The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-09
Reassembling Of The State Legislature
After the Recess.
THE EXCISE BILL.
A Large Committee of the Brewers ASsO.
citation Pressing Its Passage.
TWEED'S EFFORTS FOR LIBERTY.


ALBANY, Jan. 8, 1878.
Although the Legislature reasscmbled this evening,
after the recess the committees not announced,
aud In the Lower House Mr. Avord presided instead Of
Speaker Hustled. The Senate held session for about
half hour, and during that time about hfteen bills
were introduced, among others Two from Mr. Eccle
sine both relative tho OF 1876, entitled San
act relative to courts, officers and justices and
civil proceedings" The nrst that persons
the lis. of trial Jurors in tho civil courts
shall DO exempt from duty in courts OF
record, and tho other amends subdivision 4 Of
section Of chapter 4i9 OF the laws OF 1876
Senator Harris offered DILL appropriating 100000
toward the completion Of Senate and ASSEMBLY Cham
bers in the new Capitol said money TO be used during
tho winter and spring oil 1878 for stonecutng and the
purchase OF building material Senator wagstaG in
troduced bill giving people in New York who are in
arrears with assessments two years IN which to pay
up aud discharge the lion on their property. Senator
Pierce, OF Erie. introduced a bill for the incorpora-
ton of the Buffalo Pipe Line Company. George II.
Van Week. H. NJ Clay +. II. Steele Joseph Van Week.
II. Hobart Stow, Benjamin II. Williams and associates
the body corporate. Senator Harris introduced
bill in relation to mortgages. 1t enacts that
corded mortgage, even though the assignee Of such
mortgage has knowledge OF prior uurecorded hen
OF the same nature, his hen shall have priority.
Senator Harris introduced resolution that the Senate
and Assembly 60 into joint session on Thursday, ut
twelve O'clock tor tho purpose of eiectins Regents Of
tho University in place OF " L. Pruyn deceased and
John A. Dix, resigned tho resignation OF General Dix
having been received both Assembly and Senate
this evening
THE KxCIsE BILL.
II appears that the Excise bill introduced In the
Assembly by Mr. Daily is likely to be pressed by
liquor dealers upon tho favorable attention OF tho
Legislature Of both houses. Messrs. Johu Grcenway
OF SYRACUSE; Sheridan Shook aud Gerard, OF Now
York; Hcnry Cawson. Jr., President OF the Brewers
and Maltsters' Association; Joseph Kountz, OF Nor.
risana; Solomon Schcu, Of Buffalo; Congressman
Nicholas Miller. T. J. Quinn, OF Albany, and Mr..
Bapst, ex-Assemblyman from Syracuse, all men,
bers OF the Brewers Association Of the State,
are hero suggesting notifications to the bill, which
they think will recommend It TO general favor. Tho
New Workers regard tho passage OF u general Excise
bill Tor all the cities OF the State difficult anu i'm
probable or at east they hesitate about framing such
biil, believing that the cosmopolitan conditions IN
New York city with respect 10 The liquor traffic Will
not be admitted as cxistin. elsewhere in the State.
Representatives OF other localities say this ALSO and
that tho existing Excise law not being enforced in
r,or cities IKE the yigor oil us present
enforcement in New York. need not 10
metropolis alone. In this view they arc moro or less
Influenced by public opinion IN the village and coun
Try districts, which is dccidcdiy opposed to any
change OF the law except to make II more stringent
Al the same time the men who represent Now York
affirm that bill IL perfected tor that city
they desire legislators IRON other cities OF thc
Slao nj least will be found tho whole or
part Of It's provisions shall DO made applicable to
Their localities. There is hositancy on tho
part Of tho extremist advocates oil liberal excise law
IL Increase tho dow OF liquor on the Sabbath.
TwEED's CASE
John d. Townsend, counsel for Tweed, arrived In
Albany day 10 press Twoeds cause before Attorney
General Schoonmakcr, aud secure his release from
prison. M Schooninaker not being IN tho CITY, Mr..
Townsend lett for New York this afternoon alter re.
ceivpg somc very discoursgine advice In regard 10
the probable OF his eudcavor. he may conclude
to push *, however, as II Is claimed that rwecds EVIL
dcice, ready TO be offered, will save the city
money than 1t can afford 10 lose from his CON-
tipucd incarceration.