Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-12-23

jOurn, such proceedings as may be necessary 10
determine the question whether the said Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Com
pany has violated the foregoing provisions Of
it's charter and has not forfeited all its corpo-
rate rights and privileges. And that the said
attorney-general do report his actings and do
ings under this resolution to the next session
of the General Assembly.
The joint resolution authorizing and direct
ing the Treasurer of York county to apply
certain funds to the payment of coupons on
County bonds due January 1st, 1881 and the
House bill to make it a misdemeanor to entice
or persuade laborer to leave the employment
Of another, or to employ laborer under con-
tract with another, passed their third readings
The joint resolution to require the Secre-
tary of State to cancel and return certain title
deeds to ]. NJ. Lowry, Of York county, was
rejected ... .r. .ar
In THE HOUSE, after the passage of some
bills of minor Importance, the liquor question
was again brought forward on motion by
Mr.. Gary to reconsider the vote whereby the
bill to further regulate the sale of intoxica-
ting liquors in this State was continued to the
next session yesterday. The motion to recon-
slider was adopted and the bill was again be-
fore the House.
Mr.. Simonton moved to continue the bill to
the next session. Upon this motion the vote
stood, yeas 81, nays 81.
For several moments after the announce
ment Of this vote, it was impossible to secure
order, the excitement among some of the men,
bers 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 was to
place before the House almost an entirely new
bill. The provisions seemed to meet theapprov-
al of Il great many members who had opposed
the bill introduced yesterday. The new bill
is as follows:
SECTION, /. Be IL enacted &C.. That from and
after the passage Of this act, licencse for the
sale Of spirituous or malt liquors shall be granted
in SouIll Carolina outside OF the incorporated
cities, towns and villages of this State, and 1t shall
| be unlawful for any person or persons TO sell
su II liquors without license so to do.
! SEC. =. No license for the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors shall be granted by any municipal au-
torties in any city, town or village in this State,
except OH the pay ment ny the person applying FOR
the sa,ne to the treasurer of the county in which
such city, town or village is situated, the SUM OF
$l00 in addition to the license charged ny such
city. town village for the use Of such county, to
be applied to the ordinary expenses ofthe county
Provided, that hereafter no city, town or village
shall charge any license for the sale of wines or
malt liquors or cider, and 10 State license shall
be charged by any county where no other spiritu-
Gus liquors are sold on the same premises.
SEC. 3. That hereafter the sale of all btters or
other beverages of which spirtuous liquors form
an ingredient, be and the same are hereby pro-
hibited within the limits OF this State except IN
the Incorporate limits ofcities towns and villages,
where they shall only he sold under tile same
terms intoxicating liquors, rs provided for in
Section hereof
SEC. 4. Any person violating the provisions OF
this Act shall upon conviction thereof be fined In
the sum Of not less than 500 or imprisoned for a
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 grant
ed shall expire. =.
Upon the substitution of this amendment a
discussion arose, and was participated in by
several of the members. az.
Mr. Tillinghast thought the bill, as amend
ed, the best measure that could be passed.
1t was, in his opinion, the entering wedge by
which total prohibition might in time be
reached.
Mr. Black favored total prohibition, hut if
that could not he done, lie was III favor Of the
next best thing, and he hoped the bill, as
amended, would pass.
Mr. Gary said that he desired to appe.r up
on the record as being unqualiiedly opposed
to the unrestricted use of Intoxicating drinks.
AS a member of the medical profession, lie was
familiar with the terrible effect upon the hu-
holic drinks, and he hoped that the bill would
pass without one dissenting voice, as it aimed
at the good of the whole people. ~
Mr. HutsOn said he had not favored the
bill which had been continued yesterday, be-
cause he thought it defective. The bill before
the House, however, was a good measure, and
was calculated to prot ect society against those
who tratficked in alcohol to the ruin OF their
fellow men. He hoped that municipal anthor-
tiles Of the cities and towns would cooperate
with the General Assembly in their effprts to
protect society at large He did not believe
in attempting to reform individuals by legis-
lation, but something was necessary fDr the
preservation of society as whole. Saturday
night, in the section he lived, was made a
perfect hell by the intoxication OF the negroes,
and if something was not done it would rem
der III exodus of the white people from that
locality necessary.
Mr. Simonton said that if the bill prohibited
totally the sale of Intoxicating liquors in the
State, he would support it heart and soul, and
if he saw a means by which such law could
be enforced, he would support it. He could
not, holding the views that he did, consent
to make source of revenue of a traffic which
was recognized as an evil. Once the State
licensed this traffic there would never be a
chance of getting through prOhibitory law.
The municipal taxes now imposed on liquor
dealers were used for the support of the cities
and towns, and if this additional tax was i'm
posed, it would fall heaviest upon the poorer
classes of the community, who would De
taxed by the barroOm keepers, or else they
would be given adulterated and poisonous
drinks, which would work far more injury
than at present. He moved to strike out the
second section Of the bill.
| NJ boy fn that
fiercest opposition to this measure should
come from the County of Charleston, whence
had come the longest petition for some legis-
lation of this kind. The question was simply
whether the General Assembly would submit
to the power of the whisky dealers, or have
the bravery to say to them that they proposed
to heed the prayers of the widows and or
phans and impoverished men and woman OF
South Carolina, and do all in their rpower to
wipe the curse of whisky from the face OF the
land.
Mr.. Dargan said that he had opposed the
radical measures proposed yesterday. The
passion for strong drink could not be legislated
out of existence !; but he thought it might he
modified by encouraging the use Of malt liz
uors, wines and cider Let the alcoholic liq-
uors, he said, he taxed doubly, and let the malt
liquors and wines be free. This bill, he
| CnOuSnC, would no much SOOu, dHQ Wouiu Pio-
pare the way for the passage Of a prohibitory
law lie thought the feature of tie bill turn
ing the money into the county treasures was
eminently proper. lie could not appreciate
the argument that this tax would fall heaviest
on the poorer classes. 1t was clearto his mind
that if malt liquors and wines were exempted
from taxation, and brandy and whisky taxed
double, the poor main would naturally be i'll
duced to drink the cheaper and less injurious
beverages. This, i'll his opinion, was the pro-
vision of the bill which would accomplish the
most good
A vote was then taken on Mr. SimontOn's