The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-07

the Board He stated that he would answer the question
o. the Senate why we're moro than sS1 licenses greet.
because people would not take them; and continued
by saying that the hostility Of The peope 70 the lag did
not Ne IN the fact that they would mot pay Tor license
granted on reasonable terms but the present had
naLy harsh features IN that impossible
comply with its acquisitions. He said he would state
few-Frs, the law required the signatures OF twenty
residents the election cstro all of whom ma be free
holders In the State He SAID that the election dsrc.
nearest the City Hall, In the Sixth ward did not contain
young men not freeholaers. aod who boarded ia
the hotels. II was clear THAI no license o,ull DO
s,sneD here the law was sharply aimas.eTeai
hotels saloons and eatitg houses than any piace
down town. because every day sewn sand people
were drawn 70 tue CITY Hall suofs RS judges. ju.
rors, officers stables pOc aud toe arious cef Ks
Employed By The nun 'e cove Fnmept ~ ne SheriNs,
Surrcgate's. Registers, aaer's aod County Clerks
officer, and that s Of thea lived, probably, miles from
this place and bad dePend for their dinner aud food
snd drink at the houses Ia legally prescribed
get proper food ana return To their several Of bust
noss without general Interruption OF business This
be said would apply to other districts OF the city.
The number Of the petitonerstxenty required by the
awwas TOO great and also that the number Of suretes
10 the bond UNNECESSARY aud very difficult to be OBJ
taLed II is tact that the citizen OF great cit, has
repuenaIce 10 ask person to sign paper auy kind
for HIM, and he has the same dislike TO Sign 1t
very dficuit-and he sncw It ron professional lfe--to
get two men hgeiDer TO sign paper for another for
every man Is eagerly engaged in his own affairs,
and cannot wait TOR the convenience OF another
lie would, therefore, suggest the proprcty OF
striking out twenty fJaehOlners and insert six citi
zens ana neighbour ana have one surety 10 the bond
He stated that Il SUPERVISORS Of each county ought
the licebse fee, ana that the should be uniform
the Senators If the New Workers would obey such law
Mr.. Haskett replied promptly that he knew that the
citizens would respond any la fair aud be
ra-that Senator Iobnsons bin would have met the ap
probation and have been obeycd by the whole liquor
trade OF the city. Mr.. Haskell then commenced in a
rapid and yet very clear his theory
OF this whole question he said that prohibition i'm
possible, and productive OF great moral injury iucing
people TO evade and set ut pauett the aw o. the isud
IL never could prevail IN New York. ana IL then became
important to look at this liquor question in ght OF pure
practcablty. He SAID that the traffic 10 liquor oud
be based on pecauary policy, and aat every who
would pay for license should be permitted one,
aud that the ceDse should express ppon it's face the
ditons on which was granted that the cepsec should
not cell 10 drunken m2a woman, minor after
twelve O'Clock at night to five O'Clock In the morning.
If he violated these provisions he should pay a
penalty OF ten dollars, aud il he unable to
pay the penalty, imprison him and thus by
scale OF pecuniary fines regulate the traffic. This
would, Geographically enforced suppress inemperance
ano to u force it, let the officers Of the law have
rest in the penalties This the substance OF bis re-
marks, which were listened to with great attention by the
Snators, and Mr. Aaskct proceeded untold his the
DRY he Increased in huency and warmth. We had sup
poseo thai ne was more OF writer than speaker, but
were agreeably disappointed.
But there leaked out something yesterday that exposed
the whole OF this attempt to ucupate the Excise Corams
sionerS The black republicans determined to have
the excise power In the Police bill and thus to hold in
hand the democra attic rumseilers This bold move;
and what makes this so startling is that a whom
the liquor interest relies has tor this that the
three new Commissioners OF Police shall be Commissioners
Of Excise aud thus the Railroad bill shall 20 hand baud
and the liquor interest be sacrificed tor this purpose This
is friendship with vengeance It is understood that
tain legal gentleman, almost professionally and political
y lobby member Is TO be the attorney and counsellor of
the Police Board, and particularly of the Excise De-
partment.