New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-19
present POSITION OF TIE DEALERS.

The throng of lquor-doalers at the office OF
the Board of Excise somewhat less yesterday than
on previous days The excitement among the applicants
for license appears 70 died The WORK OF inc
commissioners yesterday confined chiefly TO tne
granting of beer licenses, large number OF WHICH
were issued in the course OF the day' Amonb
the applicants for beer licenses many proprie
tors Of corner louororcs These persons have become
tired OF the dangerous and improbable business OF seg
liquor by means Of guarded side entrances and nave DC
ermined 20 their stores into beer saloons un 'he
LEGISLATURE makes Now Excise law. Some Of them are
suspected of intending to sell liquors. using the beer
licenses AS authority 10 keep their stores open
In order guard against such "A prartice INC
Excise Commissioners compel each applicant Tor a
begr Icensc 10 take oath that he will not
cyade abe law by selling liquors and wines. When csIieu
uDOn take such oath, many OF the apphrant7 SN
Great reluctance. ono man. when presented with me
Bible ON which 20 swear refused TO take the book on t
ground that be did not believe III me blDle' Ihtu,
said the clerk. will YOU swear in the presence OF
Almighty God that you q do not believe IN God
interrupted tire obstinate HqlOi-lcdItI' nc ,I-.h
naused moment and then called out to an attendant
Here bring lie ocal scute and let ne swear TINS
several propretors Of liquor stores YESTERDAY appcd
for licenses sell liquor not to be drank on tlcr prem
scs, and were competed 70 sNcf tnHt tn'i ~
seek e. evadc the law The ENcs' ionussInnc "a, ~,
that they shan take the greatest cre 10 pIcEthl nv
abuse OF these licenses. and necessary VIII hiaat per
soul investigations IN addition to those o. Their III
spectors. .-,..-
Mr. Lewis, i'm behalf ~ TIE "a" Iomhnllec pIc5Slcu
long report which embodied the opinion OF exCcrpoIa-
Counsel Ottoman, gwen ID 1870 ID It-'9'u 4" IN
l0wcT OF the Mayor 70 issue licenses uuueI
he Niortcomorie charter The opinion claims that
This right sull exists, and the committee re-
co,rn.udcd mat the Mayor should issue IL
ccnsc that a tcst ease might De made. The report was
Adopted Ia voting Tor the confirmation OF the report,
President Pulroy said hc did so that the experiment
might be tried. He was doubtful however as 10 lue re-
eul for i'm D reccu decision that OF IO0ro"sh against
THE Navor the Court OF Appeals decided m effect hat
the Legislature had The power modify or ainl ans Vt
tie provisions of c Their the DOnasu or MonIa0nele
charters. - ,.,
Resolutions offered by Alderman Morris were adopted
rr0ucstiug The COMMISSIONER OF Accounts 20 MAKE an
Investigation OF books OF the Excise CodnlSsi9h
from January l. 1877, TO date and report as 10 the
n,uouni Of money received for license ana also thc
amount disbuIsad by thel. .-..-
Na0r Stutr states tAat the Liquor Dealers Agitation
Committee viii not take any active ia assures unll ai'r
me Tgmnluv Hall mas --lnseH- 20 morrow evening
T,fnir. o the committee nave had several conferences
with Mayor Ely. with reference 70 me INI,st
out.-tiou. The lgnoT dealers OF ktw-NoFk ana
Eina comfy have requested EXJudGe Dttvnhocier 10
draw an ~, Excise nil, moderate III IT'S terms ana
which they huE Will meet with The approval OF Ine
more liberal temperance people. The bill VIII DC ready
for .ullis ion 90 the Legislature early ~ TIE session
The examination in the cases % the Law anC Orcer
Society AGAINST liquor dealers, for alleged VIOLA
tions Of the Excise law has ended ~ ne discharge "i an
except Margaret Nolan, OF No ~ Naterst' VINO WAS
hold i'm ~ bail