New-York tribune., 1908-04-03
RACING BILLS DELAYED
RAINES NOW IN CHARGE.
assembly Measures Substituted
Passage Expected Wednesday.
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Albany April 2-DuatOry tactics and guerilla
fighting resorted u in sheer desperation by the
racing forces in the Senate prevented passage
to-day OF the anti-racetrack gambling bills
But the character OF the opposition finally drove
Senator Ranes 10 take charge Of the fight for
the bills. and at the end OF long battle he
had achieved substantial progress. forcing the
substitution OF the bills passed by the A.
senbIy for the Senate bills and making thsar
passage a special order for next wednesday.
Considerable opposition uas expressed By
Senator Aguew and others because the measures
were not down for Monday night They
plainly showed their fear lest rhs racing peo-
pIe having 50 much tine. should be SUCCESS
su In their campaign 70 turn some OF TIE rnen
considered least staunch IN their support Of IN
bills Senator Raines after adjournment show
clearly that he did not think this possible.
Their fear is that the other side will by pres
sure get some Senator 20 switch" said he i
think the bills will pass by good vote. and am
Just as sure Of that was that the September
! amendment would be stricken out The men
who voted to kill the McCarren amendment
knew what they were about and what would De
thought Of any switch Besides all that. ex-
pect Senator Wilcox back by that time. ard he
Will make another tor the bills
Senator Grady after being defeated IN his
parliamentary battle TO prevent sab-ritution ot
the Assembly bills for the Senate measures az
rnftted that IL looked as II the bills would -
passed next week
FOLKER SUBJECTED TO THREATS
Il guess we are beaten" said hs. and By or
own men. too" Nevertheless, it IS apparent that
McCarren. "Christy'' Sullivan and their few Re-
publican allies have not lost hope Their a-yi-
ments the whom they hoped 70 have
with them yesterday have been redoubled Sen
ator Folker. OF Brooklyn. who vfrns1ood them
is being subjected 70 threats of political re-
prisaI and pressure Is being brought 20 bear on
him There Is little chance that he VIII switch
Senators Save. Fanchsr. Gates and Whtte also
are being made objects OF the racing peopiss
attention This OF course, will continue until
the final vote on the bills
Much indignation expressed bT friends Of
the bills here az the length which the racing
people had gone IN distoTttnz utrerances by Car
dinaI Gibbons another subject into a state
ment uphoIdins the racing interests
The fight was taken UP this morning when
Senator Agnew moved 20 take from the tabIs
the Hart bill amending the Penal Code by e-tab-
fishing penalty OF years imprisonment for
gambling and substitute II for his similar bill
Grady Immediately objected. maintaining that
the motion was out OF order az that tine. Lieu
tenant Governor ChanIer ruled against Grady.
but the latter insisted his point An in
vofved technical discussion was precipitsted-
III. end OF which the Lieutenant Governor again
held that Grady was not right Thereupou Grady
raised another point. that substitution could not
be made because the Assembly bill vas not
identical with any bill on the Serate files Ser
stor Raines said Il was Identical with Senator
Agnev's bill on the order Of third reading, which
was what the rules required
CHANLER REFUSES TO RULE on POINT
Mr. ChenIer refused to rule OF that point
ferrtng It 10 the COMMITTEES on Revision
"As chairman Of that committee" said Sen
stor Agnev. 7 report that the bills have been
examined AID found identical"
7 sav 20 the Senator that that very men
dacious statement will not avail him recorrst
Senator Grady. The bills are not IDENTICAL
Senator CohaIan at this 1uncturs discovered
that Agnew was not chairman OF the Revision
Committee. but Of the similar COMMITTEES
printed and engrossed bills. Similarly he Dis
covered that four OF the seven members u the
Revision COMMITTEES were strong racing men,
and before meeting OF the Revision COMMITTEES
had been called or authorized he busted himself
In getting the members together in a corner and
discussing the situation
Senator Smith. chairman. then asked FOR
ir1rnediate meeting. II declared here to-
day that regular meeting OF this COMMITTEES
has not been held before in nine years Senator
Thompson. a McCarren follower. objected. and
20 keep the members n the Senate moved a
call of the House. His motion was voted down.
and the COMMITTEES meeting began The commit
teemen are Smith. SAKE and Carpenter. vho
favor the bills. and wempIe. Emerson. sohrnsr
and Sullivan. who ars against them. Thsretors
there was little doubt about the action OF that
committee
MISPLACED COMMA DISCOVERED.
While the COMMITTEES compared th- Bills. dis
covering eventually a misplaced comma in IN.
title Of one OF them the Senate took Up the fznt
on the banking bills
By vote OF 1 20 3 the COMMITTEES decided
40 report progress" and ask leave 20 ait again.
thus creating a long delay which IN. racing
people might Use to their advantage Late this
afternoon Chairman Smith presented this
port and likewise presented for himself and
SAKE and Carpenter minority report that the
bills were Identical and recommendation that
the Assembly measures be submitted for the
that the COMMITTEES be discharged. this substIru-
ton be accom- pIished and the bills be taken Up
for passage Monday night Various Senator's
objected saying they would have to attend
their district conventions. and II the discussion
came Monday could not be present So finally.
by unanimous consent. Wednesday chosen.
There will be a long fight then. doubtless. bur
Hughes men say they believe the bills win be
passed surely by a good vote