The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-10
Constitutional. Convention.
A BUSY AND EVENTFUL WEEK.
.Dispensary, Divorce, Factories and
Suffrage,
THE DISPENsAsY QUESTION.

The Legislature Is Given Three
Options In Dealing With the Liquor
PrOblem-Old Time Bar-rooms Not
Ohe of Them.
1T dived into the vitality important mat
ter of Incorporating the dispensary
law into the constitution.
A motion to indefinitely postpone
Mr.. Claytons substitute was the pond
ing question. This substitute was
read as follows:
g. In the exercise of the police power
the general assembly shall have no
authority to license the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors or beverages by persons
or corporations within this State.
The general assembly may prohibit
the manufacture and sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors and beverages within the
State, or may authorize and empower
State and county officers, both or
either, under the authority and ih the
name of the State, to buy in any
market and sell and retail within the
State Intoxicating liquors and bever-
ages in such packages and quantities,
under such rules and regulations, as it
deems eXpedient."
Mr.. Clayton having returned, mado
vigorous speech in support of his
substitute, covering the points he
elaborated last week. He wanted the
possibility Of the return of the bar
room nailed now, once anu for all.
Mr.. FarrOw then got the floor and
proceeded to make vigorous speech,
dealing largely with the police powers
OF o State. What these powers were
the courts must decide.
Some question arose in the midst of
Mr.. Farrow's speech as to what had
become OF the amendment sent up T.
hU
be read, providing for licenses for
liquor selling on the dispensary plan
IN case the supreme court of the United
States held that the State had no
'ght to sell liquor. The matter after
long Wrangle, was Strengthened out.
Innings were terribly mixed, and it
took an endless amount Of talk to tel
where the convention was at.
Mr.. FdrrOw continued, saying as
between the scheme proposed by Sena-
tor Tillman and prohibition he would
support the former.
Senator r. b. Watson believed that
all other questions were small in com
parison with the liquor question.
Eiquor was something to debauch the
whole land. He gave some forcible
statistics. A half million people were
making and selling the stuff. He had
been glad that South Carolina had
tak ken a few stops forward to stop the
sale of this damnable stuff, calculated
to make all men villains and murderers.
If all the money that goes to this evil
could go to other things there would
be no suffering. He had lived to
educate one little community to think
1t disreputable to handle tho stuff
Who could estimate the magnitude Of
the evil? Yo. they tell us not to have
j. slut Off. If our dispcnsary is knock
cd up, don't give us back the barrooms.
He was ashamed Of some of the cities;
debauching their people to pay taxes,
and running the people utterly. He
cited the state of affairs in Grecnvillc
and Charleston prior to the introduce
tion of the dsponsary system. He
was glad South Carolina had taken
the first stride in the right direction.
lie was glad the dispensary put the
stnf up In as unattractive shape as
possible, end to was glad that it was
selling no more Of it than pos ssbe.
Mr.. Clay ton wanted to allow 81 post
.)onement till tomorrow in Difference
to Senator Tillman. This was because
of the misunderstanding about the
printing OF Senator Tillman's amend
mont,
Mr.. Patterson wanted to hear the
much talked of Tillman amendment
read. He was not willing to indefinite
ly postpone the Clayton substitute un-
less Senator Tillman's amendment COW
cred all the requirements.
Mr.. Parler said they had heard
enough debate their minds were made
up and they knew how to vote; it was
best to decide the matter.
1t was then shown, after Mr.. Hen
derson had called for the previous
question, that it was an absolute
necessity to get the Clayton subs ttute
indefinitely postponed before the con-
vention could get Senator Tillman's
amendment before it.
Mr. Wilson, evidently laboring under
plsapprehensiOn as to the status of
aff%irs, took issue with this statement.
He'said. in the course of his remarks.
replying to Mr.. Sheppard, that he
would like to know whether the
journal or the gentleman from Edge
field was correct.
MIR. Sheppard-(with great emphasis)
The gentleman from Edgefeld is
right, as he always is.
Mr.. Sheppard stated that it was not
his purpose to thwart or confuse the
friends OF the dispensary. He simply
wished to got the amendment Of Soma
tor Tillman before the house
Senator Tillman then rose and stated
In emphatic language that he hoped
the dispensary's friends would not be
stampedcd by any such ideas as some
OF them were advancing. Governor
sheppard had stated the matter fully.
Tho roll was called on the motion to
indefinitely postpone the Clayton rcso,
tion. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Yeas.--Aldrich Alexander, Ander.
son. Ashe, Atkinson, Barry, Barton,
BPaaitees' Bellinger, Berry, Bobo, Bowen,
nor1e, nnnnar ). S.; Brico, r.. w !: Carver,
EoUPIeti DoyIe DDeHay, Dennis, Douglass
GsmS,e GisaH rGlten Gerrs Floyd, fraser; fSeS G"gs
9raxi : Li Glenn, n' j. Goodine, ne; Graham' Gienn'
1brtthi, bti d.T, Il smphilI, hHr' iison, Hay, Hayns'
henry, HERS, Hodges, Mowa11 r1 - s.;
Wby, johnson, Il. e.; Johr,ootweii' Gutson,
.Anes, Willie; Keitt, Rsonns, Rennn9, george;
Kennedy, J. W.; Klugih e. j.;
nan, man ms,DSearmo1tto, Mcs wao lIS%. %c.
MITCHELL Nathans, Nicholws' Miller,
Otis, Parler, Patterson, Pain, DIVER
Prince, Ragsdale, RedfeaFoh, II, eah o.
ROSbOrOuuh Pnulond 4, ICOSerS,