The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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 L.,
Bills Also Taken Up.
tBy Associated Press,

ALBANY, Aug. 1S.-Nobody ra,,oa a,
question of quorum this morning ~"
the Constitutional Convention mo, e.
Mr.. Vedder arose and asked thu, ~
proposition to forbid an ipcreas. ~
salary to officials during their term =.
office be again taken UP. He relsted ~
the amendment had been killed last n,.,.
by disagreeing with the report ny
moved reconsideration of the vo,s N.
vote was rcconsiiered. aug
Ihere was a long wrangle Az "A A.
erect OF the next vote, which IN. ~.
announced as motion to SEND n.
amendment to third reading or defs.,
H. Those voting aye were voting to a.
vance the measure. those nay, to A..
1t. The roll was called with this r...,.'
Ayes, GA; noes, 40.
Inc amendment Is now on the corv.,
ton calendar for consideration ana 49,.
is liable to be hot fight, as II includs. =
the ofhcers whose alaries may mot \.
raised police and firemen.
Mr.. Hollis, from the Cummittee An N.
ucation. reported favorably the edpcs.
tional amendment forbiddine anv ~
preparations of school money To an y
taught. eou' tenet q
The time for the report of the Gan.
mittees on Militia and Education va
extended until Friday next.
The Convention went into comr,,...
Oh the whole on Mr.. McKinstry's nm.
posed amendment doing away win n
Quor licenses and creating a State tss
MI. Tekulsky spoke against It. He a.
saloons were reduced in Ohio BY the I'M.
position Of a tax instead of a license ~
The records Of the Liquor Dealers' A.
ISOLATION showed that there was an IN.
crease. A W.
Instead Of having 5000 saloons IN
New York State. as now. the tax womb
increase the number to 10000. He h..
iieved that boards of excise should no.,
have the power to say what the char
believe that this proposition Woult
remedy even that. The reason that IN,
saloon is in politics to-day is that ths
bad character of the mebers OF excise
boards forced Y In. Abolition Of boards
but not the way. they wanted aid.
The liquor dealers had found great r..
lief In the last two years by the eouits-
BILE and much better laws Of excise
law fixing fees and forbidding So psIeo of
excise to juggle with the fees was 4
good thing. Local option as carried out
In the State was a farce. The measure
was the outcome of the wish Of he
country to govern the affairs of cities
The amendment either emanated from
Shautauqua or Cattaraugus, the hot.
beds of the w. c. T. u.
Why" Mr.. Tekulsky said, when tn
EXCISE bill was up in the Legislature
was President Of the w. c. T. u, ana
was opposed to the bill. Her Husband
was on the committee, and I had q
s, him in two bottles of whiskey tsI
There were some very bad things about
Excise Boards that could be Remedial
put the Legislature should do 1t and not
this Convention.
Mr.. Mckinstry offered a local optioal
part to the proposition, and moved that
tive Powers.
The suggestion was adopted and Tho
amendment sent to the COMMITTEES on
Legislative Powers and Duties.
Mr.. McDonough's amendment, sending
local or special laws to a referendum q
the people, was next taken up. II h
especially aimed at appropriation bills
Tor localities. Mr.. McDonough explained
mis- amendment at great length.
MT. Alyord thought that you might a.
well abolish the Legislature as to give
this right to the people.
MI. Dean thought 1t would make COW.
ards OF all legislators.
Mr.. Hill thought tina there was no need
OF such a thing when the Legislature
was responsible to its Constituents fof
It's action. each Individual member, and
would not twice with immunity offend the
people. The people has redress In that
way, and needed no other.