New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-08
HILLS NEW LIQUOR BILL.
ur WILL SEND A COMPROMISE MEASURE
TO THE ASSEMBLY TO-DAY.
raE NETWORK GRAND JURY ALREADY GIVE
1T THEIR sUPPoRT-DE LANoEY NIcoLL

or NEw-YoRK GRAND JURY ALREADY GIVE
TT THEIR sUpPoRT-DE LANoEY NIcoLL
AND THE LIQUOR MEN.
rv, REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE rRrBUSE)
Albany April 7.-When De Lancey Nicol accepted
,manv Halls nomination for District-Attorney OF
80, York and began making his canvass for thai
-. n was charged that he had promised the liquor
s..,eS exemption from much prosecution IL they
nonld violate the excise laws and that In return they
"a pledged him their support. This was an I'M
rally violent campaign SANDER" and Mr.. Ncol was
ruropriately indignant. and denied the truth OF the
ststement with great solemnty and postiveness AND
.hsn ne was elected and few people remembered the
incident. ,..
put ~ was recalled to some peoples minds last
,.,-uary when the Grand Jury OF New-fork county
.stoupded all good citizens in New-York by making
. nresentment bewaing the fact that there were SO
~snv excise cases before the courts and suggesting
that the Legislature should permit the sale OF quor
an sunday in New-York and other cities MI Nicoli'
s the District-Attorney of the county, has access
., the Grand Jury room. lie also is on intimate terms
r5tb Governor HILL Politicians here Thought that
thew heard the voice of Mr. Hill In this presenthent Oh
.be Grand Jury. That Mr. Hill intended TINS deciara
,ion of the Grand Jury to be especially heard In Albany
ras evident from the fact that the presentment was
an, m Albany and submitted to the Democratic AS
..mbly by Speaker Sheehan. Only day or so
,.viousIy Mr. Sheehan had refused TO permit TO De
"a the petition of the Catholic priests against the
sals of liquor on Sunday. But he spread TINS present.
mont of the Grand Jury OF New YORK. IN favor VI Vo
GALE ~ LIQUOR on Sunday before the Assembly, ana IL
was read to that body by Clerk De Frees In Ills louoeS
voice. r.. a.
ruraI Democratic Assemblymen viii not vote Tor
Nm allowing the sale OF liquor on Sunday. 10
morrow therefore, he will have presented to the AS
s.mhlv a compromise excise bill, which every Irleho
~ temperance may be sure will be full OF aDomiha-
tions As preparation for this compromise oulua'
Iaouor bill, either Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Ncoh mas again
pulled a string in the Grand Jury room IN Ne"ioih'
and the members OF the Grand Jury, IKE SO many
automatons bob up and declare their support OF the
nj, This last presentment of the Grand Jury ar
vea here to-day and read to the Senate by oruer
- acknowledgements Jones. The presentment Is
given below: ..,.,so,.,,o, a,
hs present excise We have passed upon gres.
nunber of complaints violation OF these laws great
ior,tv q, which were dismissed for want of Sufficient or
ts,etory evidence appreciation Of the inIusmce Oh
certain nryisions OF these excise laws intended " DO
spped We therefore, very cordially indorse 'he reoi
mendation Of the Grand Jury Of the February term
II will be observed that this Grand Jury cohesses
20 having dismissed great majority OF the cases
n violations of the excise law presenteo 70 ~, a
further that the members OF TINS the eah laws Of the
STATE as they nnd Them but feel themselves at liberty
to denounce those laws as UNJUST anu an otceS aiso
thi this Grand Jury says ditto to the recommends
ZION of the Grand Jury Of February IN favor Vi oie
ssle NJ liouor on Sunday in New York 9, ,
what powerful person has access TO the Grand Jury
room M New York and is persuadng successive men,
hers of the Grand Jury to say gooo worn ior 'ne
touordealers and nquorselling9 -.os
Another petition against the scsa s s %aS fesy
Tp netition which came from the Wyoming Confer
ence Of Methodist Episcopal Church was tse se9s
taTy Of the conference, with instructions to have It
read In the Assembly II possible Schaan ana Blu
menthal objected to its being received anu reao'