The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-03
To CURB H NEWS TRUST.
ANTL-AssoollTED PRESS I'll PASS
ED IN ONE HOUSE IN KENTUoKT.

ny n Vote OF On to ~ the House OF Represen-
tatives Passes the Measure Declaring That
There Mast Ne No DISCRIMINATION in the
Selling OF Nsws By O FOREIGN Corporation.
FRANKFORT. KY. Feb. 1.-The Kentucky
House Of Representatives to-day, by q vote Of
81 to "a, a party vote, passed tho following act,
introduced by Representative Cooke Of Warren
county, to regulate the Associated Press and
compel 1t to sell its reports to tho Louisville
Dispatch. the Democratic silver. organ:
AN act to regulate the business OF foreign
corporations, &C.
BE II enacted by the General Assembly Of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section THAT all foreign corporations.
formed for the purpose, or engaged in the busi-
ness Of buying, gathering, or accommodating in
formation or news, or Of vending, supplying,
distributing, or publishing the same, shall. as
q condition Of carrying on any part of its bust
moss in this State. OF all times vend, supply. dis
tribute. and publish the news and information
bought, gathered. or accumulated by 1t to any
and all persons, firms, and corporations organ
lied under the lawssof this State, or carrying on
in this State the business Of conducting or pub
fishing q newspaper, when such person, firm. or
corporation desires to buy or to DO supplied
with such nows and information so bought,
gathered. or accumulated by such foreign cor
porations. and in vending. supplying, distribut-
ing, and publishing the news and
30 bought, gathered, or accumulated by such
foreign corporation, no discrimination in
charges or prices shall be made by such foreign
corporation between any Of the persons. firms,
or corporations doing business in this State
and desiring to purchase or DO supplied with
such and news.
Section 2. 1t shall not be lawful for any for
eign corporation or any agent or employee of
such corporation, formed for the purpose or en-
gagged in the business of buying. gathering. or
accommodating information or news, or of vend.
ing. supplying. distributing, or publishing tho
same. to transact any of the business of such
corporation in this State after such foreign cor
poration shall have refused to vend, supply,
distribute, or publish the information or news
bought, gathered, or accumulated by 1t to any
State In carrying on the business Of conducting
or publishing O newspaper, when such person,
firm. or corporation has notified such foreign
corporation or any agent, upon whom process
can be served under the laws Of this State. of
his, their, or its desire to, purchase or BIO sup
gathered. or accumulated by such foreign cor
p~oration, and upon his. their, or its offer to pay
e1acted BY said foreign corporation against
other. persons, firms, or corporations engaged
in this State in the business OF conducting, or
cornoration and any agent or employees: Of such
foreign corporation who shall transact. carry on.
foreign corporation, after It shall have failed to
comply with any Of the requirements Of this
a andi, ' npon DC so ssvieaefi1ay f anedy not 90 = less ssan sio6
nor moro than $1,000 for each offence, and
each days continuance tdnS,an Of any part + Of ~ the s bust
after it shall have failed to, comply with any Of
the requirements of this act. shall constitute a
:section 3. That, inas,nuch as erievous dis.
criminatlons are now made BY FOREIGN covpo.
monopolies have been created by such, corpora
t aHS ,h an EN- sSs'1 i.t l. hereby 0fYsH9 tS DECLARED ne at to ssista
The bill came up as o special order and Mr..
the merits Of the measure. He went into detail
ated Press and the terms on which the papers
of the country got its reports, He declared it
country. il indeed, the association was not a
trust IN itself. 1t was a foreign corporation
doing d,s,nE.6 business ah 2 sso in this 3 stf ate and snfsS DhG ~ fb be nr re.
Visions Of the bill. He declared the a%ssocia.
tion exaggerated, colored and suppressed its re-
He spoke at length on the right of the L.egis-
lature to pass such a measure. and cited au.
Of similar corporations. He said the best legal
authorities had passed on the measure and That
10 r. h had no SoG Sfscp 81 Inc aGnPt t Sps s0sh a. te est Silli
measure as a matter Of right more than for the
Gratis to stand BY il. as they had other trusto. =.
Mr.. Myers, Republican, of Greenup. headed
the opposition against the bill; He declared it
sion of private contracts beyond the power of tho
Legislature. He denounced the charges made
against the Associated Press. The bill was q
| followed by Haswell OF Breckinridge. Sergeant
Of Christian and other Republicans against,
Editor Enloe Of tho Dispatch is here in the
interest Of the biz. He says It will pass tho
The friends Of the measure hardly expect
Gov. Bradley to approve the bill. but say they
will pass IL over his veto by a two-thirds vote,
Press people are fighting the measure yigor-
ously and say II 1t becomes q law they will re-
sist It in the courts. Meantime 1t Is learned
they have been trying to make terms with tho
Dispatch people to have the bill killed.