New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-22
TIE EXCISE COMMISSION BILL READY.
10 NE REPORTED TO THE ASSEMBLY TODAY
SOME or THE AMENDMENTS MADE.

SOME or THE AMENDMENTS MADE.
Albany March 81 Special. General n. NJ Curtis.
the chairman Of the Excise Committee OF the Assembly,
summoned meeting Of his committee this afternoon
Jnly the Republican members attended the meeting.
Mr.. Curtis hen moved that tho Excise Commission
bu should be amended suggested in the caucus Of
the Republican Assemblymen last night. The rec
concentration was adopted by q unanimous VOTE and
II was unanimcusly resolved 10 report the bin favor
ably tomorrow to tho Assembly.
General Curtis says that every amendment to the
b.il suggested by ex-Judge Noah Davis. Frank Moss
and other leading AntiSaIoon Republicans has been
adopted General Curtis himself suggested some forty
amendments, which were adopted He now considers
II model measure and believes that it win be &C
ceptabIe to the temperance Republican, OF the State
John b. Pine. the secretary of the HighLcense Com
mttee Of NewYork. also considers that the bhl has
been improved.
BY the amendments the minimum rate for q beer
saloon ucsuss in cities Is Increased from $50 to S75
ana 10 towns from $40 10 $50. The minimum fee for
sforekseperss license n cities Is increased from SIS
10 BOO These arc steps toward high license An
other amendment says that thereafter no license
shan BE- granted except 10 person having
license unexpred and unforfested. and ut the
same places This viii greatly facilitate the reduc-
ton in tho number OF saloons until they arc IN the
prcporon Of only ono 10 each 500 Of population. All
the provisions authorizing tho granting of licenses
to eatnghouses and to stesmbost and railroad lines
we're stricken from the bill.
fhe bin was further amended - as 10 prohibit
the giving away Of liquor on licensed premises; this
So 8 great Improvement 10 the measure. One OF tho
strongest objections OF cx-Judge Davis TO the meas
that il authorized Iquorseilers TO give away
fqsors. Thus they might give away liquors on
synday spd get paid for them on Monday. The Sec
ton Of The Excise commlssicn bin witch authorizes
King tho sale or trsnsiss Of iicsnse. was kiIisd
to so into effect september I, 1850. The Excise
sasns y saloon licenses T. towns Rss prsssios
e simiatsd ard hereafter y = provided that hotsI
licenses oay shall b granted ia tovnstae present
Ths bin rs amended said Mr. Pine to-day,
ments, Is . whole, tend % make the act much more
stringent Ex-yudge W. X. ArDonx, OF New-York,
csm1ss a. q 70 letter q n Re wrote 70 AZ
semt1ym&n Crosby to-day, says concerning the Dill
Through the courtesy OF General Curtis, have
he n opportunity to read The Excise BIN Is smenas
y seEIssad i IN IL. present shape As Originally
presents1 xen remember, felt constrained 70 crit
psovissc Is 81 e1soss ssn ssppged Rave been
s a,c e s K ny p the a y
fhe LegiGlatpfes
vEET1LAT1os or THE ASSEMBLY cHAsdBER
Albany, March ai.-Tas State Board Of Health 10
day tansnfttsd 10 ne Assembly lis report on the
ventltoa and dfAinaxe Of the Capitol IN accordance
WITH re rszDfrtiop adopted by The Assembly on
March Is. me seya1t says that on account Of the
downward dr<neht esssd By de air fans the Dosoned
.r from To oiosetsesras sad ysusiiatns pipes Of
The svWcr 10 drawn into he building Tho remedy
psopcsed.is 70 make radHxl change IN tho whole
ystm Of ysukiletnE the csosets BY extending liberal
ysnHane hxss rom each a these 10 The attic Of the
hS5l6inG Il 8 also found that ne meshoa had been
res11ed b sneuy Of the apartments for TIE escape