The sun., 1896-03-11

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GsIIasbef, Grady. Guy. Koehisr. Martin, Mccsfrenn
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&ieman absent
Tho Senate adjourned itnmcd lately after the
session continuously from o o'clock this morn
ing.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
A cloture rule, intended to facilitate the pas,
business brought to tho consideration OF tho
Senators. Senator Ellsworth. the leader OF
Som%mittee % on Racs allowing sy't only two % hours f
debate. at the end OF which time the previous
vnss Sv sh th he oYGn 9 e
mittee on knles Ellsworth and Ralnes. ~,
smpie opparrnn'l Pn" W 10 debase The s and now
proposcd aitIsrept ., copr,e ', .rh; cloture
The debate was closed on the report by q
party yrte-3o to 10, The Chair announced
debated two hours, one hour for eaci side.
Mr., Cantor condemned The cloture % rnle, say.
SIk to s aid y" poltical tic machine by siylss @ Il
plunder. There were many amendments to be
suggested and the rulo provided that these he
Senator Cogseslmii said: II am between
the upper and the neither stones. The lnde.
has s been forgotten in The the distribution Of time
! have been termed by ,, the ne,img Chairman
vance sheets of the Blue Book was dubbed
Book, i am called an an lndependent surely. /
am entitled to half an hour" Senator Cog.
geshall continued. opposing The clotnre rule as
the unwise exercise of an arbitrary power and
senator 6. 4; Davis lRep., Erie! also op.
bill as the Liquor Tax bill. He voted for Sen.
ator Cantor's motion orposing the taking of
cloturc should be adopted. The motion was
lost u to 90. CovgcsLnll. G; A. Davis. and
Siebert voted with the minority faFey with
'ns senaor ",Ss'i ccarren moved to strike out that
nns ot 19% e b s "om Was
lost. II to .7,G A. Davis Pavey. and Siehert
voting with the minority and Coggeshnll not
The. bill was put on the order of third read.
ing at l:45 O'Clock. md Senator Cantor Mt
mittss on Taxation. with Instructions to to
amend :" as to provide lower r. tax fee at
and lirht Wines. and chat ali moneys collected
be retained by the locrlity where collected.
senator cantor re reviewed 'i past Excise excise esisla.
tton and the Democratic party's connection
nUa1Ss a S Ssw s erf at s
Tammany agains charges Of blackmail. asked
what abuses the Raines bill would eliminate.
declared 1t would open up disorderly and noto.
rious places, and discussed the present use Of
excise moneys in cities for expenses Of char
He then took up the division under the bill.
The hardship entaied by not discriminating
those for hard liquors was dwelt upon by the
minority leader, who boldly charged that the
State. ss In eoncnson s @ senator Cantor declared
that the bill did not meet with the approval OF
Senator Guy criticized Senator Ford tRep.
n. " for his support of the Raines bill. He
How the shades of Parkhurst and Roose-
welt and the rest of the politically dead re-
formers must have trembled with rage when
.orm clamorng on this floor with braHcn tongue
In behalf OF the most corrupt political measure
stamped upon mis- brow in lndeltble characters
Senator McCarren said that the provisions
visions of the United States internal revenue
laws. The United States collector merely saw
that tho United States tax was paid. then his
interest substantially ceased. Perhaps SEN
stEr s kaines desired ss such result under his
lice officials Of the cities were not to enforce
the Ra.nes bill and that the Republican mn.
the law. ''fhe Excise Boards have uniformly
enforced the law" concluded Senator McCar-
senator Higgins declared that the penalties
under the Ranes bill were stringent enough
to stop violations of the law.
Senator McCarren retorted that an affidavit
would be no obstacle to II man who wanted to
Senator Higgins asked If it was not true that
ell saloons in Brooklyn were open every sun
YES" replied senator McCarren. the peo-
De snny VIII s r"w the coses to BE
saleons VIII be de aooned lrS there ss. CLOSES brooklyn
THE Brooklyn saloons are open by the leave
Of the Republican Administration and Mayor
Wurster," interpolated senator Cantor.
Senator McCarren attacked the provision OF
the bill which compelled clubs to be licensed.
would allow clubs 10 sell without license.
Yes" answered senator McCurren. that's
cretiy wished the bill to pass it would kill
fsy al e He Re-
publican Senators who could not be bulied
6 hs n. TTHed @ SoSR @ nH%sr H
robberies Of the large cities you take to the
rural districts"
termed the hurried methods used To advance
the bill, even without intelligent cnnsidera
It. would not he necessary TO obtain for It the
approval OF Mayors of the cities of the State,
bill was high license for the cities and low
license for tho country II corruption was
ss55 %ou5 naer Ier as ns &
Senator Pavey, In a speech against the BILL
MY reasons for opposition to this measure
,'First-It Is a plain violation of the simplest
'Second-It appropriates one third the pro-
ceeds Of tax collected from q local business
tice demands that the locality paying the tax
shall receive the full benefit OF IT.. No suff-
ClenG 1uStl1catlOn Tor TINS grad Tor revenue
from the large cities has been given. None
exists.
"Third-It establishes a gigantic political
State LIQUOR machine The Republican party
stands pledged to take the sal Don out OF pol
itics.' We are now about to drag tho saloon
deeper into politics than 1t has ever been. We
are asked to do so because the machine leaders
0f the Republican party believe that they can
secure control Of the State liquor machine and
through it maintain their grip on the party
machine for years to come. II The Governor
of this State were Democrat this bill would
have no Republican support.
"Fourth-It is opposed by the church nrcn
and by the better classes OF individuals who
are In any way connected with the liquor
traie-the restaurant and hotel keepers. gro
GERS and merchants 1t Is supported solely
by tho Whiskey Trust and the machine leaders
of the Republican party"
Senator Sebert, Republican, of Buffalo. in
opposing the bill. said: This bill is opposed
generally by the people Of Buffalo; II passed
poor but respectable people in my district
who will be driv out Of business. while
places that ought to be closed will have no
trouble raising the higher license"
Senator George A. Davis. Republican. OF
Ruffalo ke af in ion IN ba