The sun., 1910-05-04
'UGCVTRGCK BETTING BILLS.
TWO AMENDED AND THIRD NOT
DISPOSED or m SENATE.
Measures is CSme UP Thls Morning NlF.
llFaekettT Amcnament negardlng
BSoamaheFs and Favored by the Rao-
me Interests Es Defeated sy - ts ~

ISokmakeFs and Favored by the Nae
ing Interests l. Defeated by - e n
ALBANY. May S.-Ths racetrAck betting
hills fathered by Senator Agneu RnC
Assemblynan Perkins were considered
In the senate to-day On the order of fna
passage. Two Of the bills were amsndeC
by the friends % the bills and the Senate
was discussing the third % the series
Of four measures when. shortly after
O'Clock this afternoon. a motion 20 ad-
jOurn was carried.
The hills will not lOss their place on the
special order calendar of The senate and
will come up again tomorrow. although
the two which have been amended cannot
be passed until next week. unless there
10 an emergency Message from the Gov
emor.
The first bill considered was the new
section TO the Penal Code. which pro-
hibits advertisements and publications
which facilitate pool selling. bOokmaking
and gambling. This section was amended
to-day 10 as 10 make certain that IL would
prevent only the publication Of odds ON
horse races and not on boat races. hall
games OF other athletic spOrts. Appar-
entity the hill is intended TO prevent the
publication Of odds on a raco even after
| IL IL run.
The amendments were adopted az
offered by senator Agnsw. with the
understanding that the discussion would
be postponed until the hill is reprinted.
The second hill was the one aimed "a
put the professional bookmAker out Of
business by making II felony for a per
son who makes book. with or without
writing senator Braokett introduced
substitute amendment favored 10y the
Jockey Club which would make II felony
for a person who prepares by writing
or other record and displays lists or
memoranda u odds offered 10 he bet
instead Of who makes book. with or
without writing
senator Brackett halls from the bail-
wick Of the saratoga track but the other
reform senators refused "a stand by
him
Both sides. said senator BraCkett
In explaining his amendment frankly
avow that their sole desire is % eliminate
the professional bOokmAker. Those who
favor this legislatiOn Ay they do not
want 10 lsgislate against the private
bettOr. while the representatives of the
racetracks declare they are desirous u
abolishing the professional bookmaker
believe this amendment will c1It out the
few remnants Of DOOSmSkiaE that may
exist i. will not knowingly stand for
by overzealOus public officials 10 hanss
patrons Of the racstrack nor any law
which will permit oticial oppression
senator Bayne was afraid that anne nd |
ments az this lats day would defeat the |
legislation senator Grady reviewed the |
whole betting situation A. Il was lef, by |
tho Court Of Appeals decision cOnstrn- !
ing the Hart-AEneW laws and declared !
that the racetrack ofiosrs wers Otbying /
the law. senator AgneW said book
making prevailed on the tracks last i
year. although there was no writing 4
a. the time the bets were made He 1
opposed tho Brackstt amendment. and /
80 did senator NswComh The Brackstt l
amendment was defeated by a vots of 4
ayes, q: noes. "a. as follows.
Ayes Allen. Bayne. Brackett. Cahrey. |
Cronin. Cullen. Emerson. FTaWlsy, Grady |
GTattan. Harden. harte Holden. Kissel /
McManus. RamsperReF. Schulz. Stil-
we'll. & .. sullivan. T. d sullivan. Wagner
Nos Agnew. Brough. BnrlinEame Cobb.
Cordts. Davenport. DAVIS Gardner. Gled-ill |
Grffth. Hamilton. HeacOck. Hewitt Hili. !
Human. Hubhz. Mackenzie. Meade. New
comb. Piait. Rose. Schlossrr. Travis. VAIN /
wright. white Wtter
Joseph \ Auerbach counsel Tor the /
Jockey club. Andrew n. Miller. Frank /
Hiichcock and Harry 7 ONnard. the we'll !
known bre,sder. occupied seats on the /
senate floor while the debate proCeedst. |
and they wers visibly disglisted when the |
BraCkett amendment was defeated aud |
loft the Chamher Then Senator New I
c mb had an amendment adopted by a I
vote - - O. 10 reading
-Bookmaking referrsd 10 in this section |
shall mean tho laying or publishing of /
odds % all COmsrs or q the public
senator Nawcomh said this would make /
II certain that the law was not Intended 10 I
reach the private bettOr. and although 4
senator ARnew Opposed tho amendment ,
as unnecessary yerhiage IL was adopted
senator Newcnmb said tho amendment /
would safeuiani rnCetmck fre9uentsrs 4
aEainst undue rziding on the part ofOvsr-
Jealous public officials
The third bill taken up was tho one re-
pellng the provisions u the Ives law
which provided that tho directors 81 a
rlc-trRck corporation would not hs liable I
Tor gambling on the tracks n they posted .
signs to the effect that gambling was pro-
hibited This hill was under discussion
" hen the Ssnat . adjourned