New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-18
10 A THIRD READING.
eur H1GH-LICENsE BILL ADVANCED IN TIE
SENATE
.,,u MORE VOTE NEEDED TO PASS rr-MR Rus
~" SELL. ABsF.Nr-loo BILLS AHEAD OF
THE MEASURE. BUT IT MAY BE
REACHED THIS WEEK

REACHED THIS WEEK
snv TELEGRAPH TO rwrsuNA,
FANNY April 1.-THE Republican senators TO
.,v.d early this morning to push the High License
hill They knew that the eleven Demoerauo ee"s
80 v.re opposed to the BILL and that four Republi-
- SENATORS would vote with the Democrats to
s-.,d ~ but they were determined to test the atti
go. AZ the Senate toward the measure IL the Dill
- 10 receive mortal stab from Senators sweet
Ysuobl,n cogceshsn and Worth. the four Repuoh
- vho were threatening TO vote with the Demo
s,s there was no need of postponne the sending of
s., nsvs TO the Republican constituents OF these
,.uen On the other hand 1t was known that
,tsen Republican Senators favored the measure ana
sercor there good reason 20 think that II could
-. ordered to q third reading and put In position
a. b.. nsssed when the seventeenth vote was secured
for II. . A.. c..,. 80,
,.-r inst as the debate the measure began. Ihcy
.,s those OF Herry CLAY Bascon. the Prohibition
candidate for Governor In 1855. and FREDERICK T.
wheeler chairman OF the Prohibition State Committee
Tsoubtless they to the CAPITOL to thank the
p.,u,,,lcap Senators for passing the prohibtory
,.udp,ent last night. thus completing the approval
!. the amendment BY this Republican Legislature.
=, "a inspected that Mr. Bascom is framing resoin-
,on for presentation to the Prohibition state Convcn-
.on I'm June thanking the Republicans for their action
ati another interesting spectator OF the CONFLICT
over the bill was cx-Congressman Bagley. Of Cats
sr the only Democratic Assenblvman who voted
Sor the measure when II passed by the Assembly
Mr. Bagey was compelled to see the Democrats IN
the senate vote unanimously against the BILL Senator
Erwin of St. Lawrence County. where Temperance
sentiment is strong took the lead foc the Republi-
cans AS for The Democrats they were partly LED
NV senator Murphy whose Senatorial district has
larger uroporton of LIQUOR saloons than any other In
The state and by Senator Coggesha Rep.l. OF Utica.
who had decided plainly not only to wear the collar
of the saloonp but to If possible the lifelong
gratitude of saloon owners
NOT Low LICENSE BILL
Mr. Murphy's constituents said t. drink more
,hiskey than beer. He, therefore, at once offered
amendments lowering the license for selling alcoholic
drinks.
awen,' said MT. Erwin, in a meditative way, this
"a n High License bill. II isn't a Low License Diu'
ss Senator Murphy evidently considers It, We can.
not accept such amendments. II We did shouio
consider the bill Of no value.'
