The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
the people by the passage Of suitable
Federal legislation.
THE DIsPENsARY BILL.

I6E UlSkENSAhG OlLL
When the dispensary bill was called
mp, there were no amendments until
the eighth section was reached, when
Mr.. Manning moved 60 amend by strik'
ing out the provision making it com.
petent to prevent the location OF ais
pensaries outside of city or town by
petiticssS Of tue county board, which
.srd wac given power to designate some
other place
Mr.. Hough said he was proud o|
South Carolina, but was sorry to see
the State in the grog shop business.
This amendment was more than the peo-
pie of Chesterfield could stand. Under
it the board of control could set up a
dispeusary before mans house.
Mr.. Roper, the Marlboro prohi.
bitionist, said that he had voted for this
law because he thought it step in the
right direction of prohibition, but when
section like this was incorporated be
would be derelict if he did not rise and
place his foot upon this bill. He
moved to strike out the whole section
Mr.. Ne,tles defended the section.
He said that revolutions never went
backwards, aud be never anticipated
that barrooms would be again estab-
lished in this State. He was pleased
with the workings of the dispensary
Sometimes factional feeling prevented
the establishment of dispensaries at
court houses. and this section was ne
cessary to carry out the willsof the
people. He knew that there vas no
disposition on the part of the Governor
or other officials to establish sdispen-
'aiiFiSs saries where the people did DOT want
tbcm. The bill was drawn by the Gov
erdor, the Attorney General aud some
of the ablest solicitors in the State
sIIe ssas sprohtbitieniss. but thought
Shat shere was great good in the dis
pensasyszs At first he was not in favor
,d this section, but he had conferred
With the Governor. and bad been per-
suaded that is was best. He yielded to
the superior judgment Of this good man.
The Governor hadstudied the law, and
if the members would just leave it in his
hands. he would carry it out for the best
interests of the State.
MIR. Lotion replied to this speech in
very effective manner. He said there
were prohibitionists aud prohibitionlsts.
There were some prohibitionists, like
the gentleman from Marlboro, wbou' he
admired, but he could not cay as much
for.some other sprohibitiouists on the
floor of The House.
Mr.. Nettles asked if Mr.. Lotion ques-
toned his. advocacy Of prohibition.
Mr. Lotion said by the gentleman's
own statement that be had given way
before the superior judgment of Gov
erDor Tillman. He called upon the
members not to hearken to any such
as they had just heard.
They we're their Own masters and were
to pass upon this question as their
Judgment dictated. They were not
elected to bow to auybody's superior
Judgment but were sent there to act
like men and express their convictions
and vote accordingly Mr.. Lotion
made.a ringing speech against the dis
peusary aud received many coDgratu-
latious.
Mr.. Watson claimed that Anderson
county issa prohibition county aud that
they are glad to have dispensaries there.
Governor Tillman had right to sug-
gest legislation and it was presumpsu-
cusio insinnates that members were led
about by the nose. He favored the
section
For the next half hour there was
absolute chaos. A dozen members oc-
cup;ed the floor at the same time and a
score of motions tangled everything
into Gordian knot. The Speaker
finally had read the rule of the House
requiring members to keep their seats
and act with the decorum becoming a
gentleman.
Mr.. Nettles's motion to table the
Manning amendment was lost by vote
of % to 56.
MIR. Jordan moved to amend the
amendment so that the section should
provide .hattbefe may be one Cor more
dispensers appointed to toeacb.sincorpo-
rated toHnsor city upon the petition Of
a majority of the freehold voters Of such
town or city.
Mr.. Nettles motion to table this was
carried-4S to 333
Debate was then adjourned until the
night session.
The printing bill passed It's third
reading on wheels.
Mr. Thomas offered a resolution cali
ing upon the Secretary Of State to
transmit 10 the House for its information