The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-22

SEQ 2. Said company sAan supply to every inhabtant
shs pay for the such nammabls gas made bythem
as he or she may require provided said where the
main. o. pipes Of said company are now or may BE- here
after laid, at price not exceeding three dollars per
The special committee of the New York delegation
ported In favor Of bill TO amend the act to incorporate
the Gas Light company OF the city OF New York,
passed March %, 1928.
company OF the city Of New York, to purchase take
and hold such and much real ate property as
shall be necessary their manufacturing aud business
purposes and no more provided the value Of real
property shall not exceed the OF 5000 O00
SEC So much Of the first section q the act hereby
May 1887 as inconsistent with this act ID hereby
repealed.
THE TEMPERANCE BILL.
The bill for The prevention Of iptemperance, crime
and pauperism, then came up on it's anal passage
instructions to strike oa the enacng clause and spoke
| at length against the bill
ton Sn the s bS thew were ali inc
The CHAR:-No motion, except to re commit with in.
sructons to make specific amendments was in order
Mr.. o'krlyr sustained his motion, dsnouncing the
bill OF abominations and its friends fanatics
Mr.. MUSDAY sustained the motion.
Mr.. WsNER moved the previous question.
MT 0KEIlE moved to lay this motion on the table.
Mr.. 0KEEyT moved to adjourn. Lost, 20 to 90.
previous question was ordered would be on proceeding
with the third reading Of the bill.
appealed from this decision OF the Chair,
contending that the main question would be on recon-
hitting
This appeal occupied the House, in various forms,
The decision OF the Chair was sustained, without
division.
The main question was ordered-S4 to 81.
When the third reading OF the bill concluded, the
calling the list on the na v,te was Immediately com
menced Mr.. Athens being first the list that
gentleman asked to be excused from voting Being per-
mtted to state his reasons he said that were there no
IN fho
section, which he had moved to strike out would be
fatal to its constitutonality Taat section imposes
strictons upon commerce which cannot be constitution
ally imposed. Mr. Aitken proceeding to discuss the
section when he was called to ORDER withdrew his re-
quest, and voted No.
Mr.. CoSGER was the next to ask to be excused. His
rea ons were the improperly OF having bill of such
manner without allowing time for debate Being called
to order on the same ground, he also withdrew hrs re-
quest and voted No.
Mr.. DAVIDSON, when his name reached, asked to
be excused from voting. His we're, that the
bill was unconstitutional, nasmuch it takes away
thousands Of dollars worth of his reghbors property
without returning him cent. call to order also
cut short his remarks and he voted No.
to hns drsen - ,s ~ t NJ ha ms
By its title, 1t was held forth bill to prevent intern
perance pauperism and crime. At the same Time 1t
cearly-in his opinion-volates the constitution In
more than Of its provisions Could hs believe that
II would do the former and had it not these constu
tonal objections he should vote for 1t with joy. He
was in favor of temperance and deeply regretted being
compelled to record his vote seemingly against tenn
to do so or to vote 10 violate the constitution he could
not less than TO request to be excused from voting at
ALL The House having refused to excuse Mr. Odell he
Mr. PETTY asked to be excueed from recordns his VOTE
and said
Mr.. sPE,KER--rhs House will am sure bear me out
in the assertion desire to make now that have acted
in good faith towards the frenes of this bi and
offered no facous opposition to its passage Co not.
sir wish to be opponent to temperance by
my vote this bill II lido vote at all. have always
been in favor of temperance and all my family entertain
MrMnER-I call tie gentleman to order Ny point IS
that the views of Mr. Pettys family have nothing to do
with bis being excused from voting.
The SPEAKER The point of order is well taken.
Mr. Pt1TY-Reduce IL to writing, insist.
This having been DONE the Speaker decided the polst
was well taken. Mr.. Petty, however, was allowed 20
continue his REMARKS and at their conclusion withdrew
his request, and voted no.
Mr.. RAMsky, after asking to be excused voted aye.
Mr.. RIoKEssoS, when his name was called said. Mr..
Speaker with to vote for the greatest good OF the
Mr. RnoDFs asked to BIO excused from voting, o. the
ground that the Rouse having deprived him OF the
night Of speech should not now compel him to vote
protested against the course OF the committee but
Mr.. STEVENS, in making similar request, saii-Mr.
Speaker, being IN favor Of temperance law; having
been all my life temperate man; having drank
drop Of ardent spirits in many years going with the
Committee Temperance favor of prohibtory law
representing constituency Of three thousand twenty
five hundred Of whom would be in favor of prohibitoy
law. i am still compelled to protest against
being driven BY the majority Of this House into
position to vote. for bill which requires many
and without having the right accorded me free dis
cussion on the subject Ny constituents although ds
rary and unjust course as has been pursued by the
committee who reported the present bill. With these
lie too sacred 10 he put in jeopardy and therefore with
draw my objection and vote aye.
Mr.. SroRRs, after asking. to be excused, voted
Mr.. sTuyyTsANT aud Mr. WARD, explained that beley-
ing the law and some Of its prov to be clearly
NJ. WATERBURY p on his name being called, sad:-Mr
Speaker ! despise a subteIfuge; DO not desire TO be
House to allow Inc TO explain my vote.
The SprAKER--It cannot be granted.
Mr.. WATERBURy-Then, sir, IL must either vote 81
lenty or resort to asubterfuge choose the former
Mr.. A. G. WILLIAMS, when called, aid:--Mr Speaker
ask to be excused from voting, for the folio wing
sons-I favor prohibory law, and many Of the main
features of this bill but TO sections am strongly
opposed, and had hoped that such amendments would
have been suffered as would have enabled me TO vote for
It, As It Is row, consider II unjust oppressive AMI in
many respects Of doubtful const.utionaty The section
added TO the bill after II had been recommtted imposing
penalty of $25 any person who becomes intoxicated
and providing that he shall not be subject to the foe II
liquor holds out direct inducement 20 perjury; or in
other words secures premium to person for false
Icy Of ali laws 10 prevent the commission o. crime,
and not 70 correct one offence BY inducing another OF
permitted to give here but being friend Of temperance
do not wish to vote against the BILL while in Its pre-
sent form cannot support IL. ask to be excused in
the hope that the Senate will amend the BILL that
when IL comes back for concurrence chssrfuly
give II my support.
The House refusing to excuse Mr.. Williams, he voted
Hro.D
The calling OF the list being concluded, the vote STOOD
for the BILL s0-against II, "a. Absent, four as fol.
lows -Messrs T. Cole, Dodge, Hunt, and Mcguire, of
New York. The folio wing are the ayes and noes -
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Beecher y. Bennett, p. Ben
nett Beyea, Bakeslee Biachord Boynton, brush, Bush
nell Chester CLARK Cocks Cole. eSs.y fa%s. Eve
neadley, Hull immersion, e, r johnson, = D. johnson,
chan Nc Kinney, Mallory Main, Masters May Miller L.
Miller Munro, Paine. Palmer I; W Palmer G. Pal,
Rckerson, Rid Rhodes Robinson, Schuyler b. smith T.
A. Smith, Smith. speaker Stanton Stebbius Stevens,
storrs TeIhune q rompkins Tompkins Van Etten Van