The Jersey City news., 1906-04-03
Yesterdays Conference Re-
suited in a Determination
to Force the Adoption of
the Bishops Measure Or
It's Defeat As a Whole
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
THEY EXPRESS THE OPINION
THAT Aygs's AMENDMENTS
WE'RE MADE IN The INTER
EST OF SALOONS IN UTTER
DISREGARD OF CHURCH
yIEW,S-BISHOP LINES WRITES
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TRENTON, April 3. 1906.-At con
ference of the interdenominational COM
nlittee. held at the Trenton House yes
terdly afternoon, it was decided to OPP
pose the amendments submitted by the
Senate Committee and to insist upon the
adoption of the Bishops bill as presented
or the defeat of the measure as a whole.
The resolutions adopted were as fol
lows:
1T is the firm conviction of this con-
ference that the amendments so thor
oughly change the character Of the orig
inal bills that they cannot in any way
be considered as forward step in the
earnest movement to eliminate the evils
of the liquor traffic.
"We beg to utter a determined protest
against the general purport of these
amendments. believing, as we do, that
they are made in the interest of tue
liquor dealer rather than in the interest
of the moral welfare of our State. Fs-
pecially we wish to protest vigorously
against amendment No. ?. which relieves
the owner of the premises of all re-
sponsibility for violations of the law in a
saloon conducted on his premises.
.We furthermore wish to protest with
equal yigor against that known as sec
tion 3, which does not change the license
fee, save by adding a bare $50 TO that
which the law now requires. This is
so manifestiy a temporizing policy that it
is really an insult to the sentiment of
our state, which is urging high license
law. 1t will be observed that the de
mand for high license Is receiving the at
tention which it deserves, by legislators
in other states. and the alteration which
this amendment suggests is so beggarly
that it would, we are confident, place
our state in a position Of ridicule.
'.We Furthermore protest against the
asmuch as it in the first place legalizes
the back room of saloons. which have
repeatedly been declared illegal, and
adds nothing to the law concerning
screens. 1t will be observed that the
excise commissioners now have all the
powers which this proposed amendment
grants them.
'sThe amendment known as No. 13 has
no bearing whatever upon the original
bill as presented by this conference, in
asmuch as it has to do with the granting
of licenses. Our bill bears entirely upon
the proper use Of such license when
granted
This resolution was adopted:
| Resolved, That this body form itself
/ into a permanent league with headquar-
tiers III Trenton and branches in each
county of the State, which branches shall
be entitled to representation, with the
right of voice and vote in the permanent
body.
The object and purpose of such organi-
cation being. and they are hereby declar-
to to be as follows: For the purpose Of
obtaining such legislation and enforcing
the present laws regulating the liquor
traffic and excise laws Of this State.
Resolved, That committee of FIVE
members be appointed by the Chairman
to formulate a plan providing for repre-
/ sentation from the county branches and
the perfeeting of permanent organization
1 This letter from Bishop Lines. Of the
Newark Diocese Of the E. .. Church,
was read:
MY Dear Mr. Backes:
AS have written Mr.. Knight, my
going to Trcnton on Moday seems inn
possible. An appointment affecting a
committee Of many members holds me.
1 / have had the feeling that the digni-
/ fed thing for us TO do IS to say that our
bill has been SO changes that it is no
longer ours, and that We make our APP
| pal from tile committee on III scellane-