New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
ARGUMENTS on THE HIGH LICENSE BILL BEFORE
THE JOINT COMMITTEES

ARGUMENTS on THE HIGH LICENSE BILL BEFORE
THE JOINT COMMITTEES.
ALBANY, Jan. 31-The Assembly Chamber this
afternoon was occupied by large audience to hear
arguments on the Roosevelt High License bill,
which the Joint Committees on Internal Affairs OF
both Houses took up for consideration. The Rev.
Father Walworth; of Albany, made long and in
terestinC argument in favor of the bill He thought
however. that there was more vice in the alleged
high toned liquor stores than in what are known
ne dives j. n. Stearns, president of the Pro-
bibitory Amendment Association Of the State, OPP
posed the bill and said the representatives. of 250
associations of the Sons Of Temperance had pro-
nounced against it and favored tho adoption Of
constitutional amendment prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of liquors
Assemblyman Lindsey, of Brooklyn, was of the
onnon that the bill would not decrease the number
of liquor shops. and vigorously ass@ed the advo-
Gates of high license. He said there were worse
men in the clergyman business than In the liquor
business
Fx.Judge Arnoux, of New-Yorl, said that. thanks
10 the efforts of church people there had been more
convictions within the past year for violations of
tbe excise laws than for the ten years preceding.
He referred in a gratifying manner to the convic
ton of Billy McGlory, who had for long time
successfully defed the law, as an evidence of the
GOOD work of the temperance people of NewYork.
He suggested that the bill 20 into effect on May l.
r. Graham, secretary of the Church Temperance
Society. took issue with Nj. Lindsey and denounced
the liauor dealers for their threats TO carry the
question into politics He ridicued their statement
that IL COO liquor dealers in New-YcTk each con-
troled ten votes and would elect their own candi-
date for Mayor He charged that eleven of the
twelve Aldermen engaged in the liquor business in
New-York pay only $50 license fee.
The Rev. DR.. Smart, of Albany, favored the bill,
and earnestly appealed 10 the prohibitonists TO
withdraw their prohibitory resolution and support
tho Roosevelt High License bill. Bishop DOane of
ALBANY: General Darling, of Utica, and Mr.. Kim
hall of Troy agreed that high license was the
snrest method of counteraeting the spread OF in
AsSemblyman Kelly of Brooklyn, expressed him
self rs being unalteTably opposed to the principle
OF Mr. Rooseyelt's bill on the ground that Il would
materially increase the number OF unlicensed
places The comm itteeS theIeupon postponed action
on the bill. -, -,
One of the most important bills now before the
Legislature is that of Mr.. Roosevelt prohibiting the
cities Of the State from mourning debt TO an extent
more than 10 per cent OF the assessed valuation OF
property. At the request OF the chairman OF the
Assembly Committee on Cities, Luke + CoZzenS this
afternoon submitted a statement from the Con
tr0ller of New-York City giving the debt OF that
city AT about si2 per cent of the assessed valuation
OF property La round figures the assessed yaua-
ton is 81 276, 900 600, and the dett $9o,50O,0O0
The Senate Committees failed TO transact any
business Of Importance