The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13
SOUTH CAROLINA'S BIG FIGHT.
The Battle in the Legislature Over Prohibi
ton Has Opened.

Columbia, ). g., December 1.-(Spccial)
The prohibition struggle Is on. The consd-
Grafton of the ma jority report recommend
ing the passage of the Childs bill, a lengthy
measure providing for the appointment of
county agents to dispense liquor only for
sacramento, medical and scientific purposes
came Up in the house today.
Mr.. Blease, of Newberry, moved to strike
out all the bill after the cxactng words
and insert lbs bill which, in Il few words,
prohibits the Sale of liquor under penalty
of fine of from $500 to $1,000, or i'm
prisonment in the pententiary from five
to ten years for each 0ifenSe. The amend
ment was tabled by vote Of ninety-one to
twenty-five.
The debate then continued several hours.
The speech of the day, was made by Repre-
sentative John p. Thomas. of Kichland,
who shosyed that with n license law South
Carolina now had a fewer number of taxed
retail liquor dealers per capita of popula-
ton than any state in the union except
Alabama and Arkansas and that the pro-
hbition state Of Vermont has thlrty-three
per cent more saloons Ia proportion to pop
u.ation than South Carolina.
South Carolina's Prohibition Fight.
Columbia, s. c., December S.-(Spccial.) y
The prohibition bill was the special o 'i N
the house Of representatives tonight. The ad-
vocates of the bill went there determined
to have a yote on the question, but despite
their supposed strength they failed. They had
loaded the bill down with long amendments.
and they offered eleven sections together,
as q substitute 1t took one hour to read them
and then the antis declared that the could not
vote intelligently without having these amend
ments printed. Mr. Ne!tlcs, the prohibition
leader. charged that the antis We're trying to
kill the bill by Administering and declared the
prohibitonists would have n vote on the bill
before adjournment. The motion TO print.
however. prevailed by large vote and furth-
debate was adjourned until tomorrow
night.
One Of the proposed amendments is to appro-
pirate 100000 TO set the prohibition machinery
In motion. and 1t Is believed that this will
have great influence against the measure
Tonight the antis are 1ubilant and declare
they will win the fight.
Fighting Prohibition L. gislatio
Columbia. :. c., December 10-Ihe fight in
the house today over prohibition was lively
The prohiDltioniSts found that their policy Of
making no speeches was not helping them and
Jordan and Hrasael, the two leaders OF the
prohibition forces. replied to the various ct
lacks upon the bill especially those upon its
consttnt1ionality. To kill time the opponents
OF prohibition moved, an amendment that
Judge Meathers report on the codifcation OF
the statutes. nearly a thousand pages The
speaker ruled that the amendment was ont of
order. az 1t had no relation to the subject
matter of the bill! and was offered simply 10
gain delay. The house overwhelmingly sts-
tanned his position.
The fight the bill was adjourned until
Monday night The bill to repeal the nnti-
free pass law passed the house today by a
ma ioritY of five - "