senators Childs, Le1ow, Hig-
gins and Smelzer.
NO HOPE OF TURF MONEY IN IT.
Attorney Bowers Says the LesisIa-
turs Was Compelled to Pass a
Law In This Session.

ALBANY, May 2.-The Senate re-
deemed itself in the eyes Of the sporting
world to-day by reconsidering It's ad-
verse action Of yesterday. and passing
the three bills legitimatizing horse rae
ing In this State. prohibiting promiscu-
Gus pool selling and betting. by repeal
Ing the Ives Pool law, and imposing a
State tax upon the gross receipts of
the race tracks.
All OF the bills were passed by hand
some majorities. the Kings County Sem
ators alone voting against them.
Seven of the twelve Senators whose
failure to vote on the bills yesterday re-
suited in their defeat repented to-day
and carried the bills through with a
rush.
The result was watched by a big dele
CATION Of racing men who kept the wires
busy during the afternoon, perfecting
arrangements for the coming season.
Did Plat Order Hs
1t was reported this afternoon that
Plat telegraphed the Republican lead
ers last night asking them to sup
port the Racing bill, and that they had
agreed to do so. The change of senti-
ment on the part of several Republican
Senators partly confirms the story.
The vote on the Percy-Gray bill was:
Ayes-Messrs. Ahearn, Cantor, Cogge-
shall. Donaldson. Guy, Kilburn. Nc
Mahon, O'Connor, O'Donnell, O'Sullvan,
Parker. Parsons. Pound, Reynolds. Rice,
Robertson. Smelzer. Sullivan and Wolf.
Nays-Messrs. Bradley, Coffey and
Mullin.
The Wilds bill also passed by % to l.
Senator Guy made the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Percy
Gray bill was defeated yesterday. Sem
ator O'Connor objected. suggesting that
the Wilds bill. suppressing poolselling
and bookmaking, be taken up first
This bill also failed to receive a consti-
tutional majority yesterday.
L. Senator O'COnnOr Converted.
OConnor said he would vote for the
Percy Gray bill II he had assurance that
the .Wilds bill would be passed A roll
call to reconsider the vote by which the
Percy-Gray bill was lost resulted in q
yeas and nays.
The bill then came up for direct vote
in passage.
On the vote to reconsider a number Of
gins and Smelzer. lodged the vote.
The Senators voting against reconsid-
Grafton were Bradley. Childs and Wolf
ert.
A roll-call to determine the number of
Senators present showed that TWEEN
ty-nine Senators were present The bill
was then read for the third time and
ordered on final passage. Before the
vote was taken. Senator Raines Endorsed
the bill.
The Wilds bill was then put upon its
final passage, and there were only four
votes cast against it, while there were
q votes in favor of it,
The four dissenting votes were cast
BY Senators Mullin. Bradley. Coffey and
Collins.
Unanimous for Raincs bill.
The third and last of the racing bills
was then passed by unanimous vote.
This Is the Raines bill. which levies a
State tax Of s per cent. upon the gross
receipts OF race tracks and racing asso-
Citations. This bill will go to the Assem-
bly,, but the others will be sent direct 10
the Governor. and 1t is expected that tie
will sign both.
yesterday Is placed by all who have been
l heard to comment on the sutherland
there were many last night and to-day
upon the shoulders OF those Senators
who lodged the issue. and either were
not In their seats when the vote was
taken or listened with calm indiner-
ence to the roll call not even deignins
TO reply and put themselves on record
for or against the measure. AS told in
1.-THE Evening World" yesterday. they
were Senators Childs. Coggeshall. Col
Inns. Lexow, O'Connor. Parker. Parsons,
Ra.nes. Reynolds. Rice. Smoker and
Stapleton.
Would Not Resort to Bribery.
1t was strongly intimated that the abb
sence of lobbying. with az that IS I'M,
piled, had much TO do with the lack OF
Support with which the measure was
treated. There should have been no
expectation of anything but the merits
OF the bill being used to secure us pas
From the outset. Mr., August Belmont.
who advanced strong arguments before
the Judiciary Committee rssara'iI n'
terested an securing the passage OF inc
bill. have occupied disnifed position;
Moral support they save, sihf &c To them nn
an ideal sport. And from the oulse,'
too, they declared that no money Would
be used to secure favor for the measure
Legislators Had to Make Law.
Lawyer John NJ. Bowers. attorney 10
the Corey Island Jockey Club. was qucs-
toned early this morning by an Even
ing Word" re- o"ter regarding the Stu
"Mr Belmont" said Mr.. Bowers, has
bcen looking after the interests of the
Racing bill, l shall say, however, that
II the Pcrcy-Gray bill. IT measure
similar TO II, does not become law. rae
Ing will receive a deadly blow.
"Now. ! canTst perceive how the m,, f.eS
passlng a race track sneasure." continued
Mr.. Bowers. The constitutional amend
incnt relating to betting and bookmak
Ing on race-tracks distinctly provides
that the Legislature shall make law
governing. racing and ,prohibitins "a,
mandatory upon the Legislature to d.
':Nors than that. Gov. Morton. In hi