The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-19
PARI-MUTUELS FOR STATE LOSE
FIRST TEST AS HOUSE REJECTS
REPORT INCLUDING DOG BETTING
Morris CoerS Is Attacked as
'WeISher' in Bitter
Debate.
MEASURE FACES DELAY
Bill LegaIizing Horse Race
WagerS Only Is Pending,
Not Affected.

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both horse and dog races had
its first test of strength today
in the House when a bill
legalizing the betting was in
definitely postponed after a
majority report of a commit
tee approved the measure.
The House division on the betting
bill. after a heated debate in which
charges of "welshing" were hurled
at Rep. Morris H. Coers ID, Indi-
anapolis), showed At in favor of
substituting a minority COMMITTEES
report for indefinite postponement
and 81 noes.
The action. however. will not end
all attempts to pass a pari- mutual
measure in the General Assembly
for the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
hold a bill which permits pari-mu-
tuel betting on horses.
The dormant measure is backed by
the state board of agriculture and it
was said that today's vote test on
the measure which included both
horses and dogs was merely a trial
balloon sent up in an effort to learn
the chances of passage of a pari-
mutuel measure which excluded
dog racing.
Bauer in Bitter Attack
Earl Crawford, house parlimen-
TARTAN said the action on tbs
blanket betting bill would not
necessarily kill the agricultural
boards bill.
During the debate on the pari-
mutuel bill Rep. Lenhardt E. Bauer
ID, Terre Haute) charged that Mr..
Coers, who opposed pari-mutuel bet~
ting. had agreed to support the
horse racing bill in the office of
Pleas Greenleas, gubernatorial sec
rotary.
L don't know as much about the
Good Book as the representative
from Marion County but 1 do know
there's an old race-track adage of
The Lord Hates Welsher and
I'll String Along With the Lord
and that's what I'll do" charged
Rep. Bauer.
Rep. COers Replies
Rep James M. Knapp Republican
floor leader arose and asked, How
come that you had to go to Pleas
Greenleas' office to talk over this
bill?"
People meet at various places"
retorted Rep. Bauer.
Il could answer the charges made
but I'm not going to. You think I'm
crank. you may believe I'm wrong,
but l want to tell you this isn't the
time to let down the bars on betting
and sell our youth gambling" as
serted Rep. Coers.
Rep. Joseph E. Klein 3D., Whiting)
charged that churches in the state
held raffles at bazars and that it
was as much gambling as betting on
the horses.
Two evils don't make right"
retorted Rep. Coers.
Newspaper Selections Cited
Rep Bauer pointed out that In
dianapolls newspapers carried race
selections and that it was common
knowledge that "bookies" were TAX
ing bets on horses He displayed an
edition Of The indianapolis Times
and read from race selections Of
Tom Noone on today's races.
But do you read the editorials
of Indianapolis papers?' asked Rep.
Coers.
IF I believed everything read
in Indianapolis newspapers, I'd have
a distorted view of life" replied Rep.
Bauer.
The Dyer DILL, imposing $1,000 H
cense fees on chain stores, was
killed by 1926 House vote.
New Measures Offered
New House measures included one
to prevent apartment houses from
installing sub-meter systems for
electric light and power; authoriz-
ing orders for repair or demolition
of dilapidated buildings and licens-
/ ing carnivals, circuses and other
outdoor entertainment.
I Also introduced in the House was
a Republican measure for repeal Of
/ the gross income tax Law.
The House defeated a bill pro-
viding for the appointment Of
/ deputy assessor for appraising
/ Marion county intangibles.
A bill extending the 1882 township
poor relief commissary law until
1887 was revived in the Senate and
! aaseed hv vote of AZ tn .