The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-23
Thursday, i6th December.
SENATE.

| SESATE.
| The session OF tho Senate to-day was
nn'mportant. The only matter that
| 'reatod any debate whatever WAS a reao.
| luton instructing the Attorney General
to institute proceedings in tho State
courts to determine whether or not the
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad
has forfeited its charter, which passed by
| Il small vote.
HOUSE or KEpRE3 ENTATIvEB.
After tho passage Of some bills OF minor
importance the li:ncr question WAS again
brought before the House on motion by
Mr.. Gary to reconsider the vote whereby
the bill to further regulate tho sale of in
toxicating liquors in this State was con
| tinucd to the next session yesterday.
The motion to reconsider was adopted
and the bill WAS again before the House
Mr.. Simonton moved TO continue the
| bill to the next session. Upon this mo-
| ton the vote stood, yeas 81. nays 81.
For several moments after tho an
nounccncnt Of this vote it was impossi-
bic to secure order, tho excitement
| among sOine of the members was SO
great.
| Afr. Murray then moved to strike on,
| all after the cnucting words of the bill
| and insert tho following as q substitute
tho elect of which was To place before the
| House almost an entirely new BILL tho
provisions OF which seemed to meet tho
| approval OF great many members who
had opposed tho bill introduced ycster.
day. Tho new bill il as follows:
SECTION |. BE IL cnncted, DC, That from
and after the passage of this act, ne
license for the sale OF spirituous or IN
tOxicating liquors shall DO granted In
| South Carolina OUTSIDE OF the incorpo-
rated cities, towns and Villages Of this
State, and 1t shall bo unlawful for any
person or persons to sell such liquors
without license so to do.
| SEC 2. No license tor the sale OF intox
icating liquors shall be granted by any
municipal authorities in any city or vii
| lago i'll this State except upon tho pay
ncnt by the person applying tor the same
to tho treasurer of the county in which
such city. town or village is situated the
sum OF 800 In addition to tho 4icense
charged by such city, town or village, fol
the use OF such county, to be applied to
tho ordinary expenses of tho county
| Provided, that hereafter no city, town OF
village shall charge any license for the
sale of wines, malt liquors or cider, and
no State license shall be charged by any
county where no other spirituous liquors
ar0 sold on the same premises.
SEC. 3. That hereafter the salo of oil
Diiiers or other beverages 0f which sp:-
| ituous liquors form an ingredient be and
the same are hereby prohibited within
the limits Of this State, except in tho in
corporate limits Of cities, towns aud vii
lagos, whcro they shall only bo sold
under the sumo terms as Intoxicating
liquors, us provided for in Section Z
hereof.
| SEC. 1. Any person violating tho pro.
visions of this Act shall upon conviction
thereof be tined In the sum of not less
than 500 or imprisoned fer term OF no;
less than six months, or both fined and
imprisoned In the discretion OF the Court
trying the case.
| This Act shall not take effect in any
county, city, town or village until the
| licenses now granted shall expire.
Upon tho substitution OF this amend
inont discussion arose, and was partic
ipatcd i'll by several of the members.
| Tho bill as amended then passed it,
second reading by u vote of "A to "a
This vote WINS recOnsiderod and tabled
and thus placed beyond tho power OF thu
House to rcscind lis action.
| The victory of the anti whiskey mer
to-day was rs sweeping ~ their defeat
appeared to be yesterday. It Is but jus
to say that there is In the House little OF
no opposition to tho prohibition of liquor
or even its restriction, the difference o
opinion being as to the means to be EN-.
ployed in bringing about tho result de
sired. The bill passed to-day fount
much greater favor than the one foi
which it has been substituted, but even
this bill Is opposed by u great many or
the ground that an acknowledged evi
should not be licensed, that 1t throws the
whole of tho county taxes upon the cit,
NJ far as Charleston Is concerned. Ar
the other bills bearing OH the same sub
jcct were tabled.