New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-17
OGRADY RESORTS TO FORCE.
REMARKABLE METHODS APPLIED TO
THE ANTI-CARTOON BILL.
IT HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM THE COMMIT
TEE THAT AMENDED 1T AND CHANGED
BY THE RULES coMMITTEE-BIT-
AHEAD
TER FIGHT AHEAT

By THE RULES coMMITTEE-BIT-
TER FIGHT AHEAD.
Albany. April 16 (SpeciaD.-The Anti-Cartoon bill
OF Senator Ellsworth has been considered by
the Rules Committee Of the Assembly. and
will be reported In much the same form when
4, was passed by the Senate The General Laws
Committee of the Assembly amended the measure
radically. Senator Ellsworth was indignant. and
induced Speaker OGrady 10 hold back the report
Of tho General Laws Committee. and when 1t
determined by this committee 10 introduce the re-
port in spite Of Mr.. OGrady and Mr.. Ellsworth.
the Speaker last night called on Assemblyman Nc
Kcoyvr 10 object TO the reception Of the report
This single objection would ordinarily carry the
bill 70 the Committee Rules, but Speaker
OGrady to-day made a ruling that bills would
he considered by the Rules Committee except
the written request of member.
As this rule applied to the AntCartoon BILL a
request for the change Of reference of this meas
ure was drawn UP. and Assembyman Dudley Of
Niagara. a subject TO Ellsworth's influence.
was sent for and told 10 sign the request. He did
this and his request sent the bill TO the Rules
Committee in the same form II passed the SEN
ate and went TO the Committee on General Laws.
The members Of the Committee on Rules are the
Speaker and Messrs. Nixon. Kelsey. Armstrong
Finn and Kelly.
Speaker O'Grady called together his fellowmem-
beers of the Committee on Rules this evening and
with them put the Ant-Cartoon bill in a much
more severe shape a press -muzZing measure.
lis mild form as II left the hands of the Committee
on General Laws disappeared. Mr. OGrady and
his associates took the Senate bill of Senator Els
worth their basis for action. They provided
that the magistrate before whom an editor is con-
victed may nlict Imprisonment on him for not
less than one year. and also fine MIN not less
than $500.
The Rules Committee amended the Ellsworth Dill
en- as 70 exempt the circuators of papers from It's
provisions to allow the printing OF portraits of
hubble officers or persons nominated for public
office and to give the courts option as to the mile
ton Of the fine or the Imprisonment The text OF
the bill as 1t stands follows:
Section !. No person. firm Partnershp c0rP Ssh
I'm any newspaper paper perouloSHl, rtrn
p anT per ep oo or ndyd%a Vng in this state
cept public officers. persons nominated Tor pubic
9rst obtained his or her written consent TO such
printing publication, and in the case OF bnpnc
late to such public officer only in his ohnclai ca
Sec . The printing or publishing Of the portrait
or alleged portrait of such person or nolNiuudi
without such consent IN writing shanr pe e no,
@ss than S 5000 ' or by Imprisonment for less
whose portrait or alleged portrait has been printed
published without such consent or VI "e' u
Sec 3. This act shall take effect Immediately.
The Committee on Rules has absolutely auto
cratic power over all the bills now before the AS
semby and its certihcaton is necessary before any
bili can go on the calendar for final passage II
held a four-hour session this afternoon ana con-
sidered something like two hundred oils from
among which selected sixty. which Will be put on
the calendar for Monday night Those OF lhe SIM!
which were amended will be printed ana put on
the files tomorrow. thus carrying out me intent
Of the Saturday session to gam an extra ies''-
lative day. . .,o,,v tho
The committee decided TO report favoraoy me
bill which passed the Senate proViuihg LOT as IN
duction OF FIVE cents year In the price OF gas III
New-York City until 1t shall have reached sl
The action of Speaker O'Grady in refusing 10 re-
ceve the report of regular committee has not IN
creased his popularity and will not tend to secure
,o.es for the passage Of Mr.. Ellsworths hobby.
Many of the members to-day denounced the ac'oh
Of the Speaker and stated that they would now
onnose the bill more vigorously than II 1t had oeeh
nresented 20 the House for action on lts merlts.