Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-02
Sends His Message to
New York Legislature.
Recommends Changing Bank
Ing Laws Of The State. j..
Suppress Race Track Gambling.
Enlarge Public Service Power.

message Oh governor hughes, which
was sent to the Legislature today con-
tains many important recommended
tons. Chief among these Is a recon-
nIendat.on regarding the aendment Of
the law relating to banks and trust
companies. The governor urges the
Legislators to adopt every practicable
meanE ito prevent repetition of repre-
honsible practices and to assure the
proper management of the financial.
institutions chartered and supervised
by the state. upon whose stability and
prosperity the interests of our people
ir every walk of life so largely de-
pend"
Another important recommendation
has as its object the complete sup
preston of race track gambling
throughout the state
Direct nominations at primaries and
Il simplified form of ballot are urged
and Recommendation also are; made
fer an enlargement of the scope OF the
public service commissions law; for
better provision for the care and pro-
lection of immigrants; for revision of
judicial salaries; for the extension of
the states holdings of forest preserves;
for careful revision OF the forest. fish
and game law; for the enactment of q
license law providing reasonable license
fees for hunting; for amendments of
the constitution OF Greater New York
to exclude form the city's debt limit all
bonds or evidences of indebtedness is
sued for purposes which produce rev.
cnueS in excess of their maintenance
charges; and for the establishment of
II secondary agricultural school which
would provide 4 suitable complement
to the work of the college at Ithaca.
The message invites careful considera-
ton OF the report submitted by the spe-
cial committee of bankers appointed by
the governor to express their views as to
the necessary changes in the banking
law.
Extreme caution in making any changes
In the present insurance law is urged by
the governor. He also suggests the ad-
visibility Of providing for the liquidation
under the supervision of the sup2rinten-
dent of insurance of insolvent INSURANCE.
corporations in the same manner as is
proposed for the liquidation of banking
institutions.
The enlargement of scope OF the public
service commissions law proposed i'll the
message would provide for the exten-
sion of the act to include telephone and
telegraph companies in addition to the
corporations already under supervision.
The governor recommends that the extern
sion of jurisdiction shall take effect on
Oct /, 1905 The question of bovine tu-
herculosis is referred to as one which re-
quires serious attention.
One of the most interesting recommends
atoms in the message was that which
urged the two law making bodies to so
amend the laws as to put an end to race
track gambling in the state. Under. the
present law bookmakipg and pool selling
IS permitted in certain narrowly confined
sections, while in any other portion of the
state such acts are held to be felonies.
The places where such gambling now IL
pern,itted is within the enclosures of the
licensed race tracks which operate under
the supervision of the state racing COM
mission. Tho governor IN his message
holds that such discrimination rests upoI'
no distinction that is justified In the pop
ular mind, that the constitution irekes no
exception OF race tracks.
Betting at the race tracks became pos
sible as result of amendments y the
constitution and the penal. ccdc, maze ny
the Legislature of 1852. =,
As amended the constitution proviteS:.
'Nor shall any lottery or the sale oil
lottery tickets. pool selling. booknlakihg.
or any other kind of gambling. hereafter
he authorized or allowed within ffiis state
and the Legislature shall pass appropri'
ate laws to prevent offence against any
of the provisions of this section
The governor says:
Following the addition Of this proFls-
ion the Legislature amended the penal
code so as to make it a felony to engage
in pool selling o. bookrnakinS at any
time or place or 10 record bets or TO oc-
cupy any place or stand for such pur-
poses It made an exception. however, oil
cases. where an exclusive penalty was
otherwise provided.
at tho same time the so-caiied racing
law a different and exclusive penalty was
PRO, lied for bookmakinG and pooiseliins
on authorized race tracks. provided no
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