Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-20
BURKE BILL NOW
MOVING FORWARD
IN THE HOUSE
Original Measure Substitute For
Andrews Anti Racing Plan,
Amended, And Finally Passed
To Third Reading File Of
House
PLACE 100 DAYS AS
LIMIT FOR MEETINGS

After a fight that carried the House
of Delegates into late afternoon ses-
sion, the Burke-Janney horse racing
bill to permit a continuance of horse
racing and gambling at Maryland
tracks. was finally passed TO the third
reading fle and the path now seems
clear for its passage some time next
week And its chances in the Senate
ar ethought to be likewie favorable.
During the fight in the House yes
terday afternoon. a number ci amend-
ments were made 10 the bill There
was warm contest on the amend
ment offered by Delegate Mcdaniel OF
Talbot county which would have re-
duced the number OF racing days to
be allowed by the Racing Commission
from. 112 as at present. to 60. A com
promise was finally reached on this
proposition, however. whereby the
limitation was fixed at 100 days
Features OF Bin
Establishment of new tracks or re-
viyal of old ones is prohibited by the
bill as it now stands.
All of the receipts from the taxes or
the tracks are to be turned into the
State Treasury. except $4,000 which,
as heretofore, has been handed o. er
annually from the receipts at the PM
lico track This amendment was Of
Tered by Mr.. Mcdaniel
The next move will be to pass or de-
feat the measure in its amended form.
It's fate will be decided next week
The vote. 60 to 80. by which the Burke
bill was substituted for Tie Andrews
lnti-betting bill, would indicate thai
the friends OF the bill as now framed
are sufficiently numerous to pass il.
In the task of advancing the bill to
the third reading file three hours
were consumed The only exciting
incident was a demand by Mr. Gam
brill of Howard. that the floor be
cleared of all onlookers Mr. McDan
iel made the first move 10 reduce the
racing period. His amendment called
for a limit of so days This was bit
terly attacked by Fisher, of Prince
Georges and Hartford county interests
because of the probable effect it would
have on racing at Bowie and Havre
de Grace Speaker Tydings offered an
maendment substituting 100 days The
latter amendment. was adopted by the
close vote OF. as to AZ.
No Increase in Tax
MI MCDANIEL next proposed an
amendmen increasing the daily tax
on the tracks during each day of rae
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 Half a
dozen members declared that such Q
high tax as proposed would put the
track sat Havre de Grace and at Bowie
Oh tof business The amendment was
defeated, 6S t. 20.
BY odpting the amendment farming
the receipts into the state treasury
special funds which had been prOyid-
ed in the bill for Hayre de Grace, Har-
for dcounty. Anne Arundel county and
Laurel were cut out
On the main vote which was TO sub
stitute the Burke bill for the Andrews
Nuttle anti-gambling bill, the Anne
Arundel delegation stood as follows:
For the substitution and in favor Of
The Burke bill, Delegates Wiegard and
Rodgers Against the substitution
Delegate Atwell Delegate Holladay
who is opposed TO the Burke bill and
would have voted against the substi-
tuition, was paired with Delegate
Purkley. of Baltimore CITY
To Tell of Suffrage Rejection
Delegate Jones offered in the House
yesterday. to the Senate, proposing
the appointment of a committee Of
seven to visit the capitals OF the sew
eral states which have not acted on
the suffrage amendment and to tell
members OF the Legislature of those
states why Maryland rejected the
amendment
For Registration OF Women
In the House. Mr. Simmons introduced
a bill providing for the registration OF
women voters in event the woman's
suffraeg amendment shall have been
ratified by a sufficient number OF
states by April 20, the time limit for
registration OF voters who desire to
participate in the May primary