New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
CONFERENCE ON BILLS.
R4INES. GRADY, AGNEW
.4nti-GambIng Measures Up an the
Senate Nert Wednesday.
rBy Telegraph to The T'ribune.l

Albany March 25-After conference attended
hx Senators Raines Agnew and CRAZY al "'
Senator Grady said he was willing TO let the inea
,,res come up for vote soon as possible III vas
decided to-day TO discuss the anti-Tace'ffoh sH
t3r hills as special order before the Senate heA'
"wednesday. They Will come up in Eenerai oiueiS
before the committee or the whole IN no cii
stances could they be passed before ThursdaS' anu
many their friends suspect that even 'ile
delay may arise which Wonid UNIV" ~
the next week.
The measures viii be on the Assemo'y 0He
io-rnorrow and Will be passed after the NaI1ous oU
amendments presented and Withdrawn On nOiS
night have been voted down While thete may V
,,.,oh sr.uo,7.s there is no danger for the meas
,,-as now in the Assembly. The majority party Is
behind them there =, :, .a,,,
The action in the Senate next week ".it De -. -
ahlc chiefly for furnishing lineup OF the men men
hers on this important proposition Seiia'o . =,
--o5 notice to-day that at some future uf'e i.e
,.,o,,Id take III, for passage ont OF It's res"l"t
the Percy-Gray law amendment Later az. - -
ator Grady had abated his dtlatorS tacHea' @ -,
aenev talked with Senator Raines anu -.,,e-5-
cav Was fixed for discussion Of the anu-s4iii''"e
bills III, s-, the
senator Agnew viii move first 10 slfiNe t,S -.
code amendment the September ciacse nc -
nv Senator NcCarren in committee, mus iiAn'"'
the hin take effect immediately Iha' io'Seo ~
: - ,,,r el,o,r corclusively the strength OF 'ls
racing forces in the upper House oeilA'o4 |1e'
believes he can muster twentF-eishI 'otes " ..n
-,esl this amendment II he can co iIAA' e4S -
viii mass certainly. because there are -
a,-o Will vote 10 retain the McCaTreh aillei1i
Who vr,,uld hesitate TO vote 10 Kill the bi's'
BY that tine the Assembly bills VIII oe oNei AZ
- Senate and Il Senator Agnew has ms t"e"'s
o,h+ ,,o+as he can have them substituted loI ''ie
senate measures advanced TO the oroer OF iiii1A
massage and passed next THURSDAY
Fsut the racing people here declare "lIH eiiliais
that they have not only votes eliousH " -,
- weakening NcCarren amendment. but 10 hi
he hills outright. Whether or not they WIZ cii0'
;, 90 4his IN view Of the certainty that 1ofe'iioi
Hughes would put the proposition up 10 'ile leI
a.,a ssain his position being reinforced pS aC'oi
certain TO raise storm OF popular disappro'a' eiiS
5o,,h-f11l As nearly can be ascerla1lieu' No
sr-I-F5uehes forces are counting on throwing - ~
ne vote if POSSIBLE. into week after neA1. AH'it
,z,o,,I5 hiring il into the week OF the spIl"s Pii
-.r;es and The state conventions Every hoiiieii'
ef 5eiav also brings nearer the date OF Lfie
-. ,nae+irgs Al the New York tracks 1hAS
there would be several things 10 olstraci
from their rnanuuvres and strengthen iheit po'i
20, II seems certain that If by the emo OF next
7,sl. il becomes apparent that the racing peopie
.,sxe enough Republicans with them 10 eIuaiisN
,ha hills 2 caucus Of the majority party VIII DC
called Senator Raines still believes caucus VIII
T,e unnecessary.