The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-12-08
NO. ID.

G1eyllle, asking something for Abbeville alone.
.,s ~ ,s local measure. The speaker who OPP
to the passage Of the law, but it is in reality
something in its favor. We only ask that
you allow MS to test this question for our
selves in Abbcvilc: If it should go against
of the majority, but if j. should be determin-
ed for us then we would soc that the laws be
enforced. We are informed that it would be
a. dangerous precedent to enact this law.
There Is danger of political disruption. But
Marion, Marlboro, Oconee and other counties
have tested it and there was 10 disruption
there IN the Democratic party. Is it unjusb
OF unreasonable for US to come here in hehslf
OF or ths petitioners and ask the legislature to
the seuse of tho liquor advocates and the
anti-whiskey element in our own county /?
We are met with the old objection that proi1i-
bitIon don't prohibit. 1t is true that it does
not annihilate liquor; but wi srever prohibi-
forced prohibition does prohibit. We have in
Abbcville good city government, confess.
1t 1t Is as peaceful, orderly place as there is in
the state on private days. But on public oc-
come in from the country and fll the bar
rooms. Usually one town marshal can pre-
serve order in Abbey lie without any difficult
", but on public days it takes nearly half
,mn u"1eh a. consta6ies an @ to keep the peace. Then
men who have given way to tempt alton, taken
by the collar 10 the guard house. This il
enough to NAL the friends of temperance do
something to cure the evil. On the calendar
OF this House the bill row before us has been
Tor the past twelve months. The opponents
OF the bill have had ample time to mako their
case and present counter-petitonS. It is true
that drug stores in dry towns do Saolatc the
Jaws s oy selling liquor on the bo .us certificate
OF physicians, but hope the time will soon
come when examples will be made of these vi
olators Of the law. In my county We convict
ed one of these druggists and he was put in
}ah. others will soon come to judgment.
Towns chat have been for the past two years
dry are unwilling for the laws affecting them
to be changed, Without doing any violence
to public sentiment, without deprivine any
body Of his inalienable rights, the tramp.
o, me army Of, prohibitionists is heard
two mqniciPalisies in South Carolina are now
dry. don't see how any intelligent person
can object to the passage of this Bill.
Among the new measures are the fol-,
lowing: Bill to prescibe what salaries:
the clerks Of the House Of Representa-.
tivcs shall receive: bill authorizing
Trial Justices to issue warra ats for the
enforcement Of agricultural liens bill
to provide for the appointment, of a
special Master under certain circum-.
stances; bill to repeal the law to pro-.
hibt the sale Of spirituous liquors..
outside the incorporated towns and cit
les; bill to regulate the interest upon
any contract arising in this State for the
hiring, lending or use of money or 9TH
er commodity at the rate Of seyen per
cent. per annum. Some eight or ten
other bills received their first reading
There are measures Of only local inter
est, however, so it is not necessary TO-
enumerate them.
The usual petitions. presentments Of
grand juries, notices Of new bills, etc.,
were submitted and appropriately refer
red. A number Of committee reports
were also read.
The unfavorable committee report on
the bill to provide for marriage license
in this State was adopted and the bill
rejected.
The bill to reduce the pay Of Sheriffs
for dieting prisoners from thirty-f
cents to twenty-five cei.ts day, was re-
jected.
1t was nearly 3 O'Clock when the
House adjourned to meet at 10 this
morning.