The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-14
TO CLOSE SALOONS.
Council Passes an Early Morn
ing shut Up" Ordinance.
eaoM /, O'CLOCK UNTIL s
saloon Men Crowd the Lobby and
Openly Solicit Votes, bot Their II.
Gorts Fau-Other Busineas.

one. The Dill OLD Eof pass WITHOUT a
struggle and at one time seemed TO be
about 10 fall through. The saloon men
were strongly in evidence In the lobby.
buftonhoIfng various coUnciimen, and the
open charge Of James that the saloon men
had rendered themselves officious In So
licifing votes against the bill was not de-
MED.
The matter came up In the shape OF \
report. or rather two reports. from the
committee on police. license and revenue
on the bill which had been referred 10 that
committee in which II was provided that
all saloons should close between the hours
of midnight and 6 O'Clock a. m. The bill
had evidently had a struggle In the COM
mfttec room. for the majority brought In
o report recommending that the hours
named In the bill be changed so as 10 read
"from 1870 a. m to 30 a. m - and Navin
sent In a minority report recommending
that the bill be rejected. As soon as the
two reports had been read James moved
that the majority report be amended SO
as TO read from midnight to o'clock a.
m.." and that II be adopted. Rude I'm
mediafely moved as a substitute that the
hours be fixed at 1 O'Clock a. m. to a. M
Tho Voting.
The substitute. which II will be observed
ultimately prevailed. was promptly voted
Gown. and then President Crichton. ner-
vousiy pacing the rostrum. put the ques-
ton on James amendment. This was
also lost. James then moved 10 adopt tie
majority report. which fixed the hours at
123o a. m. and $50 a. m. Before his mo-
ton was put. the clerk detected a clerical
error In the title OF the bill, which. II II
had stood. might tnlve caused a good deal
OF merriment or trouble. as the case might
be The title read Ito s .. M" instead OF
&c a. m" The error was corrected and
the excitement increased. Everybody. in
Guiding the coBncilmen. seemed TO realize
that the first real fight in the new coun-
Gil was on. and the outcome looked a BIT
doubtfui McArdie moved as an amend
ment to James motion that the minority
report be adopted, but the motion was
lost. to 5. Before the vote could be ia
ken on James amendment. Herman
moved the hours of a. m. and o.
m. as an amendment. but his motion
shared the same fate as McArdles. and
che vote required on James motion TO
adopt the majority report. fixing
the hours al 1880 and $50 This was
lost by tie vote: Yeas. Chapman. Hurd.
James Raymond. Taylor and Crichton;
nays. Dodds. ellison, Herman. MeArdle.
Navin and Rude Rudy was absent.
Both reports and every amendment thus
Tar having been slaughtered, James moved
10 refer the matter TO the committee. with
Instructions TO fix the hours at a. m. and
3 a. m. and Dodds voting yes the motion
carried. to s.
The committee promptly did its work.
and an hour later the ordinance as amend
ed was taken up. providing that all sa-
looms must be kept closed between the
hours or a. m. and 5 a. m: That any CT
Tense shall be deemed n misdemeanor.
nor more than $50. or thirty days mn
punishable by fine of not less than SIS
prisonment. or both. and forfeiture of
license
Rude and McArile In one breath moved
that the matter lie over; but on the ballot
only Dodds. ellison and Navin voted with
them. while Rudy, who had come in. voted
with the other side. and the motion was
lost. TO 8. Then ellison moved TO adj
jonrn. but the council refused. by the same
vote. except that Taylor voted YES. ana
the motion was lost. tot.
McArdle. not understanding precIselv
now James motion TO recommit worked.
rose Tor Information. Then the crowd.
which had Increased till there was not
standing room. held it's breath while the
bin was put upon its final passage and
adopted by the following vote: Yeas.
Chapman. Herman, Hurd. James, Ray
nnond. Rudy. Taylor. Crlchton: nays.
Dodds. ellison. McArdle. Navin. Rude.
Another sensation.
Hardly had the murmur OF comment
died down and the crowd in the iobhv no
gun 10 melt away when another sensation
was sprung. for which apparently nobody
was looking. An ordinance granting n
cense to number Of applicants was about
70 he put upon Its final passage when
Raymond. after reading from the new
charter the stipulation that all applicants
for liquor licenses must have complied
with the state law. raised the question
Nhether me applicants now under consid-
Grafton had done SO.
Taylor. from the committee. rcp,;ed tbs,
the committee had no evidence that the
applicants had not complied with the state
law. James wanted TO know whether the
committee had investigated this particular
point. or had simply taken Il for granted
Then he made n thrus, ut the saloon men.
Certain gentlemen representing the sa-
looms have rendered themselves very Of
rcious here this evening"" he said, look
Ing expressiyeiy toward the door In the
direction OF which most OF the lohhving
had gravitated. and II they are not willing
20 receive their licenses on generous terms
without such Interference. 10 may be well
fer US 10 he little otilcious Ia turn Have
these applicants. each aud ALL compiled
with the provisions OF the state lawe''
The committee seemed TO possess no
basis for positive answer 20 this query
and so the ordinance was rcconmitt.t
with instructions 90 the committee 10
MAKE lNis investigation. linen the
''anti-saloon" men. as they were begin
ming TO he dubbed. seemed 10 feel that
they had cleared their consciences, and
James moved 10 adjourn. bat the other
side gained vote or two. and the council
once more refused 10 dlshaud
Flushed with this victory McArile
moved 90 reconsider the rvcomultment
James r.lsed the point or order that Nc
Arllc had not voted with the ma farisv for
recommi;mout. and the chair sustained
the point Then Crichlon. Huri IN tho
chair. moved TO reconsider. Chapman rose
60 speak, ara was beginning 90 max, the
building rc-cchc with an inVeciive AGAINST
the saloons whom he was called 10 order
\ motion 20 adjourn was lost. . 10 4
fiurt ruled that the carrying % the mo-
ton To reconsider Involved the laying over
O, the matter Cor enc week. James spoke
sssinss the ruling. and liuri changed his
decision, After a statement from Comp
trctier- Parry that each Of the applicants
hnt already paid his license Zee into the
CITY treasury. James consented % recon
alteration. arguinr that y the city hal
taken the money g ought 10 grant the
licenses. The motion TO reconsider was
then carried. ami tho committee handed
the much discussed ordinance hack 10 the
cirfk After a statement from Cornp,roner
rsrry " the d.ia,oFy system % granting
LICENSES under the CID teuulc-houss com
G.. the ordinance granting the licenses
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