The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-10
SENATE PASSES BOXING BILL.
FRAWLEY'S MEASURE INDORSED
BY A VOTE or 3e TO H.
EisberS's Rapid Transit Law Amendments
Reported Fayorably in the senate
-Blll Compelling Filing or Certificates
or Births and Deaths In This City.

ArnANY, March 0--By a vote Of 80 to H.
tho Senate to-day passed Senator Frawley' 4
bill authorizing the Amateur Athletic Union
TO conduct boxing bouts between amateurs,
with eight ounce gloves, for n period of
not more than 10 minutes between two
contestants in any twenty-four hours
Senator Merton f.. LOWS Of Rochester,
who was the author OF the bin repeating
the Horton law, opposed the bill, but not
iorcibly. He said that he did not believe
That under the law as it stands to-day a
conviction could be secured against anna =
teurs engaged in boxing exhibition. Mr..
LOWS relied for the greater part Of his
argument against the bill on an article
from u Rochester newspaper. This aroused
senator Grady CTam), who in defending
the bill attacked the editor and newspaper
men in general for what they write.
Senator Frawley made a clear and ex-
phcit explanation Of the bill, showing that
II was favored by the most prominent citi-
2ens IN New York city. He also said that
he mad letters in his desk from the largest
Young hlen 5 Christian Associations in
New York city representing 8 900 members,
who were IN favor of the bill
Senator Coggeshall also supported the
bnl. lie recalled the fact that IL was he
who blasted Big Tim Sullivau's hopes OF
beating the Lewis Repeal bill in the Senate
-FOUR years ago. He voted for the repeal
when he had been counted upon to vote
against 1t. He made an attack on football.
and said he believed the Frawley bill was
along tho lines of decent athletics.
Ulster county Is in position IN which il
doesn't know what 1T wants To-day
Assemblyman COutant announced that
hls county had made no agreement with
Ti4Iu ttTa TO
understanding pertaining TO the city going
20 that county to get water supply. How
ever. 1t l. confidently asserted that Ulster
county VIII be in line with the other Hudson
RiVer counties. before many days and that
Sater bill agreeable to all interests will be
Introduced and passed by the Legislature.
)thers VINO have been opposing the city
ay that Il Il useless for any county to try
% prevent the city from getting a water
upply, as II will get II il it really wants it,
ne Assembly spent several hours dis
ussmg Assemblyman Gates's bill. which /
utnorl2es county which has received a |
iecislon IN favor Of claim from the State /
curt OF claims to sell It's claim. The bill (
vas finally passed
Another New York city administration |
MI was passed hy the Assembly to-day
was Assemblyman McManus's and
1alies II imperative for all persons in New
ork city TO register with the Board of
Zenith al deaths and births Now citv
rdlnance- require the fling Of such GER
iicIte0' but many fail 10 do so. and when
llied upon for an explanation say that
leN had sent the required data TO the
apartment and couldn't understand why
wasn't on file, The McAIanus bin COM
els them TO see that the certificates are
led
he famous spring shooting If ducks
VI for SUFFOLK county glide-, who make
living taking New York city sportsincn
II 10 do some shooting, stands a very
Inn chauce OF getting through the Legis-
ture. II came up in tho Assembly to-day
nj was loaded down with amendments.
Guiding about fifteen other counties in
provisions. This practically precludes
~ possibility Of the bill being pas sed
llo7s the amendments are eliminated.
The Senate Cities Committee reported ,
roruhly Senator Elsberg's New York
iy Rapid Transit law amendments the
am feature of which permits separate
ntracts 70 construct. TO eqtip and TO
'erdte new rapid transit roads The
rnmit,ee attached 10 the report a signed
itement 10 the effect that the committee !
i not agree with the Rapid Transit Com /
S-iou that the commission should look j,
or the provisions OF the bill as man
toy aid "a reversing the policy Of the 4.
lnnhs-ioh 20 let a single contract COW l
ne CONSTRUCTION, equipment and opera a
H. :
] le Democratic Senators caucused to- ?
Y SuCl decided that the Senators could !,
ie "a individuals on all measures that :.
EeDuDilCans have made marty fueagtlres !,