New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-25

Several other amendments were proposed b1' rsaliy
voted down, after which.
hr BROOKS took the floor and said ths' he thought
high time for each and every senator 70 ssn Up a.
bis dek and declare hnsef either Tor against the b
For one, be was opposed to l. not faci0Iy' bat on pm
clls-as reported by the Committee ana before tie
Senate IN the first place he thought il gave 10 the mig
isteral authority Of The state uldue and NOS. alarming
powcr-so arbitrary that L would. II the bl be passed
lend 10 defeat the very Objects OF the measure Again
be objected 70 the Oil on tie ground ID II en,lHed IN
excitement II Of those or inated and
pressed forward not upon m8ture delberaion or sound
Judgment but by n7ulse and tlg. Of the most excited
nature lie had given tbs bin much Of bis at-enon-had
thought OF deepy-and always invO!v nDs no
IneuOus question and be could hap arriving u the
Inclusion that it too stringennlch too arbitrary
the object had in view. These stringent acts
almost invariably lA Of psing the end sought 70
be attained. No lev can force man - thsa- his Ape
tites The friends Of this BIZ ask much, and the
suit viii be they viii accomplish thing. Mr. b. objected
- tie blu again, the gOuld Of - notwithstanding
lie quoted from the Constitution OF the CniteI Ss a1d
contended that is provisions would interfere with the in
porting power Of the General Government. Also was j!
Unconstitutional because L ,ook away some Of the dearest
rights guaranteed the citizen, Of which was that no
properly shall be taken from him without due process
Of law also, lie urged that the clause providing
for q search for liquor. conitsd " the constitutional
rights Of the citizen. Another 90 scton 70 the Dill was
that those who could sord H. and whose apPotes sag
Cesed such course would FL their cellars with pes u
wnes and surfe them, elves at home and their pl0rs
would finally be turned Ito bar rooms. M B. did
hesste to affirm that many or those gen'iem 10 now
so earnestly and he might say under great excitement
supported ibE DtS'eN4 nun ntl-s pi AZ
duty would in few years, be anxious 70 w.talrsw
their countenance from il. In abiding to tie Maine
Liquor Law and s operations in that Stare be said that
be had information Of objectionable correctness from
distinguished lawyer in that State tia. liquor could now
be had there erergUler and N quantity that Of
the devises for conveying ami securing it was 70 make
bottles in the shape Of bblCs bound 70 deceive the
eve This and many Ike strata e7, we're reortcd TO- anl
said Mr. b the fact is that liquor now as plenty in that
State a. before the passage Of that bin he asked Senators
10 rk q the cunt priv se properly and business
struck at by tbs bill and which il would If the law could
be enforced retevably ruin The city that be repre-
sented would be deeply Affected by this bill millions Of
dollars wouId come under i;s sweep and they east
their votes it, lei Senators duly consider the response
bIitv 50 weighty that they woul thus
Dir D. occupied the Goor till the hour OF adjournment
The bill extending the time for she collection of taxes in
several OF the western counties read third time and
passed.