The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-12-19
Legislative Letter.
COLUMBIA, S. c.,
Dec. l6, 1893.

Dec. l6, 1893. !
The eyentof the week was the Senate
debate and passage Of the new dispen-
sary bill. When the fight opened
Thursday morning it looked as IL the
bill was too Objectionable and extreme
u measure wen for "Reformers."
From the remarks of Fuller, Brown, of
Marion, and w. ID. Evans it was freely
~prophesied that the bill would be
amended totally out Of all semblance
to the form in which it was introduced.
Evans himself, / mean the bold and
naughty boy from Aiken, did not APP
pear to have his heart in it. But with
the going down OF the sun the spirit of
remOnstrancc had banished and even
the Marlboro Allianceman was forced
to submit to the capture of his long
time. prohibition county by the forces
Of Dispensary Alcohol. And he as
well as the prohibition" Senator from
Laurens voted for the bill on its final
passage with the provision permitting
the establishment of dispensaries. in
or out of town, and whore hat seems
proper i'm the discretion of county
boards of control. People who have
seen a patent potato pcelcr used could
have appreciated the manner in which
Smythe, Of Charleston, skinned w. ID.
Evans. 1t was when the latter was ex-
erting himself to have his county left
''dry" and unmOlcsted. Smythc in his
keen diSsccting knife style, referred to
Evans presidency of the Alliance, his
devotion to the Especial privilege to
none and equal rights to alp motto and
delicately charged him with pleading
for itsdenial and abandonment when APP
piled 10 his own county and his own
people.
Miller, the @ Senator from Lancas-
ter, voted ~squarcly against the dispen-
sary bill, and Brice. of Fairfield who
opposed it last year supported it.
LAURENS LEGISLATION.
Election precinct changes are as fol-
lows: New, Pleasant Mound, Parsons
Church, Woodville, Brewcrton, Tip
Top, and Hopewcll. Fullers' Mill
is changed to Mountvillc and Stands
Store to Langston's Church.
Abill has been introduced in the
House to incorporate the town of
Momtvlllc. That may mean that it
will become II of tho spots favored?
by the establishment of Il "Reform"
whiskey business: i. c. dispcnsary.
Abill has been introduced to create
q new school district under the namc
of the 'Alleine" High School. This is
in the neighborhod of Dr.. j. II. Fow-
lcr's and it's probable establishment
was mentioned in my letter of last
week.
A bill to amend the act providing
for the issue of bonds Jor the Laurens
City Schools is on its way to passage.
This bill permits Il tax levy of Il half
mill extra Tor Onc and Il half mills alto
gcther) to pay the interest on the
bonds. The cutting Of barroom rcvu-
nue from the city has made this ncccs-
sary.
The Laurcns delegation are at log
g%erhcads as to the bill introduced by
Col. Watts and not DR.. Wolf, as cr-
roncously stately incrCaing the salaries
of trial Justices in the city of Laurcns.
In the senate DR.. Fuller amended the
bill SO as to cause the salaries to remain
at 500 and further providing that the
sheriff should receive only such COM
pcnsation Tor serving their process as
had been received by constablcs.
These amendments virtually rendered
nugatory the purposes Of the bill and
when it was returned to the House that
body on Col. Watts motion refused to
concur. That is how the matter now
stands.
Abill has been introduced to autho-
l iHS ia SulS vi VIC 4lulc NtuttCllN lOl
in Lamrens. 1t will be remembered
that a suggestion to this effect was re-
Gently made by THE ADVERTISER.
Col. Watts is pushing Il bill TO per-
NIT county commissioners to receive
pay for 100 days in each year instead of
20 which is the present maximum.
a lively incident occurred i'm the
House Friday night between Col.
Watts and Citizen Josh Ashley. / hap
pencd to be present and saw it. Col.
Watts behaved just as any ~sclf-rcspcct-
ing man would have borne himself UNI
der the circumstances.
Here is the incident as reported in
the News and Courier:
"a bomb was exploded ut the nirht
session OF the House to reconsider the
vote on the rcdistricting Bill by Mr..
B~reazealc. Mr.. Moses held that after
the parliamentary clincher had been
put on Il measure it could not be taken
up. Moreover the bill was not in posses
sion OF the House. 1t would not be fair.
to take up the bill tonight rs there
were Il great many abscntccs.
Nh. Ashley said: "Wo don't want
no child,s play here"
NH. Duncan said according TO a
rnliing the Speaker last year II bill
could be taken up from the table.
w. ''oouo VI utSc-clcclI Sulu llal
last year such u rule was made and
ought to hold good.
"Mr. Ashley said that it was not so:
that the clinchcr had not bcen put on
1t: it's not So"
Mr.. Watts said: "Nothing but a
coward would say such Il thing. |
never have told Il falschood and | never
will do so. and the people of the State
know my record, and | never will allow
anyone to impugn my motive of truth
fulness. 1t is not true. The facts are
as | say.
Mr.. Ashley, walking towards Mr..
Watts, talked about choking any man
who charged him with untruthfulncss.
lie was held back by the coat.
MIR. Ashley asked the Speaker what
his ruling was. and after Mr.. Jones
sustained Mr.. Watts's view and OK
planned his ruling Of last year Mr..
Ashley said he did not so understand
itand there the matter ended
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