New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-05
The Anti Liquor Law-Ten Hour Law
Homestead.


Providence, Friday. Feb. T. 1853.
After over two weeks unremitting toll and
anxiety the friends Of temperance have succeeded in
bringing the bill 10 suppress the liquor traffic in this
State point to meet the final action Of the House
1t confidently expected that the vote upon its pas
sage would be taken this morning and the public mind
and the minds of members OF the House relieved from
further suspense upon the question. 1t thought
expedien however. TO postpone the final action for
day two and in the meantime have the bill
crossed and printed The discussion upon the bin in
detail has been very full and section by section has
received The closest confederation. but sorry to
coy that with all the that has been taken ii Is
In many respects complete as il ought to be. Tho
difficulty has been in hsrmonizing the friends Of
prohibitoy law. They were divided upon the cues
lion Of destroying the liquor after it forfeiture and by
concessions upon this point the word destroyed was
stricken from the bill The result H. that the bin
psssed by sections makes provision for the final dis
position Of the conhscated articles and a. it, eugros
men precludes the possibility of any further amend
merits IL will be passed with the rcongruity in sect 2
which provides that the Sheriff Of the County in which
the liquor may be seized, may eel the same In
other forfeited proprty that h. by auction and thus
the Sheriff s 10 be turned into dispenser OF the very
article the sale Of which u the object of the bill tOsup
press pom this snciinn IA time sauf and AMY
amendment, offered, bat none seemed % come
sny where meeting the difficulty. Weared with
four days struggle upon this single point tho friends d
the law concluded that II best 10 leave IL IL s
rather bsn provoke angry feelings and thus endangsr
the passage the bill II Is upon this point that base
my opinion that the bill will not become law at this
session. The Senate may choose 10 meet ~ difficulty
In their own way-pro6ably by reinserrng The word
destroyed" and Ia n manner that will once more
throw the friends Of the bill in the House into confusion
This event isooked for but still all hoping for
the best, even while expecting the worst The consid
ernticn OF the general merits Of the bill viii undoubtedly
occupy two three days several members have de-
clared their intentions 10 make set speeches upon
when comes Up. The talking opposition 20 prohib
ory Law has been by the leading Democrats, but there
one favorable feature In this even for some Of them tails
one way and vote another The vote refusing to submit
the bill 10 the Supreme Court for opinion upon is
constituionay was 80 to 2s ~ sc, the tele
graph made g. Several friends Of the bill absent
The Senate have passed an Act regulating the en-.
poyment Of children IN factories and fixing the hours
OF labor in such establishments Gt ten hours legal
days work. The bail provides that child under
twelve years shall be employed In any manufacturing
establishment IN the Stste that no child between the
ases Of twelve and fifteen shall be employed more than
eleven hours per day. more than nine months IN sny
enc year and at ell unless evidence il produced OF
having attended school at least three mouths within the
last year These provisions doubtless very bened.
cis, II they can be carried out.
The Senate have Homestead bill before them, but
In quandsry in relation % 10 deposition have
been able obtain any knowledge 10 the features
OF the bill. Yours, &C, WIS