New-York tribune., 1868-02-14
ALBANY.
THE EXCISE QUESTION IN THE AssENBLY-THE
DEMOCRATS BAFFLED.

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business was general orders twothlrd vote laid that
nsde and brought the regular order OF business up
reunions ala not occupy much Time and when the reports
| OF standing committees were IA order. Mr.. III. c.
| Murphy presented the report OF tie Standing Com
| mttee ON Cities, on the bill amendatOIy OF
the Excise law. Within twenty-fonr hours the
Committee slightly changed from the stand II determined
to take on Tuesday evening On that night the majority
determined to report Mr. Muphys bill (which had been
| drawn up by the LIQUOR Dealers Asssclatlonl pure
ana SIMPLE. synopsis Of this published IN
TIE TRIBUNE on Wednesday morning Yesterday SIR
Peter b. sweeny arrived upon tho ground, and
po@{gi {i'| e91as VI" a asr.y ,1! gynjis q ;Hs t tSnnet
determined to change the hill, and rid the measure OF
lhe bill as presented this morning by Mr. Murphy Is the
result OF the second sober thought" Of the COMMITTEE
ihno Mh0e state is hot now lholuuci Nltni Nltnln
nS PROVISIONS. II merely refers 10 tne counts liz
Mayors of Ncw.York and Brooklyn aud the supervisors
or tho other counties are made the heads rom wlch
he any between $50 and 500 ia the discreuou Of tho
anthories granting the liconsc aud are 10 o given to
whenever they please. except Sundays between and
loclOck-prOrided the latter does not "norfere with
attached for selling liquors without license, and
the prosecution ia all these to be placed IN tue
hands cf the Corporation Attorney. The other features
OF the bill Of MINOR importance As soon as Mr. Muir
ply had made his report Mr. Bristol of wyoming one Of
the Republican members OF the Committee, made the fol-
am unable TO concur IN the report of the majority OF
the Committee In favor OF the bill aheBdang the law
TO- the sale OF inioxcang liquors IN The metropolitan
District: FIRST No reasons have been shown before the
Committee, nor ore any apparent 10 me, which lead 20
the conclusion that the existing law obnoxious TO such
objections ms REQUIRE It's repeal or radical meditation
wholly ineffective, while On the other hand tho existing
law Aid It's administration have. so FAR az have been
able To inform myself, much 70 commend tlcm II may
be that 1t would bc improved by amendments a. z,
moral results sch as this has and which las contributed
50 greatly this to the Observance of the sabbath.
that the State NcwYo shoud now, for the r-t time
IN its history, lcgalizo the public sale Of Intoxicating
Whom both reports were read. Mr Pitts. Republican Of
Orleans moved that both reports hc referred back to tho
Committee Cities, the grounds that that Committee
had not given sufficient time 10 the opponents 0f the
% m r. ported ~ INC majority, 70 dl.clss u. Mr lfI, &
tnHihuh oi c committee, salu uat ihe Iituus o' lhc
bill were allowed 20 minutes, and the opponents
40 ana the latter would not consent o DO limited 20 that
time. The yeas and nays were called, and SIR. Ps's
motion was dcCacdYC Yeas a; Nays. 6. The Democrats
Rcpubcan, of NcwYork Mc.srs. iInI.cy and Wililns'
Democrats voted with the Republicans. Tho majority
tee Of the Whole Ts not satisfactory to Mr. Ready.
push iiis Excise il determined To- make final effort in
thai the bill be nut upon is third reading MIR PITS
made the point Of order that required uaumou
sent and hc objected. The point dccdfd well takcn
Then Mr. Jacobs moved 10 iy the order of business
the table and takc up general ordcr' This occa-
Pitts and Mr jacobs, lie rpcaEcr finally
rulirg that il only required q nmiorty voic
to lay the required orders on the tHho aud take up
several Others This majority was easily obtained. ava
the friends of the measure IN high spIrls thinking
they had the game all In their hands once gen
scif into Committee of the whole ON tie Excise biz
Here again Mr. Ptts made ho point Of order that as tho
il IN general orders. Mr. Jacob. acknowledged
that M Pitts had him. and the Speaker thought 30 too
uro thought thly coud ct the twothird vote but they
merely rot majority which 81 course, left the m1er
inst where % Was when ir. Ready made his motion
Then q motion was made that tho hl De printed forth
WITH which was carried without oyrciion ~ D, d9c to
those who are pushing this bill To- ~ that they hnd not
intended Il should put through" iu such summary
manner Mr Ready IN Ls z.al pfcc,pli"tcd The matisI
strength the measure OF couse the bin VIII pa the
House. but IN Its present shape the Senate viii surely
Mr Norton introduced bll INTO iho Senate to-day re-
Psa1s P sa m % ne Of Rway IN 70 ''''
The Act granting u William Orion, Charles C. Leigh
rght 10 las telegraph cables from NevlOrk 10 the I'm
prc of France. passed April y 100. was amcndcd n the
this morning. TINT Tho State u NCwYoik
shall have tho exclusive use Of ono of the cables
htlTteeSS , lIcrcr II ciooses Tho fnrtber CON
Grafton for The iransnsnn ~ heffdet- ara d-paishCs
within period Of nyc years. otherwise the whole act Is
ThS sdnato Committee on Municipal AGlr. have taon
action on SIR Crenmrrs bl appopra .u $4,000 Tor the
poor OF Nov York The bl a. originally introduced gave
ihe distribution ~ ti, sum 10 The Controller ~ New
York. who had authority to appoint Il deputies u h'P
ctcd S. action ard sent back 10 The committee named
above. With the request that the ogi1n o me tomnis
foueis of CHARITIES and Correction of New York upon The
snl9ie' ~ ,Icr inJor@nt SO 900 4, sutn
llcu ,n'' 81, "oIi.ot t,tu.J tbe Committee
ctAi iVl wv ,yrt NJ Crcau,er,. t1l Tl.f
rC.oS.u No' ~ ~ ,,"bor.t,,i ,-a,ts fbot ar norLIng
g.htl, lhau' ~ ,t ~ a., IN ,.,ort hii ,n,,r,
Iho t f tI , ard ,ivuy tbe di,t-,,i an
~ ~, 70 he G"r,mi ionerl of Charities ana COR
ol We SUN :" ''' N''""''' ' - ~
IeS,'li IN, r,r.y,i.,ttrg Committee of which Mr.
lhS 'Anel 'Jsi'S iirSt,, nc o,,r"ed fo aiin,y
ItC,. I :" - th" ,nrnuitt.c Ia take whatever est
sch ne % nipot I'm, W. vrc~ Tbcn tbey are to compare
mvny utf "!lh ".!lh P1rco IN taLSu in,niiratr, nav
ho'- Nnu t 5,ri H. a. a., ie .idrr,d an inn
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