New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-20

pledged not TO issue any licenses. doubt If this
provision will enable to stop the issuing OF licenses
senator saXton then made this inquiry OF senator
Cantor: Do YOU intend that there shall be no EXcle
Commissioners where the people vote for local pro
hbItiOn'77
THAT is orr UNDERSTANDING answered Cantor.
81 do not ace how your scheme will work. said
Senator saxton: and will suppose Il case where no
licen-e Commissioner Is elected. but has A. his
comrades on the Board of Excise two license Com
missloners. Would that bring about prohibton2'
Il suppose II would answered Senator Cantor.
well. don't suppose anything OF the Kind said
Mr. sexton.
Senate? Van Gorler Offered an amendment restoring
the Fivc-Gallon Act" which he said was signed By
Governor Hi. But this amendment was also re
jectcd by the senate. Then the senate came to a
direct vote upon the BILL and the Republicans further
freed their minds about IT,
This BILL" said senator Erwin. draws the teeth
of the Civil Damage Act although the people for many
years have thought 1t an excellent law. 1t Kills the
FivcGall0n law. which signed by Governor iilu
and received the vote Of Mr. Shechan. The law OF
local option has been TN operation for twenty
year.. You wipe that out practically by this By.
There three very violent changes. The sale OF
liquor upon car, and steamboats, Is also Outrageous
change. You have lbcrazcd the liquor law. oh. you
Democrats IN the extreme. You make the smallest
possible penalty can for selling liquor without
license There is no provision Ia regard b. impfison
mcnt except when man Is dunk The who
sells him the poison is not 10 be punished rou WHO
live In the cities deprive tie country ot Thousands Of
dollars Of the poor fund. But IL was agreed by the
Big Four here last night that this Excise bill To
DC passed Just as It Is You have voted down ans
relief OF the druggists. You have provided that all
liquor shall be sod at the bur. iOu take II away
from the storckccpcrs. do not wonder You leslate
for the nquorcea:er HIS rich campaign coH-
tribut!Ons and your theft gave you ma
jorI;y in this Legislature. Every knows
that David b. I'LL elected by the nquordcalcr,'
vote In I--- TIL, bill will return To condemn. But
tie Big Four say 1t must pass. and therefore even
tc independent Senators. Brown and Walker Intend 20
vote for IT, Aud Governor Flower. NJ the dication ~
the same Big Four will sign this bill. Has Tie
Car OF Russia any ppwcr'7
Senator Hunter said ~This I'LL Is "A bad measure.
II docs favors for The nquor dealcrs IN every possible
dircctop. They can sell liquor churches and
schools under its provisions. Everybody IS made To-
suffer In his rights except saloonhc'p per- Lastly, IL
autlOIzes the removal Of no license Commissioners By
County judges
selator saAton said The ocrtorau proceeding
under this au gives authority 20 the courts l., grant
license where It has ls.n Tefuard by the EEci-c Com
mls ,Oners H. their discretion. Int h IA bth step.
That will apply. IN my opinion. TO towns who're >
license J, now gruUtcd. ard gave the courta rv right
grant license, ia these tONn, lon VIII throw upon
the court, the question whether OF not man j. OF
f. almost impossible to try. also viii deal with te
sunday causc. The iot.ls can Ill to guest. sun
guest That viii open The hotes to liquor scIlHs ~
Sunday In every village and toTn ~ Ills STATE. The
lqnOr-dcacrs will take out hotel lcen-cs. They do
not have - have trc bid, any longer. >0hling for
horses. Tho measure T. one ia the Interest Of the
d" agree with senator Sn1tOn,T said senator o'Con
nor that this hill throws oG every restriction upon
mtcgr.t Of Tihe iiqnor dealers. Thy may rot ony
sell In the saloon, but ont Of Il. There l. no sufficient
State. They can sell to boys and e,rs only sixteen
years Old. The licenses should be limited 10 one Tor
every 500 persons. believe that the saloons will
rapidly Increase under this bl and become great
curse. II the Democratic party wish to assume the
Senator Edwards said "A feeling Of sadness over
whelss me TO see men Of hlndy impnl'es moving
II should be entitled An act 10 Increase n'cmperance
poverty aud death We are asked 10 pass an act to
and daughters 10 alc the hard earnings Of the
poor and to undermine the Who'll" structure OF our
society, protest most soemnly against the passage
hul tho BIN was passed b vote OF y TO T. n the
lcans in the negative follows:
Nays-Me'srs. A,,rinal Derby. D9nald,on, Edward
Richardson. ~aAt0n. smith, Van Gotdcn-I1.
Yeas-McNsrs; Ahearn nlo,dscod Brown Cnn,3r'
Endres, Floyd Jores llarnn, McCary: McCarrcn, Nc
Celland, McMahon Nichols Osborne. Parker iI"nhiii'
The Democratic leaders were able T. pass the
Excise code only by promising that they would u
roducc "a supplemental bin giving authority to drug
glsts TO sell liquor and also Strengthening the Cvl
dnccd BY senator Cantor As soon rs thc EAcsc code
was passed by the senate. 1t provides that
Excise commissioners may grant druggists aud store
Keepers licenses 10 licensed pharmacists. but that
only "a -lorekcepcrs Hccnsc shall be granted 10
pharmacist. IL also provides that the clerk of an
excise board who shall have been entitled prior To April
him in the new bin shall continue 10 receive The
The second section Of the bill reads a. follows:
'G Suffered T' Sy BE o ai Of the ' % OF Of a '@g
r9n from any gefton or persons Tho sHa Gy iei@g
intoXic0ton or from any parsons owning or renting OF
permitting The GGcg?oton ., any bu s or ggmlS'
jointly with the person or persons selling or Giving away.
damage .hai. previous q such selling giving away,
have given written notice 10 Ne ler-on or persons
giving to the person whose inoNcation shall haze
caPs cSn gG FG FS g%S not ron calling upon c
Controller TO inform the senate nv whnt authority the
Federal refund Of $40 oc0 had been turned into
the general fund and used for the expenses " gov
ernmcnt instead Of being set apart TO be rumrd 10
the counties and whether or not II was true that OF
this enormous fund only few thousand dollars
ton TO be adopted unless tie Iangunre Of me last
clause was modified. Senator Erwin consented 10
this and the resolution was changed that II simply
asks for report OF the amount Of the refund left
The resolution was adopted.
The Senate passed the following bills OF interest:
Assembyman sullivan's bin, generally known as Dr.
Rainey's East River Bridge bill Mr.. Yetman's pro.
vl1ng, that any charitable Institution whose gross
this Is for the benefit OF the Sailors Snug farb0r at
New nghton. which does not want to be chased as
q panper) Mr. FaNuhar's amendments 10 thc Penal
Code containing the penalties prescribed In the ballot
reform amendments; Senator McCarty's bill for the
creation OF a bay parkway In Kings County also
authorizing the Kings County Park Commissioner TO
lay ont park outside Of the city OF Brooklyn Sen
ator McMahon's, apprOprang $4,000 a wear after
this year, for the New York Metropolitan Museum
and providing that shah be open to III, public two
evenings week and on Sundays Senator rrtarison's
providing that the Mddleiown State Hospital NAV
receive pay patients AT price fixed by the hoard OF
trustees: senator Caniors appropnating - 900 for
an exhibit OF the state Darymens Association I'm
Newiork City In October. 1852; Assembyman Condos
bill approprlang $4,000 for frightening the canal
locks: senator McCartys bill allowing Brootlyn 10
eXpend s6OOOO for q new CITY bnlldlnr ma :.