New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-01
FOR A WIDE-OPEN SUNDAY
FRANK DISCLOSURE OF DEMOCRATIC
POLICY AT ALBANY.
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING AND SIMILAR
1NNovATIoNs ADVOCATED BY GRADY


AND OTHER PARTY LEADERS
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TnrsrSEl
Albany. Jan 3l-Is the Democratic party
about 10 favor the abolition OF the laws TOT 'he
observance OF Sunday? one is prompted 10 ASK
this question by the support Senator MacAeS
received to-day for his bill to open liquor sa-
looms on Sunday. Mr. Mackey introduceu' -
connanv with this measure a string OF bills
intended to relax the laws against LABOR hn'
the sale Of various articles on Sunday. and IN
the course Of a debate the statement was FRANK
~ made by Senator Grady. the Democratic lead
er. that his party did favor opening the sd
looms during certain hours on that day. Two
proposed amendments TO the Raines Liquor inN
law were presented In the Senate to-day. one
by Senator Raines. raising the minimum license
fees IN towns from 500 TO 5000 and the other
By Senator Mackey. permitting the sale OF
liquors In cites on Sunday between the hourS
Of 2 o'clock and II o'clock p. m.
CHOOSING HIS COMMITTEE.
In presenting his bill. Senator Mackey re-
ouested that It should be referred to the cities
Committee rather than 10 the committee vi
Taxation and Retrenchment. where proposed
amendments TO the Ranes law have heretofore
been considered This occaslOned protest
from Senator Raines. and In explanation OF MS
request Senator Mackey said that In looking
over the makeup Of the committees he had con-
cIuded the Committee on Cities would give the
hill more liberal treatment than the COMMITTEES
on Taxation and Retrenchment He did not IN
sist on the reference. and would consent 20 l's
going to the usual committee.
Senator Grady declared that the committee
on Taxation and Retrenchment was hidepouno
in It's opposition 10 any amendment 10 'he
Raines law He asserted that excise legislation
was FIRST referred to that committee under
miserable subterfuge. He warned senator
Mackey that It did not make much difference
IN what committee the proposed amendment was
referred This Legislature had Its face set against
any sort Of Justice or fairness 10 tho cities Oh
the State The Republican party must rely
upon that part Of the community from whlch
II received its support because or the money
OF which the cities were robbed. the only reg
,s,ation that would be permitted as an amend
ment to the Raines law would be that wnlch
tho author Of the law had had In incubation for
some time. which would prohibit man rom
drinking n glass Of liquor or or spring water
with his meals on Sunday
Senator Stranahan protested against the
declaration that the Republican party was rob
hing the cities Of the State for the benefit OF
that the Republican party was arrayed on the
side OF dcccncy rs against rum he pleaded
guilty and asserted that the Republican party
was rroud ~ It's record az always having been
thus arrayed.
This brought from Senator Grady the retort
that the rum question had never been politi-
cal one and he thought there was as much
affection FOR rum among Republicans as among
Democrats.
Senator Raines thea attacked the proposed
amendment for the opening ~ the saloons on
Sunday All said that II was the first time so
bold A proposition had ever been made At
tempts to attala this object had been made
under different subterfiges and he was sur
prised that the frat proposition in so bold
form should come from representative Of the
Queen City Of the State
BISHOP POTTER CRITICISED.
In the course ~ his remarks Senator Raines
criticised Bish ~ Potter for his assertion that
the saloon WIS the poor mar's club" He said
he would like 10 have the Bishop 20 to the
tenement-houses and see the conditions which
existed there because NJ these poor mems
clubs
senator Foley spoke in defence Of the PROPOSE
ton to open the saloons on SUNDAY afternoons i
and evenings H did not know by what rignt
Senator Raines assum II 10 represent the moral
Nv OF :he STATE The infamous Raires law
hotel did more for the degradation Of the COM
munitv than all the poor mems clubs.
Senator Mackey made an extended speech
replying 10 Senator Ranes in which he asserted
that the sentiment Of the people Of Buffalo
was I'm favor Of his amendment. II was the
issue upon which the last election was con
tested and IT the issue responsible for tho
Democratic victory there.
Senator Ranes again secured recognition for
a general defence Of the Liquor Tax law. He
declared that the provisions permitting the sale
OF LIQUOR in hotels on Sunday had existed In the
old law and II had then been used by Tam
many Hall as a club held over the saloonkeeper
70 eXtort tribute.
Senator Grady replied 70 Senator Raines. de-
claring that whenever Ranes found himself
short ~ argument he resorted to hurting
that. had Senator Raines the power to see
himself ms others saw him. he would discover
that there not a man in the Tammany or
ganization who did not stand as we'll in public
estimation "a did Senator Raines. II might
do for some "hayseed" 10 come out and talk
but Senator Raires came from the seclusion
Of Ontario often enough to know better
The discussion having continued for nearly
two and hall hours, the objection 70 the
reference Of the bill to the Committee on Tax
alton and Retrenchment was withdrawn, and
the matter was 40 disposed of for the present.
MACKEY'S OTHER BILLS
Senator Mackey's bills relating TO the Sunday
question calculated TO give the courts wider
discretion in determining what pursuits do or
do not interfere with the repose ana religious
liberty Of the community. One Of his measures
would permit the delivery as well az the sale Of
food before u o'clock. and would provide that