New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Hearing on Proposed Laws Will
Occur at Albany To-day.
MANY THERE TO PROTEST
Bill for Increased Taxation of
Motor Vehicles Is Most
Strongly Objected To.

What is expected to prove statewide
protest against the enactment of laws
inimcal 10 automobilsts will occur al
Albany this afternoon at tire hearing on
the twenty-one proposed bills before the
Committee on Internal Affairs. So wide
spread is the interest in these bills that
the two houses OF the Legislature agreed
some time ago to make the hearing .
Joint one, so that the arguments pre-
scented to-day will probably have vita.
effect on the situation.
Since the purport Of the bills became
known they have been denounced by all
motoring ORGANIZATIONS. and the legisla-
tors at Albany have been bombarded with
letters protesting against the passage OF
the proposed laws. The most objection
able OF the bills are those increasing the
tax on motor driven vehicles, which. IL
is asserted. is class legislation. and the
one requiring complete stoppage of cars
at all crossings schools and fire houses in
cities Of the first class The bill requir-
ing the photographing and taking Of
finger prints OF all chauffeurs is also dis
tasteful as savorng of "rogues' gallery"
methods
The Automobile Dealers Association
and several other large associations have
been waging such a vigorous fight and
arousing motorists that the associations
are confident of killing all Of the bills anu
letting the automobile law in this state
stand as at present.
Among those who will make the tip
either last night or by early train this
morning are Charles \. Stewart general
manager Of the Automobile Dealers AS
ISOLATION. Herbert l.. Carpenter pres
dent Of the Brooklyn Motor Vehicle Deal
ers' Association. Harry NJ Bronner. r.
II. Johnston, Charles NJ Brown. Frank
Eveland. Captain Stratton. Arthur Lesser
and William c. Poertner together with
representatives of the Motor Truck Club.
the Electric Vehicle Association. the
Brooklyn Garage Owners Association the
Professional Automobile Engineers, CAB
Drivers and Chauffeurs Union. the Ma
tional Association OF Automobile Manu-
facturers. the New York State Automobile
Association. the Yonkers Automobile club
the Poughkeepsie Automobile Club, the
Long Island Automobile club, the AUTO
mobile club of Syracuse and forty-eight
other affiliated automobile clubs Of New
York State Organizations Of brewers tnd
merchants OF various classes are 10 lbe
represented as well as number of he
interests
The movement TO fight legislation ID
verse TO motorists is not confined To any
one section OF the state. Practically
every county will be represented. large
number Of those present being farmers
VINO are said To have no connection with
the automobile industry and no club anil
iations
NJ. j. Bliss. Of Hartford. Conn. a plo-
neer i'm the automobile industry. was I'm
the city few days ago. and closed with
the Colt Stratton COMPANY. Eastern Dis
tributers OF the cole car. for a cole
agency for Hartford Holland and Middle
sex counties Mr. Bliss for years has
handled some OF the best known ears IN
the country His connection with the
Cole Stratton Company means the begin
ming of a big Cole campaign in Con-
necticut.