New-York tribune., 1908-03-25
FEAR FELT FOR BILLS
IN DANGER IN SENATE.
Gorernor Preparing to Renesc Fight
for -4nti-GambHng Measures.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


.,hauv March 2i.-The Governors anti-race-
-. gambling bills are IN grave danger in the
e-.-e and the Governor is preparing 10 renew
- asht for their passage Since the midnight
Inference Of last week and the reiterated re-
- t+st money was being spent in various
--ia-7s OF the state kill the bills. their sup
--s-s IN the Senate have been daily less certain
= .he ability TO pass them there. Now they can
- : total of only twenty-five votes in their
.vo- and that includes two Democratic votes
- t1ose Of several Republicans who. at the
hast are lukeWarTn
:. uo,,ld not surprise friends Of the bills If
..s senate refused 10 eliminate the McCarren
s-+ern,er amendment, refused altogether
.,sss the bills. The racing people in the Sen
80 to-day have been absolutely jubilant. Sen
- ~t-hristy" sullivan. horse owner and
= her-or said he'd stake million. il he had
!. -bsr the bills would he killed
IN the other hand. this does not mean at al
- -be hills viii stay dead The Assembly
..r mass them either tomorrow or on Thurs
g and i The Senate takes action before that
49, which il improbable. the question thus VIII
,,,e be<ore that body again. The Hughes men
.,sc- the Governor 10 continue with renewed
s-,- his campaign for the bills ana declare
- even a defeat for those measures IN me
- an he changed victory on the second
,.,.so- = their friends all over the state pesin
rev crusade -.
-,.r,--;-,a-, action on the measures IN Iie
- -r.ze 9,locked to-day by Senator CRAZY
r.rs,or acnew tried To serve notice tha' To-
- be ,vonld take up for passage out oi
a.. -er--1sr order the Percy-Gray law alneilN
- F5a has already presented such a lo''o'
..,-- -re code amendment senator VIM
- ..achars- equal pay bill was speciai
c-ss- in the upper house. and Nj " hl'e eai'eG ,
.--e--iaa % the fact that such a ho'oe
: ia o77,z- t,v unanimous consent of the
-,or,be~s Senator Grady immediately op1ee'eo'
- - Ae1avv had te withdraw his motion
senator aenev said tonight that ne "ouid
- IN take I'D the code amendment to-iil'i ON
= -,sszspa He can do this only i the senate
,.- into general orders. This is improoao' o'e'
,.rrs there IS a long calendar ahead OF lldL
o-5e- Of business ~ith many bills "hch VIII
.-.L-s- -7~o7onged discussion Il seems lmI'rop-
-. oven that ne can get 70 his measures on
----r--da,- Thus. # he does not there VIII De d
ser--- -+ another week which Is much deslieu
l-, Tho enemies ~ the measures Tha' ""u'o
r5s.- them q chance 70 get the phlS pc
- Assembly, over the upper house ieaN'i5
she s---s-io,7 practically in their hands
.-sa-.rl,-rnan Hart said to-day that the oiiis
,,.,,9s l.- taken I'd by his house to-morro" or
--77-~ed4-- and would be passed without que>-
-scD The Assembly is pledged hy both speaker
zz-sde,t-n--h and Nr Merritt. majority ieauei'
g, re massage ~ the bills and the elinli1ati"
- rf,- ssnrer,7rer l amendment if the senate
-ss-4s the measures with that Weaheh'hs
feature
,fezrgyfile stories are rife Of political Innu-
err r-resslJre Of every available kind and I'M
r-o-e- lgse 1f money TO kill the bills Ihere
VS. ? report here to-day that detectives had
faar engaged 10 shadow legislators consldered
-==- 70 he ssr,r-oa,-rei by the racing interests
with sr5eh arguments L is known that the
Cors-ro~ Is taking the iveIiest interest IN every
-7i-r--r deveIopment in the critical situation.
A5va~ss-ies OF the a Agnen-E4art bills say the
Esrlzaz s-fr.n members are high class men who
would not euy their hands with bribery. De
s5-s which they have promised the speaker
srd others interested III this situation not 70 use
r7r7e. improperly Yet some legislators who
haze heard details Of the campaign being waged
s-a1r6 -h4 state against the bills smile IN
cr-dul1usIv when this Is mentioned
The Governors close friends are more or less
prepare - see the oils beaten entirely by the
serate 1- passed with the September amend
assG, i this happens the appeals 10 the peo-
= che Pubic Service commissions bin last
gesr u-5'r be more than duplicated by the Gov
error. they say IN Z fashion make this an
issue hard far he Republican party 70 face this
aCUnH II killed the bills unquestionably will
bf pur before the Senate again f0s action.
TAX nj ~aucus on the question Is again be-
IL heard IN Fl sides.