New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23
PRICE THREE CENTS.
ANTI-CARTOON BILL DEAD.
PLATT URGED AssEMBLYMEN TO VOTE
AND WORK FOR IT.
But THEY AMENDED 1T. ALL THE SAME. AND
THUS PUT IT on A SHELF TO STAY TILL THE


THUS PUT 1T on A SHELF TO STAY TILL THE
SESSION ENDs-THE VOTE cHEERED.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE rnIprygl
Albany April Ex-Governor Black killed sena-
tor Platts Anti-Cartoon bill to-day. He did Il
indirectly. but. nevertheless. his hand could he
detected In the slaughter OF it no ably
assisted by Assem5lymen Hill. Robbins. Green.
Palmer, Fish. CARLY and Abel. All Of these
members spoke in opposition to the measure on
the floor of the Assembly, and the powerful in
nuence which Mr. Black has quietly exerted
throughout the session did the rest"
The bill was amended by vote OF 107 10 IA
This kills it, for when 1t has been on the desks
OF the members for the three days required by
the Assembly rules after being reprinted tbs
Legislature OF 1897 will have adjourned finally.
Senator Platt ardently desired the bill passed.
Governor Black did not. No convincing
proof that the former wished the bill TO reach
the Governor can be aiven than the following
telegram. which was received by many Repub.
lican Assemblymen to-day:
Use your influence to pass the Anti-Cartoon
bill r G. PLATT."
II other evidence Of the attitude OF Mr.. Platt
were needed it would be found in the fact that
Charles W. Hackett, chairman OF the Repuoii-
can State Committee, and Lou" Payn. Superin-
muncation with various members OF the Assem-.
bly, to-day urging them TO support Senator
Platts personal measure"
Assembyman Hll OF Erie County. began the
opposition to the measure by Offering an amend
ment making it necessary 10 prove malice
before cartoonng publishing persons por-
trait may be punishable. and making SlVoo the
maximum fine and one year the maximum term
Of Imprisonment for violating the law. lie de.
Tended his amendment in strong speech IN
which he not only showed the absurdity OF the
bill but proved to the satisfaction OF the law
yers in the Assembly that II was unconsti'u'
tlonal Mr.. Hill said in part:
The BILL as 1t now stands provides that IN case %
of the publication Of portrait or alleged pot dh'
of an Individual in this State the person so puolisn
not les than soo or Imprisonment for not less
than one year Now, this same oill denomina'ess s
this State the punishment for a misdemeanor -
not eNceedins 500 This amcndment that have
introduced limits the Imprisonment 10 one yeat
what the result will be II this amendment Is not
adopted. As the bill stands now before TINS oony'
ministered for the han mless printing Of portrait
shall not be less than one year and X may De LOT
be $4,000. no ma xlnum punishment has Deeh pr2 Pr
yded IN the bill There IS not lnenDe, a o. =, sny
Judge 10 impose such fine as would amVune , ~
the OF % man, h pT0pfry n ~ or pb 70 rime Of
murder in the second degree, as he done in the
This amendment as to malice leaves the door open
for the action of jEry to determine WnesnseT M sro or
Gently or otherwise. If done or q good motye
the man might be acquitted. but II done W IN ma.leS
ana ntent 10 do wrong then tllS amendment WI.
protect the individual sgainst such abuse OF power.
Mr.. Greene, of New York. was next recos-
nized. He attacked the Ellsworth bill as en-
absurd monstrosity."
Mr.. Robbins, of Allegany County, was recog-
nzed He made speech which was listened to
with great interest. Mr.. Robbins said
II his bill could appear to-day upon % the ,,, ,s S H5
this House with all IT'S past history wiped out WIN "a
what had preceded it, As TO what mad beer done "
the Senate or as what had been heretofore said.
and evecy asked to give his nrst I'M
RtsSi3n ana his opinion upon tn,s D 90 vos Gs for
it within halls of this Legislature. Look at this
fact-that in all this history OF soyernment' IN a.!
and all the proposed legislation of hundred years
i'm all the mondrchies OF Europe. where the liberty
OF the press has been restrained. no such proposi:
ton as this has ernanated from the brain OF
any living man until it was proposed by the honor
winter. ~
In the illustrated papers you have the political
history of modern times Honest men 90 not oe-
ject to being cartooncd. You talk about the dam
age being done by cartooning Why !et me tel you
that il has not the weight OF feather compared
with the characters that have been assassinated
and the lives that have been rendered pnharpy sma
lbels published I'm OF the very newspapers
State Of New-York II is the papers that 40 not
publish cartoons that ruin characters. They are
The only kind OF newspapers that want this BILL
William NJ Tweed 10 be carfooned!
MI Nixon, leader of the majority. seeing the
drift of sentiment against the bill, without one
word of defence for it, moved the previous ques-
ton. rollca was ordered, which showed lO1
members in favor of amending and thus killing
the bill. while only fourteen voted for II. The
announcement was greeted with cheers. The
vote in detail follows:
Yeas-Abell, Adds Adler, II. T. Andrews. Arm.
strong Austin. Barry. Bates. Bayiss. Bedell. Benz
ham Bla sdell. Bondy. Braun, l.. +. Brown, Budd.
Cain =. J. Clark. j. Clark, Coughn, Cromwell.
Cullen DAILY Degnan. Dempsey, Donnelly, FINN.
Fish. Fitzgerald. Forester. Fritz. Fuller, CARLY.
C;illeiand ,;ledhill. Glen, Gorham, Gott. Gray,
Green. Hanna, Harrison. Hart. ilill. Hobbe, Hon.
man Holbert. Horton, Hughes, Hustled. Hutton.
Ives Kelly, Kelsey, Kennedy knaup, Roster.
I.aInbeer Lennon, Leonard, Lewis. Maccabe Ma.
loney. Marshall. Nlathewson. Matteson; Mazet
McKeown. q. W. Meyer. jr.. Miles. &. H. Miller.
y j. Miller Murphy, Murray, T. +. Myers. Pal.
mer. Parshall Perkins. Peterson. Pierce. Prat.
Renhard. Robbins Roche. Roehr, Rounds Sand
ers. Sanger. Schneider. Schulum, sears sheldon
Tooher, Van Keuren. Wagstan Wells, Whritner,
Wilson, Witter, zimmerman. HGrn-l01
Nays-Allds Cole. Costello. Downs. Dudley, Eds
ridge. Graves, McGraw, Mcknight Nixon, Phila.
Post. Sweet. Warner-li.