New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
nOWN ON THE RAlNES BILL
..-oruER BATCH OF ITS OPPONENTS
HEARD IN ALBANY.
.xosc THEM WERE REPRESENTATIVE OF Ho-
rr1zxEEpERs. BREWERS. LloUoR-DEALERs.
cBocERs. DR. RJGGIsTs AND PRoPRIE-
TORS OF BAILRooMs-THE BILL

KEEPERS BREWERS. LIQUOR-DEALERs.
cpocERs. DIR RJGGlsTs AND PRoPRIE-
TORS OF BALLRooMs-THE BILL
DECLARED TO BE IN
CONSTITUTIONAL
,,ou-uE REGULAR Correspondent OF THE TRlBt'SEl ]
.,,orv Ian 2s-The Senators and Assemh!ymen
h.,ontallv abandoned all other business to-day In
ssr "a consider the Raines BILL which, it is esti-
.a ,-nnoses tax Of 100000 on the liquor deal
'" - the State half Of which is to go to the State
rasurv and the other half 10 the municipality CO.
,,,,g II The Senators and Assemblymen ana
Ao,, three hundred spectators assembled In the
r.a,e chamber about o'clock in the afternoon and
,o,ed 20 series OF speeches in regard TO the BILL
os,l, in opposition to 1t. Senator Raines was
osart and he frequently asked questions of the
,oskers and In an indirect way defended the Dill.
nv prook.yn grocers were represented by j. IL
,,ever the hotel-keepers of the State by W. j.
RAINING. the brewers by Samuel Untermyer. the
pharmaceutical Association OF Kings County by
,d,ien Paradies. the State Grocers by J. W. Cal
laban. and the State Ale Wine and Liquor Dealers
.socia;.on which numbers 10000 retail liquor deal
ers in It's ranks by Frederick b. House.
HOTEL-KEEPERs PROTEST.
ur Fanning speaking for the hotel-keepers. was
hoard nrst He said that the hotel men OF New
work. CITY considered that the tax paid by them now
: canvas as great as they can bear But IL inc
LEGISLATURE should II; TO raise this tax theh the
,,,el licenses in New-York should he graded. lie
continued:
There are in New-York many hotes, especially p,dl!
on the West Side which are really araIt,ie"1 lrrahia
houses their bar business being SnnId the
am Informed by their propretoTs 'hat Shou.a n h ,is
.sx In the Rsnes bill be levied IL wouIo .ahr .ar
re.ep's nd o hose whose liquor traffic is insignificant
sSouId not be charged the same as tnose ,o %noss
business would warrant the payment oi e"''
licenses arc already graded in NewYork on the
basis Of the snna Te0es IG three grades
he maximum is ssCH We ask two ioWep owl nr.Has n,aHI
De ne satsfactory nigh, he made for the ,owest
500 and for the intermediate grace Nv oil ~ NV
hUea of i,s officials The president OF the assoca,
lion MI Terney asks me TO say Ina" barsa ,s IN al
IMAGES ove- 5000 population. and IN viiaseso oeIow low
mat population the hotel licenses shouiu pe Wv anu
Mcs ss'
prppEsENTATIvE OF THE BREWERS.
