New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08
HIGH LICENSE AND LOCAL OPTION
TEMPERANCE MEASURES CONSOLIDATED.
FIERY DEBATE on THE BILLS IN THE NEw-JERsEY
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

FIERY DEBATE on THE BILLS ~ THE NEw-JERsEY
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
TRENTON, n. J., Feb. THE Republicans held joint
in the Assembly Chamber at to-day and for
two hours fiery debate the temperance measures held
attention The proceedings secret but enough has
leaked out to State discussion and the live
lest alarm among the brewers II resolved by tho
caucus 1t appears, to adopt both the local option and
the high license bills They will be consolidated by the
caucus committee and bill will be passed by the
Republican majority or the two Houses.
The local option bill will provide that when onetenth
OF the legal voters OF county petition to the Circuit
Court Judge for election the question OF license or
noicense the Judge after making due Inquiry and CIV
ing opportunity to test the petitioners to ther beng
legal voters etc., shall order election to be held WITH
In forty days, and the majority shall then decide
whether licenses shall or shall not be granted IT no
license is voted penalties are provided for the
violation OF the law though exceptions are made In
reference druggists prescriptions ETC. Where license
voted the bill will provide that the licenses shalt DO
high and that power Of revocation shall be increased
The OF the license fee has not yet been hxed Du
1t will not be less chan $3.50, It Is stated
The contest in caucus bitter and 1t is reported
thnt three OF the Essex mcmbers declined TO commit
themselves the local option question They nave not
finally determined to bolt be It understood. but they
cannot they say, support the measure. There may be
one or two other members similarly situated but they
are not identified. The Republicans could spare six
votes and still pass the l There arc probably three
Democrats who would support II, but even that small
number cannot be safely depended on.
One OF the features OF local option which causes en-
barrassment is the situation Of such county as Mon
mouth. The voters would vote against license yet IL
would be a serious embarrassment to the summer re-
sorts where much OF the wealth and few OF the votes are
located The determination OF the caucus VIII cause
great sensation among the brewers While large part
of their trade confined to Essex and Hudson CouDtes
where the vote wonld he in favor Of high license ther
trade the no-license districts amounts to hundreus
OF thousands great lobby IL expected on tue suoect
here ne week. and the ervOr of subsequent discussion
will he sufficient to redeem the Legislature from the
charge OF duluess heretofore made. - --. -
The Assembly this afternoon uassed the Dill imposing
81 900 fine upon persons who sell liquor on ther
premises without license The measure had the support
OF Democrats but Christie (Rep) OF Essex, Voted
against il. ,,, 49,.
The Smiths History job efectually KNOCKED out
this morning by the energetic opposition OF the eoqueho
young member from Essex. Assemblylnan klSer' lhe
enacting clause stricken Out-23 10 ~. -
The to-day confirmed the nomination or Onaries
II. Winfield Prosecutor Of the Pleas OF Hu'soh
County. without opposition. ~ ~ -
The Senate Indefinitely postponed the bill anenning
and making the provision of the law against
adultcrating milk II advocated by Senator Roe
and opposed by senator Mcbride.