New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-18
THE EXCISE BILL REJECTED.
An ANGRY DEBATE - The PROGRESS or NJ
SID - rs RIII ARRTsTED.
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ALBANY, April 1.-THE first debate that
has taken place ID this LEGISLATURE concerning
the Iws regarding the sale Of spintuous
liouors occurred in The Assembly at It's afternoon
session Twc-score bills modifying the Excise Laws
have been introduced. but none hitherto had been
considered Meantime petitions had been received
from hundreds of persons asking for prohihitor'
qu1r law The members from the Cities OF Ne"-1orA'
Brooklyn and Buffalo. thrtv-dyc IL lumber VINO ear
nestly desire some modification OF the present law
fortnight ago held JOINT meeting and appointed COM
miitee TO draw up a bill IN behalf or the cluts
named. The Committee on Internal Afa1s N
the mean tine have reported all Che Excise bills
for the consideration OF The Assembly To-day was set
apart discussion Of these various measures Du DO
had OF these bills been announced than Ny
StrahGn moved that a bill which had been drawn up
TOR the three Cries bv the committee referred above
should e substituted Or u The motion was adopted
greatly to the dsmay OF the extreme temperance mem
hers An exciting debate over the bill for Two hours
followed NJ StIahan at great length descriDeG tbe
failure Of the law OF 1857 in NewYork to check liquor
selling An amendment offered by Mr. Swift. or Buffalo
permitting crocers that city to sell liquor was voted
down.
Tae bill was severely criticised and declared to be
utterly subversve Of the present law hr. Talmldga
OF Brooklyn. said that he temperance people OF that
city desTed the passage Of the BILL as they
fci. convinced that 10 impossible 70 enforce
Gle present law Last year thcy opro-ed any
change iu the law; bus they had since discovered
rna 10 absolute failure. although BIoohyh vas
the only city whore there were no unlicensed sal'"is
I'm cuncus ODE Mr. Iaimage sad tiat prominent M
tors oi almost 'Yev dchcmAatloh III b"gA!l - lu
. favor of % modification ~ me present NV. AAuLE
the-. ministers the Rev Henry ward Beecler The
Re-. Ir. Duryea and The Rev. Dr Paddock.
Lx--peak-r Hustled said: 81 ulI or o~ei 10 the pas
sage OF tis h h.Cda-a % Is ID tde int rest oi rum rod
berry rot ARA RUM ami j. opposed 90 thc tm1eIance
sentiment Of tbc -tate. Three different penalties are
named in t1e bin f'r the same offence The m Is so on-
'enleI eEnFes-.a tnt Ju'l,tt % .re 49, s, Yr
-H ia. la. rT "a 4 D.
fT' B., ,r H.. e, l-a,s r.s mentions OF D person.
Sir. --IaIau replied the very .raruei CRITICISMS ~
ma It 'r a ii- -e9.f,lc. n tnc bi.. was I'm favor
robbery and ruin the gentleman would vote FOR IT. the
bl.. id r.a,tv Is in favor of law and order. , ,.
Nr ~traIau replied that ne Li not tlnt liquor
den ar- who r..ueyed the law criminals, or ina, they
OUGHT % be subjected 10 the summary arrest OF crlm-
Er B,zer pointed ont that the biz read one Board
oi LEc.,e was appointed Or Iul" over d- t-rer O. les
r..ea -uh-,4uruty. anu when The b $50, reported to
the Assembly. Ec moved tna' the n.h -Aou.d be on
a.ied To- tH.r5 Fsl .l, i "a v. 'hg s voc
Of intense ,E"tcmeut SFcrcAt. were constantly Msa'
Sloan said JDat the biIi was pushed Win precin'ae
haste. ana MAJ in any case De- ga uot intend ~ vote
for ~. -l- Lr.'h5 sh' tItU lhe %. POM oi
iIe bill would soto against even n III Aad otcA
prepared tf ST PAU ann aH tle apo-.leS:: I
the present law NeE-Ior5 CITY; ID tae interest OF
morality DEE present iI.l ought 90 pass Mr. sra lau's
motion 90 order The ol 90 tllio reading WIS c'it'
.y votc oI 81 o. J-. Progress was then siupy or
Gered. Tue vote .H thr 800. was 20 o"s' -he'''--
cans N Roman; Democrats b. IaLice.
Y-as-Messr.. LolGH. Brtmar BfoGi eqd. Fr2oks.
CJU.,c DQris. u De- D0fis l.. - .lne D.uJhef8, Dotl
taSs LHT0, Du-ug. idHIsD' FretaH $50 rum, 0'-
r.a. tcuis.r. Gr0dN Grant. tlccr HAYES. H0tff0t.
I.nebelu Nrd.1qa. .iarc1u Ncf DUTb. Briol0r Mc-
Nuc.t McCurru -E1ir,sOu. PaacrsDa E'Dert-, sang,
Nrt6acher, -Iarpe, SheridGH 1inonson, eiesin1n'
-tr..uu-uu C'HrCg, -traIu. swift, Tai mld-c mus,
Trowouc-c, Van valscnburg. varuun. Wells speaker
/ AlvOfd-5l.
Navs-u--srs. allen. Arnold. Bdk0r, BGHdfed, Beck
with HerrL Bradley. BREMEN, Bridges. brCl Idc-,
tlruau tsc Chase. ChcheIuE. CIra. CURTIS, leT'',
y o.
con Low. IcAllastar. McE-c, Mi -par-1, N'urr',
Moves Dsltu. Palmer, Peck Perry. Picntereatt Key
.ut... Robson, SANDERS saunders. Saw ~lrafl,
Sherman. smut. skinner, Som. STEELE. stewart SUI
ana. sutherland. Terry. Thomas, I1Ier Travis,
A. vil ar tl3r oa.y Two u n'crIt voted ln the
negative while twenty-five, voted Ill tIt Affirmative