The evening world., 1894-08-18
A STATE LIQUOR TlI|
Mr. Tekulsky Speaks Against /
in Constitutional Convention,
Anti-SaIary Raising Amendm,.
Brought Back from the Dead
Referendum Proposition on Lo..|
Bills Also Taken Up.

ALBANY, Aug. lS.-Nobody ra,.o, !.
question OF quorum this morninv -
the Constitutional Convention me, ~
MIR. Vedder arose and asked a.. aaY
proposition to forbid an increas.
salary to officials during their ter, u
ONCE be again taken up. He related =.
the amendment had been killed last n,..
by disagreeing with the repor,
moved reconsideration of the vo,. ~
vote was rcconsi1ered. Ah1
lhere was long wrangle az :, 4,
erect OF the next vote, which IN. -
announced as a motion 10 s.r. !.
amendment to third reading or d.,s.
II. Those voting aye were voting n al
vance the measure. those nay, to 49,.
1t. The roll was called with this r..s.J
Ayes. 81; noes. 40.
Inc amendment is now on the conv..
ton calendar for consideration ana 80
Is liable to be hot fight as II inc,pdo. y
the officers whose alaries NAV mo, n
raised police and firemen.
Mr.. Hollis. from the Committee a, nj
ucation, reported favorably the edu..
tionnl amendment forbiddInr anv
preparations OF school money 70 a.
taught. tenet
the time for the report OF IN. IA.
mittees on Militia and Education ~
eH TSa en, until Friday next.
or the whole on MIR. McKinstry's my
posed amendment doing away WITH
quor Licenses AMI creating a State r..
MT Iekuisky spoke against II. He 4,
saloons were reduced in Ohio by The ~
position of a tax instead of a licenas ~
me records OF the Liquor Dealers N
socia ton showed that there was an h
crease. :"
Instead of having 5000 saloon,
New York State. as now, the tax wou
Increase the number to 10000 He ~
lieved that boards of excise should uc
have the power to say what the chsi
Believe 9i than an tb rs but still he did
remedy even that. The reason that NJ
saloon is In politics to-day is that N
pad character Of the mebers Of exec
boards forced Il in. Abolition Of board
but not the way, they wanted aid.
:, The liquor dealers had found great n
lief In the last two years by the eouIt,
bic and much better laws Of excl
ADOPTED 10 by the legislature; The presa
exciSe to juggle with the fees was
good thing. Local option as carried %
In the State was a farce. The measuT
was the outcome of the wish OF M
country to govern the affairs Of elite
The amendment either emanated frcs
Shautauqua or Cattaraugus. the ho
oeds or the w. c: T. U.
why" Mr.. Tekulsky said, when d
Excise bill was up in the Legislatur
was President Of the w. c. T. u, an
was opposed to the bill. Her husbal
was on the committee, and had
send him in two bottles of whiskey
keep him going"
There were some very bad things abcl
Excise Boards that could be remedIs
put tne legislature should do 1t and q
this Convention.
Mr.. Mckinstry offered a local ortiz
part to the proposition. and moved a.
tive Powers.
The suggestion was adopted and d
amendment sent to the Committee
Legislative Powers and Duties.
Mr. McDonough's amendment, sendin
local or special laws to a referendum
the people, was next taken up. II
especially aimed at appropriation bill
FOR localities. Mr.. McDonough explains
his amendment at great length.
MT. Alyord thought that you might 4
well abolish the Legislature as to giv
this right to the people.
Mr. Dean thought 1t would make COW
Mr.. Hill thought tina there was no med
or such thing when the LegislatuJ)
was responsible to It's constituents ID
It's action. each individual member, an
would not twice with immunity offend I'd
people. The people has redress In tn
way, ana needed no other.