The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-15
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Passage of Dfurphy's Excise BiiI in the Lower
House-RemarkabIs Manipulation Of the
Document.
ArBzsr, Feb n, 1858.
Aurphy's Excise bilL when aboI,shss the present
Metropolitan Excise law and vests the liquor licensing
power Of The Metropolitan Police district in the hands
OF the Mayors Of New York and Brooklyn and the
psrvsors Of the other counties In tho DISTRICT passed
the Assembly to-day, under the order OF ass evening
making It tho special order Of to-day for consideration
In COMMITTEES OF the whols Immediately after the
reading of tho journal Mr.. Jacobs opens the ball
moved that the bill DO read by ssotionG Mr.. Pitts.
Of Orleans the republican leader moved tostrke ous
the FIRST section OF the bill, and thus brought the sub
ec under debate in which Mr. Ksady. Of KingA led OF
By speech Of thrssquarsrs Of hours Duration In
tho course Of his argument he made tho most nayked
aliusion to tine obnoxious arrsss aad imprisoamsnss
which had been occasoaed In New York BY the TOO
stringent enforcement OF s'this odious measure and
asked the country members NOS 10 interposs ssy OBJ
staeiss to tho will and wish Of stropoltans to- geTsn
The debate continued FOR three hours Msssra JACOBS
OF Kings Herman and Hartman Of New York. and other
os o. ns PROPOSED % P
and Pond beba OF interpretation commended thai t
vs. Spon the Citizens Of New York city hss
UNCONSTITUTIONAL But II any onaags vas desirable Or
b. don. BY aodiaca.os Of the existing
law They did mot wish to that law
stitutsd Tor t. It was . Law under which New York
had enjoyed material and increased prosperity and
the vote could be taken Of the wives mothers and chill
dren the Of that CITY 1t would be placed boy ond
doubt whether the city WAS benefited by it, workings
or not II was not enough for the members from New
York to say that they wished 70 govern ''then own
AFFAIRS" Tue Affairs Of the city Of New York the
affairs OF the whole Empire State In fact OF tho whole
country Of which IL was tho heart and me great csntIs
a. Il was destined to % also the metropolis o. tne
world
Tho committee rose quarter-past two O'Clock and
Mr. Murphy moved TO disagree with the report Of the
com mi.tes the bill be ordered 70 thnd read
ing which was carried Mr. Jacobs moved that bill
be- now passed its third reading. which was lost aud
at twenty five minutes past two he moved tho third
reading, which was carried The b was then read and
A large number OF the members had SPARED of"
and required sharp maDouvrng on the part Of
(sixtg -dvs OF thirds of all the members Of the
House. This bill the feature Of the days Legislation,
the floor Of the House a. we'll Is the gallery beng
here engineering the bill loft by the three twenty nvs
tran the capital had longer any charms for thsm
They had succeeded in the rs light f0c their
The bill is as follows--
The act entitled An act to regulate the sale Of
ss stang 'Ds
SEC l. In the elies OF New York and Brooklyn tho
Mayors OF said cities respectively shall hsreafer have the
nS .n % f y s
under such restrictions aud regulations ~ Inc Common
nC sa, s and
part the county Of Kings embraced within the
limits the city of Brooklyn and shat OF tho county Of
Queens within said metropolitan District the Board OF
of said counties respectively shall hereafter
exclusive aud authority grant licenses for
the sale OF beer wines and All kinds OF q
prescribe.
Some sharp lodging was displayed In the manner Of
tsspringng" this bill from the committee Mr Bristol,
who was one OF the committee. had prepared minority
report against TAM bill, but which, from it,
terms have referred to only one OF the bills that
the supporters had about their persona There have
besn three bills gong the rounds within less number
OF days. all purporting to DO "MurDhy's Excise bill"
Tho present bi or the one which passed to-day for
the oil IN ono shape another has besn omnipresent
during tho past three days. 10 'fathered" upon
Peter Bismarck Sweeny, and the movers and support
Of the bill do not dispute the existence Of that tic OF
relationship.
There seems TO DO hope Of tho bill passing through
tho Senate with Its present unlimited terms prov
sions and 1t was deemed barely possible that could
suocSed its original shape, in which thsre
tain limits deferred.
Tomorrow the Legislature will adjourn until the Gath
instant Tor tho customary mid session vacation.