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


unimportant. The only mater that
created any debate whatever was reso-
luton instructing the Attorney General
to institute proceedings in the State
courts to determine whether or. not the
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad
has forfeited its charter, which passed by
q small vote.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the passage of some bills of minor
importance the liquor question was again
brought before the House on a motion by
Mr.. Gary to reconsider the vote whereby
the bill to further regulate the sale of in
toxicating liquors in this State was con-
tinued 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 the an
nounccment of this vote it was impossi-
BILE to secure order, the excitement
among some of the members was so
great.
Mr.. Murray then moved to strike out
all after the enacting words of the bill
and insert the following as substitute,
the effect of which was to place before the
House almost n entirely new bill. the
provisions of which seemed to meet the
approval Of great many members who
had opposed the bill introduced yester-
day. The new bill is as follows:
SECTION l. Be IL enacted, de-, That from
and after the passage of this act, no
license for the sale of spirituous or in
toxicating liquors shall be granted In
South Carolina outside of the incorpo-
rated cities, towns and villages of this
State, and it shall be 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 viii
lage in this State except upon the pay
ment by the person applying tor the same
to the treasurer of the county in which
such city, town or village is situated the
sum of 800 in addition to the license
charged by such city, town or village, for
the use Of such county, to be applied to
the ordinary expenses of the county !:
Provided, that hereafter no city, town or
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
are sold on the same premises.
Sec. 8. That hereafter the sale of all
bitters or other beverages of which splr-
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 and wiz
lagos, where they shall only be sold
under the same terms as intoxicating
liquors, as provided for in Section 2
hereof.
Sec. 4. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this Act shall upon conviction
thereof be fined in she sum of not less
than 5000 or imprisoned for term of not
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 the substitution Of this amend
ment discussion arose, and was partic-
ipated in by several of the members.
The bill as amenCed then passed its
second reading by 81 vote. of "A to "a.
This vote was reconsidered and tabled,
and thus placed beyond the power Of the
House to rescind its action.
The victory of the antiwhiskey men
to-day was as sweeping as their defeat
appeared 10 De yesterday. II Is Dut Jusb
to say that there is in the House little or
no opposition to the prohibition of liquor
or even it's restriction, the difference of
opinion being as to the means to be en-
ployed in bringing about the result de-.
sired. The bill passed to-day found
much greater favor than the one for
which It has been substituted, but even
this bill is opposed by great many on
the ground that an acknowledged evil
should not be licensed. that it throws the
whole of the county taxes upon the. city
as far as Charleston is concerned. All
the other bills bearing on the same sub
ject were tabled.