The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-23
Tuesday, 14th Deccmbcr.
SENATE.

Of the Legislature and othcrStatc officers,
before entering upon the duties of office,
to take m oath that they have not en-
gagged in duel, ns principal, second or
otherwise, since January J. 1891 and that
they will not do 80 during their term of
Office, &c, was voted down by a vote Of
Is to 10. An additional Section was Of
fored and adopted, providing that the
provisions OF the hill shall not effect any
indictment for duclling now pending,
and tho bill then passed, without further
debate, ami was ordered for third read
ing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Tho agricultural committee reported
favoraby on Senate concurrent regolu-
ton to request Congress to mako the
United Suites Agricultural Department II
full government department and the
Commissioner Cabinet officer.
In the night session of tho House tho
bill to prohibit. tho sale Of Intoxicating
liquors In the State WAS taken up for u
| second time, and on u motion to strike
out tho enacting clause. MIR. Prince, Of
| Anderson, said that after witnessing tho
scene In tho House when the ladies' pcti-
tions wero unrolled, sanctiiied ns they
| were by tho tears and prayers OF tho
| brOken-hcartcd women Uf Charleston
and Anderson, he had thought that no
| man would daro to riso and make such n
motion. Every one Of every class and
color Is interested i'm this matter 1t is a
matter that is fraught with great good or
great evil to our State. md 1t Is being
thought of and discussed by good people
everywhere. This traffic IN liquor weighs
down I'll business, burdens tho people
with debt and taxes, and It sits upon 80
cicty lika mighty incubus. 1t is prin-
ciple Of law that one person shall not uso
his property so ns to injure another.
Therefore 1t Is tho duty of government to
throw around society such projections as
| Will enable II to reach tho ultima thule Of
liberty and happiness. lilo continued in
nn eloquent strain to detail tho evils of
the liquor traffic. Iio said that it was no
argument against tho bill to say that 1t
would not stop the use and sale Of
liquors, because 70 law to punish crimo
does actually succeed in entirely sup
pressing tho crime. lie alluded to tho
evils resulting from the carrying OF pis-
| ;ols, and said that tho harm dOie by pis-
tolls was mostly when they were in the
| hands of intoxicated nlcI. Tho truo
| reason for tho opposition to tho bill Is
! that men nro afraid of the liquor power
If the question were put to tho con-
| sciences Of every member, they would an
| swer that this traffic should DO banished
| from the land.
MIR. Murray moved to lny the bill on
tho table, which was agreed to-
Tho substitute offered by the Wnys
and Means Committee, which required n
State i.conso OF 800 for tho sale OF intox-
| icating liquor mt retail or otherwise, in
addition to tho amount required by tho
| county or town, and ,nadn tho selling
| without such license M.sdemeanor,
punishable by fine of not more than
$500 or Imprisonment for moro than
twelve months, WIS then lako.i up.
| Mr.. Murray moved to make the license
5000, and In support OF mis- position, said
lo would prefer II lic.nso OF $500, but he
recognized the fact that the lIouse would
not ngrce with him in that lIo thought
the bill n step III tho right direction. The
amendment was adopted.
| Aiter being amended In several par
ticulars, further consideration of the bill
was postponed until Tomorrow.
Wednesday, 10Th December.
| TiiE SENATE.
The matter of Importance in the Senate
to-day was bill to exempt tho real
| from taxation, except for school pur
poses, for II period Of five years irnmc-
| diately following their removal to tho
State. 1t was amended so as to limit tho
amount to 81 800, and passed to n third
reading. Scnator Crayton voted for the
| bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The special committee appointed to
| investigate tho conduct of Commissioner
Colt reported that they had taken testi-
mony, together with statements from Mr..
Colt himself. This evidence they sub
mitted TO the House for It's consideration.
In conclusion the committee says:
| Mr.. Colt WAS entrusted with duties as
arduous rs thcy were responsible. They
involved labors perhaps beyond tho pow
ers OF any man, which could not bo per-
formed by him within the time limited
to him in the acts under =. hicli he was
appointed. Not a shadow OF suspicion
rests upon Mr.. Colt Of completely In tho
transactions by which the State suffered
loss. The misfortunes which have over
/ taken him excite the profound sympathy
or all honorable men, and address them
selves to tho favorable consideration OF
| the General Assembly,"
Ordered for consideration to morroY.
The first matter of interest to. day was
the consideration of tho bill to regulate
the sale or Intoxicating liquors, which
was undor consideration ut tho adjourn
ment of the House last night
Mr.. Simpson moved TO reconsider the
vote whereby the House Had increased
the license from SlOO to 500. His object
In 30 doing, he said, was to reinsert the
800 license recommended by the COM
mitiee. He sid his object I'm making the
motion was 10 try and hnrmonize tho con-
A!c.!:S cr:a!ens cf the members CT The
House. Personally he Mas in favor OF
total prohibition, but that iniling. he had
advocated Slate license. Ho thought,
however, In making this experiment that
tho liconse should DO placed at SiOO. The
State could increase II next year, II the
plum worked we'll.
Mr.. Fucker hoped that tho license
would be placed at 800. Tho raising OF
Lioney from tho traffic In liquor by the
1 n mo- fp, l.;
reason, while he was IN favor Of the
license, he preferred to move cautiously
and place 1t ut 500. II the State desired
to go further after tho experiment had
been tried she could do 80.
Mr.. Murray advocated the bill both as
means OF restricting an evil and of pro.
ducing revenue. It was right and fair
penses OF the courts and the jaila and
the penitentiary, should receive some
revenue from tho sale Of liquor, which In
so large measure contributed to make
these institutions necessary. Such q
license would yield Sl50,OOO a year to the
state, which in short time would en-. ole
the State to get ahead OF the taxes and
start the fiscal year from the frat Of Jan.
uafy. Hehoped the measure would pass
ana after years trial tho Legislature
could amend the law rs 1t might deem
necessary.
4 The motion to reconsider was ther
adopted. and the license was reduced from
On motion of Mr.. Simpson, "medicate. i.
j compounds" were excep cd from fEI
provisions of the bill.
The bill was discussed Mt length, ir
WHICH large number OF the niemberI
participated. ,3,s
"A motion to continue tho bill TIL mex
session passed by vote Of 81 70 65.