New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-07
,pc1-NENTs BEFORE COMMITTEES.
srI1L ANOTHER HEARING GRANTED oH i"N
OWENS sIDE-DoOR MEAsURE-THE LAW
SON MANURE BILL TO BE FA-
yoRABIY REPORTED.


SON MANURE BILL TO BE FA-
yoRABLY REPORTED.
March s-The Senate Judiciary Commit
80 a hearing this afternoon on Senator
-, b,l authorizing saloonkeepers In cities OF
-. ,ban 200 900 inhabitants TO sell liquor on sun
DIV nv the use OF side doors. and senator DonaIl-
.on.s local option bill. There were present D. H.
pronson. OF Amsterdam. president OF the S'a'e
r,n.rance Society; John l. Platt, Of Poughkeep-
.,a. the Rev James H. Ecob. OF Albany; the Kew.
- NJ 9 Uaines, OF Troy: the Rev. Stanley
poherts OF Utica; the Rev. II. c. Hines. or Troy
the Rev o. II. Walser. OF Cohoes; Mrs . ~
K:nnv OF Rensselaer, County president OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union MIS- - j..
Wells James r. Prentss and G. f. Van Iandt' OF
to- AND the Rev. j Welcomes. OF Albany
The Donaldson bill was first taken up Mr. Plat
expained its provisions, saying that the measure
provided FOR local option by towns or wards that
~ the vot. for no license" the Commissioners
should grant no licenses and that IL the vote was
"for license" the Commissioners would stih have
their discretion In the granting OF licenses "a under
the present law.
The Rev L. NJ s. Hanes said that the bill was
perfectly fair and had worked well In MasSachu-
sets lie wished TO say that. after thirty years Oh
study Of the question. he was convinced 'ha' the
main trouble lay in the failure TO enforce present
laws 800
Mrs Kenny made earnest plea FOR the Oil
on the ground that II would give the better ele-
ment a chance TO struggle against foes or the nome
She gave some instances OF the Violation or the
LIQUOR laws in Troy.
The Owens bill then taken up. The Rev.
DR. Hlte speaking for the Methodist ministers OF
Albany and vicinity made a vigorous address IN
opposition. 1t would be suicidal. he said, for any
Legislature to add anything to the iawlessness
which already existed. To break down the Sabbath
would be 10 break down the church. the sole con-
servatOr OF morals. .,
The hearing on the Owens bill adjourned unti
next Wednesday. at 3 o'clock 49,.
The Lawson bill providing that manure IN New
York city stables below One-hundrel and -thrtleth
81. shall be placed in bales and boxes and remover
every twenty-four hours, received further nearing
before the Assembly cities Committee thls AFTER
noon. and much interest manifested. -,
Four New-lOrk women appeared in favor OF lhe
bill. They represented the Womans Health Pry,
tective Association of NewYork. Mrs. Ralph
be considered. she said, was the matter OF me
neah OF the citizens of New-York. That was being
placed in jeopardy. not alone by the carting OF
stale and rotten manure through the streets. but
By the failure Of stable-owners 10 get rid or II
within a reasonable time. Often IL was left to lie
around in the vicinity CT stables 10 the detrirneht
Mrs 4 NJ Palmer Mrs Clark Bell and Mrs. W
Fendle also spoke for the bill.
- Manager Skt Of the Fourth Avenue line. or New
York opposed the bill. Manure was taken
away from stables Of his railroad in New-fork
twice a day-just before noon and at O'Clock II was
NOT dumped In the city bnt paced upon cars ana h
removed out Of New-icrk Tn, passage OF n unr
Dill would be hardship TO the Keepers or sinaiIeI
stables. They were the who were allowing
manure 10 lie about stables FOR week or more
Ills road ne urged should be exsmpieSd cd. t,orss
Manure Company: f.. II. Garrison. Of the Long
Island Land Fertilizng Company. and II. H. Nret
land. OF the METROPOLITAN Traction company. aIso
opposed the bill The committee decided to report
faV0rahlV