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NO RACING IN TENNESSEE! SENATE PASSES THE ANTI-BETTING BILL BY VOTE OF 30 TO 1. House of Representatives Expected to Do Likewise — Proposition to Make Law Effective June 1 Fails. Kaakvittr, Teaa., January SB. — By :i rata ef 38 ta 1. the Senate "i tke Tciikwc Legislature today passed lli anti lictling bill which was introduced by Senator l-oii Faust of Chattanooga, m .January 10. An effort was niaiic to ainiinl tke hill M that it would nut beeoase effective until June 1, i ut this was last. The vol. mi tke amendment standing I", In 15, When the lill goes to the lower house this same amendment will be offered but it will be ■ general surprise if it is accepted, for a majority of tke representatives haw gone H record as favoring tke paaaase of tke bill us it now stands. Tke bill had ils healing before tke .Tudi iary Committees of tke Senate and House last night, hut there was no strong opposilion to it. The raring latereats have beea spa tke tic for tke past week, tke Blisagtfc of tke reform element apparently overs helming them. Y. O. Parmer merely requeued tke committee to recommend the June amendment. In Ihis he was supported liy .lodge BcinggS and Senator TalUii. of Meni! liis. The committee, however, voted to report tke bill as it stood. It is next to a certainty that there will lie no lacing in this state this year. and. basing I predic lion on present conditions, the youngest of us are apt to Ik- grey headed before we see another meeting at whi-h there K o|ien betting. The man who would keep a betting shop or him who would venture * a wager under such a law would lie taking risks that the average mortal does not fancy. Here Is the measure in its entirety "A bill to lie entitled An act to prohibit gambling on bane races. "Section 1. lie it enacted by Hie general assembly of tke state of Tennessee, that any peraOBi or persons, or corporations, who. a owners, leasee ■ otherwise, shall keep or have under his. their or its control or management, any room, hall or house. or a track, path, road or course, whether within or without an Inetosnre. lor tke purpose of encouraging, promoting, aiding or aaatstaag in any lieliing or wagering upon any kind of a bOCSe race, or where any bet or waucr i pUBBltted to lie made uimiu any bene race or races, whether by bonkaasktng, auction ptNils. Preach pools, or in any other HHUHWC or by any other device whatsoever, shall lie guilty of a felony, and upon conviction in a court of competent .jurisdiction, shall be lined not less than 50 nor more than 60, and. in the case of a natural per sua so convicted, akall tie Imprisoned in tke peni- leutiarj for a period ot not less tgian one nor more tlian three years, and in case the person so convicted shall lie a corporation, in addition to stub tine ils charter shall be forfeited and its corporate existence and right to do business in this state shall eeSSC and determine. Sec. 8. Be il further enacted. That any pen— who. either as owner, agent, officer or employe, shall in any room. hall, house, or in any indosiire or upon any trsck, path, road or course, whether within or without an inclosure. in tliis state, engage in encouraging, promoting, aiding or assisting in tlie ■aeration of a betting liook. or a Preach aintnal pool ill-vice, upon any kind ••! a horse race or ra -es. in in selling auction pool- apon any horse race, or shall in any other way em outage, promote, aid or assist any person or person- to bet or wager upon a horse race or races, run or trotted or paced within ihis stale or elsewhere. -Icill lie guilly of a misdemeanor and. upon convidion. -hall be lined not less than .-MOO nor more than $."i«h . and Imprisoned in tke county workhouse for a period of not less than six nor more than twelve months. "Sec. ;;. Be it further enacted. That any person in thi- state who hall make Bay tit or wager upon the result of any hone rsce or rues, whether -.aid race be run. pared or trolled within this state or elsewhere, shall be guilty of a tni-demeanor. and. upon convict inn. -hall be fined not less than 0 ii. ir more Ihau SJoO. and imprisoned in the county worknonse for a period of not less than three months nor more than twelve months. •■.sec. 1. Be ii farther enacted, That this act take effect from ami alter Iti passage, the public welfare leiiuiriug il."
