The sun., 1908-03-17
GO SLOW ON RACING BILLS
THE ASSEMBLY SHOWS No HiSTE
TO ACT on THEM.
WIN Not Come Up for Final Passage UntIl
Next Week--Lttle Doubt Of Their
Passage In the Assembly, hut some
Think the senate VIII Fool Every body.

Think the senate VIII Fool Every body.
ALBANY. March lathe Hart bills res
peaing the Percy-Gray betting law will
come up in the Assembly on the order OF
second reading either Wednesday or
Thursday Of this week. Usually bills Of
this importance are made special orders
on second and third reading and disposed
Of the same day, but no such programme
has been adopted in the lower house, The
plan is to take them up like any other bills
and no haste is 10 he shown in passing
them in the Assembly After being adj
vanced to third reading the bills will he
engrossed and will not he on the order
Of final passage in the lower house before
next week
When the Hart bills reach the Senate
as there is not a question Of a doubt OF
their passage in the Assembly, an effort
will he made TO have them substituted
for the Agnew bills, which have been
amended so as TO have the repeal law take
effect on September next
While the promoters Of the bills say they
are satisfied that they will pass the Legis.
lature there are some hangers on around
the Capitol who say that the Senate may
fool everybody. Only the fact that there ~
not doubt but that the Governor would
call an extra session Of the Legislature to
pass the bills deters a number ot senators
from voting against the bills. .,
After the usual attack on the metropoh'
tan elections district law 10y the minority
members the Assembly tonight advanced
10 a third reading Assemblyman h. H.
Robinsons bill authorizing the Superln-
tandent OF Elections to have a counsel at
a salary Of s.. 900 year. The bill also pro-
vides for additional deputies who are TO
be on duty regularly,
Mr.. Robinson also introduced seyera
bills tonight amending the metropolitan
elections district and election laws One
provides that the registers Of lodging house
keepers must contain the signatures Of the
guests The proprietor must swear that
the signatures were written in his presence
Another hill OF Mr.. Roblnson's provides
that in election districts in New York. city
there shall be at least 100 instead oi 500
electors as at present.
Another bill aimed to prevent fraudulent
registration provides that in New York
city the registers OF electors shall include
| their signatures and identification state
ments for registration day to more COM
pletely identify the voter,
A bin introduced by AsAemblyman l. H,
Smith requires retail dealers in firearms
10 keep records Of sale. including tho ad,
dress and occupation Of the purchaser and
description Of the weapon, and TO make
monthly reports to the Secretary Of State.
Senator Hart democrat. Queensl has
discovered method, he believes, whereby
, New York city can secure possession OF
the Steinway tunnel at a cost that WI not
exceed 5000, 900. Senator llafts scheme
il that in figuring the cost the value OF labor
ia TO be determined at the prevailing rate
OF wages, and the material used in the con
struction Of the tunnel u 10 be figured a.
the prevailing market rate, The value OF
the dirt and rock taken from the tunnel,
which was sold ia to be deducted, as well
as the value Of the franchise, The pro-
moters Of the tunnel want SoooOOO
Senator Grady introduced bill appro-
priating s7,OOO.0OO for the Improvement
of public highways, which ia to be eX-
pended under the direction OF the State
Engineer
Senators Grady and Fuller attacked
the first Of the series OF banking reform
hills recommended by the State Superin-
tendent Of Banks when 1t came up for tnal
passage in the Senate tonight, ~ was the
hill which permits savings banks when
needing ready money in times Of stress 10
hypothecate their securities after securing
the approval Of the Superintendent NJ
Banks The bill was laid aside.
AssemblymAn Greenberg introduced a