The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
ANTI-CARTOON DEBATE.
SENATOR ELLsWoRTH,s PORTRAIT
BILL sENT BACK FOR a HEARING.
senator Guy Asked FOR . Further Hearing,
and After q Controversy the NH was sent
Back to the Committee for That Purpose
senator Grady ON License OF the Press.

senator Guy Asked TOR n Further Hearing,
and AFTER q Controversy the mn was sent
hack TO the Committee for That Purpose
senator Grady ON License OF the Press.
ALBANY. March 4.-Among the reports OF
committees submitted to the Senate this morn
ing was tho bill OF Senator Ellsworth prohibit
ing the publishing OF any portrait or alleged
portrait Of any person without first obtaining
the written consent OF the per son. When IL
vas presented Senator Guv said that he had re-
celved a telegram and personal requests from
representatives OF the press asking that a hear
ing be given upon the bill. He said that the
bill proposed n most radical departure from all
existing methods. 1t was not supposed that
the bill was to be entertained seriously. or that
IL was so soon TO he reported out OF tho commit.
tee without n chance for any one TO be heard.
What had been endured by the great men Of for
mer generations. back to Washington and Lin
coin. might yet be endured by members OF this
Legislature or other public men.
Senator Malby said chat. rs Chairman Of the
Code8 Committee. he had received no request
for a hearing on the bill. II such n hearing
had been desired, the request should have been
made OF the Chairman. Senator Guy said that
1t was simple courtesy that a hearing should bs
given to representatives OF one CT the greatest
moderl enter 1rises before one Of its principal
features 10 to he wlpsd out. senator Malby
have have i treated snsw lI nH Ts"s a hi INN iSt nnS Sss i by tho
President pro TEN. Of the senate and.the pres
e!nt acting Governor Of the state. Senator
but fror his. observation he was rather .
man of a serious demeanor. Senator Malby
added.
perhaps public men don't care about the
caricatures OF them published In the papers.
but there are others to be considered. There
are those In our homes who have nm interest
In Us and who feel much more deeply the slurs
and caricatures Of their loved ones. This mat
character In the last fcw years as to demand
serious consideration. The time has como
when these newspapers should lie compelled
- treat with fairness and not with ridicule
men entitled to some rcspcct."'
senator McCarren said that he would oppose
the bill. Notwithstanding the fact that some
newspapers Ind exceeded the limits OF pro-
p-iety. IL interfcred with the liberties ~ per-
sons engaged In the enterprise OF publishing
not only newspapers. buV all magazines rs
well. II was but n fair proposition that these
Interested persons should have an opportunity
Senator Guy. said that the in re-
gard TO, tho abuses OF the publishing OF por-
the paragrapher. Their families were often
wounded quite as badly by some paragraph us
by any caricatnre. AS public men they must
expect some criticism. They could not 20 to
war without expecting u encounter. bullets.
lie said II was always uncomfortable to be
ridiculcd. but sometimes ridicule had its good
effect. Ho remembered that in the time ~ the
Tweed ring the cartoons OF Thomas Mast hnd
quite as much. II not more. influence than any
N'sfA- " 'AtN'A Ut
Senator Grady ssid that no argument could
be- submitted at any hearing " hich woulu dis
:urO his attltuus toward this bill. II tho other
members OF the Codes Committee were "a
firmly fixed Ia their opinion AS he. there could
he n use .r n further hearing. rhe purpose OF
tho blu was that these On p-rs should not 10
permitted 10 invade their families and pub
lish pictures Of all the members Of their fami-
lies. The liberty OF the press. he said. was
one thing. an the license 81 the press was nu.
other. lie said there had been an outrageous
abuse OF this license. When one came TO
read = full account OF n woman. a mother re.
Spcctcd rs much as any in the land, and her
ex Experiences in u Turkish bath. nud then found
out that she had never been IN n Turkish bath.
and the only reason for the story and the Lub.
lishlng OF her picture was the IA { that shs
was .he wife " n public man. IL was time this
license WAS restricted.
SO far as he was concerned. Senator Grady
said, he cared nothing Aboat his own portrait,
AMI now gave TO all newspapers permission 10
publish his PHI in any form that they saw
1T. and as often rs they pleased. the permits
sion To hold good for ten years after his denth.
papers from publishing n lot OF stock cuts and
labelling them Us representative men seen at
the inauguration services to-day. John l..
Sulliyan's portrait. he said. had once been pub
litSed for that of senator CRAZY.
Senator Rnincs called attention 10 he fact
that the reputable press of the state did not
ask for this hearing. nor did they oppose the
bill.
senator Cogge.hall said he understood that
Senator Ellsworth had no objection to It's be-
ing recom'nitted for q heariLg. and IL was
sent back To the Committee on Codes
{ r a hearing on next Wednesday afternoon.