The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28
RESTING DEBATE ON THE LIQUOR LAW.
REMARKS OF MR.. COLEMAN.
E Letter Of Fernando Wood.
ortant Conference Relative to
Harbor Encroachments.
v Nothing Movement in the Assembly
ATTEMPT TO CAECKMATE W. Il. SEWARD,
Sc. &c. &c.
HEw YORK LEGIsLATGRE.


n NEW EOtG&k LEGlSLAVGAEs
7 Assembly.
ALBANY, Jan. 26-i P. NJ.
r8z PRoMmToRY LIQUOR LAW.
Committee of the Whole Mr. Batchford in the
:, resumed the consideration Of the bill to suppress
nperance.
GIxAsos's amendment to strike out the County
o. and couSne the power to grant licenses upon the
rvisor and Justices Of the town, was lost
sPEAKTx moved to strike out the words REQ uiring
pms who apply for license to be such as do not use
dcating Fqsors as beverage. Agree d to.
,ssrs. SE&GRzsr and ArrKIN offered amendments,
gng the details Of the second section but without
eas
: GLEASON proposed to reduce the penalty of the
oo to be given by the licensed seller from 81, 900 to
Ai. MAGuIRE addressed the Committee. chiefly to
that those members from the city of New York
e sustained this bil did against the strongly
sed sentiment OF the pie OF that city, who had
the geutienan who vetoed the bill of last year
rity OF 600 over his Maine Law opponent, the
ID emit Executive.
=. BAKER sustained the proposition to amend be.
e, without it, the traffic would become a lesalized
opoy against the poor for poor. man. unable to
~ nsnd . Thousand dollar bond no matter how sober,
I oral or honest he might be, would be allowed to
LII % native born white male sitizens
lie CHAR-rhe gentleman's proposition is not now in
NJ. MAGuIRx-I beg pardon. thought the native
ement was always in order.
dr. O'KKuE spoke against the whole BILL crticisng,
were language, the motives which mpeed the ultra
Ids Of temperance and challenging them to defence
70 principles embodied in the bill.
- LGH related anecdote expressive Of his opinion
ose who see1,od eager to draw the friends OF the
nto its discusson-ofa huckster woman in Phila-
phia, who insisted that II the provokingly quiet
ger lady did sot talk back, ''she would burst" Mr..
ould regret to hear Of any such catastrophe to the
he nOf
q lduced to waste the time Of the House in debate.
ae motion to reduce the penalty of the bond to $500
~ lost.
:. MCGUIRE renewed his amendment, restricting the
iege OF engaging in the traffic to native born white
!. PKrY-wby net say Know Nothings
A ..iMCGUns-Because am ignorant OF the character
% h that phrsse describes.
10 amendment was lost.
OKEnE moved to strike out the word ssacram ment
\ because ten or dozen Of very improper persons
1t organize themselves into sacrameat tai circle and
hase wine, improperly for sacramental purposes.
,AnKEN moved TO add the word "unadulterated,' -
hat the phrase would read, squire, unadulterated
., for nusental purposes"
:. BAKEx thought if any believed adulterated wine
er for sacrznental purposes they should be allowed
archase it. He therefore opposed the amendment
{. BAKyR proposed a substitute for the second
ion, proviig for the election of the agents TO be
iorizsd to aa Intoxicating drinks He preferred this
e to that Of appointme mt by the County Judge and
~ preferable. But this fact will not secure IL
Dtion. The I'LL is to be passed It stands, without
,ge and without defence--at the dctation of mora
bonds, who, supported by penny school district
nt0ns, fro n women and children, prowling about
lobbies Debating to members how they should vot,
sEAeRsr moved that the agents In the city of New
be appointed BY the Judges Of the District Court.
Drxos moved to amend that agents appointed to
should hold their Office for five years Lost.
Z. CoLrxxs moved to strike out the second section.
:. Arrxxs advocated the amendmen. as just and
DER,
r.CorxxAS had moved to strike out the second Sec
Of the bdi Gas he would to strike out all the other
ons), becz he deemed its provisions unnecessary
wrong and the whole bill calculated to retard rather
10 promote OIe cause Of temperance II originated
t,itimately-not with committee OF the Legislature
be constitution contemplated-but with the commit.
