The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The De La Howe Fund---Ihe Payment
of Taxes---Debate on the Liquor
Question, and what it anounted TO.
REPORTS or Committees. !

REro.rs or coMatrrEEs. !
Judlciary-unfntorably on bill to regulate the pub
LEGATION OF legal notice.. Adopted.
Agriculturt-Fnvorably on Senate concurrent reso.
lion to request Congress to make the United States
AGRICULTURAL Department q full government depart.
ment and It's Commissioner n Cabinet officer.
Abbeville Del-gation--On the annual report Of the
Trustees OF the Dc La lowe Fund regret to hnd that
the fund hos suffered severe loss by the insolvency OF
It's debtors. From fifteen to twenty children have
been educated BY charity during the past year.
Judiciary Favnrably on Senate biil to make
The special committee on the petitions OF the
ladies Is to liquor traffic report that they have given
the matter careful consideration and recommend that
the petitions and all the bills on the calendar relating
to the sumo matter be taken up together when the first
bill is reached.
Several Acts we're reported as enrolled.
CALENDAR.
Also, bill to change the time Of holding Court IN
the Eighth Circuit.
Tho supply bill was then taken up for second read
Ing.
ness tickets receivable for county taxes.
Spcciul taxes were added for several counties.
A proposition TO extend the time for payment Of
the first instslmcnt I'LL Scpte mber Is md the second
till October 81. excited some discussion.
The ground taken by the advocatrs Of postpone
ment was that It would give time for the c0tton crop
to be sold. The ground OF opposition was TINS taxes
are always hard 70 Gny, that people generally could
DaY uo y ~ &tC bliIto hHS' sh INV va ~ 'NNNsf e"e
that to extend time would derange the fiscal urrage.
uIent Of the government.
The amendment was adopted.
After some other amendments relating to the details
OF the collection OF taxes were acted on, the bill passed
to q third reading. .
A iii to amend can Act to secure landlords and
persons making advances"
: The House then took n recess till 7.80 P. y.
TIE LIQUOR BILL IN THE HOUSE
A bill to prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating liquors in
the State OF south Carolina was then nkon up for u
Be:ond time.
MIR. DufHe moved to strike ont the ~enacting clause.
More ~cloQuenos WAS wasted in dcba'e, when Mr.
Murray novel to lay the bill on the table and take up
the three following BILLS which was agreed to.
Bill TO prevent the sale Of s%piritu0us liquors. BY
retail or Otherwise, outside Of the Incorporated cities
ard towns Of the state.
Bill to amend an Act entitled AN Act TO regulate
tho sale Of Intoxicating liquors, and y alter and
amend the law In relation thereto, being No. 646,' mp
proved March IS, 1874.
Substitute by the Committee-Bill to further regu-
late tho sale Of Intoxicating liquors In this State,
Mr.. scarboro moved u tabe nr the last named Dill,
which was the substitute recommended by the com.
This bill Required astate license 800 for tho sale Of
liquor ut retail or otherwise, In addition
made the selling without such license a ~misdrmeanor,
punishable by q fine Of not mere than t5O or In
irimnmsnt for mol more than twelve months.
Mr. Murray moved to mike tho licensr SOC. Two
nnnciaI essays anu tNu tenncroncc FClureo were
made, ending in Mr.. Murrny's amendment being
adopted.
Then Mr.. Black, Of York, motcd 10 amend SO as to
except wines INSIDE from native frtits. Adopted.
MIR. Seesers moved W indefinitely postpone the
whole bill. Not adopted.
Mr.. Murray moved to amend by adding to Mr..
Blacks amendment the words mot adulterated with
other s~pirituous liquors" Adopted.
MIR. Gilliard moved to strike out tho enac,ing
clause. Laid on the table on motion NJ AIR. Muir
ray.
amended 50 as to make It. inure explicit no to The
State llcense being ~ addition to tho county and
municipal licenses.
Mr.. Murray moved to amend 81 as to except drug.
gists selling medicines, containing spirituous liquor on
the prescl. iptions of ph~y slcians. Adopted.
Mr. Scegero moved to reconsider the vote whereby
this amendment was adopted. He snld that this
would prevent one man from selling liquor and all"w
another to sell It. Iawould bring into ~exietence too
many druggists. The way to stop intemrerance 10 to
puni,h in-n tor getting drunk, ard let every man
have n few acres or ground and raise hio own wine
and that will drive whisky ont OF existence.
Mr.. Newton and he also thought that this amend
ment would give the druggists . monopoly.
Mr.. Murray also desired " rtcodsidrr 80 as to modify
the language OF his amendment.
The motion to reconsider was adopted.
Pending the consideration Of Mr.. Murray's amend.
ment Mr.. Ficken moved " postpone the bill till ~.
morrow.
He said that It Ia proposed By this bill to license
and legalize that which is regardedsas an evil. This,
he said, raised o question which required consIdsra-
ton.
The motion to postpone was adopted by 4 vote Of
50 to &c.
The House then adjourned till 10 A. N. tomorrow