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NO MEASURE AGREED UPON YET. Annapoli-. Md.. March M. — After the finance committee had devoted ;i considerable part of yes-terdaj to discussing the sdvisability of Imposing a i license fee on race tracks in this state, four bills - designed to regulate running races wire introduced 1 in tin senate last night. President Campbell introduced one, senator Erich one. senator Norris ; one and senator Duval one. The Campbell. Prick E and Norris bill-, arc more or leas similar in their r provisions. Each provides for a state racing commission, imposes .1 license fee on the tracks and 1 limits the number of racing days for each track. The Duval bill dirci ih.it racing licenses shall 1 be issued by tiie t a t • ■ coinptrolh r. It is prettj clear now that there will be no serious attempt to cut out racing altogether and 1 that the worst the tracks maj look lor i- a statewide couiniisaiou and a license fee. The best posted I bellove thai the license fee will l«- 1500. The race tracks, however, have not come together on any I pro|MSition aad il may In- that each bill will be • talked to death and in the end the situation will 1 1 1 :.llil US before. I wo of the bill- pro, de only for pari-mutuel 1 pools, and this feature will undoubtedly be made e pari of whatever bill is passed, so that I kmaklng will b- a thing of the past. i bill introduced in the senate by president t Campbell provides for a racing commission, to be b appointed by the -..virnor. to consist of three members, one to represent tin- breeders, one from i Baltimore i.i ami one from the state outside tin-city. i-
