New-York tribune., 1879-04-24
FyCIsE AND OTHER BILLS.

THE NEW EXCISE BILL ORDERED 10 \ THIRD READ
IyG-IHE COTTON TARR ELL PASSED.
rFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS OF THE rRIBrSE !
ALBANY. April 23.-The new Excise bill,
which prcscrbes the manner Of selling liquor la the
Cities Of NewYork Brooklyn aud Buffalo. amending the
Excise lay Of 1877 in regard TO the whole state IN
this respect only. was the subject OF long
debate in the Assembly today The claim is
made that the temperance people OF the
cities named in favor OF the proposed law being con-
WINGED alter trial tiat tho Law Of 1857 cannot be en-
forced As usual when Excise bills are considered, the
members from the cities furnished the advocates for the
bin while all opponents Were from counties wherein
trup rance societies have unusually Iarsa member
ship.
Mr. strahan tRepD OF New-York has taken charge Of
tne bill and throughout to-day lac carefully guarded II
from HARM The bill first considered IN Committee
Of the Whole. At the opening OF the discussion Mr.
stralan sad that ample opportunity would be gwen 10
amend the bill, and tnat he would Eiddy accept oi
eucn amendments rs promised to improve IT, He also
.aid that H. wouli give all the tIne That was
reouired TO debate The merits Of the bll. Mr Srdhan
himself offered tue first amculm M. His amendment
authorizes the arrest OF persons without warrant on
Sunday IL they should yulate the law on ina diy'
but required IA warrant on all other day5 ot the week
,ror cover OF the prorrcd amendment speeches were
made by members TIE general merits OF
,he b,n Mr. Bradley (RepJ. of Wcslchester County,
members by declaring that the bill was an attempt to
Gernauize and fOrciguze the American sunday Mt.
GRADY DemJ. who followed, indignantly declared that
the fotegu-born members were not making any sdch
,t,cmnt and tnat their sole interest In advocating tie
bul was for the purpose OF lesscnng liquor selling.
MI Gentsch QscpJ, Of Eue, also warmly re-
.entcd the insiuua'ion, he regarded H. con-
corning the motives of the f)reign-born mean
h.rs Mr. Bradley Glepl thercuDon sait that
b hd NOT intended attack the fOrcignOOrn members,
nm mat he ishId 10 draw contrast bet"'u thc hiiu
t sunday kept ~ Europe and in the Unigd states ne
Gad lived many yctrs Eutop. and ht seen that l'r
Lea was paid 10 the day there tan III ths c"n-
Try. - ., Al, 4, ,,o tu bac,r,e d, Ia,
ur,a,fvr,v nlcDt be lined win liquor stores.
Mr. T,llmadlr GIep.l of Brooklyn. intrrruptlug Dir.
Sknurr said that there one liquor saloon 10 every
~ men iu that city, ana lhhi II was VONIou
oc check ought be provided FOR such an increase of
liquor saloons. a., A.. .......i ,...,,,
hmcudmrnts OF no mOmCnt offered by sevefa mem
b.r. were tucn adopted Upon motion "t Mr. StTahdh,
W eu me biu vas reported from the Committee OF mo
Wgoe IL wac ordered third reading by vote oI "
AIR Drooks's bill to appoint femh' physicians In In
saue lums was pgtsed by the Assembly to-day by a
yoto of Is to 40 Sir sheards bill imposing thre upon
cnou sod bv the bale also passed. by the Assembly.
The bill amending the charter Oi tie New YORK Oph-
tbaImc Hospital passed today by The Assembly.
on motion OF Senator Pierce to-day a committee OF
three Senators aud five Assembymeu was appointed 10
reurrsrut the STATE OF NcwlOrk at the National en-
campment the Grand Army Of the Republic ana tho