New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE.
MORE THINGS LEARNED BY NEWCOMER
AT ALBANY FROM oLDTIMER.

AT ALBANY FROM OLDTIMER-
Albany. Jan 20 observation-disclosures Oldtimer.
of Hops County was just coming out of
semby paror this afternoon. where there had been
a meeting of the Committee Cities. when he
espied his friend, Assemblyman Newcomer, of New
York, conversing in smothered tone of voice with
tat man whom he knew to be one of the Oldest
lobbyists at Albany. The fat silk hat
and double breasted. triple colored wastcoat-
AS Mr.. Oldtimer passed the two he was immedi-
ately Joined by young Mr.. Newcomer. The fat man
then sauntered off in the direction Of the Capitol
restaurant
Who that fellow you were talking tor?
asked Mr. Oldtimer. after he and his friend had
reached a comfortable corner in the Assembly
lobby.
oh" replied Mr.. Newcomer, that's one OF my
constituents"
Did you ever see him before?" again asked his
friend.
No Never saw him until this afternoon"
How you know he is of your constitu-
ents. them"
That's what he said he was Gave me his card
Here 1t is-.Aaron Funkelstein.' 4"
"IIa, ha! constituent. eh! Funkelstein! And
what did he have say? My dear boy. what did
he have to say?''
We'll. Funkelstein told me lot of things. Mighty
well versed fellow-thats how he impressed me.
Made special study of the pure beer question
Said he had devoted lifetime TO it. Well, he told
that the people In my district had got The i'm
preston that 1 wasn't doing any work up here.
Salu my street opening bills We're going TOO Stow
that they ought to have been reported out of COM
mittee long ago. Said they didn't my name in
the papers very often either although you know.
Oldtimer. that's fault of mine give those re-
porters cigars every chance l get"
Did Funkelstein have a bill he wanted you to
introduce?" asked Oldtimer at this point
Yes; what made you think sop
"A pure beer bil?' again asked the friend from
up the State.
That's just what he did-a pure beer bill How
all fhat? See hpra 4 iS RAad ~
Assemblyman Oldtimer took the red covered Dun-
die of paper which his friend extended him and
glanced quickly the underlined sentences.
Isn't that about needed legislation you can
find at the present timer interrupted Mr.. New
conner before his fellow member had reached the
end OF his investigation
A smile spread over Mr.. Oldtimers face which
finally exploded in laughter.
Are you going to introduce this?" he asked
finally.
Introduce it? Why Of course. Do you think
I'd let chance like this go by? Why that bill will
make me famous. Funkelstein told A day
after 1 drop this bill in the box I'll have my name
in the headlines OF all the NeW-York papers. This
is the way they'll read: A New Pure Beer Bill
Assembyman Newcomer of This City. the Cham
pion of the Publc's Health a Sketch of His Life.
Then you'll see in the editorials such expressions
Crusade and Newcomer. the Peoples Friend, "
things? at last broke % in his his cGmpanon '''''
Why Funkelstein tod me so. He said he had
eating just such measure he attained such repu-
taton he was offered senatorship but he refused
ITO study the beer question:"
Exactly. How did you guess that? But. see
here. you haven't told me what you thought of my
ITS a most remarkable bill"
:. SAY that is what i is but: here let me have have
H. interrupted M Newcomer, J9oiiantly. y gu
read II too rapidly. Let me read 1t to you more
Here Mr.. Newcomer read as follows:
No beer. porter or, ale shall be brewed, stewed.
boiled or broied in this State which shall not be
and liQuefed: OF barley, wheat and buckwheat. and
smaer area ee than q SQUARE inches All beers por
ters. ales brewed stewed boiled or broed as here
offered for sale in glass kegs. All dealers In beers
porters and ales brewed. stewed boiled or broiled.
that the same may clearly and obviously be seem ~,
so the customer can see II the beers pure. #
there's resin in IT, or any dregs at the bottom.
'But the glass kegs the brewery truckmen would
break them all into slivers in handling them. -
"Oh that provision Funkelsten told me was to
give more men employment. There's a lot OF fellows
out OF job in my district This provision. ne told
me fSn. would make 'nS' 'Fo"o SoHo i0r my 'e-si''
Here the New-York member resumed reading his
NO dealer In such beers, porters and ales shall
sell ofer to sell less than one pint or the same
not counting the froth. TO any innocent purchaser
What's the idea Of that last provision?" quered
the up State Assemblyman ~.
,o roson would cap,ure the German vote Of
nv district He said that there a great feel-
ing OF Indignation among the Germans toward the
small glasses used in OF the saloons and that
they didn't get enough beer for their money.
How you going TO enforce the law? was
asked. -
10 he n specal bipartisan Bureau of Beer, COM
posed OF four members appointed by the Mayor
and removable by either the Mayor, the Governor
or the President OF the United states These four
members elect superintendent; who Is to nave
twelve wears experience beer drnker, and
two deputies from the Excise Department. The
slIperintendent is then to appoint inspectors-one
for every fftv saIoons-and keg is to be opened
in any saloon until an inspector has first drunk a
glass Of the beer and put his label on II. -, :,
"Did Funkelstein intimate that there would be
eny opposition to the bl?'' Mr.. Oldtimer asked.
Ives he did. He said the brewers might kick.
but that needn't worry about that He said he
knew all the leading brewers intimately. and that
7 need not concern myself in the least with any
onnosition from that source Hello there's Funkel-
stein now. You'll excuse me, Oldtimer. just mo-
The two Assembymen had another talk later in
the dav Mr.. Newcomer has not yet dropped his
bill IN the box