New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
REPORT GAMBLING BILL
HUGHES VON'T ACCEPT 1T
Senate Codes Committee Wouid
Haze Measure EfectiUe Sept. 4.
rBy Telegraph to The T'rioune J

on mr. off a track Before reporting il the
| mittee by a vote OF 4 3. amended the bill 70
| take effect September /. instead Of as soon as
passed.
This amendment offered by Senator McCar-
rem is in compliance with custom in making all
| coda amendments take effect on that date
| though would permit more than half OF the
| racing season to be held with It's present &C
| commandment of professional gambling II L.
| asserted here that the anti-Hughes men with
the help OF racing people, hope 10 use
! this as the opening wedge. 10 be followed By
| amendments making the bill take effect Il No
/ vember December
| over this there is likely TO be a battle royal
between Governor Hughes and the Legislature.
| The Governor will not accept that amendment
| Many Hughes men consider this, taken With the
| voting down OF the Governors direct norn1na-
tions bill by the Assembly Judiciary Committed
as a re-Opening OF the struggle with the ieglsla-
| tors From his attitude they predict harder
conflict than that OF the last year Some lesis-
| Iators even say the Governor would TeIuse 70
| accept the amended bill. II passed and call an
extra session to consider the question again
| Governor Hughes's position is that no delay
| sborId occur in bringing the law and the con-
stitution into harmony. especially delay con-
| timing present conditions He wants the bills
/ passed without this amendment and his friends
/ rather expect him 90 have few words TO say
| soon about the arguments which attempt 10 Jus
| tify delay
/ The Governor made no secret OF his disap-
provaI of this amendment. pointing out that 1ts
| only possible purpose was 10 exempt the mayor
part of this years racing schedule from the pro
hbition of gambling and declaring that there
was no reason for postponins obedience TO the
| constitution of the state
| Reminded by the newspaper men that the
majority of code amendments are drawn 70
take effect on September l. the Governor ex-
| planned that this done in order to give
lawyers time to accommodate their pending litt-
| CATION to the change. None who talked with
the Governor to-day were left in any doubt
| that ne will insist that the anri-gambIing iegis-
lation take effect inmediateIy-"
DELAY IN ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
| The Assembly Codes Committee did not tale
up the bills to-day II had many long hearings
and was unable go into executive session II
will consider them Tomorrow. Chairman Nur-
ply said after he heard Of the Senate amend
ment:
| L stand just where always have stood-for
reporting the bills unamended and passing
them"
| Assemblymau Hart said that he would fight
tooth and nail any attempt 70 weaken The bills
by such amendment Senator Agnew declared
that he would at present express no opinion
I
| by public sentiment The Senate probably Vili
pass the amended bill The Assembly probably
| will not. and complications between the two
houses may occur over this
The Senate committee met this morning be-
fore the Senate convened. There were present
Senators Hill. Hinman. Gilchrist AIcCs-rren.
| SAKE, Wempe and Taylor The question of
| porting the Agnew bill Immediately brought
| flood OF argument -Four members 8IcCarren,
IT.,
| This brought up the collateral question Of
| whether a majority Of the entire committee or d
| majority OF those present would be necessary
| report the bills Finally McCarren. who was
| the leader in the arguments against the bill.
| saw that If the question of reporting were put
| to vote he would lose some Of his followers
| Then at once. TO preserve a tactical advantage
/ he proposed the amendment make the bill
| take effect on September l. Senator Hill argued
| against any amendment. Senators SAKE and
! Hinman sided with him. declaring that the COM
| mittee should report the bill IT intro
| duced and let whatever amendments were
| deemed necessary be offered before the Senate
| McCarren pressed IL to vote. and on that ques-
| ton held his followers. Wemple. Gnchr1st and
Taylor voting with him On the motion to re
| port the amended bill Gilchrist and Taylor
voted with Senator Hill, leaving only McCarren
and WempIe against the bill at every stage
PAGE AGAINST AMENDMENT.
| Senator Page. one of the strong Hughes men.
said that while he might have voted IN commit
tee to report the amended bills rather than
have az all he certainly did not favor the
amendment.
4 can see no reason why the custom OF max
ing code amendments effective September
should be followed in this case" said he That
done to let lawyers and the public become
acquainted with provisions OF new code amend
ments- This proposition is well enough under
stood and is being discussed broadcast every
day. I shall fight have the bill restored 20
its original form.
IT'S easy enough 10 the reason" said
AsserabIyrnan Wainwright TT viii give al
most the entire racing season under present
conditions I say that if you are going 20 do
thing you might as well do it at once and
properly"
Speaker Wadsvvorth said that. without having
talked 10 a single member on the subject he was
inclined 20 think that the Assembly would not
accept the amendment If the Governor objected
TO il Senators Raines. TuIIy. Cassidy and Hin
man no objection 10 it.
Senator Aids after talk with Senator A=-
new introduced to-day two bills applicable
10 the general situation. one amends th-
Percy Gray law by providing that appropr.s-
tors % agricultural societies shah be fo- -ss-
ricultural education" The other says that ne
annual gifts 10 these societies shall 5- pait
from the collateral inheritance tax These.
Senator Aids explained are designed to make
more definite and specific the proposition -ui-
bodied in the bill Of Senator Agnew now before
th. Finance Committee making ap1ro9rHt-
tion of s25000e for the farmers To rep.sc" -t"fr
per cent of racing gate receipts a. provided
bv the Percy-Cray law. senator Aids bad