The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-10
RENEWING THE EXCISE WAR
oyr Worn mn on mar rEvED sun
JECr INTRODTCED IN Albany.
Last Effort OF the Opponents OF the Old
Law Mr. Gtibcrt strikes Too Late Push
ing the tpportionmcnt scheme Convict
Iahor- FIna Adjournment Next Week.

Labor Final Adjournment Next Week.
Ar,vY. May Both Houses to-day
,,....i a resolution to- adjourn sine die Mt IL
r,io.k on Wednesday next. the 18th inst There
,.r,r,ol reason why the collapse should not
o,,,, this wcck and It no doubt would do so
v,ro IL not that Interested persons desire to
rortint they hear from the Governor on the
sunr,y uil and some other measures now be-
,or, him. tho ton-duy limit upon which will ex-
,-si.. .ir the 18Th inst. Not that they have
sr.h.gr az overriding anything ne may veto.
trraitlnnot hc done. but to make speeches
i-l .mc consumption.
Thccvufcrcn'o committees on the apporton-
mint scheme agreed this mornine-that is. tho
Helr' 8in majority " the committees did-to
r,ian thc bill just as it passed. the Senate. Tia"
report was concurrrd In by the Senate. and
ar,r A.,crd gets his uutomatons all in line again
hw.i he called up and acted upon ia the AS
senlbly. This will not bc before Wednesday,
AMI thcn probably not until within an hour or
twl oi the Adjournment. So that. in the event
Of its falling to pass. there will not be
time enough to- Introduce and act upon
q new bill, or. in the event Of it's passing.
II cannot be cngrossod and sent To- the
Governor until after the adjournment. thus
heading OF the necessity OF listening to the
reading OF a veto message which would he any
thing but entertaining to the conspirators who
b We again dcled the Constitution. and robbed
the people. Tho Democratic mcnhrr- Of the
Conference Committee all disscntcl from the
report. | hear however. that frw Democrats
nrc counsollng that their party shoud vote for
the bill on the ground that any anportionmcnt
i- better than none ut ALL which they believe is
The rial danger Of the Republican leaders But
] do not believe thcy Will succeed. No Demo-
ole / .lf ga ft Of lt fa
infamous scheme for any reason.
Tho General Tax bill was ported this morn
n: from the Ways and Means Committee by
Mr. Nyorl. and Immediately put upon It's third
rrning AMI passed In presenting thu hiil.
AiNurd said that the rat az taxation this year
would Doe two and siX-tentAs ~ mill A. against
Hal ynnatIon was s9O nOO. 900 loss than last
var Tlriax provided for in thu Canal Aprro-
lruiiOn bills. already pissed Will. hDwcNs r. in
crease t' ratio s. that the reduction VIII Aot be
a. great as j. claimed by ANeri.
Another Excise hill was introduced In both
" u-"s this morning 10y unanimous cons nj.
After the bill had been offered in the House Mr..
Gilbert made strenuous Efforts 10 rule u cut.
nr-t hy oig.t'ns aud then masking the point u
urnn 10y the House already ia this ses-
sion ana defeated. It could not he re-,
ON both points. In the first instance
his oy'rtiou came too late. and In the second
he speaker decided tint the bill that had been
being confined tu restaurants, and therefore
,hcy were not similar. This bin. 1t Is said, will
against the DAILY and Hoahnn bills. and its
friends hope To- b" able To- pass 1t. The
radical Temperance men viii, however, oppose
u as bitterly MS they did the two former rs they
seem determined, II possible. 10 prevent any
mgtiilnatlon OF the existing law The bill pro-
Vilr- that I'm addition TO thu persons 70 whom
LICENSES may now bee granted for the sale IT
liquors 20 Ice drank upon the premises. boards
az cX'i~" may issue licenses 20 lropri tors or
Of md
cities, provided the board shall be satisfied that
%" applicants are Of good moral chArh ter
Places where warm food or meals are cooked
AMI served Tor pay ARE t. -" Doomed rrHiau'
rant, or dining rooms. and ~ such places 10 IL
90 po made lawful 70 sell LIQUORS wines, ale
and beer 10 DO served with food or meals. an,
The Cities Committees Of both Houses mo
this afternoon. and agreed 10 report favorabll
the new Excise bill introduced this morning II
the Senate committee. Senator pomeroy dis
scented from the report. aud Senators Harris
and Warng of the Assembly committee dis,
sented from the report; The BIZ was reported
in the Senate. but the Assembly adjourned
without affordng al opportunity TO send tho
report 10 Il. An attempt TO force action upon II
at the earliest possible minute Will be made.
