The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-13
ANTI TRACK BILLS.
WILL PASS new
YORK ASSEMBLY
Codes Committee Reports
Favorably by II to !
AMENDMENTS THROWN OUT
Leaders In Both Houses are on
Reoordto Support AntI.oamblIns
Legislation.
AMENDMENTS THROWN OUT

AlBaN L, y. l., AditH io-I NC uo-
sembly codes committee by vote OF
II to 1 decided to report the antirace
track betting bills favorably and with
out material amendment The bills
touch upon the main question OF bet
ting and II passed in the form in which
they were reported will shut of specu-
lation on all the race meetings sched-
ued this year.
These bills were referred differently
in the senate and assembly. In the
lower house the penal code amendment
and the amendment to the Percy Gray
law were both referred to the codes
committee has the penal code amend
ment In charge, while the Percy Gray
law amendment is before the judiciary
committee, which will hold public
hearing on it next Wednesday.
At the meeting OF the assembly codes
committee Mr.. Cuvillier Dem., New
York; moved that the two racing bills
be amended to take effect on Sept. /.
This was defeated by vote of 10 to 2.
OF the twelve members of the COM
mlttee Mr.. Grady Dem, Kings was
absent, and only Mr.. Cuvillier and Mr..
Keller Dem. New York; voted for the
amendment to permit spring and sum-
mer racing.
Then the committee by vote Of IL
to voted TO report the two Hart bills,
amended to conform to the senate
amendments OF the two Agnew bills
made In the senate before the change
made by the senate codes committee
postponing the operation of this legis-
laton until Sept. l. The third Of this
series of bills, appropriating money
directly from the state treasury for the
fairs, is in the assembly ways and
means committee.
The eleven members of the assembly
codes committee who voted to report
the bills favorably and to take effect
Immediately were Chairman G. F.
| Murphy. Surpless and Glore of Kings
Hammond Of Onondaga. Gray of st
! Lawrence, Toombs of New York. Mac.
| Gregor of Erie, Scott OF Chenango and
Perkins of Broome Republicansl and
Keller of New York and Troy Of Kings
| Democrats
| II am not surprised" said Assembly
man Hart, the introducer of the bills
that they have been promptly report
ed. Those who have followed the
trend of opinion among assemblymer
have expected nothing else. The sen
timent Of the house is not with the
gambling interests, as has been said
! but is strongly in favor of the pas
sage of the bills. ! believe they vii
pass the assembly promptly"
Speaker Wadsworth has DECLARED
that the antirace track betting bill,
would pass the assembly.
1t is the understanding that th,
views of Governor Hughes regarding
necessary legislation on the antirac,
track gambling proposition have beer
made clear in satisfactory manner
In the report of the Agnew-H Hart bill
10y the assembly codes committee with
out material amendment 1t is know
that the governor talked with Assem-
blyman Hart and gave him his view
in no uncertain manner.
The governor, IT is understood, dis
missed the Cuvillier contention tina
the bill making the penalty violation
of the law only Imprisonment provide
unusual and cruel punishment as no
meri,ing any attention whatever.
Senator Agnew announced that h
will move next week to restore III
penal cole bill to its original fern.
Senator Raines, leader of the senate
said he would support this motion AM
that 1t would prevail.