New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

| .r<oIITlONS ADOPTED GIVE iht Rf.ASoNS OF
THE wHEELMEN FOR FAvoRING ITS
| rAssAGE-A DISTURBING ELE-
MENr SQUELclIED.
| mo frs, mass-neetine of wheelmon ever held in
..i.york took place At the Fifth Avenue Hal. No
/ ~, Foytv-second-st.. last night The hall was
'nisd with enthus astic riders of the wheel, and
J w y. meeting was attended by the representative
rs,e Of The district. The meeting had been called
v ,,dorse the Armstrong Baggage bill. which seeks
~ compel the railroads TO carry bicycles as bag
We when they are accompanied by their owners
Sse BIZ will have hearing before the Railroad
committee at Albany to-day.
While the meeting was an enthusiastic one, there
-sre none Of those disgracefu scenes witnessed at
,he recent meeting of the Cyclists Federation
MANY prominen, wheemen from other States were
,,ssent ore member Of the Federation arose with
ne eyiden; intention Of causing some dissension
rhs nan WAS treated with every courtesy and was
allowed to speak for minutes. His arguments
however. were so weak and his purpose apparent
,ha; the crowd listened patiently and then prac-
ideally laughed him of the platform.
The strangers arguments were answered by Dr.
p Ot;oengni. who called humorously at the
recent Federation meeting The original Mr. Hot
stuff" The Doctor easily tore the arguments of the
s.ranger. whose said to be O'Neil all to
pl,ces IN about minute. The effort 10 disrupt
me meeting had failed. and the stranger retired
flushed and abashed.
Then the resolutions, reading in part as follows
were adopted unanimously amid loud applause:
Resolved. That the wheelmen Of the city of New
York regularly convened at the Fifth Avenue Han
In said ety. on March Il. 1895. do hereby indorse
and approve the provisions OF Assembly bill No.
~ commonly known as the Armstrong bill" be-
Ing an amend Section A Of Chapter 800 Of the
Laws Of 1880. and provding that bicycles shall be
deemed baggage for the purposes OF said act. and
snail be Transported as sagsase for passensers by
railroad corporations and subject 10 the same liza
blit.es. further.
limitations and with cyclists in all parts the
State in their unanimous request to the Legislature
for the passage Of said act and that in transmit
ting TO our representatives in the Legislature at
Albany copy of these resolutions We submit the
following statement Of our reasons for the ndorse-
That eminent jurisls of England and America
have declared it 10 be reasonable principle OF law
that the term baSsage should include Whatever
q passenger takes with him on his journey for his
Of the particular class TO which he belongs, either
with reference TO the immediate wants OF MS Jour-
ney or as part OF the ii'imste purpose tnsTeoI,
That in the reasonable application OF TINS prin-
epe it IS proper and lust that the bicycle
should be ciassed baggage.
That for fifteen years past the railroads of this
State and OF the United States. as well : those of
ness of this principle as applied TO BICYCLES, by
transporting bicycles. accompanied by Their riders.
without charging excess or extra tariff therefor
and that more than hundred and thirty rail-
road corporations in the United States to-day re-
taining this long-established custom.
It has been ascertained by conservative estimate
that the railroads Of the United States during the
sengers having no other form of baggage. except
the bicycles taken by them on their several journeys
State V cf Sew-YoTk whch PROVIDES that each rail-
road passenger. on payment of the lawful rate Of
self and $50 pounds of baggage. That the touring
cycst generally has little or no baggage. except his
that ii would he reasona BILE law provide that the
bicycle which is quickly and easily handled, should
be carried in lieu of another and heavier form OF
baggage, ..., 49,. -. -.r.o.s
hic 40 IN
bicycles In baggage cars nor as baggage. but that
,hese railrosd companies comprising only small
try, seek only the privilege Of making an extra
enarse LOT the transportation OF olcycies me mann
and papabe object being 70 exact for this service
regular and constantly increasing tariff whereby
tne income OF these corporations may be largely m
creased without the expenditure or additional
capital.
o. the veteran Will r. Pitman. and it was accepted
NE sedy and pay SRSke ns
% those present and praising the Armstrong. bin
townsend was nominated. 4. E Crow was elected
sNs b4 ana The oDg T e' Msrck as
: ottoengu- George r. Bidwel; William George
fa hspe b ang M a me f6pmson
q local organizations of the League OF American
Sterling Elliott. the president Of the League Of
American Wheelmen. was the first speaker and
s he as usual talked in strain na ID
@ e stand Ggehe[ ,5 the snt for the
looking toward New-York TO what action was
taken here. He said that in his State Massachu-
estts. the roads ready 70 make concessions
10 the wheemen and he thought that II the blu be
came law here that such a law could be passed
IN Massachuset without much trouble Stirring
speeches made by Isaac p. Potter. the chief
consul Of the NewYork State Division: Robert Gen
tie. the chief consul OF New-Jersey. and George r.
Biwell, the chairman Of the TRANSFORMATION Com
nittee OF the League OF American Wheeimen Many
women present and while OF them at
tempted speak. they took the liveliest Interest in
everything that done
Among those present were the following: F. Hilia-
brandt. jr. Charles 5. Wilson. Daniel r Grassie.
NJ T. Nesbt Char,es Limhardt. T Goethe. Asa r..
Roath James II. Roaih. John Carter. NJ. J. Regan.
G. II. Stevenson. r. +. Shaw, George W. Butler.
F. D. Osborn. J. III. RAYMOND David Wilkie Jonn
T Burke Marie Grese F Rogers. r. l.. Walla =.
f VI Hitchcock. r NJ Becker. John T Carberry
D II. Bratton, j L. SwoDe j. p. Gerard. J. c.
Whitmore. Emil Tanzar Daniel Jerman. Thomas
Jerman. John T. Fleming. c. Irving Washburn.
Frederick L. Richards. H. l.. Wills, A. II. Curtis,
John Morris George 4 Gregory o. F. wilson,
W W Dees. l.. :. Fountain. Charles D. Newton.
n ". Torrey. Louis Johnson. {. Lederer William
or1