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IN TIE SENATE.

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ALRASY. April Tho Ellsworth bill TO pro-
hIbIt tho printing OF the portrait or alleged por-
trait o, an individual without his consent was
ordered to a third reading in the Senate to-day
After Senator Guy had sought In vain TO XIII II
nv amendment When the bill was taken up In
General orders Senator Guy moved to strike out
the enacting clause. He said the bill was an alb
,urd and vicious piece OF legislation and blow
Al the rights OF the press and tho interests Of
labor Senator McCarren also opposed the
hill, which no said was designed to prevent car
featuring. He was aware. no said, that certain
newspapers had resorted TO the publication Of
Indecent pictures, and admitted that this prao-
toe wis indefensiblo. He knew that some
newspapers had carried this 80 far that they had
been excluded from clubs and Libraries, but the
neople would have the kind Of newspapers they
wanted and the moral sense OF the community
oould be trusted to effect reform.
"The Senators who oppose this bill, said Son.
.tor Ellsworth. "seem to have an impression
that there Is no real. substantial reason for its
introduction. It 10 hardly necessary for mo to
refer to the recent incidents which justify It.
There have been many cases lately where not
only were unauthorized portraits printed. but
tbey were placed In such conditions or positions
that no Senator, I feel sure would countenance
them They will occur to the mind ofevery Sena-
tor They have dealt with women. and women not
IN public life. but in private life. Is thoro any
ysy to restrain these outrages except by making
,uch publication an offence against tho law.
The answer is sometimes made that tho libel
laws are sufficient protection, but in most Of
the cases to which I refer the pictures are
accurate. tho conditions portrayed are true. yet
these publications have been such as to shock
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"why, this bill," interposed Senator Guy.
-vould prevent tho publication of portraits Of
persops present in q court room at q public
trial"
"I hope 1t will do just that" retorted Senator
Ellsworth That's one OF the aims have in
mind. The effect of such publications upon tho
proper administration of justice Is such a. to bo
universally condemned"
Senator Gu5-eut TINS Ia" Hpphe' ~ "'n "
the portrait OF convicted criminal.
Senator Ellsw0r,h-DesiSnodiy i so; What what good
ro,nS nssI orrpirIi II "a sictiv sort % of ,.n.,. m
tray convicted murderer roe @ IL has =. no eooa. no
. .e.r - nrnmo,. crime and not 10 ston II, Fuei.
eoe' " p' - - - .ss - -.
provisions of the bill because wherever there is
apublie service to be served, We have no desire
There are some gentle souls" said Senator
Grady. who arc very much perturbed lest We
shall DO something to curtail the liberty Of the
press. and am reminded by their anxietics that
tne u0et'! y, 'ne 80 nAs so"n T NJ INV, s
propoftions IN tne las! te" years inis oiii oocS
not deal with that question, however. but with
justification in the mind of any intelligent man,
wNtA sr,Atr tv1f fhA NtrtH Hf
e Sna man :, Inc 9r
for the liberty Of the press, never meant to give
the press licepse to invade priyate homes and to
make puohc property OF honest' modest women
eopnle Of comics or more. This bill deals with an
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ern WHICH mas grown up win INC oeseiopheht
Of photogTsphy and the degradation OF journal
printed the picture OF a wife and mother OF such
modesty that she had mover permitted herself to
This fact wss sot forth Under
sured that this portrait was from a Photograph
peyertheless Her desire for privacy was not TO
pF S spy with a kodak had iTsnsferrsa
her portrait to this paper, 60 that that Il might Do
y OF the press want to kick that kind Of uber;;
oR o9s emo 81 nSe I've 70 .he tbs som
pt the '.s Ocean Next to this soliei,nde for the
liberty Of the press comes the fearful
sound In behalf OF the labor 70 pc thrown
out OF enP!oyment by this DILL say
that there is not man engaged In any
decent occupation who will lose one days
work by it keeping out portrait and putting
IN that much type in itseif makes more sork for
ttLI, - ., ne h,aa SUuestn 49, Ign1 i2n
many pictures did YOU ever see in a newspaper
from which il was possible to recognize the per-
cons pictured Never in all my legislative
career have know n OF any measure 50 strongly
supported by public sentiment as this. You
can't get a home of average intelligence
where you won't lind some member OF
the family who Is indignant over the
outra1es perpetrated by these newspapers.
There is no politics in this measure, except that
best form OF politics which takes hold OF a great
public evil and scourRes IL out OF existence For
myself give to this bill the heartiest support
ever gave 10 any bill since have been In tho
LEGISLATURE"
senator Cantor said that he would concede
that there had been certain abuses by the daily
press but the provisions of the bill should bo
limited to private individuals II that were
done he would give il his approval, but he be-
lieyed that il was aimed at political cartooning.
On the motion to strike out the enncting clause
oniy senator Guy voted in the affirmative. He
then offered an amendment restricting the bill
to females not holding public Office. His was the
only vote in favor OF the amendment. He OF
fered another amendment providing that tho
act should not lie construed TO prohibit carica-
oficers and candidates Tor ONCE