The Washington times., 1908-04-03
ANTEBETTING BILL
FAVORED IN SENATE.
CONSIDERED TODAY
Measure Will Be Amend
ment to Document to
WidenB cnning Road.

The BIZ for the widening OF Belming
road with the anti-gambl.ng amendment
attached was considered this moraing
at the meeting of the Senate District
Committee. The bill was presented
by the subcommittee. headed by Sena-
tor Carter, with a report of progress
and a request for Instructions. The re-
suit Of the committees consideration Of
the measure was that the subcommittee
was directed to Pre- pare such an amend
ment and to report the bill end amend
ment at the next regular meeting Of
the Senate District Committee.
The effect Of this action is to postpone
a report from the Senate District Com
mittee until the latter part Of next week.
and it means in all proba 5nity that race
track gambling wiz not be suppressed
until the close OF the present meet at
Benning.
Favor Amendment.
Following the meedHg OF the com
mittee. 4 statement was given out that
the committee, so far as known, was
unanimously ir favor Of the arti-gam-
bling amendment. 1t was said further
that certain representatives of the race
track requested hearing on the amend
ment 10 the bill, but the committee
unanimously decided not 10 grant the
hearing.
Before the meeting Of the main COM
mlttee Senators Carter, BurketT, and
Martin, Of the subcommittee had q
meeting, but owing TO complications in
connection with the widening of Benning
Ioad. whlch obviously neccess1ated
amendments TO the bill. the subcommit-
tee determined TO lay the facts before
the main committee and 10 ask for in
structious.
One Of the questions arising in con
nection with the widening Of Benning
road sprang from n fatal defect IN the
House hin to which Auditor Tweedale
called the attention of the Commission
ers and which Commissioner Macfar-
land in turn brought 10 the attention
Of the Senate District Committee.
Left Cat Appropriation.
In passing Che ball the House failed
to make any appropriation TO carry the
measure into effect 1t merely author
lied certain revenues to be expended
for that purpose. This. according 70
court decisions. is not an appropriation
OF money. It IS necessary TO amend the
bill 50 there viii be no question whether
an appropriation OF money IS made.
Another question IS in connection with
a thirty-foOt strip OF land owned by
the street railway company wi hin the
exterior boundary OF the Benning road.
as IL is proposed TO be widened Il is
necessary 20 prepare an amendment TO
the bill, which VIII insure the acdul-
sitiOn % the title by the Government
TO the land IN question.
The committee ordered a favorable re-
port on the bill for the relief OF pension
ers OF the Metropolitan Police Fun.
Senator Scott WAS authorized 20 make
a favorable report on this bill. with
some amendments. which will make II
carry something over $500 for the re-
lief Of pensioners OF the relief fund, who
were not paid on account OF deficiencies
in the fund from June 30, 1894. 10 May
81. 1896.
Senator Gallinger was authorized TO
make a favorable report on the bin
10 regulate the establishment and main
teDance Of private hospitals and asylums
ia the District OF Columbia.
A favorable report was also ordered
on the bill to facilitate the use for
manufacturing purposes by the Wash
lngton Market Company OF square No.
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