The Washington herald., 1908-04-10
HUGHES GETS BUSY
Governor to Call an Extra
Session Of Legislature.
DATE LIKELY TO BE MAY II
Executive of Empire State Deter
mined to Drive Out Gamblers.
wants Repeal of Fercy-Gray Law.
Includes Recommendation for Reg
uIation of Wall street Business.

Albany. y. Y. April s-Ol. me heels Of
the defeat by the senate Of the racing
bills. and while everybody here was
specuIauug on what he was going 10 do
Gov. Hughes to-day fred a bomb
shell into the senate in the shape OF a
special message 10 the legislature. in
sisting on the repeal Of the Perey-Gray
law, permitting betting on the race tracks,
ard the passage Of other legislation look
ing to the regulation and control OF Wall
street speculation, immigration, direct
primary nominations. and the construc-
ton of more subways.
The governor also said. though not
officially that he would call a special
session Of the legislature, probably on
Nay Il. and a special election in the
district which was represented by the
late Senator Frauchot. on May l..
If man favorable to his programme
is elected in this district, the governor
might have enough votes to pass tie rae
Ing bills in the senate. His opponents.
however. say that il it comes to an
issue again, they can get two more votes.
Received with IncreduIity.
The news Of an extra session and spe-
ciaI election was received first with in
oredulity and then with many signs Of
dlspleasure by the Republicans in the
senate. John Raines was outspoken in
his views He said:
II the governor is determined on a
special election In the Niagara district. it
viii only result. in my opinion. in the
election Of q Democrat owing to the Bit
ter faetional fight among the Republicans
up there. The governor is q good fighter,
but doubt if that course will help him
any"
Raines also settled the matter of
caucus.
win I call q caucus on the racing
bills?" he said Certainly not. What
would be the use? Does any one believe
that any OF the eight Republicans who
voted against the bills would allow them
selves to be led into a caucus and there
hound to support the measures? There
would be no use TO try caucus rules on
the racing bills
Like Bomb I'm Church.
Like a bomb exploding in a church, the
message fell upon tired, Indifferent SEN
ate. taking matters easily after yester-
days fight. Many members were absent.
and the move was unexpected. When the
message was read, there was an imme-
date galvanizing into life OF the forces
for and against the governor.
Senator Raines moved that that part Of
the message relating to raee-traok gam
bling be laid on the table and the other
portions referred to their appropriate
committees. Grady was at ONCE on his
feet in opposition, and denounced the
governor for his "impertlnent message.
THE governor treats US as If we were
| little German band" he said.
McCarren Would ReprOve.
McCarren rose and said that he thought
the senate should frame a message ad-
dressed in respectful terms, but watch
would in effect tell the governor 'to mind
/ his own business" Raines at once as
| sailed McCarren. who. he said, had Eek
| eeeded his privileges as member OF the
senate" by daring to make such a sug-
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