The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-29
TAXING NEW YORK DRINKS.
MIR. MOLLER INTRODTCEs 4 BTLL SIM
mar no TIfE MOFEETT Law.
An Elaborate Tian nv which n Revenue Can be
Raised from the sale Of Iiquor-Nr. SMITH
Makes speech 4" his Jubiiant Friends -
What Made ~ stampede In the Asse mbI,.

Makes ~ speech to his JubiInnt Friends
What Made ~ Stampede In the Assembly.
ALBANY, March 2s.-Though the Smyth
case is. for the present ut least. supposed to he
disposed ". yet II continues to ho the almost
single topic Vt conversation about the capital
II is noticeable that those senators who must hc
held responsible for the result are very nnx-
ious tu explain their votes hut rs they declined
g. do So In open session il Is hardly worth while
to repeat their cooked-uu storcs now They
are unhappy. and the chances are that theywll
he moro so before many days. In the Assembly
this morning Hamilton Fish. Jr was forced to
rise To question ~ privilege in connection
with a statement made in the New York
Times Of to-day that he had played part
in bringing about the acquittal Of Mr.. Smyth 10y
playing AZ shuuecock with the Elective Comp
trollcr bill. lie seemed to be the most aggricycd
that he should he thought to have in any way
mixed up with that Transaction. and explained
how it was that he reported the above bill favor
ably and in less than three hours had It again
sent hack to the committee. His statement was
sustained 10y Mr.. Brooks. and for the present
Mr.. Fish must he acquitted of being in the un-
holy alliance. There Is much Indignation ey-
pressed by some Senators who voted TO ac1ut
Mr.. Smyth at the general oncaton gun fr-
ing. and illumination Of the Insurance Depart
mcnt; but it their consccnccs were easy. such
little things would not annoy them. All are now
anxious to know In what form this matter will
again bc brought TO the public notice for II is
conceded that Gov. Robinson IL not the man to
abandon an effort to purify the public service so
long ~ II road is loft open To him.
The proceedings Of the Assembly were open
ed with another stampede this morning. The
New York Commissioner of Jurors bill was
announced for third reading Immediately
after the rcnlinU of the Ynrnnl al
along smoothly until Hamilton Fish. Jr.. under
III" plea Of asking to be excused from voting
ventilated the fact that II was very different
measure from what had been agreed upon 10y
the Committee on Cities. That bin abolished
the present Commissioner Tom Dunlap. and
fixed the salary Of his successor AT s. 1000 n
year The bill. as read by the Clerk continued
Dunlap in Office until the end II his term and
pac"d the salary Of his successors at 81 900
Mr.. Fish said that he did not know by whom
this change had been made hut he was certain
II was not authorized by the committee. This al
fusion to tricks that are not strange in Al
hlnY during the last davs Of the Sos
Sen ihhn SOUNDED the alarm. and thcrc WINS an
.,n.r rhnhl" - change from the affirmative
10 the negative. md the bill WAS killed. A mo-
ION 10 icons icr was laid on thc table and
up and pnss IL. II is snid that DR.. Polar Hayes
Prepared the bin rs II was finally reported TO
committee Of III" COMMITTEE on Cities Tor lint
piurppoose consisting Of himself Mr.. Aston and
subcommittee. and Mr. Aston and Polar HIVES
could not agree. So the Doctor lxcd 1t up TO suit
hlmseif, and perhaps some one else.
, The bill authorizing the construction by the
ss rum Of state Prisons Of railroad
the employment " convict labor i'm the work
was made the text for number OF the sharpest
bunconlhe speeches that have been made in the
L"ElsHturc this winter. II there had before
been any doubt NJ to III" view the politicians-in
ihc Legislature a east.iakc OF the effert that
Al l Fsttlfi flufr L. .l.la.
movement. the proceedings In the House upon
this bill must set II al rest. Nearly every speaker
honest workingmcn who were To- be brought i'm
competition with prison contract labor Every
coming gale. and even Old salt who was the
principal champion OF the bill rehears-d how
workinGmen, and told how much he had always
thought o. the honest. horny handed sons Of
toll Mr.. Mooers. the. father Of the bill. in vain
II was optional with the Superintendent To-
d nse 1'9nvict labor or not IN building the road
that the main object WAS . bring into romnuni-
cation with the market the iron ore and IRON
State at that prison. Me~srs. Calvin. Grady
Browning., Burns. Fitzgerald, and others in-
labor Of the conyts in tins prison into tho
market whore 1t could compete with that Of
skilled artisans. and in any event il was wrong
to"mploy convirts even in building the RAILROAD
Whllr lhnr" wer' 80 many honest laborcrs who
were suffering for want Of the work.
The discussion demonstrated the fact that II
any proposition directly involving the question
OF the employment of convict labor by con-
trait at cheap rates. in competition with the |
skilled Ia or ~ the state ever comes before this
Assembly. i will bee defeated hy a very large
majority The politicians see that thcy must !
cartur" and run the labor movement or else |
make way for better men. The debate lasted |
over two hours AMI rosulted in the defeat of the
bill bv vote of Ga TO 81. motion to reconsider
was tabled and an effort will he made 10 amend |
IL 80 as 10 make II acceptable TO everybody. and
pass n.
Mr.. Moller Of Westminster to-day introduced n |
bill similar 10 the Mofictt Liquor law II Nirginin |
II is confined 70 the city IT Nv York hut there |
i strong feeling in favor Of making it general |
The following are the principal features OF the |
bill;
stcrioS provides for license 10 s,li ~ wholesale in
quantities of nvc gallons more at vi ie-Hlc retail
IN quantities Of one gallon or more NJ 4rill IN
exceeding nNe gallons an, one m
dvidual not 10 be drunk where sold hArrnnm license ia
quanues by the glass TO he drunk where sold per
son violating the provisions ui this section mad. guilty
vi a mSitnr amor, punishable by n nnr ct
81 thAn $500 aud -onment Tor not les,
than more than twelve months
section provIuo tor the granting licenses
Requires the successful applicant To ME bond with good
ternrly ~ penalty OF not less than 500 than
section regulates the mode letting the contract Tor
tho register.
Section prescrihes that the register shall be placed in
barrpoms or other places where liquors -nld
Section regulates the mode OF registering and pro-
sides the scale tor taxation.
The following table will give nm idoa OF the |
manner IN which the bell punch il used. Tho |
frst column shows the number Of reg istrations |
the second the tax on alcoholic liuuOr and wine |
N n fhn llHrfif hat asalt