Samuel Jntermeyer OF New-York appeared IN
tho interests Of the brewers lie SAID
'"r nrausrs have for many years been trying 10
...re ,his Excise question. They nave had man
Ieasons for doing. principally pecao , Vi rau.rs
sIsr that they are engaged in legitimate pus.-
ress ard should not he deenautu Dc g rears
ab, =, ,nsiire an amicable settlement FAR ahKe
70 those in the traffic and those oppost M ,oconsti
and that it will settle the excise cue
lion but rather plunge US mo hon Or Inpisiature
situatloh his trade but tho rgh; OF the State
y, ~ ,ns,i,ute discriminating tax we deny
Senator Higgins asked the speaker "ha' seI''o"'
r, IN. Constitution were violated. In Ms opinion
NJ I-r,erneyer replied that il was the one anoro-
-, - oil ci,zens the right OF life. liberty ana inc
pursuit OF happiness He added:
,r,ofore VIC have considered this traffic as com
49,, Irder nolice control. BY this measure the tranc
ing uueI Pc onen and ali restraint IS taken away
anou.ing almost the INVASION OF tilt S"iiO s! o
a,nes The courts will hold this 10 be tax meas
r,iyof
for ,he same class Of business There Is IN eoDtne M
IV,minet,on In the interest OF one section OF the
be ernense Of the other. and this may be
sn~nd 70 be unconstitutional believe II -
,ar,en paradis representing the Kings county
Pharmaceutical Association protested against ,ne
sgc,s,s. TAX in the Ranes bill. which in Brooklyn
ID he $50 He argued that under the Ranes OH
,ho email druggist would be unable to Keep liquors
oven for medicinal purposes. and inns feature oi
..A law would work hardshps on the peopie VINO
.Xnect In case Of sickness. 20 ilnd liquors al
pharmacy Mr Paradis submitted Tor the consul
a-o.,on OF the committee the amendmen; proposed
- Tho Kern bin of last year IN the interests OF drug
gss. ., 1,.., A.
soc,a.ior OF Brooklyn. He argued as did the rep
,esen,at.ve OF the NewYork Grocers Assocla'io''
a. a former hearing. Chairman Higg1ns sau '"a'
10 ,ad received letters from Brooklyn people ASK
,ry that n prohibitive clause be inserted IN the Dill
o,ret ,ha sale OF liquor by grocers. as many
,,oroen had been made drunkardc by the ease with
which LIQUOR could he obtained in groceries MI.
,,vs, sa;d he could not dispute the statement ana
he retired .
.seoc,a,ion rext made speech. HIS argument
was ,ha, the traffic in liquors was forced on the
,o.s-s and not accepted willingly. He stated that
-, In the business for accommodation only they
should not be bdrdened
MR. HOUSES ARGUMENT.
~. c.a,o rio,,or Dealers Association, through
r-aaerlck p House contended that its business
was legitimate, and acqu.esced IN by Nauoha' anu
STATE authority. He also said:
In the present controversy we, tne I1or ~
cam Sco tah, .ne neonie hy the left hand and march
thus hand in hand TO the oest sdoratio, I'D o
snv Legislature Instead OF cellihe ms tie ~
Tax law the description n he me sbal b@ Known as
bill should be cia,seu "
the free law
Senator Ranes asked II such construction
would please his clients. ana MI HooSe 'ep"eu p,
"No # would not, for they are willing and anxious
o. ,ay ,he,r share OF legitimate tax." The
sneaker chen disputed the constitutionaHty OF 'he
nc. In .,s entirety AMI Of many sec'O"S Vi J..
separafely and also the right 10 'aNo any P"' %
the moneys or New-York City ana ue'o'e ~ 80
general State purposes i also s'i'oU''
your authority gentlemen" he said 10 'aNe '"e
,.. =. r,n.,,g licenses away from municipal
oeca,s" Tn. support OF many charities py Tue
excess OF excise money over the neeos o. ''e "
partments 10 which II is devotea was .,e
by Mr. House and he doubted II any 'ep
=, vaw-york County would be willing to sacrince
this benent for the sake OF increased revenues '0F
the State. . ,,a, be designat ed
Mr. House called attention 10 wha' h,,i ne II would
prevent the Of SALOON "r ir0m se Spened SpeaF any
door ~ hs establishment, even 10 Ie. gu. ,-,.s,
Der Of his amy he would he his Iabg home 70 wiihou;
onening door he said ''if he Is 50 UNI o h,si
az 20 i've in the sarie Building in when MS puS'
conducted" o,.ol Of n license
Mr. House declared that no reneWai Uch o. money
could be secured. matter 70" othurch should
might be invested in Dtisl"'as' saIoon The