New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
THE EXCISE BILL PASSED.
PUT THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY BY PRACTI-
CALLY A PARTY VOTE.
sHEEHAN AGAIN RIDES OVER THE RULES
FINAL REPUBLICAN PROTESTS AGAINST
THE GOVERNORS PET MEASURE
THE VOTE cs TO 81.


THE GOVERNORS PET MEASURE
THE VOTE cs TO o.
Albany, April Is (spcclaD.-The vicious and sweep
ing Excise bill which was drawn up in the secrecy OF
the Executive Mansion, allowing the sale OF liquor OH
Sundays, and in many ways putting down inc barriers
against the unrestricted sale Of whiskcy, has passed
the Assembly The Senator and Governor has had his
way and his pet measure, the result Of his midnight
work and study has at last got through the Assembly
by the votes of CT Democrats and renegade Repuo
llcan. ,.rr
1t Will be remembered that the Democratic leader on
the floor Of the Assembly sad when tis bill FIRST came
from the Executive Chamber and was reported from lhe
Excise Committee as new bill, that 1t was absolutely
nerfect This statement is similar to most OF those
made nv the leader Of the majority. The underhahu
way I'm which the bill has been pushed along i'll Vic
Assembly was due TO the fact that there were many
nroclsons in the bill that even certain hohodoio
Democrats could not stand. These PROVISIONS "e'e
those which were pointed out by tie Republican mem
hers OF the Assembly last Thursday night "hei u,
democratic whip Mr. Hill, had the bill forced 10 thu
,ood,no They included the Sunday selling clause
.be rcneal NJ the Civil Damage act the reduction Oh
The ace at which rum can be scd TO minors, the dong
.uav with the Local Option law the incorporation Vi
The aspyn clause, the obnoxious eaunghouso o"u'0
the al,night license paragraph and certain other p'o
vs,ons Public opinion against these provisions po
came so strong that under the guisc OF sehuie e o
hac ~ the committee to correct an ovorsight-a pro
49, .cc,dentalv left out stating VIXEN the Boards
~ Excea In towns shall meet-the bill was amehded
ud this morning it appeared on the files Win many
other important alterations -, .-t,.,,
In the first place, the Objectionable clause "lho"
said that any one who sold liquor to minor unuer
sixteen knowingly" would be guilty OF felony mas
been changed that one cannot sell 10 minors
or apparently under that age. Then, again. Iin mas
osin
tbe same time the clause is deity arranged that IL
hos NOT tho slightest effect After saying uat INC
doors of saloons must be closed on sunday, all CA
ception is made for "private guests OF saioOhs VIM
before this ever heard OF private guests OF saloon
Early in the session today the Democratic leader'
under orders from Hill, who wants ths qucs'on ou'
Of his way as quickly possible, gave notce that no
would move a call of the House at O'clock Every
one knew what for, and it was not long before lhe
chamber was crowded with people Among tle proilii'
nent men there the Rev. Mr.. WalWorul' ol ADaS'
who has taken leading part in the oppoSuoh W 'no
Democratic effort to open wide the saloon door OIL
day and to increase the power OF the rumselerS' e
abored hard with several Of the Democrats who came
from communities which opposed to the bill, TO get
them TO exert their manhood and vote against IL.
Only one Democrat had the courage to defy the senator
Governor and listen to the words OF Father Walworth
He is Mr.. Davie, OF Livingston County
At the hour named the call OF the House was oiueeu
and the Sergeant at Arms sent out 10 lind Demo
Gratis who had escaped from the chamber. Much time
was wasted in this search Finally the necessary num-
Der Of votes to suspend the rules and to pass the bill
out of its order was obtained and Mr.. McCleland made
the motion to suspend the rules aud pass the bill.
Mr.. Acker made the point of order that the Dill
could not be passed until every other bill had been
acted upon, because it introduced after April o.
Speaker Shechan has not indicated that ne cares
snap for the rules when it CONES TO question OF to
lowing them dspeasing his -Jss, Senator Hill. IL
was useless, therefore, for Mr.. Acker to make his
point Of ORDER the Speakers ruling that IL was not
well taken showed. The rules were simply outraged
by sheehan under this ruling, and he and every one
else knew it,
An appeal was taken from the Speakers unjust and
indecent decision, but every Democrat In the AS
sembly stood by Sheehan in his violation of the rules
The motion to suspend the rules and the motion 10
read the bill out of It's order both declared car
ried, and the Clerk was told TO read the Dill ior Tic
last time.
General Hustled fortunately got the floor. to enter
Republican protest against the bill, which, he said,
was not demanded by any class OF reputable citizens
or by any class of hotelkeepers. He read telegram
from Archbishop Ireland, OF Minnesota, praying that
the State Of New-York would not stutify Itself by
passing the bill.
Colonel Webster, of New-York, came TO the deience
Of the ginmin and the dive.
Mr.. Fish followed him in an eloquent attack on
the bill He read telegram from number of priests,
introducing it with the remark that this time the
right of petition would not be denied them, because
he would make the telegram part Of his speech
The telegram, which was signed by the Rev. Walter
Elliott, the Rev. James j. Flood and the Rev. Thomas
Mcmillan, follows:
The pending Excise bill is emphatically condemned by
the Catholic clergy OF NewYork, and by all they repre-
sent Their opposition TO 1t is determined as 1t was
70 the Stadler and Schaaf bills. We that you will
work against with the energy shown in your vigorous
defence of former petition. II passed, it VIII do
hcalculable harm to religion and morality.
George H. Bush came to the aid OF McClelland In
support of tho Sunday saloon. His was long Speech
and after he had made it, Blumenthal, Of NewYork
cut off further debate by moving the previous question
MANY explanations of votes were made during the
roll call Mr.. DeyO called attention to the words used
by Bush in his speech when he called the clergy and
others who are opposed 10 the bill snvelng Idiots
Mr. Stranahan went TO the heart Of the bill when he
said that under it no penalties were fixed for the
| violation of the law.
The bill got Just SO votes, to 81 against it.