The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12

Doe. ue Really Mean War on Hard Liquors
The Lawmakers Monday Night.

ALBANY, March 1.-Two moro Excise bills
were introduced tonight in the Assembly. and
the probabilities nro that the Excise fight is TO
hc all gonc over again. Old Salt comes forward
with his new idea by which hard liquors are to
be driven from the State. and light Wines alc.
and lngcr made the popular beverages. This Ia
n rough shot nt the Salt Point dstllcrics; bat II
is generally believed that Alvord will not sue
cess in passing this bi-in fact. that he docs
not intend to; but its introduction. it is hoped.
will make him solid with the German element in
Syracuse and mollify the anger Of the dealers
throughout the State against the Republican
leaders. who are charged with the responsible
ity of killing the DAILY bill. The following are
the principal foatures of Alvord's bill 1t per-
mts any person or persons to amply to the Ex-
else Commissioners for II certificate granting
permission 10 sell. to be drunk on tho premises.
native wines. ale. or lager beer. The Commits
siOners shall grant such cert lratc receiving
from the applicant or applicants n bond or
bonds in tho penal sum OF 1850 that they will
not sell spirituOus liquors or fOrcign wines.
tho payment Of $40; moneys thus received to bc
applied as moneys received for licenses now
are, All places whore said win s. ale. and beer
are for sale shall be open to inepc ctOn by the
authorities nj nll times.
\ bill intended 70 relieve all the cities Of the
State from the cmbarrassro ont crcntcd by tho
decision of the Court ut Appeals. but not 80
full Of details IA the D1y bill. was introduced
hy Mr.. Holahan. 1t amends the present law as
follows
Except that In cities licenses may granted for Pc
rioi OF not more uinn one year 20 termit the sale Of
scs other than linus tayctus aud hotels IN where
u. hN,i.c 'oinm su, rs shAl 10, snshrd Wat w yer
such licenses before be- ~ Issued shan ~ every ease ho
the same issued md NO hrehscs shall be- arrested Tor
any violation ol i. h,i cNcsr on Marrant hply ,snsd
ro-.pd daily with the chamberlain or Treasurer the
,dcd ior by law
Two Of the thrcc proposed amendmcnts to the
| Constitution. drawn hy Sccrrtery Evarls and
approved 10y Gov. Tlldcn's charter commission D..
and which passed tho last Legislature. were
ngain introduced this evening 10y Mr.. Hamilton
! Pish Jr. II II hardly necessary to say that the
DISTINGUISHING properly qualification was not
on OF those Mr. Fish has Introduced. That
slcrrs the sleep t4at snoTs no wax ng & IN ri, Ne
| two resolutions provide; First that the duty II
! making contracts. procuring supplies. or Great
! ing, auditing, or allowing county charges shall
| he discharged hy the Board ut Finance instead
| of the Board Of Supervisors: and second. that
! the l. gisaiurn shall h" author2.d to m"~"
| provision for citizens al-ent from their homes
| to vote wherever they may he on al'cti0n day.
| A long preamble ami resolution. s"tting forth
| the history uf tho creation Ot the Board ot Ap-
| portionmcnt and directing the Committee on
Cities io report whether q IL not advisable To re-
! port "a bill nholi-hinc that board. and turning
| H. dutioa ovnr to ths Mayor md Cn,nnion Conn
| ell. WIS offered 10y Mr.. Daily. Old Salt uhle It'd
! To- the r. solution because II has a stump speech
in II. thus interfering with his prerogauvcs. II
| went over.
Among The bills ord rcd TO a third reading in
! tiN Assembly WIS hi. l'tS : ElNiuS ln' N'ih.
miss ion'r Of Public Works. with the approval
| of the Common Council, upon the request Of
| three -fourths OF tn, property owners along the
line Of th" propo- "a improyemcnt. power to re-
| pave streets in tho city ~ New York Also. the
| bill to secure better high wt.er service in the
citv " New York and the bill cr4Ating n polio,
| pension fund IN the city Of y ~ York. and re-
ducug tho rate ~ taxation on arrears OF as@'ss-
m.nts AMI taxes in that city to eight p,r cent;
| Mrs. Lily DeyrrcuN Blake. Mrs. Ilr,en NJ
| Cook. and Mrs. Matilda is>n ara i re. and
hayc arranged to b, hoard hcfUrc the Judiciar,
Committee 81 the Senate on Wednesday even
| ing. They will urge the r'porting. of "A bill I,
| give to women the right 10 vote for Presidential
| eltActDrg