New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
PROHIBITION, HIGH LICENSE AND LoCAA
OPTION CONSIDERED
11oroR DEALERS AND TEMPERANCE MEN BEFORE

| I1oroR DEALERS AND TEMPERANCE MEN BEFohE
THE LEGISLATURE.
rRon THR REGULAR CORES roNpENr OF THE TRiBUNE'I
A1pANy. Feb. 21.-That there is decided IN
terest in the Legislature IN the temperance lo'o' III
movemrnt IA clear from the introduction OF several hgh
license bills ard OF the proposed Amendment 10 INC o"
stuton prohibiting the manufacture or sale oi Hquor
I'm this State Il was made plain also the past weeh tha
the LIQUOR dealers are alarmed at the progress Oh tuc
agitation and fear legislation injurious TO their
! On Wednesday last the Executive Committee oi '"o
State Liquor Dealers Association met here Tor the pur
pose of learning what the Legislature proposes TO do
They did not learn much. neither the Excise commit
| tee OF the Assembly nor the Committee on IN
ternl Affairs OF the Senate has yet for
mally considered the excise bills before them
Beyond dispute, however, the committees are opposeu
any relaxation OF tho laws against liquor selling
The state Liquor Dealers Association would like to have
bill passed prmittDg the freer sale OF liquor Oh sun
day. and would lessen the power Of boards Of excise
refuse licenses to sell liquor 10 such persons as Apply
for them. D bas been introduced in their interest III
the Assembly giving Judges of courts the rght TO reVe"
the action OF boards OF excise upon applications for
licenses. Probably this hill drawn In view OF the
late testimony IN NewYork before John n Bcckley. the
commissioner appointed to learn the truth about the
charges made to the effect that Excise Commissioners
| Haughton, Mitchell and Morris granted Licenses
to dsrrputabe persons II excise commissioners should
decline to issue licenses such persons the liquor
!
judge elected by their influence and induce him TO re-
verse tho action Of commissioners. It would seem.
however from the present mood Of the Legislature that
It has intention OF thus transferring the duties ana
powers OF excise commissioners to the judges OF the
| courts.
The Excise Committee OF the Assembly will give its
first public hearing the hlghcense bills next Thurs
day evening In the Assembly Chamber. Mr.. Howe the
chairman OF the committee says that he thinks lnluen-
tia temperance from the leading cities OF the state
will present the hearing and will express their Opn
ions Oh the bills. The meeting held AT ChckerIng Hall,
IN NewYork, FRIDAY night to further the hig-license
idea certainly appointed men to represent the temper
| ance sentiment here who will be listened TO
| with respect by the members OF the Excise
Committee. The Chickerng Hall Committee has as It's
members ox-Judgo ArnOux, ex-Judgc Charles ii. Pea
! body Thomas !. James, William Allen Butler. Dr
! Howard Crusuy William G. Beecher, ". Il. stewart
Wager swayrc Ex-Governor d. IL. Chamberlain. Kil!lan
J. Van Rensselaer, T. Wills Jamss, John Jay, Frederic
| H. Coudert G.. Winchester Donald, r. Fulton Cutting
Albert H. Ycrnaud. Samuel sloane, IIeher r. Bishop, Dr.
! Lyman Abbott and Nice-Chtnccor McCrackon. The
chief bin winch Will be considered will be that framed
by lawyers hr Church Temperance society and the
society tor Prev OF crime This bill IA the one
supported by the persons who attended the Chckering
Hall meeting. II carefully drawn hgh-lcouse bill
lis provisions have been given fully In TIE TRIBUNE
Briefly described 1t may be said to provide for six
CLASSES OF licenses: (lJ liquor license covering all
/
couse 90 a soIekeepcrs liquor license for liquor not
TO be drank on the premises 90 astorekecpers beer
license for be drank on the premises; and
| 90 a druggists license. The prices Of the
licenses graded to correspond with the population
OF the citics In which the liquor Is sold.