Mr. Murphy's amendments were defeated, 10 to
is and IL to 1G Senators Coggcshal, Sweet, Laugh
Lin and refraned from voting on the first amend
ment but on the second they began edglng over 10
the Democratic camp. Toward tire last OF the day
they were openly counselling with the Democrats as
10 the best method to adopt defeat the bill Senator
Coggeshall, apparently by Encouragement Win
the Democrats, offered the third set Of amendments
They reduce the minimum license for beer to $50 ana
the maximum rate TO 800 a strong supPorL VI
these amendments was at once given py the hep pun
lean boilers and by the Democrats Clearly tney
Intended TO maze their strongest assault upon the Oh
AS soon as they had been read Senator Erwin coldy
said II you take out the essence OF TINS Dill you
destroy IT, We cannot accept It, therefore" -,
1t being plain that most of the Republicans would
oppose the amendment senator LaghR c 1red ws 10
shake their loyalty by arguing that high license WINS
not matter Of party faith 49, e. ,,,
would Like to AK yo9 sa ae ne es 20 seat whether
q high license plank offered by Mr crosby ~as re-
SUMMER M ns let me- read Sd you description q the
action of the Convention taken from The Tribune
senator Laughln then read to the Senate from the
almanac account of tho debate ana vote IN rIo
Republican State Convention on Mr.. CfosDys plank
and the tilt between Mr.. Crosby and senator EVar's to
garding It, ,,u,.,. ar. crosSv Aid otfer
such a pianA and IL rejected, but 1t was not re-
jeofed because any hostility to IT, but because the
ssm,or Evarts The fact that the convention, did
adopt Mr. Crosby amendment does not T 9h ave
against this bill Every was In favor OF tne re-
sfriction of the sale OF liquor The convention TOOK
no position against high license
THEY THOUGHT HIM A DOUBTFUL DEMOCRAT
There is a Democrat In the senate named McNaugh-
ton He is a distinguished lawyer OF Rochester ana
comes here owing TO bolt OF several thousahu 'on
perance Republicans who would not vote io' Jonh W
Hannah former wholesale liquor dealer who had oD
tained the Republcan nomination Mr.. Men augh'oh
,osed in the canvass temperance man ana some nope
had expressed thai re wIuid suIIoiI' inc La 1
License bill But now he comes forward as an op
II would iAe to cali Mr. Erwin's attention., ne
said TO Mr. Crosby's bill before 1t was amended ID
the Assembly and after II amended Is not Lhe
the tenn high License rather m.sappled TO the Dill
now after the reduction by Assem- Dy man DdoieS %
Amendment OF the license for selling aicohOnc pes-
era es compare the Baglcy amendment win Sena ma,
tor COggeshali's amendment ana tel me Il IL "0"i" w
be iust accept the latter"
aOn the street, answered Senator Erwin, with a
paam ot inn ma ms exc we sometimes say that one
gean Vi o ruI than another think one of these
amendments Is drunken than The other, ana prelel
- 80, Inc bill iust as il is
u FroR Statistics In his possession which he read to
the senate, MIR. Raines showed that the COgEeShaL
amendment would not reduce the cost OF many Licenses
in Wy
" Let me tell the SENATOR said Mr. stadlcr: who IS
brewer that IT IS the intention OF the Board OF
Excise II this bill becomes law. TO lower licenses 10
New-York But even with this bill added this
measure would advance the license fees In the cuIn
try They are now on the ONLY $40. yearly,
This amendment would advance them to SO
ENATOR CoGGESHALLS OBJECTIONS.
There followed long speech from Senator Cogges-
hall violently assailinG the bill and expressing his
belief that his Republican associates were making
great mistake in not like himself, putting on the
collar OF the saloon" lie said in part: -
IL mas been said that this measure will aid tho Re-
publican party that the temperance men OF the stare
VIII support the Republican party u IL Is passed
irres peciive of their former political affiliations. do
not believe Prohibition votes Will be
Eansd amendment By and mine Sfs0Ha adopted ''
people Will be alienated who have been loyal to the
This bill comes here stamped with discrimination
against beer and malt beverages l assert thai Dr.
Crosby has said that discrimination should be made
in favor OF malt liquors We have fulfilled our pledge
10 pass the prohibition amendment Now as 10 the
action of the Republican State Convention last fall
was present: / assert that Senator Evarts merely
favored tax bill main that tne eohTe sn.s ION
rejected the gh-lcense plank offered by Mr. SroSoy
II this bill IS amended 1t can pass the Assembly,: Il
have assurances from Assemblymen that II IL Is
amended II will pass that body . , A..
Senator Sloan-I have no hesitation In saylne Inat
II the proposition embraced In the amehdhthtS Wa
pending In separate bill should be Inclined 10 sup
port t The reduction of the license on wines ana
beer would put that relatively In the rnn, posi,1,a
regarding alcoholic drinks The equalization would
make a beer license 800 Stripped of all eStraneous
matters / would favor the amendment our OF dciers
ence TO our German citizens. But that Is not the
question IL Is whether shall pass any high license
hin ~ this or any other amendment Is adopted IL
sends the bill back TO the Assembly, where one OBJ
lection sends Il TO a committee and then it goes 10
The bottom of general orders, where It never woull
be reached.
THE OPPOSITION HARD PRESSED
Senators Ives and Cantor argued that the Assembly
could act and the bill could not be beaten by any
flbusterng IL returned there. The argument of Sen