The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-01
FOR A wIDE-oPEN SUNDAY.
SENATOR MACREY or BUFFILO ~
PRODUCES SIX BILLS.

One Provides for Open saloons between Z
and ~ =. NJ. on sunday Five Others
Amending the Penal Code TO Allow All
sorts of sports and Work on the sabbath,
ALBANY. Jan. 31.-six bills wore introduced
to-day by Senator Mackey. ono Of the Demo-
cratic members NJ the upper house from Buff
falo. The first Of these amends the Liquor
Tax law Ivy providing that the holder ola liquor
tax certificate who is the keeper OF n hotel. res
taurant. saloon. store. shop. booth or othor place.
In any city OF the State. may sell liquor on Sun
day between the hours OF 2 and IL =, NJ. there
in. or In any outbuilding. yard. or garden APP
pertaining thereto or connected herewith.
The other Ave measures allow an open indul-
Rence In any kind Of work or sport on Sunday
which does not interfere with the repose and
religious liberty OF a community and makes
the doing Of any such acts n question OF fact to
he determined by a court or jury. These five
measures amend sections $50. 263. 265. 266
md 267 Of tho Penal Code relating to working,
pale Of goods and indulgence Of public sports
on Sunday. Section $50 Of the Penal Code now
provides that certain acts specified in the
other sections mentioned. which arc serious
interruptions Of and interferences with
the repose and religious liberty OF the
community. are prohibited, The other
sections provide that all work. &c. on Sunday.
which Ia not n work Of necessity or charity. is
prohibited. Tho courts have held that whether
a WORK Is one Of necessity or charity Is a uues-
ton OF fact to be determined by a court or a
jury. but that any other work or any playing.
fishing or huntinR. &c, is absolutely prohibited,
and a person doing any OF such acts is liable
70 fine or Imprisonment, or both, whether such
act does or does not interrupt or interfere with
the repose and religious liberty of the commu-
nifty on Sunday. no matter whether such acts
are committed in u remote place and entirely
away from people who might be disturbed
thereby.
An Of these bills were referred without dis
cussion except the Sunday Saloon Opening
bill. The Lieutenant Governor referred that
measure TO the Committee on Taxation and
Retrenchment. which committee had consid-
cred the original Raines Liquor Tax law. SEN
ator Mackey protested against this reference
and urged that. as the bill affected only cities
and had nothing TO do with taxation or re-
trenchment. it should 60 to the Cities Commit
tee. His motion to change the reference. which
was afterwards withdrawn. invoked a two
hours discussion. not only Of the prop
osItion presented by the bill. but of
the operations Of the Liquor Tax law
as well. Senators Raines. Stranahan, Mackey.
Foley and Grady participated in the discussion.
They reviewed the arguments for and against
the present Liquorlaw which were made during
the session Of 1896. when that law was placed
upon the statute books. 1t was apparent from
Me trend OF the discussion that no material
amendment to the present Excise law will be
enacted by the Legislature. least of all the sug-
gested amendment Of Senator Raines prohibit
guests at meals.
The Assembly resolution calling upon the
treaty OF Paris was received by the Senate to-
day and adopted. Senator Grady. the Demo-
Srat rig leader ta s STATED that to the iot asEts,at wit6 Ind nd
ass,Sh The h9"fKs epsblle a"I' leader SdHy P%s%1t1E
P Pris%Grs Subject SsS Spon which, RtaS the Se's Leg Efs
should express the will of the people OF the
by a vote Of 3? 90. The negative votes were
cast by the following Dem2eratic Senators;
Transporter OF Duffalo. Featherson, Grady.
Martin and Plunkitt of New York and Rice of
The Senate passed Senator Norton's bill en-
towering %notarles public who were appointed
for that part Of Queens county now incorpor.
notaries for the new county.
The Assembly was in session but a short
last night, the Clerk Of the House read a bull
dition. which had been received from the at
tending physician md upon motion Of the
expressing the pleasure of the Assembly at the
encouraging reports. were adopted and ordered
Assembiyman Hamburger of New York this
morning presented a bill providing for 9O-cent
gas in the boroughs Of Manhattan and tho
Bronx. Accompanying the bill was a petition
which Mr.. Hamburger stated contained the
names Of 20, 900 storekeepers in these boroughs
the hill. Mr.. Hamburger also asserts that a
petition with 100000 signatures Will be pre-
scented next week praying for the enactment of
Assemblyman Grossman. who last night pre-
he .As Assembly to communicats With the e'S Seere :.
tary of the State Railroad Commission. and
fiCa tn the franplispS for atrnnt pInyatni ar
have been granted. but Under which there
e as s@T eG By g@''F thS fr ln hGiperaf fSiIowe "a
this action upto-day by presenting a measure
charters, privileges, and franchises granted to
or held by elevated or street. surface railway
corporations in cities Of the first class where
the time allowed for construction has elapsed
and no complete road is IN actual operation.
These bills were introduced in the Senate:
Senator Raines, increasing from 500 to 5000
the liquortaxi in places of less than ]. 200 Inhabitants.
Senator Marshall, p%roviding that the clerks and
district courts in BROOKLYN and in Office on Feb: !.
date in like capacities as officers Of the municipal
court. and the, terms Of the stenographers and in
IN like capacities in the municipal court.
senator Foley. providing that the Richmond Coun.
oGNro tor i've inst'a al Of three Year.. ''' '""'' nun
tr SnnS Ssm,r Eslr pSsolt H inT srd,HS I'm, inst uO claims @ ri Ing
canals cannot be adjudicated by the State Court Of
senator Ahoarn, reducing the number of trustees
of the United States Security Company to three and
its capital stock TO 100000.
scnatorN~ Chahqon. arpropriating $1,000 TO con-
strnct on the State grounds near Clinton Prison q
place for the detention and execution Of condemned
criminals.
senator Ford, a bill backed by the State labor or
carnations designed to extend and regulate the liza
bilitv Of employers to make compensation for per-
sonal injuries suffered by employees in their scr
vice.
These bills were introduced in the Assembly:
Mr.. Martin, making three yearl' service a. an off.
cial stenogTHpher In a court Of record of this State
en- equivalent for the Regents requirements relative
to the necessity Of holding Flaw students ccrtiG.
cate previous to becoming an applicant for admis.
sion 10 the bar,
Mr.. Redington. a bill prohibiting the imitation in
the manufacture Of pianos by the cheaper grGde of
dealers of the Names Of the higher grade manufac.
turers by the method commonly known among
piano manufacturers az :" stGncilling.'
Mr.. Redington explains that he fathers this
bill because twenty-seven out Of the sixty New
York. niano manufacturers are located within
his district.
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