Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-01
THE LIQUOR LICENSE BILL.
It Was Passed by the Senate with Some
Amendments.

It Was Passed by the senate with Some
Amendments.
THE NILE LIMIT CLAUSE RETArNrD-ourrE A
DISCUSSION IN REGARD To THE CLUBs-MR.
GALLrNGFR's AMENDMENT As TO SUNDAY SALES
REJEcrED-rHE BILL GOES TO CONFERENCE.
The liquor license bill was passed by the
Senate Yesterday afternoon and a conference
upon the amendments added was asked for.
The bill was taken up just before The STAR s
report closed. while Mr.. Turpie was speaking
on his amendment His discourse wandered
from debating his amendment to general dis
cussion OF the license question. He did not
believe that there should be any restrictions
upon the liquor traffic. The Senator from New
Hampshire objected to the bill because it was a
license bill. He (Mr. Turpie) objected to it be-
cause 1t was not enough of a license bill. He
wished to strike out the clauses stating the
number OF lrdor-ers required before Q license
could be obtained and insert in lieu thereof the
words "a reasonable number of householders.
he spoke strongly upon this phase Of the bill.
and regarded it as just much an invasion OF
rights OF the citizen would pc bill to force
man to join a secret society. He was opposed
to any law which said what a man should eat or
wear or drink. or how much he should pay for it.
y
lation with natural rigats. quoted st. Paul rs an
exemplar of seif-renunciation. when he said.
III eating meat offend my brother [ shall eat
no more meat while the world stands" st.
Paul had not said that he would procure a
decree from Cesar closing the shambles in
every province of the empire. He Mr.. Turpie)
had no quarrel with the sons or the daughters
OF temperance: with the Order of the Blue
flbbon or the Order of the White Ribbon, or
with any voluntary association which had
~so lar r-4,,ll % lsh The
great work of reformation of the world. He
believed in that mode and method. but did not
believe In the methods of the pending bill.
MR. GALLINGERs REPLY.
MIR. Galilnger spoke in reply to the state
ments made by Mr.. Turpie regarding his posi-
ton. Mr.. Gallinger said that in his brief oppo-
stion to the bill he had no idea that he would
arouse such q burst of fervid eioquence from
Mr.. Turpie. e it We're blasphemy to advocate
prohibition there was blasphemy in the "shalt
nots that were given to the world amid the
thunders Of Mount Sinai. While he and Mr..
Turpie would both vote against the bill il would
be from different N olives. but, anyhow. he was
glad to welcome him TO the little band which
had fought the bill.
y vote was then taken on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Turpie to strike ont the words
"a majority" where they appeared and insert
twenty. The amendment was rejected ard
the debate having come to a close the bill WAS
reported from the committee of the whole to
the Senate. Mr. Galiinger asked to reserve the
right for a separate vote on the club amend
ment and Mr.. Frye asked the same privilege
for the amendment which reduced the limit of
the distance within which liquor could not be
sold from the Soldiers Home to half mile.
AGAINST REDUCING THE MILE LIMIT.
In connection with his request he read a me-
mortal from the Gurley Memorial Presbyterian
Church rem Onstrating against the proposed re-
duction of the limit.
The memorial stated that the mile limit law
had met every expectation of its promoters.
Property in that section had risen in value
Under its influence homes had been built and a
large part of the city had been given a strong
impetus in the direction of development. All
of this had been checked bv the Supreme Court
decision holding that the District had license
law. Saloons had sprung up among them and
local drunkenness, before unknown. had be-
come common. If the half-mile limit were es-
tablished only one-half of this section would be
exempted from its present pernicious infu-
ences. They asked that the mile limit law be
restored in full
SUNDAY AND THE CLUBS.
All the other amendments were then agreed
to. Mr.. Gallinger offered an amendment to
what is known as the club amendment, by
adding at the end Of the clause the words
except on Sunday" thus prohibiting the Com
ullsolOuerS from allowing cluDS 10 sell nQuOr on
that day. He said that it probably has sug-
gested itself to Senators that when COM
mence licensing clubs there will be great in
crease or the number of clubs in the city of
Washington. They will be on every street cor
ner beyond a doubt. and they will be licensed
to sell intoxicating liquors. But that is not the
worst part OF the amendment adopted by the
Senate. 1t is an amendment not only licensing
clubs. but permitting them to sell every day in
the week. including Sunday. There is no ques-
ton about that. The Senator in charge OF the
bill admits that such is the fact simply pro-
pose to offer an amendment adding the words
except on Sunday" so that if you are going to
make clubs places where Intoxicating liquors
are to be sold they shall not have a monopoly
Of the business on the Sabbath day
Nh. FAULKNERs REMARKS.
Mr.. Faulkner said that so far as he was con-
cerned he regarded Clubs just as he did
mans private house. He thought a member Of
club has as much right to procure wine for
his dinner Sunday on any other day. ard
he desired the same privilege given a club
which is proposed to be given by the bill to a
hotel.
Mr.. FELTON, said: 1.-The character of clubs at
which this amendment is aimed is in no sense
whatever commercial They social; they
are in no wise communicating. No Is per-
mitted there except the members. Such
club Is practically household, family. In
the sense that the word sale is commonly used
there is no sale of liquor in clubs. 1t is simply
mode by which the club divides among its
members that which it has paid for in bulk
and which is used for the convenience of the
club. You might as well invade man $ pri-
vate house. because in all essential purposes
that is what club of this kind and char
acter is
The amendment of Mr.. Gallinger was lost by
a vote Of SO nays to 20 yeas.
THE BILL PASSED WITH THE MILE LIMIT.
tn hal:-mile limit amendment was then
taken up ard or a roll call was lost by "a to 32.
BY this the limit remains at a mile On the
passage Of the bill the vote resulted 81 yeas to
Is nays and the bill passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Hansbrough the Senate in
sisted on its amendments and asked a confer
ence by the House.