New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
ro SET ASIDE THE LAW.
.,.n.CIoUs DEMOCRATIC PROPOSE
TION IN ALBANY.

BOARDS DISREGARD THE COURT OF
,,r,s DECISION FOR sIXTY DAYS
rur1r RESOLUTION PROMPTLY RE
JEcTEp-JoINT HEARING ON
EXCISE BILLS
~ Ian % (SpeciaDThe liquor and ex-
ostion held the attention of the Legis-
e' ocain to-day. In the Assembly there was
..,e on a singular proposition. which came
,,a,iel F. Finn. Democrat, of New-York.
~. tho Legislature should pass resolution
,os,ine the various Boards of Excise TO re-
.,, for sixty DAYS from canceng the H.
" .os of persons who. without authority of
~. ore selling liquor within 200 feet OF
"s,,rcb or school. The resolution implied
mise that the Legisla ture. in the mean time
I'D mass a law repeating the act. which is
ohroxious to the saloonkeeping fraternity.
r, democratic leader in the Assembly. John
y c,anchfield who is one Of the most able law
~s in the state amazed every one by sup
o~ting this resolution Of Mr. Finn 1t was
horacteristic Tanc:Yary Hall notion. or ignor-
'.~ dsacreeable statutes, and yet Mr.. Stanch-
sa,d felt bound. as Democrat seeking votes 10
..,nnort il. Mr. O'Grady. the Republican leader
,a,,rcod the resolution in suitable terms, ana
occurred It's rejection The resolution reao d.
follows.
,,.sora,ss Bv A recent decision Of the Court OF
Mneiis"sV; has been substantially held that "a
sanre of the name OF license ~ ,rh an! license
ne State where S qaTr pTop THr to the Passage Of
her6tST i sd of the Jaws Of S2 nvaldaes licenses
issued in hat such % decision nct ser
Gus financial lose and grea, ,;an and if appearing
.SoH COZ, = viii tend to destroy property 10 lhe nng rpe
o9 o9' 'mions of dollars and work irrepaia'e "''"s'
be espn.oved II the Senate that request Df
made the authorities % Saor or cancel the same
cJ the Police Boards and Commisslohvh, W., ac,on
copn and is' by Virtue @ Of such decision be postponed
sor period Of time not exceeaihs .k sNi siS,ch action
the end that the Legislature may '""e
as may be advised
THE RESOLUTION OUT OF ORDER.
,,;rg 70 Mr. Stanchfeld. Mr.. O'Grady
-, .,,a nemocrats were trying TO help out their
,r,ords bv overriding the judgment OF the court
- ,oneals The violations of the law were con-
s..1 o,oost entirely to New York City. ana the
,rra,s had made the law themselves IL
= ,ba enactment of Democratic Legislature
- , Governor Of the same political STRIPE
The raso,ution practically asked Excise boarus
49,. % do their duty 1t also asked sworn OH
oors ~ the state to disregard the Jaw IL '"''e
.a noor men affected by the decisloh' NIL
o.cradv was sorry but he could not favor an Az
,s,,nt 10 go back OF decision OF the N'"' "
.nneals He then made the point OF oroer '"''
,ho resolution was entirely out OF ORDER as II
called upon officials to neglect their DUTY
~ rrainor obtained the consent OF MI
O'Grady and spoke for the resoiu,'o" ~
I, the Excise Board of New-YorK '"! WIG" ''N
a..;a,, which was now injuring the liquor men
nas +aken It was not the intention OF 'ie
BOARD Of Excise to bring about the hari, II u'0
while Mr.. Trainor was speaking, Mr. NiNon' a'
the request Of the Speaker took 'he 'pe'"
MACE After the speech of MI l'a''io''
oCradv demanded his point OF ORDER 'na' .'e
s.as,,,,,o, vas out Of order. The chair he'd with
Mr. OGrady. xir" saia
.r onneal from the decision Of the chair sa'c
Mr.. Stanchfed 49,, Ntxor
.,,..' roso,u+,on will be handed back to the geh-
l.man from New-York. Mr. Finn.
,,.housb Mr.. stanchfield again appeaieo' ne
,ot recognized, and the resolution was
harded hack under protest from the N''no''''
leader. ~ u-.p1>cS
.r.o socond hearing on excise bills by the sen
a.o committee on Taxation and the Asse"'o''
committee on Excise was given TINS ai'e e'"oo" -.
tho Senate Chamber. The attendance was .'
largo Among those present were "a""' i"
rann representing the state Brewers anu
N.,sters' Association: Frederick b. Housr' i'P-
.sen.,ng the State Liquor Dealers Associa''on'
,he Rev. F. c. Iglehart. Of New-York, represent
,rg the Committee of Fifty. and representatives.
-, the New-York and Buffalo liquor dealers. MI
T,or,anr opposing the Raines bill. was the first
speaker He SAID
~. ahor,ion OF Excise Boards would virtually
Ihe soon.to ndooment OF all those local regula-
tons and Of that immediate and direct eon'ro anu re
supervisor ,sbnut heroic measures the excessive
ernutb ~ the traffic and OF raising the standsra o.
,hn msans of distributing saloons over
given according to and ne re- s the
tns un,Ior- sellers and the more stringent you
wonia a., sreatar Would inevitably be the number Of
Illicit sellers s shown IN rehnsSNan.a Ws. ,t ,be
home os the "speak-easy. or IN Mihheso'a' '"e
a9ods ev % Of our honorcd Governors message upon
mber Of saloons prompted the Trainer OF ,nT pen
Ing bill to resort 10 a due Geerence to the wis
dom Of the Trainer OF this BILL ana hs WIZ h ar nrondsed
for his m05iEes 1Ser whch any who has $50 could
NIUE IN the liquor traffic in Utica blnshafi,on
Yonksrs % he sSty cities Of our State having popn
ation OF less than ocC an1 es1lts Et damericaly op
Sosed to what he strives to accomplish I, daily contra
The local-option clause 0i IN desired to take the
diets tnH tn.stIon out OF politics 1t is ditcuit TO con-
ceve o, IA any ynoties than that clause which MAKE M
vote the of the ac. and
hrst election atter e me 70 renew the agitation b
ennally.
A MINISTER'S APPEAL
rh. Pow r. G. Iglehart representing the Co'n.
,o,t,a. y, Fifty and the Methodist ministers Oh
Xau-york was the next speaker. lie saio ne
wished 70 object TO the Sunday Opening DILL
the Local Option BILL and the bill allowing sa,
Looms to exist within 200 feet Of churches anu
schools. .oriro tho Rajnes
One of his reasons for faVorins ."e ,nra ca
mrch opposed to It, 1t would reduce 'ne aef -
,rafic 9sI IA per cent. and give some renei "a "a
home and society. Ten thousand sa'oois , ;,,