Another hour was given to buncomne in the
Assembly this morning over Browning's bill
requiring them 70 be employed 10y the state nnl
only upon articles not manufactured in thi'
country. Alyord led off 10y saying TINT h.
dllut suppose there was any serious intention
PISS The llll. but IL was only introduced &c
make a Little capital for certain interests
N,-srs Gilbert. Hanidny. skinner Sheard an
brooks spok" in opposition To the principle Of
the bill. the former gentleman denounclnE II rs
one % the first steps toward communism. II
lurly Worth. and THAN. Mr. Purdy call.
OF upon the Democrats 10 rally TO the
support Of tho measure and make, II
atnriy question assuring them chat on i theS
could carry the state this fall. Mr.. Worth. in
behalf - the Republicans. asserted that Il was
n.t q party measure and could not he made one
f VI a
g. We're large Wority Of the Republicans o
his district Mr.. Browning asserted that in
stead of the prisons being self-sustaning under
O." present system, they had run over sfOOOOl
behind in the last year. Tho discussion be-
entirely lost sight Of, while the speakers talkec
tpn' mhe 20 be read 10y the work lngmen. The
l.l WAS finally lost by vote Of AZ to 81, as fol
Yt,s-ve'r. Allen Baker. Battle Beard. Bergen. Rcrri
ial 81 ok-. browning Burns Clancy, Crowley Cnrran
DAWN GRADY. i / HAYES ), HAYES Henry helahan
ir.0k ny! IT, Jones, Mapes, McDonough Mead Moier
N1tuhl-, Nelson Proper, Purdy, seebacher, Stanley
't',r struck. rhan. WORTH. 49,. n-.,... o..
Ca- oak ce.ad Gianiall. DeToe Fish, FLOYD Jones
a agr' We ilsia{ p H HGlme SeSfsn King
tap'r rafkkgr fstiensilL Cicero e Prek =, MY e
%N}tr ,eWen sheard. sheldon skinner, story, Suther
G,a. II. wakely warm 1nsr w,6or' ws wneGms4
Aror the announcement Of the result Old Sal
moved re- ousi1eration for the purpose OF cor
rcgtng some allegations that had been made Il:
unier the present management These were
based "a the reports Of their management undel
the on regime md before they, were = laced
under the charge 81 Superintendent Pllsbury
There was large deficiency them but the facts
winch had been made public since then SHOWED
al under tho present management q
iAe enl ~ tho fiscal year there would
i' very small deficiency. and, II the Super
H'"ud"ut WIS not intericrcd with. h'
wlu.d very soon have all the prisons on "A pay
l"s basis. In the last month Sing Sing prison
.al armed over $4,000 above its EXPENSES, and
aai the authority ~ Mr.. Pilsbury for sayin-
tHi mat prison would this year turn into tbs
N.a'" Treasury SsO.OuJ more than the total COS
OF maintaining and running II. The Other
lf- us were fast being brought to paying
basis and W uld be- the height OF folly 10 steI
Va now anil cripple the efforts of the Supcrin
thi'nt and pat the prisons back 10 where they
were Wl"u II cost the State hundreds Of thou
stl rs ~ 49, iar7 annually 10 support them.
Mr luriy and Mr. Browning replied 10 Al
NIl insisting that il was not right TO bring con
w. Ip'r ia competition with the honest Labor
W w." Nid'. even though il did save a few thou
sNni dollar. To the taxpayers.
Door hu lr Ihlhitiug clerks Of courts and othel
olliiaS 40 the cly Government Of New IOrl
..p from hoUng aA referees and receivers was
IN 10 ll"h % Mr. Nelson OF ROckland county
I''hNuii' i0 the COMMITTEES on Cities. This
.n probably be the last that is heard Of It thi.
bNsiDu.
n IN, Assembly passed the bill authorizing thu
board ~ Estimate and ApportiOnment to ae
Llrr ilile 20 portions Of Ward Island and IN,
""uI III - surrounding ID also, for the pro