The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1841-02-10
RHGDE.ISLAND LEGISLATURE.
ICondeneed from the Providence Journal
MnNnAY AFTERNoON

biI of the committee except that part reviVlng
The ACT Of 1922. The motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Atwe moved an amendment which
went to strike out OF % The provision that Il,
censes should not be over $50 or over 81, and
the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Atwell then introduced section proVId'
ing for the price OF licenses in the new act.
Mr. Wilkinson moved that the sum be not o.
yer 5000
Mr.. Hazard said ,ha, would defeat the object
Of the bill.
Mr.. Potter of Coventry spoke in favor OF the
law of 1892, and he was opposed to lhe amend
ment.
Mr.. Whipplc Of Coventry thought 500 was
large enough. He thought the temperance
cause had suffered by the stop laws. When
Licenses where granted the licensed houses
stopped the low grog shops, but when we made
law to stop all, the whole Of them went on.
Mr.. r. r. Hazard thought placing the sum
so high would prevent any one from taking II
censcs. and the evil would not be hclpcd--all
would sell.
Mr.. J. II. Barber was in favor OF allowing
discretionary po~er to the town councils as
20 the snm; 5000 was too high in some places.
The bill provides for compliments to enforce
the act
Mr.. Simmons thought $500 too light In
some towns 1t would reproduce the past Difficult
,ies-let us make a reasonable law.
Aud the House refused 10 fix the maximum
at 5000
Mr.. Whipplc Of Coventry. then moved 500
rs the maximum, but tho House refused.
Aud the House voted that the plice should
no, be over $50.
Mr.. Whipple of Coventry, then moved that
the sum taken for lircnses should not be less
than $50. fIe thought the retailers should
pay as much as that towards the expenses they
caused by these tipping houses.
Mr.. Potter, of Coventry thought that sum
TOO hich. Some houses would sell 100 gllls Of
liqnor where others sold but one, and he
though, licenses should be in proportion. lie
thought the people Of the country would not
set down with that provision.
Mr.. J. II. Barber thought If n man cond not
afford to pay $50 he ought not to have Ii
cense. lie thonght three 6iths of the houses
were to supply the neighborhood and not trav-
clers, aud such houses prevented the success
ofTemperanoe houses. He hoped we should
put the sum so high as TO prevent there being
"a dozen taverns in a town.
Mr. II. II. Hazard wsned the poor 10 have
rights there were good and orderly cellars,
where they had licenses. and the tcamerS could
30 and get their dinners and what they wanted
without paying IA cts. per glIss tor II. and
they must 90 to a tavern II this bill passed.
MIR. J. /. bATDef Wlsneu 10 ihdlldSc 50 VI w
10 get rid Of the evil Of rum shops rs much as
possible
Mr.. Simmons thought if the license was put
at nominal sum, it would cause an indIscrlm-
mate sale If licenses are put a reasonable
sun, the licensed houses will prevent others
from selling without q license and restrict the
business within reasonable limits.
Mr. Atwell said. when the committee reported
the bill. they we're satisfied that however fruit
fnl source it might be, that we could only
palate the evil-se cannot prevent the sale OF
ardent spirits by force of law.
He understood that the sale Of spirits is de-
minished in the city Of Providence; not by
force of law but by force of moralagency. The
docket of our Court has been crowded with
complaints when not conviction could be oh
tined this shows the effect on the morals OF
the community-men dodge the truth We
can only produce reformation by moral means
I'VE must abandon the idea Of putting down
the sale by law, we only produce a greater evil
we can circumscrbe the evil, by bringing in
portion Of the dealers to assist us in putting
down the small grog shops. He thought the
p fts of the country taverns nohing now, and
they could not pay high tax. He moved the
minimum price Should be Sl2.
Mr.. Whipple OF Coventry, would abolish
the use of ardent spirits if possible, but all We
could do was 10 cbrtail the number of places
where il was sold as much as possible. and he
thought $50 would give general satisaction.--
His experience was that high license would
have 4 good effect but it was impossible 10 sue
ceed with no license. He thought it very inn
portant To keep the rising generation out Of the
reach Of the temptation.
Mr.. O. Potter thought those who sold great
DEAL ought to pay and could afford to pay
more than those who did not calculate 10 get
their living altogether by retailing.
Mr.. Simmons was in favor of $50.
The ayes and nays were called on the mini
mum of $50, and
Ayes.-Messrs, Aljrich, Atwood. ]. Y. Bar
her, Brown. Chace. Coggshall, Humphreys
Pearce. Rhodes. c. Robinson, Simmons, Stead
Tacgar. Weaver. II. WhiPple, jeremiah
Whipple and Wilkinson-l7.
Nsys.-Atwell, Ballou. Barton. A. Church
Cole. Drown. |. Greene. |. Hail. Hazard. b. x
Hoxie. Hull. James. King, Kenyon. Lackey
John Manchester MilIikin. Mowry, Newton, A
+. Potter, o. Pouet, Robbins, Rose. Seabury
Sprague and Teft-25.
The House voted 26 TO II not TO fix tn
minimum price at $50.
Aud the minimum price was then fixed a
SIS.
Mr., Wilkinson then moved an amendment
allowing Temperance Houses. which was a
dop,ed.
And the House adjourned TO 10 o'cloe
Tuesday.
TUESDAY,. Feb. ?.
The resolutions for the distribution of III
States proportion Of The surplus moneys TO tn
several towns was reported no, rec oommen ded b
the committee. aod laid on III. table.
The bill respecting the publication OF the =,
ports Of Bank Commissioners was passed.
The bill allowing Courts OF Probate to reeei'
the resigns,jons Of administrators and executor
was passed.
The bill ai!owing a single Justice Of the s.
preine Judicial Court 10 hold eoun IN fts
aiJsuce county vas passed. :,
The Speaker soquired whether the Hon