Evening journal., 1897-04-08
VOTE TO TAX ALL CLUBS
Caucus Action Of the New York
Republican Senators.
FAVOR RAINEs LAW AMENDMENTS.

tndr spirited Contest the Majority OF
tho Senate Approves the Measure to
Make All Clubs Pay Liquor License.
Three Men Bolt.
Albany, April S.-The Republican sem
ate caucus last night. after an exciting
sessicn on the Raincs liquor law. voted
10 adopt amendments taxing all clubs
.he same es saloons. The vote stood:
leas-Brown, Brush, Chahoon, Daley,
o. Davis. Ellsworth, Higble, Higgins,
humphrey, Johnson, Krum, Nussbaum.
lavey, Raines, Sheppard. Stranahan
and Tibbits. Total. Il.
Nays-Brackett, Burns, Coggeshall
Ford, Grant, Harrison, Lexow. Malby,
Parsons, Stewart, White, Wilcox and
Wiay. Total. 10.
Senators Wieman Of Brooklyn and c..
a. Davis and Lamy Of Buffalo bolted
.he caucus. ana Senator Seibert of Buff
.alo remained, but refused to be bound
~ its decision. Had these men remained
n The caucus they would have beaten
he proposition to tax clubs. Dy bolt
ng they threw away the battle
The caucus adopted all the commit
zee amendments. the text of which has
already been given in these dispatches.
An amendment was also agreed %
allowing saloon keepers TO give away
any kind OF lunch. The original amend
ment proposed only allowing the Civ
ng away of crackers and cheese
The caucus began with n speech by
Senator Ellsworth on the duty Of the
Republican party to put the Raines
law in such shape that it would not
be criticised but would prevent open
and fragrant eVasions by alleged hotels
and fake" clubs.
Tie said that he was in favor of re-
liel ing genuine clubs from the taxation
and legislating out Of existence clubs
that were created simply for the pur-
pose Of selling liquor on Sundays. Il
an amendment could be put in suct
form as that 70 stood a reasonable
chance Of being upheld by the courts
The governor. too. Mr. Ellsworth said
was in favor OF such q provision. If &
could be brought about The whole
question was Tor the caucus to endeav
or 20 formulate q more definite proposi
ton He was rather doubtful as to th'
prospects for doing this. whatever wa
done must be done by the party be
cause the party would be held responsl
BILE for It,
Three Boilers Walked Out.
The remarks Of Senator Ellsworth
about the governor were the result O
a long conference which the senate
had with the governor. or rather a Sc
ries Of conferences. because he saw th
governor two or three times. At tn
conclusion of Senator Ellsworth
speech Senator Higgins moved that tn
conference be turned into q caucus
There were many objections to This
coming particularly from Brookiyn an
Buffalo.
Senators Lamy and G.. A. Davis o
Buffalo and Senator Wieman otBgooS
lyn arose and began 20 put on ,hei
coats. Immediately Senator Raires an
some of the other senators gathere
around them and tried 20 prevent tlei
from leaving The senators. hDweve'
declared that under no circumstance
would they remain. They were salts
fed that the CAUCUS was about % ad0p
amendments which would make th
Raines law more obnoxious than eve
to their constituents
Cracking the Party whip.
Senator Lamy said that he had vote
for the law last year and his action wa
so much resented in Buffalo that hi
business was almost ruined. lie wa
convinced that in voting for the blll las
year he had misrepresented his con
stituents. He had even received anony
nous communications threatening hi
life. Senator'S Lamy, Davis and Wis
man then bolted the caucus. They wel
followed by Senator Siebert of Buffal
who tried to induce them to return.
mo, no" said Senator Wieman IN r'
Spouse to Sieberts solicitations. "w
cannot stay after that motion of His
gins. If we staid, we would have to vol
for the amendments in the senate"
Senator Siebert then returned to "
caucus. and at his request he was al
solved from voting in the senate fC
any amendments which in his judgmei
might not seem proper. Senators Hil
gins and Ellsworth made speeches.
which they declared that party disc
pine in this matter must be obeyed.
a. motion was then made by Senat,
Krlm to tax clubs. The motion W;
made for the purpose Of bringing Il
matter up for discussion. Then Senate
Ford of New York made a long speed
in favor of discriminating between gel
uine and fake" clubs. He offer,
amendments which he said would NAL
IT absolutely impossible for a saloC
keeper TO maintain a club in or nci
some building which on week days
occupied for a saloon. Senator Lexo
also made a strong speech in favor
discriminating between genuine al
flake" clubs. Senator Brush also spol
in favor Of the Ford amendment.
a vote was taken. and the commit
amendments. including the one taxil
CLUBS. were adopted.
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