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Wish to emphasiz. this. 4 tn. PROPOSED

reasons. In case revenue was their de-
sire. then Mr.. Crenshaw was on the right
line, butt looked like class legislation
II for moral reasons, the idea was q
huEhug. He said he thought the liquor
, business as honorable as any other. II
would rather be in it than to conduct a
bucket shop you license in the city,,
said he.
Mr.. Blake said he favored the 500
license, an increase Of 100 per cent. and
hoped such would be the wisdom Of the
Council.
Mr.. KleTasahl took the floor. He said
that he believed Mr.. Crenshaw was hon
est IN his opinion. He was like a num-.
Der of others who allowed their opinions
to run away with them.
COMPROMISE OFFERED.
Mr.. Pollock here offered as an amend
ment that the license be fixed at Sleo
Mr. Hesslip offered as n substitute for
the whole that the $500 be imposed Tor
the privilege.
Mr.. CARRIER: Would a motion OF amend
ment be in ordec?'
Mr.. sBloomberg: mo.
EIr. CARRIER said he was about to o1er
an amendment classifying the liquor
license. He then recited the status OF
the license question in 1895 At that time
he wanted to classify the business ne
was of the opinion that there should be
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table that the license should be IN pro-
portion to the business done.
Here the chair ruled the substitute Tor
the whole as offered by Mr.. Hesslip was
out of order. and would not be enter
tanned. It appeared that Mr.. Harsrove
had offered as an amendment to the
$1,000 scheme a license OF $500. Then Mr..
PoIlocl, offered as an amendment that
the license be fixed at 500 per annun
ON top of this NIr Hesslip offered as a
subs ittlte for the whole that the rate De
fixed at $500. It was this substitute mat
was ruled upon as being out Of order.
Mr. Winston arose to question OF per-
sonal privilege. and wanted II. stated J US
what was Mr. Crenshaw's idea in the
increase, whether for an increase In rev.
enue or for the purpose of driving GER
tain saloons out of business.
Mr.. Mills wanted a ruling from the
chair as to what vote was necessary to
fix the license.
TWO-THIRDS VOTE.
The chair ruled that a two-thirds vote
would be necessary.
Mr. Pollock insisted upon Mr.. Crenshaw
giving the body the benefit of his larger
store of 5information.'
Mr. Glenn IN a few forceful remarks,
said h, was ready and anxious to vote on
the s1GO proposition
at this point Mr.. Crenshaw secured the
floor and from a slip of paper cited IN
Vulnerable statistics. He reviewed the
many efforts to Increase the license tax
nv former Councils, which, he said, met
with defeat through the efforts of the
!@liquora men.
Mr.. cransnaw continued his remarks
without interruption. comparing NUMBERS
Of high license cites with R1cnmonu. At
this point Councilman Curtis interrup.sA'
jilst long 5enougAt to ask - be excused,
stating he a,as feeling unweil
Leave was granted. after which the pa
| tron of the high license r>"asure con-
tfnueGl# he wanted it under; sod TINT ne
Favored the measure for rS.,enue pr
posea init was easily discert-S1s5ie tn':r
he had given the question t,ae closest
study. He spoke of the equalization of
taSation, and argued that the whiskey
dealers haG'1or$ years escaped with a mos
nominal amount of taxation He said
he realized that the Increased taxation
would drive some good men out or bu.-A-
ness, a fact which no regretted.
Il wish 10 conclude by SAYING that#1
have Used bE arguments linon 4 VII
coulltlet. business principle ard not one
ofathem has been refuted. 4 said Mr.. Cren-
shaw 81 wish to say that the insinua-
ton Which have been thrown out here
IN regard to the liquor element boiting
the Democratic party. should not intimi-5
date this body And want it under
stood that I am willing to go into high
license fight in my ward and leave lie
matter to a vote of the people. I h;a..c
no fear of the resuLL And l hope sin
cerely that the $500 proposition will be ac-.
cepted "
The talk of the Councilman from Lee
Ward had consumed n good portion Of
an hour. and although he referred fire.
quentlyto notes. he spoke in a forceful
and straightforward manner. Practically
everything Mr.. ECrensEaw brought out has
been printed in the daily papers num-
Der of times.
THE OPPOSITION
Mr.. Pollock here secured the floor and
said that While he had been patient
listener to the remarks of Mr.. Crenshaw
he had failed to hear a single reason
why the license should be increased.
Mr. Crensnaw is jas full of theories
;l1.". statistics as Essau's dog was fun O.
fieass said Air. Pollock; hut he has
failed to couple existing conditions with
all Of these statistics
MIR. Pollock continued by citing and
| answering numbers of the points adj
he applautted him for his sincerely.
For a few minutes Mr.. Pollock and Mr..
Crensfaw INDUCED in some bright re-
! partee.
Mr. Blanks called for the pending ques-
ton and the motion was carried.
President #BIoombarc5 explained that the
| vote was on the 500 amendment.
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
When f the VOTE. which showed the
amendment to the amendment had been
defeated bv919 to II was announced. sur
prise was written on the faces OF the
bar men
The. members went on record as fol-
lows on this sl00 propositions: Ayes
Blanks. Bossieix. Glenn. Grimes. Hicks.
Huber. NILS o'NeiI. Pollock Shea.
| Stein.4 Taefey. Whalen, Williams-1t-
Noes-Allen. Anderson, Bottom. Cloves.
/ Crenshaw. FERGUSON, CARRIER. Hargrove.
IFeslsp. Hobson. Miner. Peters Phillips,
| Pollard. &Russell. Spence. West, Winston
and B'ecrni1erg-10.
Mr. Eesslin then amended the amend
n,ent by a $3.50 proposition, and a roll
feall showed it had been carried by q
vote of II to is. whereunon Mr.. Cren-
shaw moved! the adoption of the ordinance
as amended. thus accepting the $500 meas
ure.
/ Eefore the vote was taken Mr. CARRIER
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