National Republican., 1880-11-09
THE LroUoR-1IcENSE QUESTION
The Meeting of Preachers at Foundry
Church.


The Meeting of Preachers at Foundry
Church.
The pastors Of the District churches inter
estcd in tho temperance movement mot yes
terday morning at the Foundry church, Rsv.
J. c. Butler presiding and Rev. L. G. Morgan
officiating as secretary. A proposition was
made by Rev. Mr.. Little that II list of persons
who signed applications for liquor licenses be
obtained, inasmuch as tho liquor dealers had
| threatened to prepare list of business men
who refused to sign applications long dis.
| cussion followed. A resolution was adopted
reciting the action of tho liquor dealers and
urging church-meu,bers to deal only with
grocers who do not sell liquor. A motion
made by Rev. A. +. Mason, that persons who
had refused to sigu applications seud their
names statement of business, ETC., TO the sec.
rotary, Rev. l.. c. Morgan, $50 b street south
west, was adopted. Rev. Messrs Mckcnnoy,
Little and Wilson were appointed a commit.
tee to prepare list of business men who
have signed applications. Upon motion of
Rev. DR.. Lanahan, who thought that the action
Of the meeting might be misconstruod as in-
| quisitorial the motion by which Mr.. Littlo's
| proposition was adopted was roConsidered
and the following preamble aud resolution
| adopted
WHEREAS, II is reported that at meeting Of the
| liquor dealers association, on November 4, II was
| agreed that each member report the names Of all
who refused TO sign applications therefore, be IT,
| RcOitcd, That list Of business mon who signed
| applications be prepared and reported to this
| meeting.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Leeoh and
| adopted by the meeting set forth that forgcrles
had been committed in connection with
| licenses, that In many instances definite pro.
| visions of the law and regulations had been
| Ignored, and that tho object Of their move
ment was simply TO secure n faithful compli-
ance with the license law.
Rev bIr. Mason offered q resolution, which
| was adopted, that n committee bo appointed
to wait upon Judge James Of the criminal
court and ascertain If some arrangement
could not bo made to try liquor cases now
on appeal.
During the discussions that sprang up in
the meeting many points were touched upon.
! DR.. Rankin remarked as reason for tho EN-.
| barrassmcut Of one of tho commissioners that
several liquor dealers were among his bonds
| men.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson was not In favor Of
carrying out the suggestion for n counter
movement, and he believed that If the liquor
| denlers went on in their proposed course they
would raise q storm for which they would bO
| sorry. Rev. Mr.. Richardson proposed that it
was the commissioners th y had to deal with,
| and he would not be diverted from the main
| line by every guerrilla.
Mcssrs. Mason, Rankin and Noble were ap.
pointed on the committee to wait upon Judge
james. Rev. Dr. Parker was appointed an ad.
ditional member of tho committee to wait
upon President Hayes with resolutions ex-
prcssivo Of the object of the pastors meeting,
Tho Liconse Question and the President.
The District commissioners waited on the
president yesterday aud laid before him the
following
OFFICE OF THE CoMNuSsIoNEns or THE J
DISTRICT OF CoIuNBA,
November 9, 1850
The President:
requires condition for granting bar-rOom
license that the proprietor shall present with his
application for license tho written permission OF
majority Of the owners of real estate and major
iy of the residents keeping house on the square
where II is desired to locate such business, and OF
the square opposite the same" Act Leg. Assem-,
22d Aug, 1871. soc. lO) This requirement has been
construed to apply only 70 the side Of the square
| on which the business IL located and the side Ci
the square fronting on the street Immediately
opposite thereto. As in some cases IL happens
that q public building belonging to tile United
States occupies the culrc front opposite the square
on which itmay be. proposed to locate such bust
the assent or dissent Of the head Of Il department
occupying such building is to be accepted as the
expression OF an owner or resident housekcepcr IN
the sense Of the law above quoted and respect
| fully request that you will refer the question Il
the attorney general for his opinion. or take such
other action in the premises as you may deem
eXpedicnt for the guidance of the commissioner
In executing said law
Signed, per order oil the board
Prest Board Com'rs D. c.
In the discussion that followed the presi
dent expressed wish that liquor saloons
light be kept away from tho neghborhoot
Of public buildings. The president als
stated that he would gladly cooperate will
! the District local authorities in any measure
: looking to the improvement Of the Potoma