Show HUGHES WANTS WANT ACTION AI ONCE New York Governor in Deadly Earnest in Race Track Matter Albany Alban N Y March Fear that the gambling gambll g legislation recommended by Governor Hughes In his annual message to the legislature might be smothered In hi ii committee was was dispelled to some Borne extent today tod y by the t e action of the senate committee on codes c des In re reporting reporting reporting porting the Uie first of ot the bills introduced by Senator Agnew to embody the gov governor governors governors recommendations The assembly code committee was expected to take similar action this evening but its hear hearings hearings ings on other bills were protracted and It adjourned without action until ul tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row The bills will be discussed then and probably reported report d Amendment Disapproved The fhe advocates of ot aly Governor Hughes were disappointed to find that the senate senata committee had amended the bill so as to defer Its It If tak taking takIng taking ing effect until Sept 1 The governor made no secret of ot his disapproval of this amendment saying that th t its only purpose was to exempt ex the major part of this years racing schedule from the prohibition prohibition prohibition of ot gambling and that there was wan no reason for tor postponing obedience to the constitution of the state Reminded by the newspaper men that the majority of ot code amendments are drawn dra to take effect Sept 1 he explained that this is done to give lawyers lawers time timeto to accommodate their pending litigation to the change None who talked with the governor today were left in any doubt that he will viii insist that the legislation take effect immediately Imprisonment Only The bill reported today todar Is really a a sec secondary se one in the ant series It would woold amend the th code by ore ere creating a II penalty penult of ot imprisonment only for gambling In this state elate instead of the alterative of ot a fine tine now permitted d i I |