Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-11
Special by United Press Wire:

ity-Ends Race Track Gambling
Special by United Press Wire:
Albany, N. Y, June 11:-The
senate today passed the anti-race
track gambling bill by a vote oi
twenty-six to twenty-five. This is q
decided victory for Governor Hughes
and means the end of race track
gambling In New York state. The
deciding vote was cast by Senator
Foelker. who left his sick bed to
be present when the final test came.
The anti-racing gambling bills
were taken up at 10 o'clock this
morning and advanced to third read
ing. Senator. Grady opened for the
opposition as at the regular session
and read long speech against the
bills, saying he did not believe that
either prison bars or castle walls
could make men good.
The galleries were crowded when
the senate convened.
There was great uncertainty as to
whether Senator Foelker, who, last
night went to Albany, would be able
to appear to vote. After conflicting
statements during the morning, ex-
citement was caused when it was
learned that Foelker was dressed
waiting to proceed to the capitol
when needed. He has been suffering
great pain since his arrival and 1t
was feared the effort and excitement
might cause collapse before he
could vote.
Senator Foelker took his seat at
the conclusion of Senator Cassidy's
speech. DR.. Murphy and Cannon
Chase accompanied him. A test vote
was taken on an amendment to the
bill This was defeated, twenty-six
to twenty-five. 1t showed that Gov
ernor Hughes men had the twenty
six votes necessary for the passage
of the measure and there was much
enthusiasm among the antis. The
final vote was then taken, ending
race track gambling for all time.
In the care of Dr. Murphy and a
nurse Senator Foelker arrived on the
western express. He had suffered an
attack of vomiting when carried on
the train at Staatsburg and bundled
into a stateroom, and the attending
physician was compelled to administer
an opiate TO put him to sleep. All the
way during the hour and a half trip
the senator was in semlconscious
condition.
Senator Lifted From Car.
A throng of senator's and others and
a half dozen porters with stretchers
and an invalid chair awaited the pa
tient at the Albany depot. Foelker
was awakened with dlfaoulty and in
the arms Of two men was lifted to the
platform. Senator Agnew, introducer
Of the antirace track gambling bills,
shouted, Hello Otto; we have chair
here for you"
Foelker gave no sign Of recognition.
His head hung down upon his breast.
He was placed In the chair and all but
fell out Of It several times while being
wheeled to a carriage. He Is all In
poor fellow, and will never sit In the
senate again, am afraid" said sen
ator
Bill Passed In the Assembly.
The assembly by vote Of 100 to "a
passed the bill taking away the legal
protection of race track betting.
Veterans Of many sensational legisla-
tive battles confees that their memo
ries lack a complete parallel to the ex-
traordinary situation existing here. A
conference Of the Republican senators
agreeing upon a limitation Of debate
intended to bring the bills to g final
vote probably late today was followed
by meeting Of the finance committee
10 consider the Joint resolution adopt
cd some time ago by the assembly tx
ing the hour for final adjournment of
the extraordinary session at o'clock
this afternoon.
The conference agreed that the rules
committee should report rule limiting
the whole debate to three hours, that
on the rule itself being limited to one
half hour.
Test Vote Taken.
Senator Gilchrist made motion in fa-
vor of fixing the hour of final adjourn
ment at p. M, but he was overruled
by vote OF 23 to z. On this vote,
which was In the nature of test, the
lineup was the same as the original
vote on the gambling bills, those in
the negative being Burr, Emerson, Gil
christ, Grattan, Knapp, Wemple and
Wilcox-Cassidy absent.
The result Of the finance committee
meeting was that it was left to the
rules committee to fix the hour for
final adjournment In accordance with
the developments Of the day, and the
concensus of the committee was that
1t would be some time between noon
and 2 p. m. today.
Grady Comedies a Peint.
1t was In this committee that Sen
ator Grady, leader of the Democratic
minority, who from the beginning has
led on the senate floor the opposition
to the antigambling bills, surprised
everybody not in his confidence by
suddenly agreeing for his own part
that debate should be SO limited as to
bring the final vote at noon. Up to
that moment it had been expected thai
the opposition would exhaust ever
means to delay the vote and that onL
the sheer brute force Of the majority
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