New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-24
ASSEMBLY,.

The CHAIR announced the following as the Select
Committee On the Code of Procedure: Messrs. Head
ley Gates, Seymour, Boyton, and ID Johnson
THE TEMPERANCE BILL.
The House went into Committee, Mr.. BLATCH-
FORD in the Chsir and took up the Act for the Sup
preston OF Intemptrance.
Mr.. LEIGH moved that the usual course Of reading
the bill through before il is placed before the House
for discussion bs dispensed with.
Mr.. OKEEFE thought there was no necessity for
baate 10 the MISTER. 1t essentially proper that
this bill should be read through entire before it was
Messrs. DAVIDSON, Soaring and RHODES
took similar view and the question being put to the
House il was negatived.
The bill was read through by the Clerk.
Mr.. PECK then moved that the Committee rise
dpd rel port progress, but withdrew the request of
Mr. OKEEFE, who asked the reading of the first
section.
The first section wa then resd, and
Mr.. BAKER moved to strike out the words . or
fot sscramentai purposes, inquiring II 1t was
proper to sell or give away intoxicating liquors for
sacIamentEl purposes Lost.
The second section was then read when
Mr.. WEED moved that the Com'nitte rise and re-
port progress. He intended to move, 10 the House
evening sessions for the discussion OF this suGJect
Lost. -,
NJ. STEBBINS moved to change the word 'ward'
TO city wherever II occur ed. Csrfied. a.,
Mr.. BAKER moved to strike out the WORDS one
"ip relative TO the number Of persons in each Eiec-
ti1n District designated TO sell liquor ana insert
"msny as he deemed proper He was opposed to
creating any monopoly in this business for the req
son that il would operate iuiuriousy 10 tue great
mass DO may desire to use liquor even 10 the man
per prc fcribed Ii enabled the authorized rumseer
to fix his own price. aud secure it. Lost
MIR. RlCKERSON moved TO insert, WIN regard TO
the authorized seller words 10 the effect that he shall
not charge or receive profit exceeding twenty-five
per cent. on the purchase price.
Mr. RHODES moved further amendment to the
amendment, that he shall receive only hye per cent
profit over all costs. He thought five per cent was
profit enough and that enough people could be found
10 sell liquor az such prOht. -
Mr. L. B, JOHNSON hoped the amendment wouli
not prevail. He considered twenty hve per cent. pro-
Git little enough TO pay man for engaging in such
business Ii was TO be sold by the si1pence worth.
and the seller has 10 make an entry OF each SALE ana
undergo other annoy ances Tor wnlcn ne snoulo DO
well paid. lie "a druggist, hsd Tor years sold IN
toxcsting liquors for these very purpoe' anu made
a greater than twenty FIVE per cent profit Druggists
paid eight cents per pound for arsenic and sold II out
for one shilling per ounce.
Mr.. RICKERSON replied that he was IN iavor OF =
prohbiofy law, but he wanted sOme ptosecuon a.
fordtd the purchaser.
NJ RHODES took a similar view.
Mr. WELLS was opposed 10 the amendment fer-
sons engaged in other business arc ehciuded from
selling liquor and there was no necessity for the
ar endment. So, . a.,
Mr. sTEBBINS stated that there would be, in the
Stats under the provisions Of the bill, some 2OOO or
3 900 ulsces for the sale Of liquor. There were now
some 30 600 or 40 900 such places in the STATE and he
Jaw 10 danger Of monopoly Il there was none now.
II il was hereafter found necessary TO limit t1o proht
the law could be amended. Tho propolilon TO limit
the profit b. five per cent was f0orh one Tor u
would eecualLy proven. the sale entirely, fer no ono
cond be found Who would take the business on their
hands In New. York City there would be l2' place.
ard with this amount Of competition tho ase wouiu
regulate iiself. Certainly no great monopoly coui
s,ise with this view, 10 believed that no Tesifc-
ton ,houd be put uron Tho profit. Sellers n1o ro-
auirsd to mako record Of tho quantity purchased
and ih.t sold; 70 II greater quantity sOld than II
tuPht the increase md its manner Of Increase ~
aduterhton or Otherwise. will be- Uncovered
M, BAKER hop,d The amendment would provn
f., % t.rson thai ID would chry out the principle
ofthis bin moro fully-ii will have tendency to stop
tho 'sls Of LtoEio eating liquor, tnd prevent men IN
election dsifir'E from appl ing Tor The PfEli'so W
eel. As 10 competition ~ tho country. must MN
who IL tick 80 eight or ten miles 70 procure aEh o.
brandy soley because the seller in bis nsihborhood
rhstrss ~ erorbi,snt prico' If rum soling IA 70 he
tsttrioisd BY law let attach 10 the authority 10
stl restriction 10 The price 10 be charged, ana
thus protect Tho purchaser. Iio warned he Commit
os egAius' snhciing provision which you'd bear :"
issvily ufOu tho poor Ia the rural diaficts. lho
first reslir alton Of tho effects OF such provision
would bring through Tho ballot box such expression
ne would DO uurnistnk able. There were men now
Engaged cnDvsssing their prospects Of evsr WITH tho
County Judge with visw 70 got these poshuohs'
Mr.. TMAkg considered this su important que'-
ton and though bs was himself strictly temperate
man yet he would ike 10 know What the friends oi
this at meant By medicinal Purposes. He would hse
10 know their definition Of this term ~ madi'ins,'
wss il 10 be eft to physicians when liquor should ps
ntnp or used for this purpose " az. Whist are
tbyscisns but good. moral men Then " the use
n Hapor WIS ~ be sit % the authority OF gooi.
rnpr al men, that is just what The present license s"
trnvids. Eona but good, moral men were
sov,d 10 .eil liquor. There would be very large
numbs, 81 "Sot people. n thi. Law passed. and
| that would Do about al u would sccorplish
Mr.. LEIGH stated that the COMMITTEES he'd eVa'