New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-19
FAITHLESS TO PARTY PLEDGES.
LEG1sLATING FOR LIQUOR DEALERS.
STRANGING THE HIGH LICENSE BILL IN COM
MITTEE AND SUPPORTING THE ENDRES BILL

Albany April 10 (special.-speaker Husteu re-
Gently said q guess made a mistake III appointing
my Excise Committee" The public mas thought 50
ever since the committee was appointed ana i"S "ao
evidence weekly that its judgment was not q HIS
taken Apparently, the committee beheVeS " was
appointed to serve the lQuordcacrs To favor every
bill that they approve. and TO strange every measure
that they do not like. Their latest work ior '"c
lquor-dealers has been To smother that eSceeht ea
urc the Hendricks High-Liccnsc BILL Mr.. King Oh
New-York the honorable head Of the committee, SAID
today:
81 cannot even persuade the Excise Committee
TO report the Hendricks ghLicense bill unfavorably
and thus surrender 1t to the Assembly. Clearly they
intend to withhold it from the Assembly until IL
cannot possibly be reported. This morning moved
that it be reported favorably. and was ocaeh Ds
vote of to A.
The Assemblymen who voted against reporting tho
bill favorably were sawmiller. Of Onondasa county
Republican, and larwOod Dnhelspiel, courtney ana
]. IL. stevens, Democrats. The AsscmolYMch VINO
voted to report the bill favorably were King, Christie
L'Iiommedicu and Grctsingcr, Republicans There
wcrc two Republicans absent-Andrus' III
Buffalo and Barton, of Warren County.
Mr. King has found it impossible to persuade these men
to attend the meetings of the Excise Committee. Mr
AndI1s represents Assembly District In Erie county,
a county which gave 5000 majority against the High
License canSe represented in the person oil warner
Miller The absence Of Mr.. Andrus therefore needs
no explanation rs for Mr.. Parton no one can under
stand why "A Republican representing rural county
should AVOID voting upon High License bill. Perhaps
the lQuordcalcrs can explain
Mr. King urged the Excise Committee at least t.
report the High-Iiccnse bill unfavoably but McssrS
sawmillcr uarwood Dlnkcspel. .;ncy and stevens
would not oonscnt 10 this arrangement Ihey votcd
against reporting the iii at all. Then the liquor
men showed their control the Excise COMMUTE"
by having il report fayorably TIC bill OF Mr. EndeS
making il a m.sdemeanOr for policeman or ioF a
member Of the Law and Order society TO enter liquor
store on Sunday, ~ at aHy other hour when IL Is a
violation of Jaw 70 sell liquor and to buy
glass OF liquor. for the purpose of securing
evidence against tie lquordea'er The puT-
pose of the act is obvious 1t is to open the door to
unlimited sales OF liquor upon sunday and between
midnight and sunrise The liquor dealers wish to sell
lionor at all hours Of the night and upon sunday
The members Of the committee who voted to report
the bill favorahiy sawmillcr. Of Cnondasi
Comfy, and Grctsnec" Il NroolLyn. Republicans ana
Dnhelsp!el Courtney and stevens, Democrats NcssfN
King. Christie and L'iiommedcu votcl against the
favorable report Mes,ls Andrus and Barton were
absent.
When the report was submitted to the Assembly
there was general astonishment on the Republican
side OF lie House. Ny. King made courageous
attempt to ILL the lii by moving that 1t should
be recommi-ted to his committee With Instructions
10 strkc out The cnactins clause. This BILL" he
said would deprive lis OF the only meals we possess
at present OF enforcing the Excise laws 1t IS an
attempt TO break down those laws and make them
a nuty, and it is pressed by the whole hquor power
Of the state
Mr. IloaS. OF New iors, said that the bill would
OPEN the doors of saloons in NewYors on sundays.
Il hope Mr. Kings motion will prevail said Mr..
