New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
ANBLER LAW RESULTS.
Report on Difficulties of Enforc'fis
Rerssed Rmines Lascs.

-. xuh-cou,rn,ttee OF the COMMITTEES OF Fo1l-
49, 1vhtch carried on sn active campaign Ae@.NS
.hs Rzines law hotel under the AnaoisE ID"
x,,-,-,e- has lust issued a report TO eA
hodv on tbs results obtained rms re'eOi.
+hst co far more than one hundred liquor se'i.hs
licenses have been revoked si"'o '
hersrue law on June 3 -.
Two fest cases have come before the supp e'No
Cou-t the report says. and the oeclsioi - -
,,,held the law. They were appealed anu "4i soo
be tried again. After licenses are reNOHe-' -
.,--iators of the Raines law hotels have been az
r.stes Here the committee has encountered us
chief aificulty None Of the cases nave peeh tIieu
c.. ~ the men have been held for the Court OF
sneciaI Sessions. In some instances me Ihdsis-
rates have repeatedly adjourned the cases. ana ID
nther instances dismissed them
The practice has been begun OF OBTAINING IN
.,,ctions restraining the police from interfering
-, hotels whose licenses have been revoked Inc
,r,nnctions have been kept alive through repeated
5to,rnrents to which the Corporation Counsel
hiss consented
The report goes on:
IVA rover of one hundred liquor sellers to resist
,ko-cernent OF a law which has been helo coz
stitutional by two supreme court JuStG;es a. 4ba4
oep-o able 10 make the delay of proceedings n
court their weapon 10 defeat the PUBIC naare5
ne feature in these cases has recently apPeaaeo
;n The open backing by brewing company OF one
81 nertain hotel was reported us originally by
the police place OF very eYlI IePutte- - %
i-~,o-- a
-aso-f for the lowest class OF men and women IN
,,esfigation confirmed this evidence. ana aus, aus
showed that it had fire appliances OF any KING
Einaliv the official inspection made by the ogpIiI
infendent OF Buildings proved that IL Vloa9eo SlIe
divisions the law and result OF bIlat N
enecrion and report of the same 70 the 1ACLSe
Tssnartulent its certificate was revoked nel =
1;nau a brewing company commenced an scuoL 70
r5npel the Deputy Excise Commissioner 70 VIII
jrsw notice of revocation Of license anu tLIe
Sperintendent Of Buildings to correct me IePoII
rnaSe to the Excise Department, on me gTouIlu
fhst the building actually did comply with the re-
ouireuents Of the law. and secured a temporary
injuucton 10 restrain the police from
with the place It had been runored that tne
brewers were behind many OF these olsoToe[l!
houses but this is the first case IN Whlch a prev
ing corlpanv has come out III the open as a qe-
fender and supporter of these infamous resorts.
In Contrast with this is the action Of the Brew
ers Association in Buffalo. which after the pass
age Of the Amber law, took steps 10 slirrenoer
t5e licenses TO sell liquor in all the Raines law
hotels in that city. The list accepted by them as
Psines Ia X hotels covered some one hundred ana
For+v-nne out Of a total of 223 hotels IN thar CITY
In another direction report some FAVOR
able prospects, After careful consultation District
Attorney Jerome has agreed 10 commence pro
ceedngs against the various ''hoteT proprletors
whose certificates have been revoked, not unaef
the Amber law. but under the previously existing
LIQUOR Tax law. whose constitutionality mas long
beer determined for making false statements IN
their original applications Much Is hopeo lot
from this course