The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19

THE BLACK HORSE oATALRY GET
TING READY TO CHARGE.

Corporations VIII niN INFrN This HenF-ThN
nusisess or legislative Riackmnii-One
Erect OF Br,anism - FavorIte Vict,ms.
A,p,Nv. Doo la-Tho oror q, s,r,r. hills nj
tbe last aesa,on of the Lsgisistpre vas hv far
~. I.ru.s, In v.ar, ana thoro oro ,raIo,t,ors
.IrS.dv that m. now venr,. rooord vin ho hut
Ntfia n AZ ali hohInd tho, 10 1907 striko
h,n a NAV he ..,d a. ON ,,t.cr az oornn,..
tion or o,b.r corc.rr ,hr.a,oniro ,ho or,nn,inr
ar da.truc,,o, n, ~. hrs,,ooo o.,orsIh,y In ,he
trterest ~ Tho pphI,o h,, roar, ,v,,n . v,o,v 20
co,leot,no blo,tm.u from tho ohi.o, q, .tt.ct
a. rcturn for IN. do,e,, ~ Tho hin
The groot augmento,ion IN the numher ~
,trIke. Iast ve.r wa. troc,oh,o dIreotlv N rho
Rrvnn caunn,un ana tho ,onaonc,os orovinr
ont ~ =, Tbs .,taots - Tho ChInaao nlatsorm
D.mo,rot. ,non ,ronor,r oornora,. ~ othar.
1,,,n t,rn,.haa = 80 ..Io,I hoh,nd MI,
Domoor.t,o .,rIror. 80, ohlo % MA. ,o sor,o
.xtont N. yorol;t, -, ,ho,r n,o,,,es IN ~
nosIna mo..,sa. n.toS,,,as :. h.xasa :, 80
10 ox,or,n,nato ,ho hrs,noss ,n,orcs,o ~ co.,.
norotions ana nr,y,to n.rson. put Will, m.
prvon oan,n.i,n 80 ~ s,.r,,,n no,nt a.. H.
auoncs nnsrased mora d,rectlv ,brough say.
.raI L,,Srad ani,.,tons -hioh we taLon y,
with eagern,ss nv Ronuhlirons as wel ~.
Dsmo,rats s,th,r ,hrorah mr.. dsm.mna, ~
tbronun , nistator nolicv ~ surrcnder hsy,ne
=. a.. ohioo, ,ho .onoi,.,ion ~ Oh. go. -
.ooio, ai.in,..r.,;on witch oone,,t,,,od th. NJ.
to,i,irr forc. ~ tho prran ,or,noIon
Tho ar.t NJ these In no,r, az tine u,, th.
r.nor., .,t.ot on o,rn,ra,io,a a,i,,r 49,
To- m,r.r ana n,r,na aiviaonds on ,h.,r ,n-
yos,msn,s Tnis moroment ,v,s ,ni,,o,sd hv
senator Jacob A Cantor NJ New york tbo
Donoor.tic ,oodor In Tho ,rnor hor.. ond
As,cp,blvman Fred A Robbins ~ AIIeganv an
tnd.nend,nt Ropubl,con ,vho ,n,rod,ced the
so,canod anti.trust hills Needi.s. IN .av a.
tion monver, of Nav York citv and Advertised
win daring headlines and ..si,,r.o statement. I"
This nroved too much for tbe materially cravings
nj Senator Iexow tho Renubl,can member
from Rocklnnd county. Ho had tho bills re-
ferred to a select committee. with himself at its
head. md then followed the famous. if ridicu-
lo,s. monstor hunt. or course Mr.. Lexow
didn't catch even A "snark." but he got the
desired notoriety.
Noxt came the attack on the cas companies
of Now York city. This originated In the Sem
alto with the Democratic leader, Mr.. Cantor,
and In tho Assembly with Mr.. Laimb.cr, then q
regular, though a kicking Republican, and In
tho coming. Assembly a Cit and the candidate of
the drawing room Socialists for Speaker. These
two gentlemen introduced the Dollar Gas bill
and 30 transferred It from tho category of
strikes, in which similar bills had for years held
q leading place, to that of Democratic party
measures, with Mugwump backing. The vel.
low Journals got into line behind this measure,
too. After much sound and fury, and after tho
expert hireo oy one OF the newspapers and In:
troduced ut committee hearings by Senator
A = eeo ,etsu,eo "
the gas companies for a transfer OF his valuable
services to their side of the case, the Dollar Gas
hin was buried under Adverse maiorities In
-. 49,. =. ,sa uo..,d.. 49, -.
potn houses. In the meantime tho sulKere,
ryhn Ind nrmharad rhAun tra a hills ampno fhatr
favorite weapons of attack. were driven tn the
s,Sns..asss ,.sUsa.
INTRODUCTION OF UeaSures proVloln8 ZOE gas at
30, 80 or 70 cents.
Another nroposed raid nm nronertv vaa The
Graded Inheritance Tax bill. fathered and
urged by State Comptroller Roberts, o peren-
Mai candidate Tor tho Republican nomination
for Governor. This bill slipped through both
houses. but COMPTROLLER Fitch and other quail
neu nnAhoiai eIperts poih.eo OUT mat issue
from tho principle involved. 1t would work o
- o..uL ~ - .s.,,a"soo q. na,.ns.LS.
VI "oaitn " SOCK 'esiuenoes IN heisnoofls
would be less, than that derived from the pros.
~. I.n. C,un,,o,., p,h.r.., III, a. =,
ent law. comptroller honertss Dill died on
Gov. Blacks desk after the Legislature had
adjourned.
Tbara no- n,,,o, ,r,,oh
though scarcely distinguishable in form from
strikes. were undoubtedly offered in good faith
- - -.--r - =.
py members carried away oy the notorlety at
taching to these other bills. One OF the most
curious of these was Senator Barney Martins
proposition tor an investigation of department
stores with a view TO restricting them prac-
tica!ly to the sale of dry goods and requiring by
law the abandonment OF. modern business
methods in the interests of q multiplicity OF
small shops. This measure came in late in the
session and was laughed out Of court.
1t was small wonder that the army of in
veterate and professional strikers whom we
have always with lis was encouraged to unex-
amnled industry nv ReainQ men Of nndiaDufad
responsibility, some of them party leaders,
lending their names to measures not only SINH.
lar to their own bills, but in some cases sub.
stantially identical with ancient and well-known
strikes. 1t was small wonder If additional en-.
couraKement was derived from the prospect of
having prominence given to their strike bills
in the yellow journals, with the portraits and
signed statements of the strikers. This offered
NOT alone personal qualification, but enhanced
value in the strikes as well.
The same provocative influences which called
forth the great flood of strike bills last year
will be at work again at the coming session.
Senator Cantor has already announced that he
will again lead an attack on corporations in
general and the gas cOmDanieA in DarIicular