The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-18
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Citizens COMMITTEES Have u Confer
ence with the commissioners.

n ttttzens' Committee Have ~ Confer
ence with the commissioners.
Messrs Frank Hume, James T.. Bar
hour, Frank Madigan, Christian Hcurich,
and others interested had a conference to-
day with the Commissioners relative to
the pending Liquor License bills In Con-
gress, and what Is more especially known
US the Commissioners bill No. l0OiG.
Mr.. Hume said to the Commissioners:
eve wish to leave the entire matter In
your hands, to be disposed of by Con-
grcss to make the law simple and plain,
sothat those who Violate its provisions
may be punished
The Commissioners requested that the
sections of the bill be taken up mfioti,p,
which was done.
Section |, in which the amount of
Wholesale license is placed ut 500, was
read Mr.. Hume proposed that the
license be fixed at $40, instead OF $500. on
all licenses issued after November. Dur
ing the discussion that ensucd, Engineer
Commissioner Robert said that, from his
experience, it had been shown that there
was more trouble with wholesale than re-
tail licenses.
Commissioner Ross cited an instance of
party having wholesale license who
sold beer by the bucket.
Mr. Hume said that such things were
NIlut tiltN WlSltu W ODNlttt, ana tlOtlpr
gentleman remarked that it looked to him
as if such selling of beer by the bucket
was violation of law
Sec. ,. In which barroom or retail
licenses are fixed ut 5000, Mr. Hume
suggested that the license be miude 800
In line II substitute a majority of resi-
dents instead of two-thirds, and in line q
substitute excepting those wlie have had
o license previous to the passage Of this
act"
See. .. Substitute shall be issued by n
majority of the Commissioners, and IN
line 3, same section, after the word ARE
substitute ito any known inmate of the
Soldiers Home" The latter substitute is
asked for because all soldiers at the Home
do not wear uniform, and for that rea-
son are not always known rs inmates of
the Home. =
Soc. 4, Mr.. Heurich, in lieu of the re-
striction placed upon all saloons or restau-
rants to close at II o'clock suggested a
substitute, with the exception of social
gatherings for the purpose of amusement,
and who have u written permit from the
Commissioners.
In refcrencct to parties being absent from
places TO which licenses have been granted,
Colonel Robert said that he did not think
that party who was doing business IN
Baltimore, or some other city, should have
n license in the District.
Sec. IL. II was suggested that the entire
section be stricken out II is the !, 900 feet
clause for selling liquor outside the cities
of Washington and Georgetown.
Scr. IA. Which prohibits playing pool,
billiards or other games in saloons, was
agrecdto
Mr.. Hume spoke of the immense
amount of time required by applicants
and the Investigations by the police in the
matter of liquor licenses. Licenses once
obtained he thought, should stand unless
there was some special objection.
II suppose" Mr.. Hume added,
that it takes mp nearly onc-haIf Of your
time considering liquor license applica-
tons" -,.t,D 80.
81 am IN favor said Colonel Robert,
'.of letting II license when it is once oh
tanned stand, unless there is u protest from
0ne-third of the families residing in the
neighborhood in which the applicant has
his saloon. ! say families, added Colonel
Robert, "and.not two-thirtls of the prop
prtV owners " ser a-t