New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
IN AID OF UIVEKEEPEES.
PLrNKrTT,e BILL PASSES TIE SENATE
A MEASURE MAKING IT STILL MORE DIFFICULT
TO REVOKE LICENSES.

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TO REVOKE LICENSES.
Albany Feb. 10 (Speclal).-Senator PluhKi'ts o'i'
which should bear the title OF An Act to Protect
Dives and Dvekecpers.' passed tho senate ui' mo'"
ing This IS the first effort OF the keepers of disordery
ouscs I'm the large cities the state TO pass laws thao
shall act a. preventive to their prosecution for car
rvng on their vile business, and to pElfe oo'r'e'
ngain,t the procuring Of testimony on winch tAo EN-
clse Commissioners can move against the keepers o'
such resorts and take away licenses. 1t Is diihou'
enough a, is to find men who will complain against
these places when their names are not to be aue
public but when law Is enacted TINT VIII compei III
those who give such testimony 10 verify 1t as they
would in court, and at the same uhc PcNc'
the excise boards acting upon any testimony
tlat i, not verified 1t pretty eiiec ualy acts 10
prohibition to the securing of any testimony on WHICH
di,rcputablc place could bc closed Slch Is INC CHIT
NOR Of the bill that passed TINS morning.
The bill Vac beaten last week.. when the Democratic
senators Nichols and Brown voted against H. Today II
wa, taken up IN the absence Of senator Own ana Seha
tor Nichols had bon pulled back into line by the D'"
Gratis who wanted pass the BILL II the bIu ad peeh s.
drawn that Il would have affected IN, larger cues ia ''
state only il would De A. Lad ~ 1t Is bnt such
wa, - the ca-o. IT. provisions apply to every Town
and al.t iu n. state, and should the bill pass inc
Assembly aud receive lie signature OF Farmer
Flower there Will be- no town 80 small that IL VIII hO'
Anvo ~ dive aud dancesusc. Here !, the bII rs IL
pissed the senate thi, morning. aud the readers Oh
Tho Tribune can see for ,hcmscve, II the closing Of
n,y house u III rcputc can he obtained By the taxing
away Of a license to sell strong liquors from 1t;
Tho toar II c.cise any city town or village may at
an, tin ubon their own InI the complaint Of any
r~d.nt of said lty. town village verified In the SAM
annrr a. plfnt, ~" required 20 D" N'r'h'u Nv ' ''
90 ,,.l Pro der. alleging that p'r-o OF persons IL
o,l Las or have violated any PROV sons OF the eN'
,o law shall before thcm such person or per
aor"d aud II they shall beco'e s'''h'a
thu, ay person p.ons Ia, or have Noiati any OF
the provisions this act VI the act' hereby ssnuel
they .bau revoke cancel and annul the c"ue OF any such
.rson or persons which they are hereby empowered 70 no.
and whrre necessary 10 enter upon the premises anu Hhe
c.-sslon OF and such license IN" "a boa snail
W.T. ~ thry DAYS ha. been heard upon COM
t,in and finally submitted. render decision IN wFiuhH
snd lor aay uroa the part Of any commissioner 70
comply with tho provisions Of tbs act such commissioner
shall In addition orfo,ng hs Office bo guilty u mis-
anor and upon conviction thereof shall he subject -
fine not to exceed tao hundred and ny dollars pom ah
lrquir, the -aid board tho rdity conpam'" o. IT."
summon aud the ssd board compel The ot|nhah'c Z"
witnesses l.forc them and examine thcm under oith
senator Iunhlit had nadN q careful canVh~' OF the
senate and hc knew that he could pas, the bill bel re
he c,lcd from tic table the motion made by MN "'t
week. when the bill had failed to- receive the requisite
number oi votes pass It, = reconsider the vote ny
which the measure had been lost aid that the m'''l
nc on the table. Beside. Excise Commissioner ho'h
,, New loIh WIS IN tho senate chamber and co"IN
toph seat In senator Iiuukitts chair T. coach MN
~ to how 10 proceed In passing the IN senator
Dronnor who had persisted in voting Tor u" bl'
asked If urdcr Il thN ENds' Commits iohcfS would h''
PCS prevented from going ahead aud revolving H' 'h'o
ON tholr own vOlOn. senator Cantor sald thnt IL
I'd not but he could not show wherein there was
any such provision; and 80, {" secure senator
O'Counor', vote. amendment was MAIDS that makes
n pcr-ni,.vc Tor the Commissioners 10 act That,
with the New York Commissioners, j. equal Il saving
that they need not act.
Then senator Edward, found an cNeeeding' danger
ni., word In the bill. The person who gave ia" te't
nony was to show" that the charges made by him
were true ncfpe the ENciss Commissioners could even
h.riu an Investigation. rhi, word changed u
~nnceinc' and the commissioners may inve,u
cato on an ALLEGATION If II Is verified and the person
making the complaint is willing 10 have his name
made public aid become the target Tor the abuse Of
those who arr asking for this sort Of protection.
senator Erwin attacked the bill vigorously. He
-aI that lie did not blame the EXci>> commissioners
for wanting - passed. IT relieved them from all
further responsibility in connection with the rcvOking
II licenses. Til, bill relieved Them from any duty
that they should perform. Tbs bill VIA. general
one affecting all Of the Villages and the towns In the
state. IN the country 1t was now hard enough To
cet any ono to move against the keeper Of saloon
or "A dive. and it ought not 10 be made difficult
The reason Of this was tina the moment a
moved against any one Of the people engaged In this
business. IL the signal for the most vicious and
vainOu, attacks 10 be made upon MIN by al Of them
> nntor Cugee3hal moved TO strike out the portion
making lhc provisions of the bill - apply to the
and the villages of the state. lite SAID that he had
received no ard from the quordcalcs Of his district
TINT they wanted the bin. ana until he did he did
not Intend 10 aid In putting such law upon tho
statute books.
Al thi, senator McCelland jumped up with q protest
aenlnst the adoption of such an amendment THE
lhn 1, lust ~ The people If lOnkrrs want it," he
declared. senator SaAtOn said that far rs tho
smaller lOcac, in the state there was
no Demand need for the bin. II WIS not wanted
senator IIunkitt would not accept any amendments
further than those Inrodnced BY senator Edwards and
| .vAf 1ta Il,
which II appenis In this article.
Those VINO voted Tor 10 were senator's Ahoan
AsuinalL Boodgood. Cantor Endr.s Fl1yd.Joncs
lIngin. McCnIty. Met arrcn. Mccclland. Mcmahon
NIchois, OConnor Osborne Parker, Punkltt. Koesch
and Walkcr-lS.
In the negative we're Senator, Coegc,hall, Derby
Donaldson. Edwards Emerson. Erwin Mnliin Parsons
Richardson. ,aAt)n, smith and Van G)rder-I2.