New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-11
March ViOletS.
Colgate's
Violet Water.
THE ANTI-CARTOON BILL.
.,c1-,,rSTs AGAINST 1T BEFORE TIKI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CODES.

,,oDr-MAGNIrvDE OF THE
BUSINESS TOUCHED.
ivy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE1
Albany March ia larse number OF the mem
- of the Legislature attended an interesting
~ given early this evening By the Senate
--n,,,ee on Codes on Senator Ellsworth's bill 70
nunish with a years Imprisonment and a me OF
:, M, such publishers Of newspapers or magazines
~ ,r,t por,raits OF men or women without their
o,sent Speaker OGrady, OF the Assembly; Lieu
.o,,Goyernor Woodruff. Senator Ellsworth and
renr. sentatives OF several newspapers ana "'ae'
lines were also present
Ex-senator George Raines. OF Rochester IN De-
,f a. he SAID Of $1,000 printers and photographers
,,nloved by the newspapers and magazines Oh '"e
STATE made attack on the bill. arguing 'na' 'ne
cassage would be a serious infringement OF 'he
i,her,jes Of the press and that 1t would SUBJECT
many innocent persons 10 unjust Imprisonment
~ Raines said in opening his speech
..7-he STATE Of New-York has Peral Cooe IhiS
hill If II is 70 have any favor. should be mace an
amendment 70 that code and CONSTITUTED POI "
the libel law. l understand that tAs OH Is nv
NJ rusworth's bill. but was introduced oy re-
quest ,., sor,a,y
THAT IL not true" said Mr.. Ellsworth nerceiy'
..vou are mistaken I, is my bill. did show II 10
The Statutory Revision Commission ana 'heE sue
-es,ed that nv bill be made a speeai statute
NJ. HcririraI code IL unprecedented and absurd
accept senator Ellsworths statement OF So S;hsI
:
there is hidden motive in keeping cut Sr ,e
Original Coee s,or, was that it does not provide
s2v penalty for caricaturins man; AS !, pSau =
a nosed + provides minimum penalty. but none
"ber Courts would not think 'hsi peii,a ss MN
sSvS u' ,hsn hat for a malicious libel OF course
his provision put in the libel IA" II wo w.,
read naTs 5; a nd P s fine for printing persons
portrait would be inseresling ii ies .nf b In that
case newspaper might prefer 10 print rhe nT T
clous hofl ana me- s b act of the right 10 Judge OF
,h1sv and of the fact All that you have 10 snow snow
as Sr - ,bat he has printed portrait without per
mission. That would make MN Gun. NJ. bas been
,-arses All the liberty Of the press thdt mas '
fained in 20 years ~ ,.,,, -
senator Graay-when did 1t become iaw'u' 10
,~-r- INV portrait without my consent. ,ra
pW1I. ~ BIssines-It always mas been lawful ana l
would can yo me least concerned about this bill
41.~e ,sn', a theatrical programme, az almanac, i.
seed9ns ,e 'a por5Ta Of some living person
merely call your attention TO the asi corent ~
business s oSfaei for the printing Of portraits
Are you going 10 cs SAY the consent OF every person
~ mint their portrait? But people WI say md
you are no' pn, Won do in this act. 1t Is excep-
;i0na when portrait : printed WIN"
70 S be- Principal trouble with his bill is thai it a9es
not touch the evil whSh sT,A engaged in ntho-
u' 80 matter for the newspapers ana ND aL.len
OF iheif 90 ,beyn so deprived 70 stop the in.
M. -, a., which tnev are engaged. linen WI! ~.
say 50 u Your by " nenpe Senator Ellsworth
" riityo-th (colaly)-You had better go on VII"
yr Rs,S 9l will discuss caroonng with
ou ms information, oo5 A"' If You pass this BIZ mis-
Cspii9 viii blaze with cartoons. you ca""0' mn
hem ,sl,' p,,ras cav.
sarator Grady interrupted Senator kaines' say
-. what this bill does is 10 enable man 10
- i,.o court man who maliciousy cartoons
rim and vet not be compelled to say that ne Iee's
injured" .or.a NJ
ps.nes and they are sufficient protecton 10 you
Is, sunday" said Senator Grady. "a New-fork
r.rsnaner printed the portrait Of woman: am Al.
rndernraih II the statement that she d"p be- phoo
aararb IN me same There was woman VINO dia
rot wish her pnoio,gT,a Ppm 'sNe"' anu
printing o. such picture could be edsiy
s,rfi55an replied Mr. Raines, by simple iaM
This bin actually Is aiHeu a. ~ he csrtooned'
You could say tnat pubic me-, may S- 20 p reS in
..1yi,, should public men be carlcatuIru III
q.iost" ,be ibertv Of the press" answered Mt
ha4 + SEEMS 9' 10 me" said NJ Malby that The li0
..7-, iherfv Of the press" responded Mr. Raines
.s guaranteed by the Constitution. ,o, ~, IN
Are not my features my own possession; M
oui-ed Mr. Malby and. therefore, why shoud my
a newspaper man can score you IN page aite1
maze replied Mr.. Raines but YOU object 10 a
picture which be merely cohqe,seu a. -
I,hsr-y N c9rt3onng which has existed for go Years
4
are Won going . do gith fellow VINO goes over
ne line INTO another State and prints ms newspaper
1T strikes me-" said Mr. Malby that Il you
should circulate such newspaper IN ms sac you
you,l be liable 70 prosecution ard punishment.
Is there" said Mr.. Ranes, TO be no mitigation
NJ me penalty? I stand before Christian BODY
Would you subject person 10 Ia OF such crIeI'y
a. his oae-tha must be imprisoned for "a
YEAR who publishes portrait OF man or woman
you will notice said NJ. Malby, that all TINS
law says Is that you must get mans or woman
consent 10 the printing OF their portrait ~, tnen a
newspaper prints a portrait without consent they DO
so w!lfully. ,, -.
trouble" SAID Nj Raines and / would beg Senator
Ellsworth 20 put y good shape some enactment
WI Oh VIII not inlperil the liberty o. thousands OF
people I fear. Senator Malby. that this bill Is
dawn 70 suppress political cartoOnng. and II that
be the case II will be useful that the pres
en-, libel laws
There were several other men who wished 70 be
head upon the bill. and Senator Malby granted an
other and final hearing on the measure next
Wednesday.
BLACK COMMITTEES A DEATH SENTENCE
Albany March i0-Governor Black has COM
muted 70 imprisonment for life the sentence Of