New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
c1rHDAY OPENING FAVORED.
>,srrRs AND OTHER PERSONS HEARD
IN ALBANY.
.,,,, REV. DR. w S. RAINsFORD. THE REV. DIR.
H RYI.ANCE AND CARL sCHURZ AID
yocATE LOCAL OPTION on THE
SUNDAY SALOON QUESTION.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBU VEL

.,Ao,r Feb g7-The various measures now pend
,c before the Legislature relating TO the sunday
nen,ng of saloons had hearing before the senate
Srmmittee on Taxation and Retrenchment and the
..s.rhlv Excise Committee this afternoon. The
~, uh,h received the greatest consideration was
w.. Introduced by Senator Ford submitting the
os.,on of Sunday opening OF saloons between the
sours of o'clock in the afternoon and 10 O'Clock in
M evening 10 electors OF all cities of the first
,.ss At a special election TO be held on April %
rbs Senate chamber presented an interesting
.o.ac,e when at O'Clock this afternoon. the
aetinc was called to order Within semi-circle
famed By the members of the joint committee and
a,rssentat!ve opponents Of more liberal Sunday
,avs stood a mammoth petition on reel decorated
9TH the National coors. 1t contained the request
=, u, on citizens of New-York that the people al
tho polls should have an opportunity of deciding
hs,her the saloons shall be open or Sunday In
nresentlng this petition to the committee. John b.
p,nnes president of the German American CHI
.ars' I Mon asked in the name OF its sgners that
49, LEGISLATURE grant local option on the Sunday
ooen,ng question. Thomas A. Fulton. acting In the
capacity Of secretary OF the committee OF CITIZENS
.nnonted by the Chamber Of Commerce ana as
secretary Of the Excise Reform Associa'on' i''io-
duced the speakers -
rba erst speaker presented was the Rev. DT W. >.
ps,nsford rector Of ST. Georges Church, New-fork
ue said that he advocated the submission OF lhe
sundav-opening question to the people primarily be-
c,uss he considered that such step woud result
in
81 venture to state" said he that the present
s,-aav Closing laws are not being enforced. and
tho man who says that they are enforced does not
know what he is talking about Gentlemen 70"
know as well that you cannot lessia'e aooNe
the public conscience. Such legislation 500" oe
comes imperative. Unjust laws are Freely p'0Ae"'
r1 tho local knowledge that law-breakng is gong
- ui,hou, even local condemnation results IN dl-
,,,sbea respec, for law and lower standard OF
ro,a,i,y II is upon the poorer people tha' the
nresent Sunday restriction falls most heaVi!-'oi
,,a wealthy have their sunday beverages indepeho-
ent Of the excise laws -. $1,000,
~, &c CHARGED by some that by opening the saloons
- SUNDAY the law OF God is violated. The LORD
nav Il the dav Of the Son OF Man. the heeus Oh
won grow as our life becomes more strenuous OH
the seventh day require rest We require
change from the ariuous duties OF the week. ana
hold that on this day should not close 'he ohiy
meeting places OF the poorer classes during those
ho,rs usually given TO recreation. II could py
holding up my finger close the saloons OF New
York City on Sunday would not hoid up 'ne
finger I could not do II in the name OF Religion
W. canno, force the people into the churches by
forcing them out of the saloons. and we shouo ho'
presume upon driving them from this single pleas
urable retreat until have provided them with
other places of resort. c
Carl Schurz, representing the Chamoer Vi No'"
merce Committee. heard next.
Il look upon this question" said MI. s siis.
IT, The people to be considered are not the few VINO
keep these saloons but rather the ns y, MN State
only in New-York city is there serious movement
they are content 10 close the front door and give
the back door full swing. -. ..o
nresent Police Commission in New-York is meet
Ing with success you are fooling yourselves tdS
Your place and can get any ana all ,4us sn Ihs
on na Rs seen aose but
cannot kept closed asked m RnW 6me fhs
in
York CITY could last He answered that about
would be the m sra hs Ne not be
ceved by temporary success for such successes Sc
hsse r Ssen a no s" Of have
S es Efforts Of Police commssioners but have
been among those who have stood up ior nf
mission their present efforts: ay Hererane tens
b besys success aeas .H cannot long
poWr Schurz said also that he believed the com.
,bs feeling was so generally adverse 10 the present
sunday restrictions that no one ei me sas' pa"eS
VI TIE so"called American Sunday. day OF re-
ugous observance" he declared rs hng OF .ne
saa s,di You will ind IT no in the large
Giles How the Lesisan5Tss preserve sunday
nohn Jeroloman president of the Board Of Alder
syoT Of h more Ssfa as
sentins the resolutions m snns5ey the tights Of
he poorer people when acting on the bills beiore
'n nan,el Harris representing the New-York State
Branch Of the American Federation OF Labor;
in behalf Of the s me- also
a: the hearing s fP ba be-
Of the 6 Gds sch tho could get heir
on Sunday as law-abidins citizens rather thah as
The Rev DR. ]. II. Rylance. rector OF St Marks
Church NewYork spoke o: the petition, ana sac ,hs
majority Of the people not only OF New YORK. but
his entire county Re He 'hs sad hS.
,bs Unjust repression which said to be in
Ia1o
this religion which deprived them OF the only
could bal af ss
terest OF public morals saying In CONCLUSION: 10
Let the ,sas Snsay day Of
~h.n more mature they will look upon religion
con'ePp! smith. Editor Of THE Wine and Spirit
Gazette also spoke in favor Of local option on
the F%ton spoke in favor OF the Referendum blu
He said that the M OF the the exeepon Of
Dr. Parkhurst and Robert F Cutting who Wished
allow only the sale o. Of the COMMITTEES believed
w.. tie course suggested by DR.. Parkhurst would
lead 10 evaslons OF the law
rop THE PROTECTION OF SAVINGS BANKS.
Albany Feb N-Frederick D. Kilburn. Superin-
,a,d.,. n, the State Banking Department to-day
transmitted his first report to the Legislature re-
gardng the operations for 1885 OF the savings paiA'
trust companies safe-deposit companies ana other
CORPORATIONS coming under his supervision. Nearly
all Of the figures In the report have ALREADY peeh
unfinished His principal recommendation Is that a
law be passed forbiddng savings banks and BANKS banks
y, ussOo'" on The ground that trouble In is al
most certain to involve the other
THE SUIT AGAINST AMELIA f. BAKER
Albany. Feb 27.-The Geographic report OF inc
recent decision Of the Court OF Appeals IN 'he case
OF the National Shoe and Leather BANK against
Eme,a F. Baker appellant stated that the BAKER