New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-26
THE RAINES BILL ALL READY.
FINISHING TOUCHES PUT ON 1T BY a
SENATE COMMITTED
A FAVORABLE REPORT TO BE MADE To-MoRRo"
SMALL TOWNS AND IN THE LOCAL
OPTION CLACsE-ALL LICENSES
TO BE VOID AFTER
JUNE so.

JUNE so.
Albany, Feb. 25.-The Senate Committee on TAXA
ton and Retrenchment met this afternoon per
<ected the Raines Liquor Tax bill ana decldei u
report It favorably Senators Foley ana Coney'
the Democratic members of the committee. dissent
from the favorable report "hi0" WI" o ~
the Senate tomorrow. $500 49,
Among the amendments made 70 the Oh. ny INC
committee to-day one providing that hce"f ,
granted by existing Excise Boards snail De No'u
afer June 80 1896. and that when license Is ter
minated on that date holder of 1t shall be en-
titled TO receive and recover from the Town OF GU!
,ssuinp the license such proportion OF the license
fee as the remainder OF the time Tor which 'he
license would otherwise have run shall pear 10 the
whole period for which It was granted
The fees OF 500 for saloon licenses. $40 ior
erocers' or storekeepers licenses and SO for drug
gists' licenses are made to apply TO places OF De-
tween 5000 and 100 inhabitants instead OF De-
,ween 1000 and 1000 This means that In places OF
less than 300 inhabitants 500 will be paid TOT d
saloon license $50 for grocers or s'oreAeepe'
license and SO for druggists license
The local option clause is amended SO that on an
Affirmative vote for the ISSUANCE OF hotei licenses III
towns such licenses may be granted. The DILL De-
fore II was amended to-day, provided mat 'here
should be no license II there was negative Vo1e
on either Of the propositions TO issue the dinereh'
kinds of licenses. Another amendment pron de
trafck.ng In liquors In town WHICH mas eo"
provided in another Amendment tibet, that p4 caG
tihcate in counties containing city OF the nv
class must be asked for by the state comm. ssone
or his special deputies or agents. In such pr
ceedngs costs shall be payable by the SIale Or.
missioner or special deputy or County Ireasure,:
The offer or exposure for sale or the sNiNs a"di
Of LIQUOR without a license is made illegal as much
the sale. - -. ~. -,,da
The penalties FOR violation Of the act are mare
IN he equal 10 at least the amour; OF the TAX
for one year and less than 500 nor more .lSn
60 900 or Imprisonment for q term not more lnin
ono wear Tor violations OF the act Magistrates
NAV admit the accused person TO bail IN sum ho'
less than $1,000. .,,, l., .aod a. "a
to annuf conflicting grants and charters IN al.
dition to special and loca, laws. This IS 70 meet
the constitutional objection that the od Co.onlai
civ would prevent diversion OF New-forH Olv
excise moneys TO the State Treasury
The Assembly supplementary bill providing tnat
a year which Is in Committee OF the Whole OF tns
Senate will not be pressed. as provision inserted
in the Raines hi. to-day covers This question
" good many OF the Republican Senators were
absent from their homes tonight. and there was
susp,con in the minds OF their fellow-legis!atoTs
that a conference in progress at the mouse OF
Senator Ellsworth regarding the prospects OF secur-
ing caucus approval Of the Eaines liquor tax Dill
Senator Ellsworth Is n cautious person He always
Ikes ITO count noses" before he ventures INTO a
contest II is generally believed that caucus VIII
be held on the bill before the week ends.