OF . sef-constituted society party outside this
lse ana In way responsible to the people. 1t is
which thus originated--whose provisions are AS Of
nsivs IS they are str,ngent-which this legislature Is
to Be allowed to be made to It. II must pass as IL
,e from the hands OF its self lfconstituted authors.
For pperieas to their election and subsequent to
II nomination, members were questioaec by letters
out from the rooms Of this self-consttuted society
regard 10 the course which they would pursue in
event OF their electon-admonishng them at the
ne time that their failure or success in the canvass
aid depend upon their response to the interrogatory
ether they were, we're not, in favor OF the Maine
1or law Cn1oubtedly many gentlemen pledged them
YES to support whatever bill might be presented 10
en- But baw could they do this in view Of their OBJ
atoms a. Iegi satorsi When they entered upon their
ties here tkey took oath TO support the consitu
q Of the United States and that of the State OF New
rk. This was personal obligation, which implied
edom to act, untrammelled, upon whatever question
Rht come bsfare them But hos gentlemen do this
en they have bound themselves in advance to submit
the dict.tou Of this selfconstitued society and to
10, not On ther own convictions OF duty but the
presentafzveS Of those to whom they stood pledged
all say, Members thus pie ised might As well
y, s ,Ss ss :. Sg
~ York. (Nr. Legh) aud all other honorable gentle
en-, must ss that such pledge, thus given Is impro
natives c the people They sworn not to do the
ddng Of any set Of men, however constituted but to
pport the constitution Of the United States and that
any ge.I<asn but he respectfully insisted that there
As an inoousteacy here quite unbecoming those whom
people had selected TO enact laws for their protection
But Mr c. did not object merely to the position in
hich gentlemen had placed themselves by their prema
IRE and mproper pledges 70 . sefconstitu ed society
ut To the bz also quite unnecessary 10 effect the
sform prcfensediy desreo The laws already upon our
tatuts booss, ii enforced, would be found sufficient
demonstrzsed In the city Of New York and In proof
this he beed leave 20 read the following letter from
he Mayor Of he city Of New York
Mayors oy,icE, NEw YoaK, Jan. a. 1855.
Inn n n CoLknAr Astor House.
ss-Is rcpiy 70 yours the I'D inst have the
70 ~ s.s ss " a %s g prohc
sfore the legislature Of which you ask my opinon and
In 90 saether inquiry As TO my opinion o. the EN-
the Law, IL properly executed reply tnht
rop<ry and e8 IDENTITY carried out the exstns laws Will
much TO supyxess ntemperance. This evil in our midst
result rather from the execution OF pre-
tbsn from the character Of the laws themselves
4 IL popsar mistake feeble administrative en-
fer defects in the statutes This mistake has
een preduetv of continual and ending leslaton
lpon all sserts until the books fall OF laws that
but the Astute aud sudious lawyers tell what
: and what u act Law.
regret shas ss impossible for At this time 90
spst6 the Of the suppression Of ntempcrance
md the propsw nsode effect your letter calis FOR
an say hsvvxex with truth that the reform by
aram drinking has not been BY coercion yn.
n yesterday licenses had been revoked through orders
no have been madeno penalty or punishment
ctedsnd y~t out q nearly go licensed the number Of
sces epsn up~s the sabbh for the sale Of liquor has
from f before the commencement Of my admins
ration, to t~esf ak last sunday. ... -.
yery truly yours, FERNANDO WOOD.
These are the views OF the Mayor OF the city of New
York No uan IA more compstent to express nelli-
rent opiucu He gives us theory, but actual results
e speaks uf tst ~bch he knows and he speaks by
lhorfty and from experience He 10 common with all
rood men, haA deprecated the evils Of intemperance.
ut when ps~e~ was given him he did not connoe himself
% complaints ofthe nsdequacT Of existing laws he avail
"a himssu of the laws in foree-as good magistrate
.houId do. And he found the Laws SUFFICIENT Tor the
ourposs sn would who sheuld with equal real, and
AL frmp<sx and honesty, SEED their enforcement.
~ n rrD<nfaf tAat this bill u stood. not