New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-16

10 inc Nouulltkeee OF lOEueT tFklsidlutCs way
ceived.
The Senate passed the bill over tie veto by Yeas
10, Nays 6. Adjourned.
ASSEMBLY. .TcEsDAY, 4p.M.
The SPEAKER named the following gentlemen a.
the Select Committee on the Excise Bill: Messrs.
Wooster, Sherman, Ketcham, Jones. Lewis, Hutchn.
son and lngraham.
MIR. VARNUM called up the motion to reconsider
the vote negaving the bill to make certain the mar:
riage record; but the House refused to reconsider.
THIRD READING OF Bills O'Clock ~.
Mr.. WOOSTER, from the Select Committee, re.
ported complete, the Excise BILL
Mr. FOOT moved 10 substitute the bill introduced
by him in tie early part Of the session.
Mr. +. said the question is now presented distinctly
to the House whether it will give TO the people Of the
State License act or Constitutional ProhbtOry
Law The bill Just reporedby the Select Committee.
ia bill to license the sale Of intoxicating drinks. The
bill propose substitute, is Constitutional, sim
pie Prohbitoy Law, and brings the question dis
tincty before the House. There leave il, simply
asking that the question may be taken by yeas and
Mr. WOOSTER-We have nothing but the opinion
Of the gentleman from Ontario, that his proposed sub
stltute is Constitutional proposition. IL may be or
II nav not be CONSTITUTIONAL but whether be or NOT
it would be BY no means effective a. the bill which
he seeks To amend. That bill is to be sure License
Law but ts provisions are exceedingly stringent
and as il stands il amounts almost to Prohibition.
Mr.. VARNUM said that as he had not been present
when this was discussed, he desired 10 ex'
plain the vote he should give on the subject. Az an
early period in the session he had been in some doubt
on the subject but the letter Of Mr. Delavan to Gov.
King, q most interesting paper, had convinced nun
that moral suasion had heretofore accomplished tar
more in the community than any pena enactmen'',
the very reverse of what Mr.. Delavan had intended
To- oshow For this reason well Us from the unsas-
factory law, before ii was pronounced uRconsuton-
al he was satisfied that il we had any law should be
license law, in favor OF which there was the strong
argument that those who engage in this trade ought at
least TO pay portion of the expense OF support
ing the drunkards and the paupers which were made
burden upon the public
MIR J0NES-SIy connection with this bill renders IL
proper before this question is taken, that should say
few words upon it. The question one ' tSsnan e Sasis from
ontario ISIr. Foot for the License bill. would
merely say in regard to the License bill reported by
the Committee, that it contains many provisions
which very stringent-more stringent, am sure,
han will meet the approval of my constituents. But
am willing TO surrender my own notions of what is
best and proper, to some extent in order to secure
ome law, although that law may not be, altogether,
ongenal TO my feelings or wishes hope the House
may vote down the substitute and agree with the
Committee in their report which is unanimous with
one exception, and pass the bill into a law.
Mr. Rose moved the previous question. Ordered
MIR. FOOTS motion to substitute was bst-Yeas,
3; Nays. Gas follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Adams Atwater, Beckwh, Bell.
Berry, Bishop Brooks, Cameron CLARK Crowley pietnson
Johnson King Littlefeld Mcpherson, Meade Mt Paul
PIX Rsy RS%sSy Rss, ssS
Strait Tiff Townsend, Van Vsiienbursh wskeman-tS
NAYsMessrs Allen, Ames, Baker, s Baker Baldwin.
S%t sis Clifton cSs t1% T1dJ Sso
Dudley Funk Glover Grant Hnfod, Harp ndins HCls.,d
iscey 1--WE Lucssy. Me ssran Mahen, MersereSa, Miller
Mooney Mulisan, Owen, Pfendega't Purdy John Reilly
stetney Sutherland Thstcher, Thompson. Tiffany Town
send Van Allen, vanun Weeks we'tervel' Whiting Wood
Mr. SHERMAN then moved that the bill be ordered
to third reading Agreed to-
During the third reading of the bill
Mr. ADAMS moved to restore portion of the sec
ond section which had been stricken out by the Select
Committee, and to add To the fifteenth section pro-
vision holdiog sellers responsible to parent wife OF
guardian, for all damages IN loss OF tme mprison-
nept &C. resulting from the Of intoxicating drinks
sold by him. Directions were made. The bill was
read through.
When his name was called Mr. JONES asked to
be excused from voting, because, while he was anxious
to vote for the bill for the that it contained
many salutary provisions, his. attention had been
called since he came into the House this evening, 10
the fact that if the bill should pass itw0ud, In several
of the wards in the City Of New-York, be entirely
Prohibory. In the First Ward Of that city, for IN
stance twenty inhabitants could hardly be found to
sign applications for licenses and as the same persons
could not sign second application, WOuId De Ptac-
tical prohibition in that locality.
Mr. Jones not excused, and voted No.
Mr.. HOGEBOOM, on his name being called, ssked
to be excused. While he willing TO acknowledge
the necessity Of some Legislation ms oli nee.s WIN
50 little If my approval that should not nke ." sWe
for it. IL II neither, in my opinion, hsh or low" u
hnf in tLe wind and half in the water and Is not what
desire
Mr.. II. not being excused voted No.
Mr. EECKWIlH asked to be excused, and re-
marked that be III favor OF prohibltory Jaw.
He cane here to vote for such law; but rather man
~ have no law at ALL ho willing To vote IN the
affirmative. -
Nj Icing excused Mr. Is. voted Yea.
MIR BISHOP also uskcd to be excused. He had
very serious objections to this biI aud did not wish
vote for it.
Not b.ine excused Mr.. Il. voted Yea.
Mr. HUTCHINSON, u being asked to be excused.
said he lad always been known to be Prohblaonist
He had the reputation, Of long standing, OF being a
cold water man; ard he asked that the House woud
not conuel him to vote at all on question where,
whichever way he voted, that vote would De hi'roh
tu.d He intended always TO sustain his Prn0Pirs.
and L,weyer hc might now vote he would go fiShI
home and labor for temperance a. y" hHu ""y}
done. Ard az he of opinion TINT me P'ol' "ou;a
not sustain Prohbitory law untli ihey "o'o "1'
taught as they etcn had been, that there wa y" cur
for diur kenness but Prohibition, ne snou'u NOV "'
this 'bll and then go home and hghi IL ou1
Not being excused, he voted Tea r, III
Mr. PAUL also asked 10 DE tAsuSSa' ~ 90" ~
prOlibltiOnist out alid V0'; A0 ,'iG ~ -
pecting io vote for prohibitoy law lie han 'o'ru
tor such law tonight. but tie affirmative vote wai
ro, 1oY .,,r.L IN carry il. lie woHld be willing -
3, ntinn to vote tor such law, il il would be oi Se
icc Eut il viii mot be- He should, Therefore ith
bnl unon tIc advice of many his constituents "hp
told linn that if he could not give them pronio"oI!
law. 10 give them the next best thing attaii"ole'
Mr. F. was hot excused, and voted len ~,
Mr. PRENDERGAST asked to be eHeiSeu' III
did so to remark that in the cary par. VI 'e Se,
many gentlemen prominent among Tue 'illo'i! W