New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-14
POLICE OFFICIALS AND LIQUOR.
nmrs AT ALBANY TO SEPARATE THE TWO

BlTIS AT ALBANY ~ SfthhflE ihI' i"O
MEET WITH DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION
Albany. March IL eSpeciaD.-Onc OF the many
sensible uouor bills introduced in the Senate at this
session Is the work OF Mr. Van Gordcr. 1t ordalns
that no police official of any grade shall be interested In
the manufacture sale Of liquor When the measure
came I'D this morning, Mr. stader declared that 1t
would Icsislato many country Mayors and Com
missoners out OF Office
Mr. Chase of Albany was also ready with an OBJ
lection "whcro Police Commissioners arc elected
by the vote of the people, ho commended, this bill
In many cases would prevent their candidacy
Practically II provides that nobody In a particular
line OF business shall be eligible for Office. The OBJ
,ect IL n good one in itself. but can we lcEslate 10
exclude man from Office account of his business
aThc bill doesn't require to do that said Mr..
saxton 1T doesn't require that any man shaht De
engaged in certain business at the time OF ins
election hut that after his election his connection
with II must cease
THAT'S a distinction without difference saio
Mr. Chase.
Its a distinction with great deal OF difference.
The law already prohibits police justice from
keeping a hotel and this bill would have similar
effect in the interest Of public morals
The bill was passed by vote of - to l. 'oiohcl
Brown. of Ncw-York. was its sole opponent Mr.
Jacobs voted Tor it, explaining that no saw no reason
To refrain from doing since my hcpuDH'ai'
friends do not seem to object 10 the removal from
Office in this way OF very high Republican diSnary.
The name of the dgnitary was not given
4 bill identical in it's provisions with Mr. Van
Gorder's was introduced in the Assembly l"St moh'h
By Mr. Andrus, of Erie. 1t came up in the Assembly,
tonight on second reading and at once encountered
strenuous opposition from the Democrats, VINO n'er
acd the arguments used against the other measure IN
the senate Mr. Coons, OF schoharic handed up TO tho
desk a bunch Of amendments. winch ne caImN nc
cared would strengthen the bill. The principal amend
tint IN ma Ike IA
lawful for police official directly or indirectly ="
"rccomncnd or solicit the sale of spurious or matt
liouor,H and not TO interfere with his interest IN
their manufacture sale. Another was I"
strike ont the whole third section OF tho act
recurring officers present In authority TO make oa'i
that they are not so interested and To substitute u
pYovsjon making future violations a msdcmcanof.
punishable by fine not exceeding go and impri>on-
ment for not more tlan six months. or both $50
forfeiture of the Office held by offender. \ third
amendment sought 10 include among the oIhciAiS
named excise commissioners and inspectors.
IL shall certainly oppose these amendments sam
Mr.. hndni,. who did not take long 10 divine their
true inwardness.
Il favor one of Them said Mr. Fish; IL Is That
concerning TIE excise officers. think they ought 10
be forbidden 10 fcll liGuor'
Mr.. Andr1i, accepted the amendment regarding
excise officials, which adopted. ~ 10 The DINER
aucndments,T he said. Mr.. Connolly personally knows
Of The dcspOtc treatment OF tn" saloon keepers ny
police officials. which IL made known ~ tn" legal
authorities of the state ought In justice IL cOn-gn
those officers to the state Prison. 800
The other amendments were defeated, ana the Dill
was ordered t. tllfd reading