The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-09
COM MITlEE HEARINGS
HELD At THE CAPITOL IN HART
FORD YESTERDAY.

| FORD YESTERDAY.
A Large Attendance at tho Hearing Be-
fore the Temperance Committee on
ehe nigh License BiII-Many Citizens
; spoke on the Proposed Measure-Other
| Hearings.
| Yesterday was busy day at the
capitol at Hartford although neither the
House nor the Senate was in session.
The day was given up to committee
hearings and the various hearings We're
attended by large numbers OF citizens
from all parts of the state Inc most
| largely attended hearing was that be-
fore the temperance committee, where
the bills increasing the liquor license
fee to 81 900 and restricting the num-
Der of licenses was heard.
The bill under discussion provides for
a full license of 81, 900; for beer, ale,
cider and Rhine wine only $500; to sell
Intoxicating liquors not to be drunk on
the premises $500; for hotel licenses IN
town of less than 5000 inhabitants $500;
and to limit the granting OF licenses to
one for each 1000 inhabitants, towns Of
less than that population to ahve one
license.
one Rev. j. S. James, of Rockville
conducted the presentation OF the sup
port for the bill. He outlined the ques-
ton of high license and it's effect on
the amount of drunkenness an it's cut
ting out the alleged excessive number
of saloons.
Few. Walter Stanley of Hartford, and
Andrew r. Gates, prosecuting agent of
Hartford, spoke for the bill. EX-Mayor
b. F. johnson, of Waltham, Mass,
one Of the best known temperance adj
vocates Of Massachusetts, and for years
connected With the law and order
league, made a long address, showing
how the recent high license law of
Massachusetts had applied in that
state. He claimed that limitation and
increase of fees naturally go together
and will aid in diminishing the number
Of saloons; that limitation will decrease
the number which is now excessive,
thin out the grog shops, will be gain
to peace and order, it will extinguish
low groggeries which are nurseries OF
vice and crime. that 1t would to the
lessening Of crime, that 1t would aid
the law to detect criminals"
Mayor johnson had prepared print
ed statement Of his facts and figures,
which were distributed about the
House As the bill before the commit
tee was based on the Massachusetts,
law. Mayor Johnson's speech was the
basis of the claims Of the advocates of
the bill
Judge John A. Stoughton, of East
Hartford, spoke for the bill. He stated
that in Hartford there are several
punching of saloons that nurse
crime andare out of all proportion to
the population of the city He said that I
he did not see why there should be any |
DISSEMINATION in licenses. He was hear
tily in favor of the raising of the liquor /
fees.
Secretary Trasher, of the law and or
Ter league, asked Mayor Johnson if the
1igh licenses had Increased the number
If Kitchen barroonls' in Massachu-
;etts. MI johnson said 1t had not de-
,idedly.
Rev. H. H. Kelsey. pastor of the
Fourth Congregational church, Of Hart
ord. one of the trainers Of the bill,
tated that the bill was very carefully
constructed and not one extremist of
had been consulted 1--WE
ried to embody in this bill the senti-
nent throughout the state. We con
ulted with all practical men who have
lad to do with drunkards, judges, law
ers etc, II may be urged that the IL
ense is too high, but we based our bill
n the experience of Massachusetts,
which started out to limit the saloons
Q one Of 1000 population. This bin is
ot ideal or extreme, but the expression
( the level headed people of the state"
Launder G. Rice of Hartford, told his
Experience with high license in the west
nd south and argued for the bill.
Judge Judd, of the court Of Walling-
ord. spoke for the bill, He spoke of