The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-06
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
T.he Re5ected Applicants Tor License Be
fore the Excise Committee--largc Mann
her OF Ap publications. Received.


Abou,one hundred and fifty OF applicants refused
blanks for affecting the reputable chaFac
ter OF respective places OF business werc heard
yesterday morning before the committee al me ponce
court room headquarters
on those whose protests entered but Few were
granted licenses. The police returns are read in each
case the dealer presents himself and announces his
same at the desk Mr. Acton In nine cases out of ten
the record shows disordery places fcquened by dsre
putable characters the resort of thieves, gambling
house o such black mark, when the chairman Of
thecOmme, pronounces an emphatic no" ana the re-
ieced liquor man, with sorrowful countcnance al the
ordeal pronounced from which there no appeal
takes his departure but TO make perhaps for an
other victim TO misplaced hope.
The vetoes on Baxter street houses quite numer
one gentleman from that classic locality on being
refused, appearing on the returns opposite his NAME
''keefs disoderly house" Indignantly exclaimed that
he would have a license in spite oil the Excise Commit
tee Mr. Acton thought this would be rather difficult
The German grocers in attendance numerous
none OF whom were granted license to sell liquor.
The average number of applications filed daily at tho
Office OF the Inspector is about five hundred Up to yes
ierday evening the total number of applications were
three thousand live hundred.
EFFECT ON THE BOTTLE TRADE
To-day being the first Sunday under the new excise
regime the liquor stores will be closed but those who felt
Yesterday and the consequences was that an extra
mand made for bottles and demohns the prices OF
which articles up in a wonderful manner.
The police captains of the various precincts in Brook
lyn busy all day yesterday notifying liquor dealers
and grOcerS not TO ncr OF business touay
Heretofore grocers permitted to keep their cstab
lishments open till nine A. NJ Sundays, but under the
new law they Will be denied this privilege.
speculations on the Liquor Law.
DISSATISFACTION OF THE LIQUOR DEALERs-THE
GROCERs-THE SUNDAY CLAUsE-THE GERMANS
OPPOSED TO IT-PREPARATIoNs FOR A GRAND
DEMONSTRATION IN OPPOSITION TO TIE SUNDAY
LAw-wHAT THE PUBLIC SAYS, ETC.
Tho Metropolitan Excise law continues to be a subject
of general consideration and speculation, and much
anxiety and uneasness is manifested among certain
class Of dealers, who will be excluded by the Board
from the benefits Of license, and great efforts have
been induce the Commissioners Of the Board Of
Excise to recede from their decision exclude grocers
but vain. They look to the Liquor Dealers
Society for protection, and it appears that
by this body they have been advised to
continue their business usua-that is 10 sell their
liquor without license, If they cannot obtain one
until further notice 1t is conceded that the institution
Of groceries must to exist If the sale Of
liquor by the grocers is prohibited The decision Of the
Board of Excise reference to the license foe, which
has been fixed 800 and $780, generally considered
very wrong 1t considcre1 very unjust that beer
taller in Avenue A, keeping small. but respectable
place shall have to pay one hundred dollars for
. license. while the proprietor Of a large hotel
has TO pay not more than $3.50. This measure is de-
nounced as an abuse of power which do no good.
II the Legislature had passed law mildcr form
il is sad would have objected to the enforcement Of
the Excise law but the law as it is framed is gener
The majority Of the retail dealers however, willing
TO conform with the law as far as possible and
are anxious obtain their licenses, and If the
Board should refuse TO grant them is hkciy
that combinations will be formed by those that
will be off to insist what they might deem right
70 demand The law, and especially the rules adopted
by the Commissioners of the Board OF Excise, are
deemed too the poor or small dealer and de-
cidedly 10 favor of the rich ana large dealer This sys
is thoroughly denounced as measure in violation
OF republican and democratic principles AS long
Ihecaries druggists allowed to sell audanum and
arsenic the nkeeper, argued ought to be allowed
70 dispose OF i'm 81 T Soav nns ~ M
providing that all public places must be closed on sun
days, is denounced in severe terms as dcpryes the
working classes and mechanics, who have been in
the habit Of enjoying sunday as holiday and as a
day Of recreation and relaxation, from enjoy
excursions with their families or in circle Of
associates and ut favorte public place
or garden where the national beverage dispensed The
law also deprives the numerous German musical societies
and clubs OF their Sunday amusements, which were
generally enjoyed during the summer season at the parks
and woods In the upper part Of the CITY, The German
retailers represented by powerful organization,
the object Of which is TO secure ''protec-
ton against all oppressive and restrictive trade
and Sunday laws This society, which is
represented by able counsel has issued call to prepare
account Of the Sunday clause by all the German musical,
trade workngmens and benevolent societies and asso
Citations This meeting is not simply intended for
demonstration favor Of those directly Interested but
10 embrace protest Of the entire German popua
which IS alleged peryaes this law and which is again
attempted introduced In several other States TO
threaten the customs ana peculiar naes OF e German
in this city and vicinity have been invited to participate
In this demonstration and delegates are to be appointed
by the various societies TO make the arrangements In
connection with the Executive Committee OF the associ
alton These meetings will be held at an early day, to
complete the arrangements for the demonstration,
which, no doubt, will turn out TO be grand affair.
was nrs intended dispute the constituonality of
law but the Liquor Dealers Associations by the
advice OF their counselors have come 10 the concus
that nothing be done 10 avert the operation OF the
law in question and that they will have to submit TO
n
thing TO shake the constlutonaty OF the new Excise
% said law not psng p5ohDt0 pq 1ac s% ,ss
there some lawyers who have questioned the
consiituonaly OF several OF the provisions OF the law
police and making each and every policeman judicial
and executive ocer but as each OF the counsel OF the
German Protective Association OF Retailers and OF the
New York Liquor Dealers society have submitted TO
shcir associations legal opinion confirming the consti-
tutionaty various provisions of the bill (which for
prudential they decline to make pubc) there Is
doubt in the minds OF those directly interested
and they are that they have take out their
licenses and 10 comply with the provisions OF the law
They resolved 20 await the result Of It's operations
Propretors Of first class establishments In the majority
appear be fully satisfied with the new law They are
willing 70 close 'hcir places on sunaays ana c ,s
large places while the minor drinking plaHes
vii have 70 be disconinued because they cannot
Afford 70 pay the license; but il Is considered decidedly
vroog on part OF the Board u Excise 10 cxto from
the minor lager beer retailers and others retailing harm
beverages the large OF hundred dollars and
argued that such could not have beenhe intention
OF the Legislature the lowest rate for license was
set down thirty dollars IL is likely that efforts will
continue TO induce the Board Of Excise " fix a
lower rate for certain class Of retailers Many
of the minor drinking places, especially lager beer "a
looms II Is said in the hands OF veterans who with
the proceeds Of their bounties have established them
solves These in the majority, will be the losers for,
bsine unable To pay the license at the rate liked by
The Board OF Excise they will have TO abandon Their
business The public at large Is gratined that under
the system to be inauguraed establishments OF
questionable character aBd disreputabe places viii DC
aebared from obtaining license and that they vii. be
likely abolished II does not appear that any action
win he taken by the beer brewers IN reference TO the law
although II has been reported that such NOV ement
vas about 10 be made The brewers not directly IN.
tsrcsted and the system 10 be introduced viii proba-
bly, have the effect Of simplifying their business and II
can in no way tend TO material reduction Of the con
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