The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-01


'er Kelly, that beer and liquor licenses be
fixed at $3.50 each and that where beer
and spirituous liquors are sold the total
license fee be $500 year.
Father Kelly also said that the liquor
men assented to the proposition to do
away with screens before saloon windows
and doors.
AT the conclusion of this statement the
conference resolved into an open discuss
ion and most of the gentlemen participa-
ted. There were no long addresses, and
views We're not expressed with any great
degree of certainty of position. From
the sentiment of the delegates at the con-
ference it is evident that there are few
dark places in the liquor traffic question
which must be cleared before the relig-
ious sects Of the Statefcommit themselves
toward single end.
The Rev. DR.. Minton advocated that
all action be moderate, and that the COM
mittee be sure of its position before ad-
yances were made. He expressed the
view that the whole matter will sooner
or later resolve itself back to high license.
The Rev. DR.. MacCauley advocated
that the good points of the existing laws
be retained in new law and that such
additions as are considered necessary be
made.
Bishops McFaul, O'Connor, Lines and
Scarborough expressed themselves as fa-
vorable to the reform movement on the
ground that it tends to increase the stan
dard of morals generally. Other than this
the bishops We're not at all committal
Bishop Lines said that it must be
recognized that the sale of liquors is a
business, and that the efforts for better
ment should be directed toward making
it better business.
Mr.. Backes suggested that it might be
advisable to incorporate in the new law
a clause making it misdemeanor for
any licensed place to sell liquor of any
kind to any person less than twenty-one
years of age. This suggestion met with
favur, but no action was taken on it for
the reason that Mr.. Backes is a member
of the committee named to prepare bill.
He will move for the incorporation of his
suggestion in the measure.
The resolution presented by the Rev.
DR. MaeCauley was adopted without a
dissenting voice and it is as follows
'sResolved. That committee be APP
pointed by the chair whose duty it shall
be 70 draw a SO new act on excise
and relative matters to be submitted to
the Legislature;
"Resolyed, That this new act shall em-
body the good features of the present law
together with such other features as shall
be deemed advisable;
Resolved, That another meeting of
this body be held at which the commit
tee shall report
The naming Of Judge Collins as chair
man of the committee was suggested to
Mr.. Stockton, president of the meeting,
because of a statement of the Rev.
Father Kelly that Judge Collins is the
legal representative of the North Jersey
clergy in the excise matter.
Those present at the conference were
Bishops McFaul, Trenton; O'Connor,
Newark; Scarborough, Trenton; Lines,
Newark; Bayard Stockton, Princeton;
Peter Backes, Trenton; Dr. Henry Col
lin Minton, Trenton; DR.. Hugh B. Mac
Cauley, Trenton; the Rev. Edward 5.
Knight, Trenton; the Rev. DR.. Nash,
Newark; the Rev. Father Kelly, Of. Jer-
sey City; Monsignor Sheppard, Jersey
City; Monsignor John Fox, of Trenton
DR. George b. Wight, Trenton; the Rev.
Father Ryan, of Jersey City.
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