Show MR CHAMBERS RETURNS I SATS THE EAST IS WROUGHT UP OVER SILVER I I Morton is Nominated by the Re piihlieaiis and the Democrats Select Se-lect a Silver Man Democracy Will VinIf McKinley is Chosen and the Democrats Neglect Their Duty There Will Be a Split The Raines Bill in Sew York Hon R C Chambers returned from 1 trip to New York City yesterday morning where he has been for several days in the interest of the Daly and Ontario Mining companies There was nothing in his visit of a nature calculated calcu-lated to interest the public Mr Chambers was seen at the Alta clUb last evening and said the silver sentiment in the east was growing The gold men have arrived at the conclusion conclu-sion that something must be done to conciliate the west While the people here are regarded as fanatics and all that while the representatives in congress con-gress from the west are rolindly berated be-rated fOr voting to tie up legislation on the tariff in the interest of the white metal there seems to be a wellground I ed feeling that this section of the country coun-try means business and will make a decided I de-cided stand for what the people believe i is for the interest of all Mr Chambers sizes up the situation I as follows I the Republicans nominate nomi-nate Morton the Democrats can win the fight provided an outandout sil I ver candidate is selected to run I Allison Al-lison or McKinley are chosen and the Demoorats fail to choose a silver man there will he a split and in such an I event the Republicans expect to win in a walkover I Mr Chambers declared the general I impression in the east was that a fight would occur in the Republican convention conven-tion over the money plank in the platform I plat-form and that while the friends of sil ver would make a strong effort they would be outnumbered and the platform plat-form would be as strongly against sil ver as was the Massachusetts declaration declara-tion in that respect While in the east Mr Chambers had an opportunity of witnessing the fight in the state of New York over the excise ex-cise law The Raines bill a it is called was signed by Governor Morton and is now in effect The battle was a bitter one The bill will have the following effect on the city of New York for instance I does away with all excise boards on the SOth day of April 1896 All excise licenses are terminated June 30 1S9G A commissioner of excise with a salary sal-ary of 5000 a deputy with a salary of 4 000 three special inspectors with salaries sal-aries of 4000 3000 and 2000 and sixty inspectorsatlarge with salaries of 1200 per year and expenses are created A state excise bureau with headquarters head-quarters at Albany provided with the necessary clerical help is also created nesary The firstclass license for saloons hotels and clubs in the city elf New SOO in Brook York is fixed at per year lyn 650 Onethird of all the net revenue collected col-lected goes to the state the other two thirds to the counties Allnight licenses and Sunday selling are prohibited Violations of the law are fixed at not less than twice the amount of the license fee Local option is permitted only in towns and not in cities Liquor licenses must be posted in the windowS WNo saloon must be located within 200 feet of a church The same rule applies ap-plies to the schools Courts have the right to review the applications Court for licenses and petitions forrevoking the same Liquor may be sold at hotels on Sunday where the same is served with meals Hotels must have at least ten rooms in order to be classed a a hotel within with-in the meaning of the act When this bill came up it was advocated ad-vocated by the members from the country on the ground that they the rural delegates had tobear their share slof the expenses of keeping the criminals in the state institutions that the greater portion of the crime was committed in the cities and hence the licenses should go in part to the state The city memlers on tne omui nana claimed that as a greater portion of I the criminal class came from the country coun-try to the city to ply the crimes committed com-mitted they the city folks ought not I be charged With their keeping after having brought them to justice or I rather they should not be compelled to furnish all the means of apprehension and conviction and then be compelled I to yield up a great portion of the city s revenue in keeping them I All the papers in the large cities of the state regardless of politics opposed op-posed the bill and made a vigorous fight against the same The country members and people from the outside were equally determined and the governor gov-ernor was harassed day and night He signed the same at the laat moment Already preparations are being made to test the constitutionality of the bill and a case will be brought into the courts at once BOYS i ICNBE PANTS SLITS For the next ton days with every purchase of a suit for 225 and up we will give a beautiful Windsor tie ire F AtJERBACH BRO o dtj J r |