The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-30
THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE.
INTRODUCTION OF 1HE NEW EXCISE
BILb IN the ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW EXCISE
BILL IN .1HE, ASSEMBLY,
Under DRY Dollar suiiivaa's Mansge.est
the Ann. Pint ertou NH Goes 70 n Tssrd
Rsasiue- other Biils and Gossip.
A,n,Sy. Jan. oo.-Assemblyma Foley OF the
Sixth New York district and Senator Endres OF
BufYalo Introduced the Official Excise bill this
morning. This IL tho bill referred to In The
Sun several weeks ago as adopted by the
LIQUOR Dealers Association. They will AJAX
tho Legislature to pass It and the Governor to
sign II as q concession to them to which they
claim they arc entitled. It IL q long bill. with
n printed pages and ~ sections. 1t makes
radical changes In tho present law. II repeats
and supplants excise laws from lS&o down.
Boards OF Excise are to consist OF three
members to DO elected In the country
and to DO appointed by the Mayors In cities.
In New York and Brooklyn the salaries are to
be 5000 year. and In the country not more
than $4,000 The Board shall appoint their
own employees and shull keep public records
OF their proceedings and they shall have tho
power to examine Witnesses Any applicant
for n license shall be moro than II years OF
age. n citizen OF the United States and a resi-
dent Of the State. The members OF the Excise
Board shall not be engaged in the selling
hotcl. saloon, ale and beer. storekcepers. drug
store and restaurant. and license to keep open
all night. The minimum fec In cities is $50.
except for a druggists license. for which tho
fee Is fixed at 500 The maximum feo is $3.50.
The all-nght license is new thing. and per-
mits tho Board to grant an additional license
when II shall appear that public necessityre-
Quires for saloon TO keep open from 1
o'clock until s at night. tho only hours now
prohibited except until l o'clock on Sunday
afternoon.
Tho bill is stringent against druggists. 1t
fixes their fec at almost tho minimum license
fee: It provides that no druggist shall give or
sell liquors. wines. or beer. except when
physician gives written prescription. and
tS The an a%S aors sh sad not be hs
sician's prescription are to DO drunk OH tho
man Wsoss dened may tie
regard to the case and order the Board to grant
reasons why the license should not 10 granted.
Licenses may ho transferred without payment
iatins the law rsvok es The license. lilo board
may revoke license for fraud. the conviction
Q! the liSensce for felony. or MS having E ono
The Court may review all these actions OF the
Ss ra,e sa1 A the
laton q = tS S law a he Si!I makes i mis-:
any licensed promises, at any hour. when it is
bay BY law t. ss nns S to try {:
yeti! nSs cy%snse Ths 0 Iii outlaw. sSt
any drink solist retail. fhe civil 6amsscta st
is amended 80 that recovery enn nI be Ind
for action under II have given written notice
to the liquor dealers. There is section in the
ate , persons by any VERSION or corporation en-
gagged in my business or property for hire :,
cal . Il Whit this bill s mso %
country DEMOCRATS have declined to vote for
The enti.Pnkerton lii was ordered to q
deSste efnn Win Mr brs pSar Sullivan Es
aefeSsed Gen. ap and Bald al Eagle Hastea and the
Democratic, leaders. This bill prohibits the
or other police ofticer who shall not be resi-:
who shall not have. received an aRpointment
tho importation Of detetiyes ard special
mr. sm h fs'F of st+fs an sn' m SSSi
ion OF the bill Mr; Dry Dollar sullivan point
resorts and hotels. ana that e. exclude al
summer resorts would be to exelud. New York
summer resort in the state"
Saratoga from it's provisions" said Mr. Hit,
Sullivan. need no protection at Saratoga.
e with sandhb99g f" tt II You were to
position to 1t.
Cen Hustled seemed to regard tho remarks
said that the railroads would be abb, TO pro-
tect their own property and they would SEQ
that 1t was protected against strikers Of every
This bill is endorsed by all the organza-
not owned by railroads or Interested in them
Or some other corporation which uses these
The Senate confirmed DR.. William, T: Jen-
York and Judge Samuel A. Beardsley to be
IT, %as The
confirmation Of DIR. Jenkins was by vote Of
T. to The the
the places Of Dr.. William NJ. Smith. Health
Oficer. and William F. Rogers.
the direct tax refund over to the school fund.
e Say The psops stat sns sns IL S s s
Prison removed rom there az IL they say 1T It
hurts the value OF property in Sing Sing and
derision. particularly In the comic newspa.
pers.
INK the liability. Of hotel keepers for losses to
their guests to $3.50.
Senator Hill is still In town. He came hack
which he has engaged for the winter at ~,
State street. He will BIO here of and on until
tho State Convention. This evening he at
tended a dinner, at which several Judges Of
tho Court OF Appeals were present.
THE CITY COLLEGE,