The sun., 1908-03-24
ADJOURNMENT ON APRIL 10
ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 4 RESOLU-
TION NAMING THAT DATE.

IL Advances 10 a Third Reading the Bill
Repeating the Exclusive Penalty In
Peroy.GrEy Law and MakinS Betting
on a RaCetraek = FelOny-New Bllls'
ALBANY, March 2S.-The Assembly has
again put It up 10 the Senate for any delay
In bringing about final adjournment Of
the Legislature. Tonight the lower house
adopted resolution fixing the time Tor
final adjournment at p NJ, April 10.
When Senator Raines's attention was
called TO this he said that the resolution
would probably be amended in the Senate,
making Il two weeks later. The Assembly
is ready 10 adjourn on April 10 and Speaker
Wadsworth can see no reason for delay
The only matters Of Importance before
the two houses now that looked as II they
might bring about delay we're the Agnew-
Hart bills repeating the Percy-Gray betting
law.
Tonight the Assembly advanced to
third reading Assembyman Harts bill re-
pealing the exclusive penalty in the Percy
Oray law and making betting on race
track a felony. The bills will pass the
lower house this week.
The advocates Of the racing law standing
as It is at present have changed their tactics
and tonight they announced that they want
no delays and considered delays dan
gerous. Unless public sentiment should
assert itself most rapidly this week they say
they can defeat the bills in the Senate this
or next week. 40 they are anxious for a vote.
| The advocates Of the repeal bills, however,
are losing no time and are working with
might and main 10 bring pressure 10 pear
upon Senators who are In doubt Inc
sentiment In the Assembly Is over
whelmingl in favor Of the Hart bills, Tor
although but one vote was taken tonight,
! It resulted in 81 votes for the Hart bills un-
amended to 10 for amendments.
Assemblyman Cuvillier started out to talk
| the bills to death and offered amendments.
To the bill that repeals the Percy.,Gray
betting law he offered an amendment
which practically reenacts the present law.
He also offered an amendment that the
! change in the law take effect on September
|. On this latter proposition an aye and
no vote was called for, but not sufhclent
number Of Assemblymen arose to demand
a rollcall and rising vote was had, the
amendment being voted down, 10 10 ~
lne plh was theh au'ohVou " ''"
reading.
Assemblyman Cuviler offered number
Of amendments to the penal code amend
ment bill making betting on racetrack a
| felony punishable by a year 'simprisonment.
| His amendment provided that the punish
ment be fine Of $3.50 or imprisonment for
year or by both fine and Imprisonment;
Another amendment was that the proposed
law take ed ect September l.. These amend,
| ~ Il and ad
| without opposition.
The fullest discussion is to be had on the
order OF final passage, and II is possible
| that there will be a number OF Assembly
men who will oppose the bills, but not
enough TO prevent their passage. Party
| lines are not TO be drawn, as was indicated
| by the fact that a number Of Democrats
! voted against the Cuvilier amendment.
The only business Of moment transacted
| in the Senate tonight was half hours
! discussion on the order Of final passage
| of the Cassidy o Brian ant-bucket shop
| bill The debate was cut short by an
abrupt adjournment to permit the Judiciary
| Committee 10 holda scheduled hearing on
proposed railroad legislation.
| Assemblyman Cuvilier introduced bill
| amending the banking law by providing
for listing Of stocks and the prohibition Of
| transactions In any unlisted stocks on the
| STOCK exchanges IN lne NlAte, II IL pro-
posed TO require all exchanges to keep
records of every transaction for six years,
subject to right Of public inspection on
| demand.
The Assembly passed another Of the
series OF bills desired by State Superintend-
ent of Banks Clark Williams and the Hep
/ burn commission. This bill provides that
| no branch Of a trust company can be estab-
! lished with less than ti00 900 paid up capital.
| Senator Grady introduced a bill providing
| that a street from 26lst street north 10 the
northern boundary line Of the city, or from
! Riverside avenue west 10 the Hudson River.
shall be opened through the grounds Of the
| Sisters Of Charity OF ST. Vincent de Paul as
long az said grounds are owned or occupied
for educational purp oses.
Failure 10 pay the stock transfer tax Is
70 cost delinquents more II bill intro
| duced by Senator Hooker becomes a law.
! It increases the minimum fine for failure
20 pay the tax from $500 to $1,000. the
maximum fine from 81 ,OOO to $500 and
the maximum Imprisonment from six
months 10 a year; makes the Illegal use or
stamps q felony instead OF a misdemeanOr.
increasing the minimum fine from $500
10 81, ,OOO the maximum from 81 900 10 5000
and the maximum Imprisonment from six
months 10 two years. II provides for
monthly reports TO the Comptroller Of
stock trapsfers, fixing G penalty Ot nCs
less than 81 900 nor more than 5000, or
Imprisonment for not more than two years,
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