The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14
Especial to News and Courier.1

Especial 10 NEWS auu NOuTlSl.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December 12.-The
House gave half an hour tonight to
the consideration of routine matters,
and then began the big fight on the
prohibition question. The parliament
tory. was the sharpest of the ses-
sion. For time it looked as if the
whole time of the session would be
spent in calling rolls. The fight began
by resuming the discussion ION the
amendment of Mr.. Brice to strike out
the section holding railroads RESPONSE
BILE for bringing liquor into the State.
For a time it looked IS if the amend
ment would be lost, but when the yea
and nay vote was called, the vote, as
shown in the division, was changed
and the final vote on the question
stood 81 to 80 against the amendment.
Mr.. Nettles, who has been trying to
lead the fight for prohibition, then
moved for the previous question. Mr..
Thomas moved that the debate be con-
tinued. The Speaker ruled that he
could not move to continue debate with
previous question pending.
Mr.. Thomas then moved that the
question be continued until next year.
On this the vote was as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Ashley, Avinger,
Barry, Bacot, Breeland, Cooper, Den
mis-, J. r. Duncan, T. G. Duncan, Ed
wards, Egan, Ellis, Farley, Garris,
Hamilton, Hardee, Harvey, Harper,
Harris, Kirkland, Lancaster, Lesesne,
Lotion, Lowrance, w. II. Msuldin,
Mlshoe, Perry, Rhodes, Rowland, Shu-
man, Singletary, a. J. Smith, Stalvey,
Stokes, Suddath, Sullivan, Thomas,
Tupper, Won Kolnitz, Waters, Watts,
Weston, J. S. Wolff-444.
Nays-Blackwell, Blease, Breazeale,
Bruce, Brice, Buist, Bird, Carpenter,
Carroll, Chandler, Cox, Covington,
Crum, Davis, Dendy, DuBose, Elder,
Estridge, Fielder, Folk, Foster, Graham,
Hammett, Hardin, Henderson, Hill,
Hough, Hydrick, Jordan. johnson,
Kelly, Kennedy, Knots, j. D. Kinard,
Fl. J. Kinard, Leman, Love, Magee,
Manning, l.. MauIdin, McLaurin, Nc
White, Mitchell, Moses, Nettles, Oliver,
Parks, Patton, Pearman, Phillips, Rast,
Rhodes, Roper, Rogers, Russell, Skin.
ner, J. L. Smith, Sturkie, Tatum, Tay-
lor, Tindal, Vaughan, Whitmire, Will
born, Williamson, w. G. Woodward,
Wylie, Yeldell-70.
Citizen Joshua Ashley then wanted
to introduce the following amendment,
but was cut off.
Section 26. That upon the passage and
approval of this Act the Governor shall
order special election to be held the 1st
Tuesday in August, 1893, at which cleo
ton the following question shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State: For prohibition law, or against
prohibition law. If majority Of ten
qualified electors at said election shall
have voted s'for prohibition" then and
in that event the Governor of the State
shall issue bis proclamation declaring
this Act to become of full force and
effect on the 1st day of November,
1898. If a majority Of the qualified
electors shall have voted against "pro-
hibition law" then and in that event
this Act shall cease and be of no effect
whatsoever.
Mr.. Ashley then moved that an ad-
jourument be had. He subsequently
Withdrew it only to be renewed by Mr..
McWhite. The vote stood-21 to 95.
Nr. Nettles then insisted on the pre-
yious question.
Mr.. Haskell and Mr.. Kinard said
this was unfair, that Mr.. Nettles had
promised fair play and an opportunity
to explain the Kinard bill. Mr.. Nettles
refused to withdraw the call. Mr.. Net
ties had vote of 56 to 60, and the pre-
y1ous question was ordered.
Then Mr.. Thomas said that one
hours debate was always allowed on
such call. The Speaker recognized it
as custom, and the time was distrib-
uted as follows: Duncan, twenty-five
minutes; five minutea each for Bacot,
Won Kolnitz, Tupper and Youmans;
and five minutes, Wilborn, Roper and
Nettles.
Mr.. Duncan was given the floor to
explain his high license bill. he said
he was an ardent prohibitionist, but
could not support the Nettles bill. He
offered as substitute 3 bill which
provides local option, but which re-