New-York tribune., 1888-04-11
TO BE DECIDED TOMORROW
DEBATE ON HIGH LICENSE POSTPONED.
HOW TIE MEASURE STANDS IN THE SENATE =
THREE IRREooNCILABLEs.

| NJ" IAE MEASURE BTAND9 THE oENAIh
THREE IRREooNCILABLEs
Albany, April 10-The Republican Senators were
promptly In the senate Chamber at II O'Clock to-day.
although their the Crosby High License
bin had not ended until quarter of o'clock this
morning and few of them had gono to bed before
100 m. One Of tho Senators who attended the
caucus said concerning TT
There could not have been q moro good natured
debate on . measure than there was In our caucus
on Mr. Crosby's bill Most Of US heartily supported
tho measure, but we thought should be consider
ate OF the opinions Of those who felt that It should
30 amended We consequently listened quietly to
au tho arguments that made In favor Of lower
Ing the beer license and then answered them. Sena-
tor Low, for instance, Of the opinion that tho
beer license should be lowered, but he did not take
the position that tho bill not amended he would
not vote for It On the contrary. while expressing
bis advice that tho bill be amended In tho direction
referred to- he said that he should vote for tho bill
Is 1t stands The only radical opponents Of the bill,
therefore, were Senators CoggeshaI, Sweet and Rus
sell am in hopes tha. Senators Sweet and Russell
viii yet decide to vote for the bill II came from the
Assembly. Senator CoggeshAl In effect said that
be would not vote for tho bill the beer uconse
were lowered
Senators Laushlin md Worth arrived in Albany
this morning and their Republican associates learned
that they wero rreconoisbly opposed to tho High
License BILL Senator LaughIn showed his attitude
by voting with tho Democrats later IN tho day .
motion made by one Of them hostile to the bill 1t
vas thus apparent to the ssde, Of the Republicans
that fve Republican Senators, namely, Sweet Rus
sell, Laughlin, Worth and Coggcshan, would vote
with the Democrats TO amend the bill II 1t should DO
considered to-day. This alliance would have ct Its
command sixteen votes, while tho Republicans who
favor the bill It stands could muster only fifteen
In consequence Of tho absence Of Senator Hawkins,
owing TO illness 1t was deemed therefore good pol
ICY 10 postpone any action on the bill
senator Erwin. who took leading part 10 Now
YORK on Saturday In drumming up votes for the BILL
and who made strong speech In the caucus last
night In favor OF passing It in It's present shape,
moved that the bill should be made special order for
Thursday next
every one by expressing alarm lest this delay should
"why don't you ask to have this bill ordered to
third reading now1p said Senator Murphy (Dem.)
with sneen Il don't suppose there viii DO any
@well, will, then.' said Senator Erwin boldly,
and as II he expected the Democrats would at once
give their consent
ave may well bo frank with another said
Senator Fassett Rep.), and will say we have not
the votes at present necessary to pass this b and II
we consider Il now we the risk of Its being mua
the absent Senators who are friendly to the bill
be present. sO. ~ s.r..or Erwin. ot,o, 70 no..no,e
action on the bill until Thursday is givon below
lin. McNaughton Murphy. Reilly, stadler-9
Yeas-Coggeshal Deane, Erwin, Fassett, HendricEs,
Kellogg Lewis, Low, o'Connor, Ranes, Robertson,
Sloan Sweet, Van Cott Votder Wslker-16.
was the only Republican who voted with the Demo
Gratis and that some Of the Republicans who arc
opposed to the bill voted with their brethren, thus
keeping the measure out Of the hands OF tho Demo
rata