New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-22
rRocrrD1vGs OF THE CONVENTION.

The Convention met at 10 o'clock a. III.
resolution in favor Of sending copy OF inc lloteeu
ings OF the Convention To the virginia 'Ohst'"''on'i
Convention adopted. -. 49,
The PRESIDENT presented communication nom the
Attorney General, ia answer TO resolution oi Lane, e SU p
vention. calling upon that officer to commence leS pU
ceedings TO vacaie, for fraud te Gau ] H., - o
highest instead Of the lowest legal bidder ana 20 t"hc
seb i'm relation to the officials of the state
implicated, il any, shall vndicae the honor Oh me
state The Attorney GcuerIl replies that, upon eNal
ZION OF the subject he became convinced that 10 useful
end coud he ubseryed by instittng actions to yacae
the contracts referred TO without the authollt! du s
continue to recognize the validity of the contracts, ana
adhere them the management OF the canals any ag
alone would have practical effect lie hau 3ddeSatua
communication to the C9h'iaoS i'Uc.' @ - M,
the receipt OF this resolution authorizing nm 20 90 So
The Contracting Board took the subject under co,uera
ton and referred it, and refused 10 revoke the contracts
claiming that they were not fraudulent anu ucus III sc
allegation that they had been lee TO tnS hghe5e nCgr
The Attorney General recommends that the Whoe matter
The PRESipEST stated the pending question 10 he
Tie motion of Mr. BclOrd 10 discharge the ohhI1lee o
The Whole from the further consideration OF the Report
of the Committee the Powers and duties OF lhe Legs
Mr. WEED Dem. Clinton hoped such a motion would
mot nreyail me question Of special local legislation
in relation the sale Of liquors had been presented ana
we might as well meet il any future time
MIR BICKFORD REP. JcflersoM said, after consulta-
ton with friends, he would Withdraw the motion
Mr. MCDONALD REP; ontario renewed REL ~, v,s aud
Mr. VEEDER Dem, klnSs) called Tor the Yeas ana
Mr. MCDONALD withdrew his motion.
The Convention then Went into Committee OF the Nhoe
The pending question was the amendment offered by
MI Veeder last evening that no local or special laws
shall be passed regulating the SAFE oI spurious Hquoi'
Mr. SMITH Rep Fulton was opposed to the free sale
upon this subject and this proposed amendment
ad9Bied they would You v eXeTS dS"on There @ d
ference between the eopdlIloY OF anars IN NewroH
metropolis where large and miscellaneous population
conferred II necessary that such a community
should have different laws from oher parts o! me stu
IL the Legislature tied up with reference to TINS mat
ter, it would be a discrimination AGAINST NcT,1OiA
where great interests were TO be protected lie dld not
understand that the metropolitan Excise was different
20 the manner OF It's Enforcement II ms Question Was
incorporated in the Constitution II would have the eject
ALLEVIATE the friends the enemies of Temperance and
reform He would leave the question for the Legislature
MT MCDONALD could see reasons why there should be
additional laws governing license those
Mt VEEDER did not consider that the merit. of pro-
hibO.y law before this Convention We had nothing
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for the country The sensveness manifested by gentle
heretofore that negro suhaee must be inserted IN lhe
body Of the Constitution or il would be lost and now we
are threatened with destruction ~ we make poNsi9ns IN
Tins diicfmination made in the Metropolitan Excise law
against New-York and Brooklyn was odons ana 0ppIes
sive IL demanded that $3.50 Should De paid for license
The law required the largest hotel in NewYOk TO pay 10
more than demanded Of the man who kept hotel IN
that district on the the shore. and which was only
kent omen during the summer. He wanted excise
that should be general and he would leave us pro
be arrested in the Metropolitan District for ofenses
aganst this law without warrant ~ was not so III INC
country. He did not see WHY TINS GisuHGioh shoud pe
made WHY the homes Of citizens should be MtaGed ny
policemen and conS9Oes III one part Of lhe o'gs. ana
held sacred from such lntTusons IN anOIer Nhal ne
contended for was fora law that should apply to al pars
Of the state %ke VINO 'AG Y5 Hem done U b
tie votes Q men living in the rural districts aud against
revoked in this metropolitan District without hearing.
