New-York tribune., 1911-02-02
F|REARM MAKERS OBJECT
With Dealers Appear at Hearing
on big Tins" Bill.
SEE END OF BUSINESS HERE
Senator Sullivan's Secretary
Shows Sales of Revolvers
from PushcartS.
rry Telegraph TO rn. Tribune

Albany. Feb .-Representauvcs Of re-
volver manufacturers and wholesale ana
retail hardware dealers appeared TINS
afternoon before the Senate Codes Com
mite. Ia protest against Big TIM Sulli-
vans dangerous weapon bill. The parucu-
lar section which they object 20 Is that
which requires dealers 10 sell revolvers
cnly 10 persons having permit to carry
them. and 90 keep a book IN which All
such sales are registered. They argued
that tho only effect this legislation conio
have would Ne 30 drive the revolver nnsi-
ness oUt of the state.
Harrv Arplehaum secretary to senator
Sullivan. appeared for the bill. nc pro-
6uced photographs showing the sale ot re-
,olvers from pushcarts on tho East Slde o'
New York city. lie declared that the
measure world prevent the carrying OF hre-
arms BY irresponsible persons and put q
stop ~ lust such shootingS as that which
cost tho author David Graham Phillips. his
ne. The nm adds blsckiscks, hludgeons
nrd 'ssndhags TO those weapons which II Is
nisdomeanor ~ manufacture. and adds
persons 10 carry. ~ the request Of num-
ter Of people VINO wish 80 favor tho oill
m. hearing vast postponed until teoru-
srv d..
Another dangerous weapon bill vas IN
iroducod I'm the Assembly to-day by Assem-
blymsn Ward. II provides for the licensing
hy tho state Controller at S25 year OF All
persons engaged IN the sale Of reNolVers or
other firearms small enouSA 10 10 carrieh
concealed. or dynamite or dangerous eX-
ploSiyes other than cartridges Persons
purchasing them must also procure IL
cenSo. AM tho possession Of bomo or eN-
rIoyiye without such q license IS MADE
rrina fscie eyiderCe Of criminal intent and
& punishable hy imprisonment of not more
Than five years.
The Senate codes Committee will give
hesrirg on senator Rsmsperger's tainted
food bill on February IS.
Election Bill Discussed.
The Senate Judiciary Committee At an eX-
e,Itivo session this afternoon discussed
Senator Saxe's yoluminous New York City
election bill but postponed action on the
measure Several amendments VIII prooa-
BIZ be made 10 il. Amonc bills which II
reported Vas that Of Senator White per-
hitting tho revival Of the corporate exist
.nco Of corporation whose charter has
been allowed 70 expire. At present this Is
allowed only i'm cases where the corporation
has bonded Indebtedness.
The committee arranged FOR the following
hearings. February s. Senator LOOMS
bill removing judiciary nominations from
PARTY columns on election ballots; February
Is. Senator G.. u. SullVan's bill making the
MAGISTRATES Of New York City elective. in
stead Of sppontive; February %, joint hear
ing with Assembly Judiciary Committee on
the three woman suffrage bills
The Assembly Ways and Means Commit
tee to-day reported the measure of Assem-
hlyman Jackson approrriating $500 10 con-
linue the employers liability committee.
The penalty Of imprisonment of not more
than twenty-five years for parent who
kdnaps his or her own child was believed
10 be too severe by the Assembly Codes
Committee to-day in considering the kid
mapping bill Of Assemblymsn Artemas
Ward. OF New York. After a considerable
discussion the committee decided 10 cut
out the section referring to parents alto
eethcr it being the general opinion that II
parent carries away enid IN VIOLATION
OF 2 court order he can be sufficiently pun
ished through contempt Of court action.
To Amend kidnapping Bill.
The committee will further amend the
biz providing tha. Kidnapping by person
Other than parent" is punishable by a
minimum Of ten years imprisonment in
stead of twenty-five. Mr. Ward said after
ward that while he would have preferred
the tventy-ivc-year penalty. he believes II
70 te tho intent ~ TIE Legislature IN pro-