New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-08

.ssoc1,r ATOMS POINT OUT THE BAD
,.,,rcrs WHICH WOULD FOLLOW THE
PASSAGE OF THE AcT-THE BILL
.u,-yG Up" BY THE COMMITTEE.
,vcrrAR CORRESPONDENT ~ THE TRIBUNE.l
.,,.,nv Feb. Thomas A. Fulton, the secretary
p,c,se Reform Association. and John Jaw Chap
-. member OF the executive committee OF that as
,a,,on appeared before the Senate judiciary CON-
,. this afternoon, and I'm behalf OF the Excise Re-
.'I Association and the Church Temperance Society
VA forclMc arguments In opposition TO Senator
Eudress Anti-spy BILL
a., ruI,on pointed out that /" The Wine and Spirit
..,,e- had stated that the bill was Intended to cir
~,.nt Governor Flowers objection to n bill per
..,n, the sale OF liquor Sunday, aud that II 1t
-.ue , law no sunday liquor bill need be pressed
- rnlton also showed that the bill would prevent
nrosecution OF blackma!lcrs, fer traps must be set
~ them: and the prosecution OF persons Tor selling
liberated goods, for the goods must first be pur
.,sd and to purchase them was, according to the
.m "a entce a person to commit a crime. But the
-. ohiect of the bill to prevent the detection
"a nunishment Of persons selling liquor on Sunday.
nade q crime to buy a glass OF liquor on Sunday
= .rasr 10 get evidence against lQuor-dcaler.
Mr. Chapman said in part:
=. ~suld seem like an insult to the intelligence Of
., committee to make any long argument either upon
49, theory involved in this bill or upon the practical
s..t Of IL upon the community, were IL not Tor tho
- ~ the measure persistence with which, our
- -. last three years bills have Ieen introduced bearing
M character in both branches Of the legislature Inc
I'm proytdes that "every person who snail directly OF
1ctlV counsel entce induce or aid and aoct aho'he
= .nr,,, crime with the intent or for the purpose OF
N.u,nc the arrest conviction or punishment Of sueh
s %, tho commission OF sold crime is an accompliee
r.,o and such person is liable and subject 70 inc
n,,lss ard punishments prescribed BY law for the
prneipa offender" ,,. T., thu
,i,, a, Innocent persons into criminals by calling
49,. aecompces the creation Of class OF ohehce'
-h,h are 10 be criminal although CRIMINAL H.e"' n
,nun not to exist. pass over the indighEy aohc W
-. 1,.t principles Of law by the laundering methoo
a,ed 10 accomplish the end desired and snail speak
=, that end Itself. As has been shown, this Dill
so.,sd nut Of sympathy with the hard case OF the
ss,ouordeslers which broadened In the minds OF our
be legislators into general sympathy Win "i'
....cs NJ criminals the community. 90 not TOT ono
trrouent cohfound lquordeaicrs with criminals "ousn
q, .v,a.nt that the author OF this bill does confound
them. .,., .,so,..
Tho genesis Of the bill is almost terrifying evidence
- e eject on our legislative ideas which the mohs'ou'
svy. of the LIQUOR situation are entailing: The liquor
49,. have become the slaves and the pets Of the poll
c,,ns They be curbed with one hand and stfoxeo
with the other, like domestcated Wild ANIMALS 1hs
series OF bills represents the stroking OF ne hquor
s.a,ers They must be kept good temper They must
~
n be turned To ridicule by the bills In which this
cajolnr is done 1t matters not that 10 please them
sraye and body OF men like this Senate committee
houd be called upon seriously TO hear argument on 'he
question whether detectives ought ever TO be employed
IN the discovery Of crime For you will observe that
here are none OF the prohibitions OF the police laws as
to forbidden businesses such the keeping OF gambling
houses Of ill-fame, betting onces ana bucket
shops None Of prohibitions. say, can be en-
fored, except by the employment OF detectives I" us
cover the breach OF the law.
The amendment which now discussing involves
the PRACTICAL repeal Of all this branch OF the criminal law
More than this. Backmail is the meanest and most
uusIve crime which civilization gives rise TO- IL can
snly be discovered by enrappns the perpetrator Now
under amendment blackmailes are TO be protec.eo
Ne father Of q stolen child would be as helpless 10 dis
cover he Matchmaking abductor the agent OF an excise
rdorm association would be TO prove the illegal sale OF On
in'sxcssns drink, or as private person wou,a DC 70
esubusA he sale Of suteraed article OF food. In
ccA cas- the victim must expose himself TO the penay
be would get evidence Of the crime.
The amendment parayzes the left hand OF justice II
strikes dumb whole category OF Witnesses 1t maHes
hce Of IN entire branch of criminal law The judicial
fsnctons Of this ought not TO be used iof inc
purpose Of paying compliments to the criminal classes nor
taken up in deciding that the laws asahs' oack.
mall gambling and houses OF illIame shall staho uh'i
,uch time as they honestly and openly repealed.
Senator Fndres submitted an amendment which ex-
enpted policemen and constabes from the operation
Of the BILL But this made the bill more objection
abe to Senators O'Connor. Saxton ana McNaholi'
"You make 1t a crime for a private citizen to DO
4 certain thing, but You do not make 1t crime Ior
policeman TO do it, said Senator oConnor 10 SELL
ator Endres.
ANY person who IS enticed into the little game
NJ hnnco said Senator SaxtOn, could not convict
the man who had swindled him If this bill should be
passed.
Senator Endrcs said bis object was to prevent
,ealoss like Dr. Parkhurst from prosecuting innocent
liquor dealers"
"How innocentin said Senator Saxton "fou
simply protect the guilty by this DILL NO hquor-
dealer who shuts up his nquorstore on Sunday fears
an arrest for violating the Excise aw or that he Will
BE- tempted by q Law and Order Society detective to
sell nquor.'
Senator Endres said that such a society In Buffalo
used Kodaks to get evidence Of violation OIL inc EA-
else law by liquor dealers.
We'll, do not see why a Photographic machine
should not be used said senator saxton' "'0r inc
Senator Mulin said that sales OF adulterateo gro
ceries certainly would be promoted BY the act and them
send you to jiil for buying their poison. That Is
the meaning Of this act" ,os,,vo hos-
tilIty 10 the bill that senator Endres asked them 10
amend it, but the Senators plainly intimated 10 MIN
'" We VIII treat YOU gently by hanging up your
BILL said Senator O'Connor, and that was What was
done with it,
THE PRICE OF GAS IN THIS CITY.
A HEARING on MR.. KERRIGAN'S BILL TO RE-
DUE II no 81 PER 1000 FEET
Albany, Feb. THE Assembly Committee en- Gas
end Electricity gave hearing this afternoon on AS
semblyman Kcrrgans bill, fixing the price OF gas In
New.York City ut not to exceed III for 1ooo CUBIC
feet Frederic H. Coudert, representing the E1utnDo
Gas Light Company: DelOs McCurdy, representing
the Standard Gas Company. and Henry II. Anderson
representing the Consolidated Gas Company app AIRED
before the committee in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Coudert said that II the bill became Law
lev II any Of the gas companies in New-iork City
would be able 10 pay any dividends The Equitable
Company ne said had contract rights which wouid