The sun., 1896-02-25
10 BEAT TIE RAINES BILL.
Great Rush OF Kingston Saloon Keepers
to Secure Renew ais Of License..


KINGSTON Feb. 2+.-Thcre came lear being
riot at the City Hall this afternoon when the
Excise Commissioners met. About fifty saloon
keepers gathered there aad made application
for years license. the fee being $50 and the
saloon men hoping. II a license was granted. to
save S2To. as the license fee under the Raines
bill is $3.50. The Comml lssioners are Jacob Fox
William SahloH. and Frank Dyer. Commits
sioner Fox said that he was willing TO grant
licenses II the other two Commissioners would
sign them. Commissioner Sahloff said he would
sign the licenses II Mr. Byer would. but the lat
! ter refused. At his refusal the saloon keepers
became wild with anger Corporation Counsel
Cloonan was sent for and he advised the Board
that the granting OF licenses was nothing crimi-
nal. and that the city would be the gamer tinan-
ciAily by the operation; Byer was obstinate.
vinced that no harm would come to him II he
signed q license.
monium reigned. but finally some one convnc ed
gysT that as bs.a eaa
men. when informed that they could secure
locnses rushed for~ Yard like a wild mob with
ANXIOUS to be m rs, The Police " o IN
An ad Joining room WAS notified, and three
the Excise Commi.s .sicners started in 10 issue
licenses. They said that they would sit until
i, thought that 200 liIcenses at $50 each viii be
granted before the Board nd journs tonight.
BUFFALO. Feb GA run was made on the
POard Of Excise this morning 10y saloon keepers
anxious TO evade the provisions ana eXactiOns of
the Kaines bill by renewing their licenses for
another year before the excise law went
into effect The applicants were, ho~"v.-, d;s-
appointed. as the Excise Board Informed them
that no licenses would be renewed until they
had expired Dispatches from Tonawanda md
Niagara Falls report that Licenses in large num-
Iers have been renewed in those places.
ALBANY. Feb. - senator Ihinc> cHpcCts
that the luuor tax bill viii be reported TO the
Senate Oh Thursday He said tom ght:
II station will undoubtedly be enacted
which VIII make void tie cXteutiun OF excise
prevalent throughout the cities OF the State in
an endcavor 10 evade for year or more the
high license tax imposed BY the Raines bill.
"A provision will be placed upon the statute
books which VIII provide that all excise licenses
shall expire Immediately upon the Raines bill
going into effect. This will prevent the evasion
OF the law which is being attempted BY the "x-
tension OF licenses. or coursr. the pro rata
amount Of the excise liGensr for the uncXpired
term when all licenses are terminated would be
returned
Senator Cantor said tonight: ANY pro-
vision OF law which is passed supplementary or
AZ All amendment to thr Rhinc- blI!, pretending
u make void extensions ut licenses by present
Excise BOnrds, or terminating II lictnsr before
IT, term expires, iii he unconstiiut iunal. nd"r
tile law Of Sg:i any license granted Is property.
and the statutes cannot diye,t any person OF
vested rights In sgch property
, The Albany t0miaUn Council to night adopted
n resolution calling upon senator Nusshanm
and the .t!nanN city Assenblymrn kcrnl,ult-,
SCI ercr, and Kelly. TO oppose the Raincs Excise
uNl.