The sun., 1898-02-12
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
IMPORTANT LEGIsLAzIOB At THE
L. 4. ". NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

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ST.. LouIs Feb. 11.-No session ever held BY
tho L. A. w. General Assembly has borno moro
important results than to-dny's concluding
meeting. Immediately after the defeat OF an
effort to bring about local option on Sun
day racing came tho unanimous adoption
Of resolution which contemplates tho
Leagues abandonment Of its control Of
racing. Resolutions were also adopted provid.
ing certain remuneration for the members OF
tho Racing Board. the Chairman being voted a
yearly salary of $4,000. Tonight President
Potter announced that he would reappoint Al.
bort Mott Chairman Of the Racing Board and
K. Kostomlatsky OF Iowa Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Rules and Regulations.
To the surprise of tho advocates oflocal option
on Sunday racing. New York came to the front
with compromise measure. Douglas W. Roberts
Of Missouri offered o resolution to 30 amend
the constitution as to permit State divisions to
secure sanctions for Sunday racing. but Baker
OF Buffalo offered q substitute declaring that
the League. as q body. disapprovod Of Sun
day racing, but that 1t recognized tho
sentiment IN certain sections Of the coun-
try In favor of tho indulgence In out
door sport on Sunday. and In order to
fully ascertain the extent Of that sentiment
vote should be taken by ballot in all the different
State divisions. this vote to bo completed before
June next under rules and q formal ballot to be
prescribed by the Executive Committee. This sub
stitue further declared that the League should
refuse to assume jurisdiction on or to issue per-
mits for Sunday races in any State, excepting
In cases where majority of the members OF the
entire division had by vote declared In favor OF
such q course. 1t required 21s votes TO carry
this proposition, and defeat resulted, there be-
ing 175 yeas and 152 nays.
A. @. Morrison called the Assembly to order
this morning and introduced e. c. Harrison Of
the Department Of Agriculture who delivered
an address on good roads. He extended
general invitation to join the National
League of Good Roads. Chairman Mott Of the
Racing Board introduced an amendment
providing that all professional wheelmen be
taxed 81 each as o registration foe, the funds
thus obtained to be used for romunerating mem-
bers of the board, none Of whom. how
ever. shall receive moro than $1,000
per annum. This was carried. Another
resolution by Mr.. Mott was adopted
providing that college men may race at inter-
collegiate meets under the intercollegiate ex.
pense rules. third resolution by Mr.. Mott
allowing tho Amateur Athletic Union ono dele-
gate to the National Assembly was carried.
The effort to make the Presidency extend over a
term of two years and convert the Office into an
elective position to be filled by a popular vote
was defeated. A similar fate met the resolu-
tion intending to bar from official tenure such
persons as have contracts with the League.
Resolutions were adopted stipulating that
League clubs must BIO in good standing for at
resentation at division meetings. and that rep
resentatives to division boards must file Gre
dentials or certificates not later than Dec. of
Douglas w. Robert opened the fight against
six.day races. He offered an amendment pro-
continue longer than twenty-four hours. A sub
stitute was suggested permitting aseventy.two-
h9nr race Of twelve hours = each day for six days.
The discussion became unusually animated, and.
finally. q eompEomise p, resolution submitted by
that no sanctions be granted for races to con-
tinue longer than twenty-four hours. except
no race. however. to be longer than seventy-two
hours.
Chief Consul ot the Maryland division, offered
oFsanHasep L any Is eo@petens to assume %nas
Of
ton was adopted with the understanding that
the committee is to report to the next General
appoint an ofiieIal hsndieapper lor % each STATE
adopted extending the time in which individual
appeal may be filed to twenty days after the
publication Of decree in the L. n. ". Bulletin.
A resolution submitted by Cooke of the Mem
bership Committee was adopted providing that
any member Of the League charged with being
"wheelman" after "professional' being elim-
mated. Another resolution by Cooke was car
ried providing for protests of members for rea-
sons other than that of professionalism.
Resolutions of respect to tho memory of
Frank 9. Lenz, the wheelman who was muir
dered by Kurds In Turkey, and supplement
tary resolution calling upon the Government to
prosecute the claim for $40, 900 indemnity from
the Sultan, were adopted
Douglas W. Robertss amendment stipulat-
ing that the President, Vice Presidents. Secre-
tary-Treasurer. and the Chairmen Of the national
committees should not during their terms of
office, hold the Office of Chief Consul, Vice.Con-
sui. or Secretary Treasury of any division" was
defeated.
During last nights session H. B, Fullerton in
troduced an amendment to establish junior
membership or cadet corps This amendment
was adopted by q vote of 234 to 76.
Moro than 100 delegates left for their respec-
two homes this evening. the remainder will stay
over until tomorrow. some going away In the
morning and the rest waiting for the series of
bicycle races tomorrow evening at the Coliseum.