The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-03-15

OF the Committee ofthe State on Vice and In
moraiifs, upon bills Proh,ttory or Restrain
ing the sales Of spiritao,ls Liquors,
The Committee on Vice and immortality re-
por, THAT they have had referred 10 them
BY the Senate three bills 10 prohibit orrestrain
the sale Of spirituous Liquors. They have
given to these careful consideration, and
that The Senate may have the whole subject
placed before IL, tte committee report each
bill in such manner that Il may be printed.
Without adopting, The commute recommend
to be printed the bills entitled, the one can
act TO repeal The license laws, and regulate
the traffic in intoxicating liquors." An act re-
Ialing TO the sale OF spurious, vinous or malt
LIQUORS by others than inn or tavern keep
ers.n
Taking into consideration the vote OF The
people of the Commonwealth on the ques.
ton Of prohibnory liquor law, and The nu.
merous petitions for such law, as well as
the bills rsfsnedto them, The committee have
come to The conciusion that it 10 more than
they should presume todo 10 determine which
measure should be adopted by The Legisla-
ture, tina, of prohibition or that of regulation
and restraint They have thought il 10 be
their duty to recommend bills which they
conceive TO be adapted to The one OF the 9th.
er measure, accordingly, as a-maiority OF the
Legislature shall determine. The adoption.
of the one will, Of course, preclude the other
and the presentation Of the two bills, may aid
members in deciding which is the preferable
mode of relief. aass -
The Senate bill No. II, entitled An act
to prohibit drinking houses and promote
temperance" is designed 10 prohibit all retail
sales Of intoxicating liquors under five gal
Ions, by tavern keepers and all others excep.
for medicinal, chemical or sacramental pur.
poses. It is not made prohibi,ive oflhe man
ufacture and sale Of liquors in larger quanti-
ties, only because such restriction would be
abortive, while the foreign importer may IN.
restrained by our State Law import and sell
In the original package foreign liquors, and
because the committee apprehend that oul
people are NOT prepared 10 prefer the con-
sumption OF imported liquors over those Of
domestic production. This would be 10 pre-
fer foreigners 10 American producers. BY
attacking the fstail sales, and drinking and
treating a. The public bars, the evil 10 attack
ed where Il commences its pernicious work,
and thereby II is believed the use Of intoxi-
eating liquors as beverage viii be greatly
diminished, and the production of domestic
and foreign pfoportionabIy Iessened. That
lha use of such liquors could be prohibited
in private housss under the most stringent
form Of q prohibitory law has never been as
ssrisd 10 be practicable so long as the laws
OF the United States authorized the imports
tion, and projected the importer ia making
his sales OF foreign liquors. The full and
final remedy can only be consummaied By
aprohibiiion Of imporations. When that is
done then something may be effsciually gain.
cd for the cause Of temperance by prohibit
ine the manufacture Of Intoxicating liquors
at home, except for the usual excepted pur-
Ia the prohibitory bill nov reported by the
oon.miltes, hotel and inn keepers are emu.
mersted among those whe may sell for ex-
copied purposes, or insexcepied quantities.
From this 1t will be inferred that the license
laws would not be repealed. Nor should
.hey |; for hotels and inns are permitted for
other purposes than selling liquors and con-
siderine that there, every stranger and trav-
sIIer finds his temporary home, the security
and welfare ofths whole community Is greai-
Iy Interested in their being entrusted only 10
competent and homes, landlords. They should
therefore, only be licensed BY The court after
careful inquiry and when licensed, and put