New-York tribune., 1915-03-22
Leaders of Anti-NarCOtiC
Crusade Will Give Aid
to Senator Boylan.
BIG FIGHT ON AT
ALBANY THIS WEEK
Proposed Whitney Measure
Would End Usefulness Of Pres
ent Law, 1t Is Said.

Persons most interested in the sup
preston Of the sale Of narcotic drugs
will turn their attention 20 Albany this
week TO combat in the Legislature an
assault on the Boylan law, which was
passed as a result OF The Tribune's
anti-cocsine crusade.
x. Coulter, Of Coulter & Bond, :
Rector Street, counsel for Mrs. W. a.
Vanderbilt in her campaign against the
illicit sale Of drugs. and Floyd Wilmot,
Assistant District Attorney, sounded
the warning yesterday after confer
onee with Assemblymsn Maurice bloch'
OF this city, who has introduced amend
nents approved by the sponsors OF the
Boylan law.
Apparently there is lot OF jockey
ing being done at Albany to weaken
the Boylan law" declared Mr.. Coulter
There will be a strong demand for a
hearing in Albany on Wednesday on
the Whitney bill, which embodies
changes desired by certain interests IN
the law. This bill has passed the Sen
ate, and there is every indication that
1t has strong support in the Assembly.
Want TO Sift Problem.
eve shall ask members Of the com
r,ittee of ten which was appointed TO
prepare amendments TO the Boylan law
n write 10 Albany tomorrow request
ing a hearing. Then we will 60 up
there and find out just what this at
tack on a practical, working statute
means
ON behalf Of the defenders OF the
Boylan law Mr.. Coulter issued the foi-
lowing statement last night:
"Tbe committee appointed by con-
ference of those interested in the sup
pre-sion Of the sale OF narcotic drugs
prepared amendments to the Boyisn
hin. which we're introduced in the AS
sembly by Mr.. Bloch and in the Senate
b,. Senator Boylan. There has been
i,osrirg on the Bloch bill in the As
semblv and the committee has report
ed IL out. In the Senate PuDllc HeS ~ ~
Committee. however, the boyiah oIlt
has remained, and all the enOrts Oh
Senator BOyisn 70 get II on tne "00i
have been in vain.
To Check Drug Sales.
"Thcsc measures. besides correcting
certain minor Typographical errors IN
the bill as passed last year. arc also
designed to strengthen the bill by max
ing IL impossible for druggists TO ran
10 account for all Of the narcotic
d,,,gs which come into their posses
SION. In the Boylan bill, IS passed last
year. II was found that certain un-
scrupulous druggists bought morphine
and its derivatives and sold quantities
of them, failing 10 keep record OF All
spch sales. When levy was made the
oFicors were met with the explanation
that the amount bought by the drug
Cists not accounted for by prescription
and bv the supply on hand was used IN
+bc nreparation OF cough medicines
xhicb were contained in bottles on the
shelves. The amendment, as proposed
nv the committee. 10 All attempt TO
nroycpt disreputablc druggists from
using this subtcriUgc.
..Tbc amendment also provide that
the courts may at any time during tho
trial send person charged WIN a
crime 10 All lnsllul'ou 10 w OuiON' -
IL becomes evident that the person is
an addict Of the drug habit.
1T also provides that magistrates
and judges Of courts may. commit a
pcrson addicted to the habit to any
penal or charitable institution main
iaincd for the treatment OF disease or
inctriety. The state has provided the
inetl- stes' farm. at Warwick, for this
purpose, but without the amendment
as proposed in the Bloch-Boylan bill IT
will not be possible TO send addicts tc
Warwick.
The penalty clause is also IN,
creased by making IT felony 70 sell
or offer for sale any narcotic drug 10
N anv child under the age of sixteen.
y Last Wednesday there was passeC
in the Senate bill known as the
Whitney bill, a plain and palpable at
tempt to break down the force of the
Boyian law. 1t provides that the pre-