The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-09

| the class of men who sell to minors.
| Rev. Mr.. Kelsey said that the appeal
for relief was from the poor people who
were forced to live in localities where
the saloons were thickest.
| If high licenses were voted for he
thought the congestion would be imme-
diately relieved
Judge Epaphrodtus Peck, of Bristol,
spoke in favor of the measure. He
said that the brewers practically owned
the small saloon dealers throughout the
state.
! Mr.. Thrasher said 1t was a fact that
! rs per cent. Of the licenses outside of
the cities were owned by the brewers
and not the dealers themselves.
Professor William North Rice, Of
Wesleyan university, said that Con-
necticut people did not believe in free
rum" He said that If man wants to
use intoxicating liquors, Connecticut
wanted him to have it and to allow
some one to sell 1t to him. He said
'The business, however, is a very
dangerous one. 1t requires not prohibit
ton but regulation. The business ought
to yield larger revenue than 1T does
yield. There are altogether too many
saloons. If we only cut down the num-
Der of saloons we have gained some
thing, as the less number of saloons
there are the less chance there will be
for that class of men who will drink
and become drunkards if there are
many saloons.
Mr. Spooner, of Kent, stated that
throughout the state there was strong
feeling for higher licenses and for some
legislation that would cut down the
power of the brewers.
Mr.. James closed yesterday morn
ing's session by reading letters support
ing the bill from prominent men
throughout the state, including Morgan
G. Bulkeley, Donald T. Warner and
others
Joseph T.. Barbour, of Hartford, rep
resenting the state Liquor Dealers as
eociation opened the debate for the OPP
position at 2 o'clock this afternoon af-
ter recess. He said in brief: 1.-THE
question of license law had been given
to the people to decide and the people
have decided that the law as it is is
sufficient. 1t is easier to convict now
than it was fifteen years ago. There
was time when 'spotter' evidence was
not sufficient to convict, but to-day pri-
waite detective testimony is a large part
of the testimony that convicts, 1t rests
under our license system to say at the
pools whether they want licenses or !
not In 1890 a license was issued for
every 335 people, while in 1900 there was
one license for every $50 of population.
So that the ratio has fallen off in those |
ten years, there is not any such alarm |
ing increase in the number of licenses
as to necessitate any such heroic meas |
ures as the restriction of the number OF |
one for every 1000 people"
Mr.. Barbour argued from the figures |
of the county commissioners that re-
duction of licenses did not result in |
decrease of drunkenness. He said that |
the men who want this legislation are
and hope that by this
step to bring about prohibition finally.
Mr. Barbour spoke for an hour on the
question.
For the advocates of the bill, Mr..
lanes spoke in rebuttal and Mr.. Hull,
If New London, finished the debate.
The committee on banks heard a
number Of bills before 1t. There We're
several appearances on the bill provid-
ng that no officer of a savings bank
hall be an officer in any corporation
which is indebted to the savings bank.
The judiciary committee held two
essions to-day the most important bill
considered being one providing for
earch of person for gambling para
,hernalia.
The railroad committee this morning
,eard appearances on prohibiting
witches by trolley companies in front
f churches, concerning gates at street
abroad crossings and transporting
BICYCLES by railroads.
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