New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-16
LIMITING THE HOLIDAYS.
THE SENATE AMENDS THE PRESENT LAW.

| FAVORABLE REPORT TO BE MADE ON THE HiGH-
LICENSE AND HEALTH OFFICE BILLS.
rBr TELEGRAPH To THE rRrBUyE.l
AtaAxy Fab l5-The Excise Committee of tho As
semby voted to-day to report Iavsrably MI crosby 8
High License bill for the whole State The measure has
been amended in the committee with the object Of pre-
venting tho con Of country drug stores into rum
shops The liquor had all the time they desired
10 criticize tho bill and must oppose 1t through
their representatives In the Legislature Tho measure
will be pushed.
Senator Erwin introduced the following temperance
measure to-day:
eyerseers of the poor or other officers furnishing sup
plies to poor persons VINO are ,n..,.S town own
supplies at or give orders to be filled
at or give orders to DO at places where streng ana
spiruou liquors sold o: kept for sale or give orders
supplies upon persons engaged in the sale Of
strong or spiritueus liquors
Section 2-This act shall take effect Immediately.
NO OPPOSITION TO THE HEALTH OFFICE BILL
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation. OF the
Assembly decided this afternoon to report favoraby
Senator Fa,ssrs bin reducing the fees OF the Health
Officer OF New-York and limiting him 10 salary OF
$4,000 annually This measure to tighten the burdens
on New-YsrEs commerce will alss bo pushed BY 'he
Republican majority In the Assembly. Frsa the fact
that all the Democratic members Of the Committee on
Commerce and Navga voted to report the bill favor
ably It Is clear that the measure will meet With 10 oppe-
stou in tie Assembly and It Is likely to meet with the
approval Of Governor HILL
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES.
The Senate Committee Cities resolved TO report
favoraby Senator Cantora bill apprspriasg s2,ooo.oo0
for school buildings NewYork city and Assembly
man sullivan's "Truck 4" bill
A committee OF the Senate which has had charge OF
the bill the execution Of nrrdsrsrs by electricity will
make a favorable report upsn the bill tomorrow
Assemblyman T. d. sullivan, OF New-York, introduced
bill to-day providing for the erection OF system OF
"A oil I'm Nay Ynrk at
exceediag $500, 900, TO he borne by the city"
This IL purely LEGAL BILL" said Mr.. Sullivan, mere
ly affecting the little village OF New-York AJAX that IL
20 to a third reading"
Mr. Crosby. who had been called to tho chair OBJ
scted and referred the purely local bill to the Cities
Committee
DEBATING THE HALF-HOLIDAY LAW.
Mr. Walkers bill in relation to the Half-Holiday law
brought on another debate In the Senate to-day; In
which Mr. Reilly the author OF the law. sbstinatsly
fought retain 1t In Its present shape clear that
rSs Democratic Senators think they can gain political
profit by passing opponents OF change In the law
Doubtless Mr. David Hill is the inspirsr OF this grab
for the Labor vote
MR.. wALKnR's AMENDMENT.
Senator Walkers bill introduced provided that the
Halt HOLIDAY law should be assembled so to provide
that every Saturday in the month Of August
and September should be half-hoiday, and that
for the remainder OF the year there should
be neither bollsy nor a half-hoiday on SATURDAY
Mr. Reilly said tho fact that he received over 10000 out
of 1000 votes castin his district meant that his con
stituents wanted the present law continued
Mr. Arnsd used the expression "thrsadbare" In con-
nscton with tho demands OF labor which called Mr.
Ranes to his feet The latter reminded Mr. Arnold that
the OF Absr dated from the beginning 1t Is on
this issue. he said. that the coming campaign is to be
fought
Mr.. Arnold wanted Mr.. Raines to understand that he
could Mr.. Arnold nothing about labers needs He
was laborius man himself The half holiday law was
useless had bsen secured by the hsrping the labor
issue
MR. REILLY's AMENDMENT LOST.
Mr. ReGly's amendment TO have Juno inserted In
the months In which the holiday shall obtain lost,
Mr. Rslys voice being tho only voice heard in It's ad
vocacy.
Mr.. Walker moved to amend to secure complete
peal OF the Half Holiday law.
Mr Kellogg said it useless to deny that there Is
politics in the Half Holiday bill Send complete re-
peal to the Governsr and he will IT, leaving the
jory in a lamentabs situation before the people.
Mr.. Vsddsr favored complete repeal
Mr.. Low said tho he thought OF 1t the moro
. b ,he s MIN %
Buffalo VIII be all tied up.
AMpTION To REPEAL REJECTED.
Tho vote complete repeal stood: Yeas 0; Nays. 10.
follows De socrats In italics;
Yeas-Arnold, Cegseshall. Erwin. Hawkins. Laughn.
Wc " uHnhfOn, sleah Nellcr. Whtksr-S
Cantor C0Lii,is Foley. Ices. kellogg. Langben.
Li"son. Murphy, Pierce Raines Reilly, Robsrtsos. Stad-
leT-iS
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF HOLIDAYS.
Senator Laughlin then moved that the bill should he
amended to provide that hathslidays
on Saturday shall be limited to the months OF
July. August AMI Septsmber This motion was adopted
-13 to H. Tao bill was then orlsre 10 third reading.
In Its present shape abOliShes the hal-hOiday nine
months in the year aud leaves 1t still operating In the
.onths OF July. August and September.
AsssInbyman Gorien Introduced bill reautrirg life
Insurance companies tn give co t. policy holders five
days Osors tho expiration Of their pslcies Of the fact
at they about Go expire This IS IN addition to the
present thirty days notice required.