National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-06
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.


TuR COUNCIL.
The Council met yesterday at 8 O'Clock; Mr.,
Vim. stickney tpresident) in the chair
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bittinger.
Mr.. Thompson presented a communication |
rom Col. Lubey, the water registrar, calling at |
ention to the fact that by q Joint resolution Of
he City Councils Of 1852 the water department
paid the sum Of ts,1ibQS for lot No. ., In square
ia, on which the corporation erected the guard
house and paid for the expense Of the same out
u the general fund. The rear Of this lot Is now
used by the water department for the storage Of
pipe and other material belonging TO the depart
ment. II any action IL taken looking 10 the sale
Of this property suitable provision should he
made for fully protecting the moneys invested
BY the water department.
Mr. Browne, from ths Committee on Police,
reported back Council bill No. y, TO prevent the
selling Of Intoxicating liquor without license,
with an amendment and the following rePS;
Till No. y report back said bill with an amend
tnent In the nature OF substitute. Your COM
mlttee are OF the opinion that u Is lnexpedient
70 change or to make special application Of the
laws Of evidence In cases Of violation OF the
license law or TO condemn 10 destruction that
which our own laws recognize as property and
authorize the purchase and aale OF for no better
reason than that II Il sold by unauthorized per-
sons; nor can any good come Of declaring that
TO be proof Of fact which Ia not such proof.
ny po y, " tno ls sISs y. ~, -, V a
tering houses, stores and shops and arrestinR
persons aud selling properly therein, would, In
wi ~, W ,nn o1,,,s nah,n ~, M m
kens. Your committee are mindful OF and de
JloTe the evils OF intemperance, and because
and nave been ied 70 tne INQUIRY rhctner n me
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nn,sn ~ m .ssn IN tn,n,ic., M Nance. and
soh,y " ,ne y ~ y, v. ~, " ~ d, ,sas
laws regnlailns dress and alet, 50 common three
.h.nn, e' as'' a'o """ anniversary 'ess'"'" -
sosu i, ava now.vo, .,o,,d mn, Ia con ,ornaea
with those regulating markets and other traric
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me n9 ,as M snrrnnnd,ss the citi,en w, mnr.
nd more with police espionage IL The best way
TO diminish drnnnenn ~, ~ entirely efaalcate
. 49, 70 DC nG i 'O 4nSs ~ W. can effect
Whether there Is not useful lesson In the fact
N h1 sSSS ~ s1s or Sssp ne
o,nparativrIy rare, and whether the promotion
= me ma9uiac!urs and sale Of pure wine and
beer would not In some degree displace our IN
aHsp 3, mo-
pare wine ard beer has wrought more Of evil
than OF good: And while whisky me emblem
o.nt' ,n h,st,n,r.n oah , i9s tne reGent