Fish. If can; get any legislation against The
LIQUOR traiIc. at least should not lei down the
bass against the free sale of liquor"
I'VE can't enforce the Excise law in New-York if
York The judges have repeatedly held that in order
TO swear tina, liouor-dcaer has sold liquor TO You
must have tasted Of it,
Mr.. hchcr denounced the bill in warm fashion
1t seems 10 me-" sad he. t,at this is poor Time
in the history Of this state tc 90 backward in the
matter of excise legislation. II we have not tie
moral courage TO forward, at least let stand
still. Shall tA Legislature away from the liquor
dealers when they oppose high license, and aid them
when they ask break down The last restriction
against the unlimited sale Of liquors.
i. Sam Johnson DistrictAttoney Of Wyoming
County for many years. sad;
Mr.. Speaker, believe mat his lii is INTENDED 70 pre-
vent tee conviction OF liQuor-aeaar, for violating the
liquor laws. A. Distrlct-Auomy Of Wyomint COUNTY
have brought mlny Of these men to trial. The nj Il
who get drunk Will testify ;at they dd NC drMA liquor
but soda and you caAno: got conviction.
Mr.. OHue-Wou.d you have SPY procure this ovi-
dence7
Mr.. John son-No spy. but honest officer q the law
who Is determined 10 rhiOtc tic aN Is ia tbc
interest Of the Lquorieaier-, who are trying to scil
liquor, on Sunday and in prohibited hours. Under u
provision code any Of these officers who into the
saloons for any other pyos than to ct evidence can DO
punished.
Mr.. shcchan here moved the previous question and
the Assembly took Il vote upon Mr.. Kings motion 10
kill the bill. owing the absence Of many Rcpub-
leans the motion defeated by vote OF 40 10
81. The vote follows:
Yeas-Mcssrs. Ackcr, Barton. Bennett. Bradford,
prldoe n
DE Peyster Dey0 Dickinson, Evcr o. fish, Groat GU
bord Ioae. Albert johnson, L. sam Johnson, X. :.
johnson Jones. Kinbll, King. II. J. Lane. Larmon.
Leroy b. b. Lewis Il. J. Lewis. LIiommedcu. Miller,
Mitchell Mott. Nixon. Pcarsali, Peck. parson Rhode.
Saunders Shelter Nelson Stevens W. c. Stevens. stew
srt Thompson, TrcaaWay and Whitc-iG.
Nays-Messrs. Abbey. Andrus. Blanchhed. Blumcn
thai Boyce. Brady George H. Bush. X. Il. Bush. w. c.
Dyrne Thomas T. Eyrne. Clarke. Connolly, Cooney, Coo
Cornell CurTlc-. Dempsey DlnAcsp'ci. DuIy, End1es
Gibbs Greene Gre,s.nger Gu,nhcr Hafncr Kelly Kcr
rigan XIII. Kurth Martin, Mcbride. Mcknight Meier
man, Mcnnng I. Mu.lsncy Nolan. j. X. O'Connor OlIafc
Rice Riley sawncr schaai. sncchan Shields. Sohmer
Stella J. II. stevcr4s Sullivan. Townsend. Webster and
wis>ig-jl.
The abscntecism OF the Republican members is
again illustrated in the above vote. There 12o
Asscmblymcn and only % voted on Mr.. Kings notion
Among the Republican abscntccs Ballentine, OF
Delaware County Decker Of II0sa, Fits. Of CayuSa
H. G. johnson. OF Queens LOdcr Of Monroe; Page OF
Albany. Rose OF sullivan. Stranahan, of Oswcgo
Townc. OF Ch,utaugua; WMpple, Of CaiiaISusus, and
WILLS Of SchuNle. Here eleven Republican, who
were absent today. 1t should be added that some
who were present for some reason dd not vote on
this Excise bill. Among this number Were adams
OF Orange j. Irving Burns Of Wc,tchcster, GARDENER
OF Columbia; Masc. Of Dulchcss' selleck Of O'weco
and Weed. Of Brooklyn. There were SIX h'punh'ah'
present whose votes would have killed the Endies
bill WHY die they not I.t.i . ,o ,.n,,a,. .o.,o,s
NJ the Legislature is causing great harm to the Repub
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