The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-20
STATUS OF THE RACING BILLS
moor THEW INTHB ASSEMBLY
COWNTTTEE on RULES.
one l. the lnti-Oral BETTING BiI and tho
other Repeats Liability Srriisn Uf
PerC1-Gray Law senate Passes Hill
Prohibiting Publication Of Odds.

ALBANY. NAV Is-Some DAYS ago the
senate PASSED two of the series - four
racing bills introduced by senator AgneW,
and they ara now In tho Assembly Com
nit,eo on Rules One Of these bills - the
snti-oral betting bin and the other re-
peas the section ~ the Percy Gray law
which provides That directors q racing
associations hall not he liable for gam
bling on their trncks f signs prohibiting
gambling are posted. even though they
arr not lived up tn
Two similar halls introduced BY A.
semblyman Perkins passed the Assembly
and are now 10 the SenAte Codes Commit
tee. senator, Agnow. fearing that his
two bills villnot go ofit u Ne Assembly
Rules committee has given notico that be
will move % suspend the Senate rules IN
order 30 take the two Perkins bills out Of
tho senate Codes COMMITTEES and pass
them IN the Senate.
MeanwhIs senator Agnew had the
Hcna,o pass to-day his bill prohibiting
the publication - racing Odds, which
now goes To- the Assembly Rules Com.
mittee. and tsssrnhlymah PsrkihsS bill.
which is a ccmpaniun IN 10 the ono r.
pealing the liabnity section Of tho Percy
Gray law and Which makes gambling on
racetracSs subject 20 the same pro-
visions IT the Penal Code which prohibit
gambling at any other plsoe. such as m
regular gambling houses and noolrooms.
This bill vas amended in che Senate and
viii have 10 50 back 20 tho Assembly
for concurrence in the amendments
One objection in the Assembly Will send
h b the R,iles COMMITTEES.
This means that II the Assembly Rules
COMMITTEES dscides NOT % report any q
the racing bills the only ball that can get
through both HORSES under tho ciroum-
stances and reach Gov. Hughes for his
signatufe q Aaaemblyman Perkins, hin,
now IN De Senate Codes COMMITTEES.
which reunals The directors personal liza
bility section 0f the Percy-(iray law.
When he Agnew bill prohibiting the
publication q racing odd came up on
FINAL passage IN the Senate to-day Sena-
tors CaRrey. McAlAnus and Thomas went
a. IL hard Senator Agnev had a news
paper In his hand which contained large
advertisements oi professional dope
sheet tipsters and he used these adver-
risements IN emphasixing tho public
necessity for preventing tke publication
u these ofds. -.
The Senators who opposed tho whole
series Of Agnew-Peri ms bills laughed
and -aid that Senator Agnew wa merely
demonstrFfing tbs ignorance prevailing
among practically al ~ the raretrack
reformer-. They didn know What racing
odds were. the opposing senators de-
clared. aud didn't know tho difference
between the professional tip-ter, adyer-
ti-ements and To legitimate odd that
we're placed on horses and published Ire
fore and afier FaCes. Il va, another
evidence Of ihe reformers going on hall
cooked add trying 70 get at something
with which they ware. not familiar. II
wac pointed out that some % the rcformers
thought the racina associations were be-
hind the professional tipster- and that
they were a part Of the legitimate racing
game. AsGTnasterof fact. the opponents
u the bills argued there was no oppo-I-
ton 10 putting the tipsters out of bust
ness. but the public generally opposed
any plan 90 prohibit newspapers from
publishing racing odd.
senator Agnew said mat Il was sot the
Intention Of tho hill 10 prevent publishing
odds on boat races or athletic events
generally. hut the SENATOR WIN discussed
the bills aid that the measure would make
the publication u al klndE ~ uid- not
only bslorethe ovents IN which they wHr'
placed occurred but even after they
hapDened.
senator Wagner said II tho r"f0mers
vera really ir eaTne-t % opposition 20
publishir ODDS ln new spapers the Senat"
should amend the Agnew bill M a. t1 iu-
Clude the publication &C stock quotations.
4 am gong % offer IN amendment
a. make this hiu hu Wall Street huf 40 .
wont approve lt saii senator Wagner.
you haven't the nerve to approx" ~
You would sooner legIslate against some
thing you dom know Anything about.
You never heard II anybody going wrong
reading odd on legitimate horse races
published in resplrrible newspapers.
but can you say the same about the odds
from Wall Street.
senator Wagner introduced hls Wall
Street Amendment Senator Cobb said Pc
did not hslieve the Dssmocratrr Senators
who were hghting the racing uIl- were
serious aboa, tl,s pT9pO-ed amen dm"nt.
Senators CaHrey, Wagner. McMauus
frawiey and StiIlwe.ll were on the'r iee'
Instantly. and they declared ln a chorus.
The peoplo Kenoraly are getting s'ok
and tired o. this reform talk, and you Re-
pubic4ns gil appreraie tha' fari when
the people send a Democratic Legislature
here next year
The Wagner amendment was DO
fentei ~ a vote 0f IS N 70 and the bill
vas passed ~ vote Of - "a g.
senator. Bayne and Gardner wer" the
only Democrats 10 sote Tor the n.ll So o.
trrs Al Grsttan ami kHse, voted against
u The Perkins bail was then passed by /.
tract Ically.thc -au1e vote.
Majority lead"r Iolb got into the b
econ attic 81 the day Immediately .
after the raretTack bills Nere DISPOSE Of 1
b. the ~"uHfD
senator luitb was an xiohs 20 expedite /
the work OF tho senate which had over .
.5u bills 1efOre il. and finally disposed II .
half 1i fhel. senator Cobb lrtrDIucei q
resolution rrUyiding dat during Do. rn-
raiuipf ~ 49, session Senators Shout .
20 reunited fb talk only once ~ 30
and then lYr a period 81 five minute
81 ly.
Ssnator Noxcomb objected Hevantet
g. ameud the resolution Co pruyld that .
I've mi.ufe discussion -hDud lo hai ON
al b.iA eyoputIUg fGc Noa7" Phillips and .
ggbh primary rsinTW bills that are v"' Go '
fr dispose of o. OBJ. Senate. senator Nss-
comb wanted OBJ" an.f 0f tim. f.r ictat- .
no these measure uuDvei.
-Wiv tNIf- strange -ud senator
C00J 9th -pUr ana. u4'uf -NDrlH-p p .
Wa. 0u -frf|sr NHH.HfuI.z ITge-ftDu .
tfHf offered fI.s resolution
= wanted N.m 90 uN"r The resolution .