New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09
A USELESS EXCISE BOARD.
THE COMMISSIONERS ACKNOWLEDGE
THDlR POWERLESSNEaS.

MR.. MEAKIM's WEAK sHow1NG-HAMILToN
FISH. JR, HAS Pull WITH TAMMANY
| THE FAssETT COMMITTEE WILL END
ITS 1NvEsTIG ATIoN OF THIS
| DEPARTMENT TO-DAY.
Tho state Senate Commute. Cities will to-day
bring to close its thorough. elaborate and skfnlly
| conducted investigation Of the Excise Department.
This inquiry has remarkably prolific In the rcve-
lations Of evils ndgrant. ard 80 difficult oi adjust
m.ut e1c~pt bv drastic measures TINT it would anoS It
seem as It the Excise system would have to be mchocd
| like the Iri,hman's gun lock-. stock and barrel
Tho ENcl>. ConlmS sIonrr> have all born" witness 10
the inability Of the Exci-c Boa:d to regulate properly
| the luror traffic Alexander Meakm. the PRESIDENT.
Yesterday adding his testimony to this effect to that OF
h!s coI"asuca while the counsel OF The Board cA-
Judg Browne. Suggested that the Excise law should ID"
| entirely repealed and a now one adopted. IL i JUS
DO, hlc that Mr.. browne may have been unurhccd a
little in making radical proposal by his zeal for
the Of the elncicncs OF the present. Com
mi, o;, The Commis themselves ais' Naturally
threw all the blame on Tia" w'aNnc>S"' "i the >y'cn'
| which they sad theirs by inhcriian'c
Bat II, these adni, ion, hav" been >upplrn'n'eh by
ntcrcsiins and significant cvd'n ~ to appointments
etc. II doe, loo. IA, Ia.nnuny's influences had not
|
the >roncc,t possible administration OF an admittedly
| wc;h :! stem.
| Mr. Ncallim, In reply to Mr.. Wins. ~ld he had
tc"n pr~i,n. Vl the EAcisc I.paiI sn'c Ma! H. 49,
| lie sad that he was not APPOINTED at TIE request I'll
my organization t!at he knew OF. HIS appointment
came niia unsolicited.
Mr. Iv.ls continued MS examination AZ follows
g. Who have recommended appointments II y"l'
A.~ous.dcrs a.d lac ".sliA'ton ,ncA-'"e ia'''ai!
:. a. -, o..N @" irc"mm. EdaD'ns '"ni - !"h
A.-,oair t!.rr-n Tie leaders and some p'r,"niy =.
s,aite and Judge A,,r..''. ,ti;ci Il iau,cj iian'
.uh / !sI re'"I.nri.dcd d n:-.' ,..,.;,, H.,
ouIy TWO loadci> ila," cinnrnu''l mcn Tor al
point ncnt! A.-No tr'n" iU.1a.n ~ i'''ci'i'"
V.-Is there a Committee on IAtio.r,sc IN Inminaa!
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,ici T. ii" re- "L'" !l'd rec or 10 ~ 9 IA
mendcd the >cr.'Hr.. tie 'aNh'"r thc deputy ca'""'
And TIE ,Ai,i l.-p'cos
V.-U.d Ma5': GRANT ever recommend i"y''e 10
Did .iyonc ever make recommendation IN
tn..X Mr. tl,A's -prontcc ina, L.'r '1'nc Ia LL'i
S-And did Mr.. iI-a appointment lor H.,
man. A.. lie cane pc.s"i.A!I' t.. ~ .'li'" AZ"
recommended TIC AiIohIu'ent % ar. i"1A""' l"r"
."ud oni ,!.a Lc va -cc"phiI' I" To- "'-'"/"''''
aid appointed Lia..
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the oseaullit.o. WA r'.po; s.Dlc Ia: tc admin !"''
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