New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-14
EXCISE EMBARRASSMENTS.


PRESENT VIEW OF THE COMPLICATION.
FEELING OF EXCISE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
THAT NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE PENDING
EXPECTED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gEsTAU
RAET-KnEPERs NOT PRIGEIrENED-THE PROPOSED
MRANs OF RELiEF,
In speaking yesterday of the recent decision
Of the Court of Appeals in the matter of excise licenses
Caspar G. Cds the clerk Of the Excise Commissioners,
declared tht 1t entirely unexpected II completely
nulliGcd the acts of the Commissioners In granting
licenses. Those who selling liquor under such
licenses doing unawfnlly ~ those who had
not obtained licenses, except those who kept inns or
hotels. There was only way out of the difficulty.
The Commissioners had already prepared an act TO he
presented to the Legislature rendering lawful all the
acts If the Excise Commissioners in granting licenses.
An effort would be made to the repeal Of the re-
naming sections Of the act Of 1857. The section pre-
venting the sale OF liquor TO minors would be added as
amendment to the existing act be made the subject
OF separate bill The Excise Commissioners would take
action any complaints and Mr. Childs said it was
to be hoped the other departments wod take the same
position, especially when il known that in Il few
days the first acts of the Excise Commissioners would
probably I've leg3zed.
Gen. Smith President Of the Police Board said that the
Police Commissioners had not yet received any official
information OF the decision of the Court Of Appeals and
therefore the subject had not before the board
No conversation had taken place between the Commits
soneIs the subject lie thought however, that when
the subject should up the Board would agree to
take action at present, at any rate until
1t had been determined whether or not legisla-
ton would be had at Albany which would le-
gaizc the acts of the Excise Commissioners
If should appear that the decision OF the Court
Appeals must stand, without amootution or changc
the Commissioners would he Obliged to enforce thc "
The President said he understood that bill had been
introduced into the Legislature by Mr.. WagstG leg'z-
ing the granting of licenses by the Excise Commissioners
but he hardly believed il would pass
The more respectable of the Iestaurantkeepers do not
appear be frightened by the decision OF the Court OF
Appeals Mr. Lansing OF tho Astor Honse SAID yestef
day that the business Of the hotel would not be Affected
inasmuch as lis license was to sell liquor in hotel
Though 1t might benefit from the closing OF the dram
shops he did wish the liquor dealers suddenly
turned out of their business, deprived OF their living
wha; had been regarded in the city as legitimate
business The enforcement OF the law construed
would also prove serious blow TO the importers lie
doubted if this decision of the Court OF Appeals would he
received as the naldisposition of the question: and If
were the lquorselng interest was powerful one ana
would seek legislative protection Especially III Tins city
he Thought it difficult matter to get The hw-inaAihE
body support persecution OF the liquor dealers 100
many local politicians had started in the liquor business
or were directly or indirectly interested in il. H
Thought an effort would be made ny the liquor dealers
gc relief from the Legislature before the close % tho
s. DelmOnico. who has charge of Delmonico's new
downtown restaurant, said il was subject nc dil not
JIc had known for year tnat Tie Excise law was r.
garded detective He had no license to sell liqnor IN
Il hotel or public house, but he houSi that having paid
be ordinary license fees his business could not be inter
Mr. Crook of the firm of Nash Crook, tho Pall;-row
restaurant keepers, said If there was TO DC crusade
against those w-o sold liquor without hotel Incense ms
firm would Take their cances with tc rest lie thought
en woHid Sc only tenporary lie Thought The * @sa
WOud relief 10 the sellers VINO ndi b.VH
dong business under the old licenses, nnd as was
Irobahle had supposed they were duin@ Legitimate
busiuesS. 80 far lac personality concerned, II hG
had the power he would deprive the world a. "lcoE"I
a,ogotcr That scarcely seemed possible and 50 have
wines and aes necessary Gtuhci 10 Inc Restaurant
Cnro",aiiou Attorney Royd has areqdy begun several
suits under the decision 81 the EXois' law, 10 collect
DOM oaai busurss several dcalcrs have pat in az
1earnccs aud tho cases will probably come up in the
Courr of Common Pleas n week from next MONDAY; a.,
they would hereafter issue Licenses 10 sell liquor an
quantities less than five gallons, to be drum On the
iu tavern OF hotel SIUh license is to be granted Tor
500; licenses sell ale and boar on the promises ore
Assenbyman George Nachtm;m returned from
Albany lass evening and spOkc cnctiuy to nuiIbr 0i
hQuOT-dcaers ia regard 70 t1e Prospects III speedy
passage OF the bill presented by ma III the hoGse inc
1rs OF tins week 10 leyalizc tie past acts OF e Excise
have ALREADY approved by the Excise COMMISSIONERS,
stated by Aacnan, II 10 ude The hgu0idea!crS over
the present dmculiy ana prepare we way ioT ne
passage u las which s4l remedy Tie dclccts OF lie
present Excise law II the bid shall pass, me hqu"r
dealers VIII recover from The Dilemma III when lheY
have boon suddenly placed ana be protected ro le
assaults FROM the temsIace people "I9 II Is ooheX,u
are preparing ICrH General cf'tS'iaG -d,st W, w, iI
Nachtnans bill will applY not 0hy {" NcW-lorH ana
sOucrS all over the state Puic oihiOh' ar -'dci',
man said with the liquor dealers, ana would
OF his Di.l several hquor-Iealcrs were loud in tcir
praises last nigat OF TIC eourae illNuSd ~ M NaeihaG
ako steps day toward supporting mis- action in every
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