Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-12
Senate FIaaIy Passes DO augle
Mssurs By ths c|ass Isls
Of Is 10 Is.
SICK nAM DECIDED the QuEsInI
Senator Fotlker Could Barely Tottsr
il" Senate Chamber and After Hs.
Announce ID His Vote He coiiapssd
Face Of Mecarren a Study when
Vote wa Announced.
iBy Associated Press.

tby Associated fresS.1
ALBANY. N. Y. June 11.-Racing
is dead IL New York state. The thor
oughbr"h Is doomed to following anis6
bags and drawing hacks. The Senate
today passed the anti-race track gamb-
ling bill ya vote of &c to rs.
Thus 'ndcd the famous campaign
ac:--.st he monopoly gamt4ers who.
in their .6Iurt to control all gambling
in the sate. shut OF all the smaller
pool selers. And thus Governor !
Hughes whipped into line the mem
bcrs of the Senate. who. In his pre-
vious eicrts TO secure a vote. deheo
him. "
Senabr Foelker. the sick man. tots
tcrins nd swaying as he stood upon &
his fee TO answer to the call Of hts
name. INST the deciding vote. When
he answered aye, he sank to his seat
nxhaused. The nervous strain, teri
rife f,r all senators and spectators,
was TO much for him. Physicians
were Immediately summoned to hts {
side t, administer restoratives.
Senators Much Excited.
The see ne was by far the Widest
ever witnessed in the famous Seuae
chamber. On the brows of the Dc
ators stood out great beads III. SWq47
As the last roll call was started. On
could have heard the drop OF q pin.
Each answer to the roll rang like Q
shout through the chamber. 'notvith-
standing that the tension tended to
subdue the voices OF the solons.
After Senator Fcelker had cast his s
vote those who had fought SO valiant
" for the race-track interests knew
that the game wos lost. They looked
at one another. looked at their leads
ers. then looked at the floor. Their
breath came hard and fast. and no
doubt they began to think OF the fu-
iurC-of what effect their support OF
public gambling would have In their
districts, for IL has been predicted
that every man who voted and held
out for gambling was ;ri1ing with the
alternative of political oblivion.
Gambling Made Felony.
How completely the bill kills rae
ing can tc understood by this sum
med up provision:
The bill! makes II felony. punish &
able nv one years imprisonment. with
on, the opt ion Of fine. for any one de-
tectsd gambling and proved to have 3
violated the law"
The face OF Senator HcCarren was
a study when the measure was % s
clared a lew. He gulped once -
twice. ;hcn slowly surveyed the chan
her. He chewcd a small piece o
roo,hpick. His small eyes bIaxed
with fury. Once he Ieaped to bis
feet then settled back IN his chair.
He maize no comment In the gallery
there was the greatest enthuSiss0
,p5 tho greatest mourning The lok
twists who had teen working to XII
tho measure wore dumfoupdeo, su9
hoy were not slow tn voice these
rage and 10 predict all kinds 81 orr
rs the result OF the -
sage Of tho measure.
State Awaited Result
watcher especially tnsfructeo. &
\, al A tho news 10 Governor Hughes.
,ho awaited the result with the aax-
o.v ~ \ man who was about TO -
iccIs-od urw,ricss as a governor. O
-,nabic of leading his parry In 1s
,,,te ppzcns IL wires imIedtstey
,,.bcS IN. intelligence TO New fosk- :
~ tho rae. track managers were
,waiiinr the vote.
Tho news quickly went abroad
Will Test the Law.
>.r-v,- WORK Jure ii-when To
announcement Of the passaSr ana N
.,rrirr nv Governor HHshcs 'ousy
he anti race track gambling eHs
,,dc known a; tho GraveSeno 49,
- his afternoon gloom setssea
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