New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-22
DEMOCRATS FIGHT BILLS.
Sare Anti Theatre Specializing
Measures AdUQnced, HOzceTer.

rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Albany. March 2i.-After a hot fight. IN which
most Of the Democratic members tried TO kill the
bills Senator Saxes two measures designed to
prevent ticket specializing in New York CITY were
advanced TO third reading to-day. Ono makes Il
Enisdemeanor for ticket spectators 10 stand IN
the streets the vicinity Of theatres. and prohibits
theatre managers from cooperating with the spec
ulators. The other Teyokes the licenses issued by
the city to the present spectators and forblds the
issuing OF future licenses
Opposition centred On the first bill. Hair dozen
members moved to strike out the enacting clause
Senator Sake dilated on the Spectator nuisance IN
New York. saying that Spectators preyed the
community They stood In with the managers. he
declared. obtaining the best seats which they sold
at outrageous prices to the public which could not
get good seats from the box Offices
Dominick F. Mullaney big Tim" Sulivan's
Senator. protested that this was lone OF the most
drastic pieces OF legislation ever proposed" II
"oeic drive out OF business hundred and fifty
men. eight or ten OF whom had been IN the Civil
war and some through Libby Prison" Senator
McCarren declared the bill would not cure tie evil
n any way It would. instead. give monopoly TO
the hotel spectators. the big rich ones who don't
nave 10 stand On the curb" He professed to re-
gard the speculators a convenience for the part
OF the public which didn't stand IN line 10
ger gooa seats at popular attractions.
An amendment by Senator Agnew included the
Dis agencies In the scope OF the bill, which. as
senator SAKE drew It. applied only to sidewalk
ne SAID. We're worse than the sidewalk SPECTATORS.
because they divided profits with the managers.
senator Sake maintained that the amendment
nOH!a make the bill unconstitutional Senator Ful-
tef thought II would be unconstltutona! anyway
oIa.or -1cC9 Trsn VentLred the opinion that IL was
ui%aii tlnted special legislation" which easily
cCLtu De avoided II the spectators took a store
lSAJ 10 any theatre To this Senator Sake retort
60 ttat I.ey didn't want to do this they couldn't
eaten the easy marks who didn't care TO be
ih6ae small If they had ladies with them. bag
s!ihs over the prices Of seats"
-lnlerposlng the home rule" proposition, Senator
81 wa
u Lhe hands Of the Board Of Aldermen Of Now
9oIA ana senator Human took similar view.
senator cassidy. however. maintained that tho
leSislhture properly could override a nuisance IN
Sew Aorks streets. Senator SAKE declared that
tSuHalo, Rochester, Syracuse any other large
upstate city might be similarly afflicted II his
measures did not pase
"a On q rising vote the Agnew amendment was lost,
- 10 II. Then Senator Fuller moved 10 strike out
tAe enacting clause. Another rising vote
taken Opponents Of the measure declared that
me result was l6 against the motion to IL for II:
IheIl they tried to get lie score. Senator Ack-
royd Democrat, who presiding decided first
that the motion had prevailed, but reversed him
self by declaring ultimately that IL lost IS 10
10. He declared the bill advanced. No opposition
greeted the second measure.