New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
HIGH LICENSE IN WASHINGTON.
A BILL BY SENATOR INGALLS-YIsITING
WILLARD'S HALL.
[FRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUNE.l

fFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Ingalls,,
chairman OF the District Committee in the
Senate. has introduced a high license bill. which
will afford opportunity for members to discuss the
temperance question His bill fixes the license for bar
rooms at $500 the sale Of liquors in quantities
than pint. not to be drank upon the prem
ises, $500. Mr.. Eaton made some unfavorable
comparisons in pubic address recently concerning the
prevalence of crime in District and there have been
numerous bills introduced with less reference
to subject However 1t is doubtful If matters are as
bad here as wou seem bo the from Mr. EatOns
figures effect is something like that OF the figures
concerning taxation In clues recently published by the
NewYurk Council or Reform. According TO these hg-
ures NewYork taxed the highest per capita and New
Orleans the lowest OF any city in the Union Now as a
matter OF fact in New-Orlrsns taxation is much
higher than in New-loIk. In the Crescent
CITY property is assessed It's full value and III
many cases at more lnan its market value IN M M1n't
hgn valuitnu the rate this IL 81 TO- which 49, be-
lleve. the highest rate allowed by law anu oohsel
ing the valuation Is rate AZ le'st oO per cent hsnol
tuan prevails In New But New-Orleans there
been. am told. pavement laid dO"n since tue
war except where II mas been done at prFao
money used for sO-cdlei administrative pur
Reform giving pr pta taxation, prove nothing and
lue same probably be said OF Mr. EdtOhs hBure'
concerning crime In THIS District
"where is wards Hall 2" asked Representative Frank
Lawer OF Chicago other day after carefully tuckhg
away IN his pocket note OF invitation which he
hai inst received through the nail Other members
we're mrard make similar Inquiries aud an o'ser er
from the gallery could not fan To notice that whenever
"a mem Der opened ui these particular letters ln
manifested interest In ltS contents The matter
easily undersiOod as soon aS COPY OF me 81 cui
letter tlned. II was from The state Nticnltufa
Co o,missiDn Of California which has necn maSlh4 an OK
hhitiou OF It's products Miarhs Han The melhUerS
were invited 10 informal sanplIng o. tiir average
products OF California VINE presses or tho
o. consumers" It Is safe SAY that more members q"
Congress- visited Wl,rfs II Ill last week th"n ever
Ace nrniuct. are fuil OF In i"tmatun on this sub
jec menber Of the romm's sIys thAl ~ ~ a rev
years California VIII prOiuco 6pooo,ooO gallons o'
wine besides large crop OF ras:ns and table tr' sen
ator stanford alone 1000 acres planted To Vinsa
vine growers are now ORGANIZED to demand legi'a-
ton to protect them against fraud and lupfsld"h,
"Ul '",5 ~, ,V, " 80 " .r,,n CnnnhrI :. we'll Won
oct your lie that don't get left Oh any shch lh'lt
ton"
picked up in a secondhand the other day
publication IN which I found some interesting tdct'
bearing upon the present comp pcatrd political situation
Oho. II is u book entitled: political Directory
containing Biographical sketches OF state Om'ia, OF
O.io AMI political .utes data" edited by Alien o.
Myers, Ch,f Clerk of the senate. and l. A. Brnnnrr
Chicf Clerk OF the Ilou.r, slNiy-ihiri Central As
.cmby-Culumbus. 1879. Mr.. Myrr, - n1w well know
he prime pal democratic leader ~ Clnmnl,' 1l INC
recognized exponent Of the "COal Oh Gang ii'Ie j.
an extract from h' biography a, %rts" %aH puO'nsit Hei
December ~ l~4- ul eG2 bringa bad incorrsIbe ooy
his mother sent him to the ONO hrI"rm 9tn"o % "n @
Lancaster. Here lie received an ekcrHeut CON non
school education aud was taught habil~ of INDUSTRY
In 1873 he was rlcc' ell clerk oI tue 'o"'U'u
uonal Convention sud continuing his la'ors - Jour
uaiI-t r-pre-rnIng The G'tcdnd L,H''r ana ih'",
Huh EHq,,r,r. lie ceLsurcd by the t"nstt"tlonhl
CONVENTION for pub shiuG the truth about one nf IL
members. august body, after solemn ahd rroiouuh
dcIiberatlnn. arriving at the solemn conclusion th
could no consistently huld an ono" ahh cIi ~
trI;h al the same TIME In 1876 lie IrprrSenl,u IT, IT.
LHqHirCr at Columbus and came near hchIrN'hE tn'
honor of bong expelled FROM the privileges oi the
Ilou.e Tor telling the truth Republican LeEl~
latuie. lie il tIhuudlS i''lil'"b ~.
lesson that truth invented to admire an! not for
general u-c-thht II l. GOOD thing Tor man
to keep bat that l. bHi thing for him 10 permit lt'
Jagged ends TO wound the sensitive feelings 0i Others
lie hopes hy practice tu become an able rrhhtd poSh
aud delicate ilr-hc Will never be- great man uu ne
does" Iud.ing from the cmlut nee achieved by MI
Myers the position oi tn party under hiS h
II must be 60 coded that the lesson he was Gt"duay
Learning Iu % has SINCE been thoroughly learned