The evening world., 1894-08-18
A STATE LIQUOR TAX.
Mr.. Tekulsky Speaks AGAINST It
in Constitutional Convention.
Anti-SaIary Raising Amendment
Brought Back from the Dead.
Referendum Proposition on Local
Bills Also Taken Up.
(By Associated Pre,sl


ALBANY. Aug. 1S.-Nobody raised the
question of a quorum this morning when
the Constitutional Convention met, and
Mr.. Vedder arose and asked that the
proposition to forbid an increase of
salary to officials during their term of
office be again taken up. He related how
the amendment had been killed last night
by disagreeing with the report. He
moved reconsideration of the vote. The
vote was reconsi1ered.
There was a long wrangle as to the
effect of the next vote, which the chair
announced as a. motion to send the
amendment to a third reading or defeat
1t. Those voting aye were voting to ad-
vance the measure, those nay, to defeat
1t. The roll was called with this result:
Ayes "a; noes, 40.
The amendment Is now on the conven-
ton calendar for consideration and there
is liable to be hot fight, as 1t includes in
the officers whose alaries may not be
raised police and fremen.
Mr.. Hollis, from the Committee on Ed
ucation, reported favorably the educa-
tional amendment forbidding any APP
preparations of school money to an in
stitution where any religious tenet is
taught.
mittees on Milltia and d' Education was was
extended until Friday next.
The Convention nv.d vent into committee
posed amendment doing away with IL
quor licenses and creating State tax.
Mr.. Tekulsky spoke against 1t. He de-
MED the statement that the number, of
saloons were reduced in Ohio by the i'm
position of a tax instead of license fee.
| The records of the Liquor Dealers As
ISOLATION showed that there was an in
| crease.
Instead of having 5000 saloons in
New York State, as now, the tax would
iieved that boards Of excise should not
actsr Of q man 4. but stili he did NO.
ets sat tb his pes.ao bs wo sss
saloon is in politics to-day is that the
bad character Of the mebers OF excise
boards forced Il in; Abolition of boards
but not the way they wanted aid.
The liquor dealers had found great re-
lief In the last two years by the equita-
law fixing fees and forbidding boards OF
excise to juggle with the fees was q
thing sts;s Local TS carried out
was the outcome Of the wish of the
country to govern the affairs Of cities.
The amendment either emanated from
beds OF the w. C. T. u.
why" Mr.. Tekulsky said, when the
Excise bill was up in the Legislature.
a few years ago, the wife of a member
was President Of the w. c. 7. u, and
was opposed to the bill. Her husband
was on the committee, and / had to
send him in two bottles of whiskey to
keep him going
There were some very bad things about
Excise Boards that could be remedied
but the Legislature should do II and moi
| this Convention.
Mr.. McKinstry offered a local option
part to the proposition, and moved thai
II be sent to the Committee on Legisla'
tive Powers.
The suggestion was adopted and the
amendment sent to the Committee or
Legislative Powers and Duties.
Mr.. McDonough's amendment sending
local or special laws to referendum Of
especially aimed at appropriation bill.
for localities. Mr. McDonough explained
his amendment at great length.
Mr.. Alvord thought that you might a
we'll abolish the Legislature as to give
this right to the people.
Mr.. 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 fol
its action each individual member. ant
would not twice with immunity offend thu
people. The people has redress in thai
way, and needed no other.