The proposed license fees cxtortionatc being
follows:
For license OF the first class in cities Of more than
In AN otr crs io',l, and villa sc- not les. than 900
crns ~ thc -c oud class IN cltlc- of more than
ann ttflt.It Iti tttf- mt le au
o,ns 80 , g & yasSs S & no.. de S-1 m5 5n than go
suuuuo inhabitants not less tnan - @ I0(
Ia al other cuo' town, OF villages not ls' than. 20,
Ior license Dr. onrlh class MT lr,s Than ...... ~?
IOt incense Of the slh ASS, NOT less thhn -.. ~
AzsrmbIy yman McEwan. oil AIlesauy County, who is
member OF the Excise Committee. SAID to-day IN rola-
ton to the bll: q" tuiuk We shall make some amend
ueuts to the measure. bur none OF scrous nature IL
seems to mo hgl-licepso law would lessen
liquor selling much more than prohibition
amendment would; yet you cannot got P.OhDiuonIsts
believe that All Of thcmn my county are opposed TO
highnccu-e law They cast 1000 votes FOR Bascom Tor
Governor OF them has Just written me fayOrug
extension o., the local option law. SO that II shall apply
to counties aud cities well as tn towns. Prohibition
may sad To bc tested Ia the towns where, under the
ocal option law, license commissioners are elected
Just - much Iiq nor Is before only II sold be-
hind door ana not publicly There s always room lh
every hotrl thr-" uolic"nsr villages where liquor Is
sold Mr. Howe. the chairman OF the Excise Commttoc,
Aud Mr.. Pltt another o It, meUOofs intend To vote To
trppr ityorAuly the Prohib tory Amendment intro
dn,ei by General y VI. Curtis of St Lawrence County.
thinks Ougut To submit tho lrOhlbl-
tory Amendment 10 tho people that tnl' Is tue only
way OF getting the temperance question out OF
politics. tniuk both Mr. Howe ana Mr.. Patt. now
rycr Will vote the H ,tlyr the question OF re-
porting ftyoraby the hlgh-!lceusc bilL'
one fact has bccu disclosed hy the meeting OF the
state Liquor Dealers Association hero ~hicn Is OF CON
sdcrIDo Interest and that Is that the his license bI
causing dl-sonsfou among the liquor dealers. mo
beer brewers show Al ncnatlon 10 favor H. as ~ ds-
criuuafcs iu favor OF beer; while the dealers III dis
cd liquors whi-koy and the Ike are opposed To H. "a
Il discriminate, against their articles. Somo OF the
eubrrs OF tho thiak would be good pOucy
Ia WIu
A,smbl, man Hunting, OF suffolk County has intro
ducrd limit the numrcr OF uquOr stores tn New
YORK. Brooklyn AMI Buffalo. Inc bill sAys mat
not more than license 10 group Of 80 por-
sons shall be issued d" these cities Ne"-lorks 1000
hquostOrcs would De Reduced to below 1000 In mum
brr n such a bill should become a law. MI Hunting
would abolish the back door entrance 10 the liquor
stores bill forDddng any other entrance for GUS
TONERS To hquor store than tho front door. 10 also
provides that quOr dealer shall erect or uso ptrt-
non. or SCREEN. over wlnlOws and that tho
window glass shall clcar, uncOorrd glass. The act
| "A so authorizes ygilant police attention To liquor
s,nre, saving TINT luuor store kerrcr shall permit
surcon to tho enforcement OF this act AZ any
| AS ARE forbidden BY this act The Dill asO
49, tho r.nurrmeut thai IA LIQUOR dealer shall for
every purchase OF quor he makes secure bill OF sale
certifying that sah liquor is pure ana free from aduIter
! ton AMI each package OF said liquor shall retain
shall keep upon his premises any drug or substance
by OF which MS liquors NAV De made EOXous or
nturtnu" The bill alao itminishrs the number hours
ot he sod on week day- between 10 D. m and O. rli
| nor upon sunday any hour. II saws that
| the liquor deaer during the hours when he must
sell liquor shall " nave his premises locked ana
same" Every liquor dealer under the proposed Law
will give bond OF $4,000 ana nhes ana penal
trs for violating the may be collected out OF the
| boud ANY person who shall sell liquor without a per
may be hned $1,000 ami Imprisoned year. mr..
Iunttng's bill has the support OF many temperance
men.