New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-09
MADE A PARTY MEASURE.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS ON HIGH LICENSE.
THE VOTE on Mr.. CROsBY's MOTION 0| TO -
GooD-NATUnED BUT INSIGNIFICANT oPPosI-

TION-BRiGuT PROSPECTS or THE BILL
TBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, March s-Thc Republican Assembly,
men held caucus tonight upon the Crosby lbgh
License bill. A caucus was considered necessary
in view Of the fact that when Mr.. Crosby had
attempted to secure immediate consideration fot
his bill his motion was defeated by the votes OF
81 Democrats and Republicans; while SO Re-
publicans voted for the motion.. As II Repub-
licaus were either absent or did not vote upon the
motion, the friends Of the measure did not lose
hope Of passing it. Moreover, all Of the Re-
publicans who voted against the motion, namely,
Reitz, Donaldson, Beatty, Morgan and Gallagher,
could not be classcd the deadly enemies OF
the bill Mr.. Donaldson, for instance. the follow
ing day intimated that hc should vote for the
measure
The caucus was secret one and was held in
the Assembly paror. Not until long after 10
o'clock did the Assemblymcn pen venture out OF
the room. They all stated that struggle was
in progress over making the High License Dill
party measure. The nsss Of those in attendance
at the caucus favored taking this step, but they
were opposed by small band Of Republican As
semblymen from city districts. These were led
led by Bankson 4. Morgan, of Ncw-iork, and
Edward Gallagher, of Buffalo Mr.. Morgans
stentoran voice could be heard outside OF the
Assembly parlor, saying
lam Republican from the crown OF my head
to the socs Of my feet bat do not think TINS
bill should be passed. High license has not been
sufficiently tried to remove it from the region OF
experiment. We should not say IL ls decided
success, and that we must make 1t party iDeasure
/ am opposed to making it party measure, and
l warn the Republican Asseinb'ynen mere that
there eight Otncr KopuDtcafis VINO nave inc
same sentiments as lDyscn. . -
Mr. Gallagher sud that the RepnDlIcans OF
tnoin nxxaPs. iuln
earnestly opposed to the high License system,
as il would drive poor Iiquoralcaers out 81 the
business and make II u monopoly of rieh dealers;
lie thought IL would DC better 10 pass u local
option bill
10 clock. and said 10 the newspaper correspond
ents ponting at the Assembly Iarior: lbcy
cannot make party matter oi the iiish License
bill To make It party matter you nave g91 I'd
cannot get that In my opinion they had better
pass n local option Dill ;. a.,
Mr.. Retz, Of Brooklyn also stepped OUT Of e inc
caucus and departed, saying that no would mob
support any High License bill As both Mr. oalla-
CHER and Mr.. Reitz voted against the High license
bill year ago, the RepubiIcan Assemp'ynneh "r0
not surprised at their action
AssEMBLyMEN FOR AND Against TIE BILL.
Sneaker Cole was absent from the caucus on
account of his recent illness, and General Curtis,
who favOrs the BILL had gone to washington.
Mr. Gocrss, OF Niagara County, h'd departed Tor
home, stating that he could not vote for the Dill
as his constituents were opposed to IT, Mr.. Emery
of Erie County, said that the people OF his district
were opposed to having the license so high. lie
might vote for the bill ii the licenses were put
lower Mr. Saxton, OF Wayne County, who acted
as chairman took the floor and made n powerful
speech in favor of the bill lie was followed by
Mr. Adams, of Ncwburg, Orange County, who Is
rcportcd to have opposed the passage OF any lligh
License bill Mr. Patt, of Poughkeepse, SAID thi.t
perhaps it would be better to pass the Prohl6itloi
amendment and his local option bill: Mr. Crosby
then moved that his High License bill should DO
made party measure and nxlng snG pi rc"atsS rsa
the passage of the bill. Ex-Speakerr r. h,,s,sd also
| When the roll was called il was learned tnat
were present: There were votes cast cast against sss
making the bill party measure These votes
| ar reported TO have been east by Adams. Beatty,
Emery, Morgan. Reitz, Sayery and Martin ii:
Smith. Mr. TaiImadge, of Brooklyn, is reported
to have said that he stood upon the saratoga
platform Of the Republican party in regard to
the liquor question and to have rcfraIned from
Mr. Crosby's motion TO make the bill a party
measure was carried however, by a large ma
jority and this fact will secure for the measure
the votes of Republican Assemblymen who. per-
sonally. do not favor the bill.
Mr. Platt said that he never saw more good.
natured caucus. Every thing was talked OF
frankly 1t was his judgment that ,he prom,-
biton amendment was even more cordially sup
ported than the High License bill. All the aDsens
| Republican Assemblymen were accounted Tor a'lI
| in such way that in his judgment the passage OF
the High License bill was assured. A.
| Mr. Crosby's bin will be considered by tine AS
semblv next Tuesday. Now that it has bee mode
n party measure It should advance rapidly on
the calendar. .,...s %, Yin,
boll,s Local OPTION law Mr. Patt's prohibition
amendment and Mr. Platt's bil' limiting the num-
| ber of liquor stores In every city.