The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20
THE BATTLE ABOUT EXCISE.
rOUNG MIR. Aston MIKES HIS MAIDEN
SPEECH IN ALBINY.
Saying y Good Word for Lager Beer md Light
Wines Mr.. Grady's Legal Argument -
4 Workingmnn's Biii-Aivord's Schemes.

q Workingman's Biii-Aivord's Schemes.
ALBANY, Feb. l9-Thc Daily Excise bill
used up nearly the entire morning session Of
the Assembly. and bids fair to furnish food for
talk for many sessions yet to come. The dis
cussiOn was resumed in Committee Of the Whole
10y Mr.. Gilbert Of Franklin. the temperance
mon ) advocate on tho floor. who finished the
speech which he began when the bill was last
under consideration. He made an interesting
and able speech. and was listened TO for an hour
with marked attention. He defended the ex-
listing law as sufficient for all purposes needed.
and demonstrated very clearly that If he could
have the regulating OF the sale Of liquors in this
State. there would not be enough of it sold as a
beverage in the next decade to intoxicate mos
quito. To the use of intoxicating liquor "a
beverage he traced fourn iths Of all the crime
and suifarings Of the people. and averred that
| the DAILY bill was only another attempt to open
wider the doors OF traffic in this business in the
| city OF New York. which would be followed by
| all the evils which he 40 graphically portrayed.
| The feature Of the discussion. however was
| tho speech Of William W. Aston. the young mil
| lionaire representative from the Eleventh Dis
trict Of the city Of New York. II was generally
understood that Mr.. Aston was to speak to-day
and the galleries were filled with ladies' and
gentlemen. II was his maiden effort. and the
|
vorable comments from all. those who differed
from him as well a. those who agreed with him.
uniting in saving that his effort was creditable
! to himself and gives promise that he ia MOTTO
b. failure n hs new ns rd 81 r POLITE; r, hli
stage effect. clear and deliberate. and. best Of
| gll. he was brief and pointed. and when he had
! had his say he stopped instead oil. like many ~
the takers Of the Legislature, repeating himself
and padding his arguments In order to ma ke
long speech. A. II Is his first effort in the Log
| lsluturp, | send Ii in full lie SAID.
the district in the city Of New York Which !
have the honor 70 represent s so much affected
by the wrongs. the abuses. and the operations
of the existing Excise laws, and IL IL conse-
! 1ucntly 50 deeply interested In any measure
| that tends To- m amendment Of that law. that
| think II my duty 10 say something upon the
hill that is now before US. do not mean 70 say
don't say-that the passage Of this particular
bill il urged. DO mean 10 say that We desire
o. shall do away with all meanlngless and ohso.
lite language. and that while preserving
lYdiclons siringency we desire TO hnve an *
ister,d That the law Of 1857 il found 70 operate
favoraely throughout tho state: mean
d "uSted. But in the lily Of New York"and II
is the city Of New York ,wo are considering At
means Of oppression. believe it is safe 10 ms.
s-ri that there IA no leaning in the city Of New
YORK toward what s, known as the Maine
garded 10y reasonable and reasoning men us an
rS i iy Of New nd hat any
liquor trSiiic AZ in itseiileeitimate and that no
circumstances whatever can Justify the perse-
| cutlon Of tho-r who engage in II.
Alter that comes the question how shall that
trnfil' be- restricted within ludicious and ren-
s9nao!e limitations. 30 "a TO guard AGAINST
abuses and that seems 10 me To he the question.
aniy S eonsider ,hai the 6 Witch is now beere
this committee j. susceptible OF very extensive
m bc r ra Tas 2n WHEN Wms
- see stricken out. II was an amendment
which tended to encourage The substitution Of
from Caiiiornia in place Of liquors wish
that the bill had gone one step further IN that
hlrr,u2n ana msd excep'Ii lager Deer nmfny
i IS n very great misfortune srcaier
than many ofus think-that We produce no light
wines in this section OF III" United States.
Lager beer certainly comes near 10 take the
place OF it. and the use q lnger beer, IL it re-
ms 10 our city. Itis certainly to be hoped Una,
TNcis. law Which We have Setore Us. viii not r.,
disposed q by any party. or by any repress ivc
defeats itself. hope and earnestly beg. ON
behalf OF n. constituency which represent,
i iae c rS ~ Ycrs I TSo sw p ne nsanS1
isa law tnet would not be ,oere,ed in any ccun,
} enforced in any country IN Europe no matter
hoy despoiic i,s Gov.rnmcni Nigh be.
advocacy ofth, hill His argument which o.:
; cupicd over an hour in delivery. was devoted
| largely to III" legal questions involved. the de.
, oisicn OF thu Court OF Appeals. The law %. -57
he contrnded WINS unjust and was not enforced
in either the city or the country. Under that
. law he could nj III" rural cross roud- through
out the State set up establishments tor the sale
I Of liquor provided only thai IL should not b.
: drank on The premises He oontendcd that
there was not any safeguard against interfer.
( cnce in such law. What WAS wanted was Il Law
nended. carefully prepared, reasonable In i's
, Limitations and restraints. clear and explicit IN
, al lis provisions, and above AL complete in H.
tf..FNE Ia
/ would give to the city OF Now York. H revicwcc
IN i IL" civ q" NV YorE. Tat ise7 there Wa
; no objection to the licensing OF small places anc
ing w,hin he desisnet on Of inns and with Of
> | without Jaw thcyhave always had liquor saoon'
. in New York, consequently this class Of licenses
/ Is no new thing aud tue amendment whici
, covers them merely covers what has Away
/ hecn recognized as IN existence; The law Q
= Of liquor More of it would be drank at home
. nndfhe miseres Of the. homes Of the poor woule
=, putnblr fact that this bill s desired by the PEG
-, pie q New York. who regard i as in the inter
. esl Of law Tqd ,rder and meGrH' g,o,
from Mr.. Fordham Morris. who contests tn,
. scat OF. Ambrose II. Purdy. declining TO avail
n himself. either personally or by counsel. OF th
Il courtesy extended to him OF particpatin in th
!. discussion Tomorrow. Of The repor Of the com
II he thinks. is quite competent to take care of IL
!, own report. Old Salt then made an effort 4
q nave tle RECORD OF tilt Ulutltf tNDunHeu iron
a the journal. so that IL might not be a dangerous
n and annoying precedent Tor future Leg slatures
i This WIS opposed by Mr.. Brooks and on
~ count Old Salt was again beaten by the gentle
. man from Richmond.
b, Among the bills ordered 10 third readinl
. was the Workingman's bill. introduced by Mr.
q Mapes amending the act for the incorporation
y OF cooperative and industrial unions. so as L
+ capital OF less than 81 900, and that at al
!. elections and meetings each stakeholder shal
n have only one vote. and that at the beginning o
j. enah fiscal year each company shall fix and de
. tormlnc the maximum per cant OF divden
. winch may he apportoned upon the stock on
Il Of the profits which may accrue during III
q year.
:, communication from Canal Auditor Schuv
( Ter. in reply to resolution. shows that the cu-
" II the ordinary repairs upon the Black Rive
Canal in the pnst year was s3s OiO.3i, and tina
the salaries amounted to sl,OI6.i2.
l. The Senate spent large portion Of the sos
sion in discussing q bill Of Senator Wagstaf
= relative to the law OF divorce, which proposes
L. am nd the present law so as 10 permit the DC
= PENDANT in such suits To apply 10 the Court for
., modification OF the order. so as 10 permit hiT