Mr. sNITH-DOcs the gentleman mean TO say t1t
licenses have been revoked without hearing before the
Mr. SCoLLGilAN Dem. Kiugs-I know Of such case
MI. VEEDER had known Of such cases. Licenses had
been revoked and new granted on the repayment
be so sensitive about this matter He understood that 1t
was Que Of the planlos Of the Republican platform
adOptcd at Syracuse, that this law should be modified
Why do gentlemen seek to evade the question HeGl
Mr. CURTIS Q;ep hclm0nd rose 70 move mat this
subject be postponed until the report Of the Committee
on Aduterated Liquors should be lnade. For one, ne
should meet the question fairly and VOC against tis
prOpOstO the people should decide that the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors should be restrained IN any section
of the state account OF the aggregation of population
or for other reasons, it for them to 90 decide Is
was question OF order 20 regulate AS experience should
dictate and AS the people should decide lie would leave
IL to the decision OF the people, TO he expressed through
the Legislature. That the repository OF power, ana
there he would IT, instead OF tying up the people
ON Gueson Of order for the next 100 years. lie
defended the Metropolitan Police, ana DOUBTED whether
there thinking man IN the district WHO dld not leel
safer in his person and property siuce its establishments
ERAsTUS BROOKS dem, Rlchmond protested
against the principle by which the metropolitan romeo
system imposed upon the people OF that district II
done in defiance OF the VIII OF the people As TO me
Excise question: ne was lhlaNoI "a senT al @
same for the County OF Fulton or Cortland as fOr New
would take occasion TO show the opportunity offered
that the people living on the seabOdd lad Deeh mon
strousy mahued by those WHO sought TO impose on
them unjust and unequal laws. The tendency Of this dis
cusson had show the enormous vice Of the people
of New-York lie would say without fear Of contladc
mon that man for man. there was as much virtue and
morality In the city there in the country He had
bear out this general proposition.
Mr.. DUGANNE Rep, Newforkl was satisfied that
npbc order had been violated il had been done 10y those
IN he hal OF
strain the sale OF such drinks but not the Indulgence III
light wines and other beverages While he would accord
credit 10 the Metropolitan Police he admit that the
Authority conferred Dy the Excise law mao dcOalIcu
its members. The Metropolitan Police had been de-
graded into the position OF spies snean8 arQ199 the
corners and spying into the pIyae c4nCeia oil oiZen
The force bad beeh demOralzed by this power aud had
lost the resect Of the people. No was 30 much de-
tested as spv and the law gave every metropolitan pO
lceman this charactef; and this power had 0eHorlzeo
them n other respects He cited statistics TO show that
"a 223 complaints and arrests against policemen hdd Deeh
made for neglect Of duty alone but for the conns
sion OF crimes Of the most degrading character IL was
In this that the efficiency OF the force 1ad DGe
destroyed He was not the friend OF liquor II ne had
In his power would forever prohibit the sale OF nOx
eating liquors. But one could change the nature OF
,nan. IL alcohol was abolished, other stimu!ant
would be substituted This question had nothing to do
with liquor, but question whether WHAT was sauce Tor
the goose sauce Tor the ganuer whether le sano
restraints should not be imposed upon the people OF the
rural districts that were imposed upon the city. He
wanted eDecial acts abolished.
Mr. WEED should yotef or the amendment offered by
the gentleman from kings lMr Hee1en S proposed 10
was opposed to law regulating the saie OF spruOs
liOuOrR,
whole State The present Excise law was passed as po
Iirical measure II designed rs pOEucal machine
and originated in party and passed by party
vote THIS outrage local rights was ppetI3ted Oi
The uurpOse Of securing votes 20 the Repubhcah party
IA Voiee-" Bat IL has given votes 10 yCus SIDE. MT
eed-It has given votes, thank God ana II WIZ con
tnne 10 give US long remains upon the stat
nfe hook because IL applies unequaly 10 portion OF the
peope He was not IN favor Of the free sale OF liquor
but would have II regulated by general excise Law
The debate WAS further continued by Meshis. Martin,
j. Townsend Conger, 3. Townsend, Dugannc, RathDun'
T. Brooks, Baker aud Schel
Mr. Veeder's amendment was modified 30 TO read as