The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-05
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION
svW IN SESSION AT THE sTATg
CAPITAL.
Many Important Measures introduced.
The Proceedings from Day
to Day.
xv:;!yUiiCiss HUR Any CAt:s:2:
Gne cclier:,i assembly Shall Have
Control Of the Dispelisary Laws--
i,fley Are Not Engrslfted in the
Constitution.

they Are Not Engrafted in the
Constitution.
TIL: NINETEENTH DAY.
After debate continuing all through
Tuesday nights session and through
nearly all of the day session, the con-
vcption las decided that there shall
heyet be divorce granted in seutl
Carolina for any eatse; -:
The vote was S6 to 49. Senator TILL
man did his best to have the divorces
OF other States recognizedin this State,
jnt for once his appeals were heard
With deaf ear and he was voted down.
The Bible was quoted from very freely
during the debate. The parliament
ary clincher was put on after the INST
:,sr was adopted.
There was also q fight to have the
convention take ~ recess until Janusry
18th. This was killed. Then al effort
was made to have recess of ten days.
It, too. failed, the vote being 96 to 50.
The Convention Disposes Of the Dis
pcnsary Question.
Tuesday night the convention dived
into the dispensary problem, taking
up the motion to Indefinitely postpone
the Clayton substitute, which provided
for the absolute incorporation Of thu
system into the constitution. A bat
lie royal resulted, the advocates Of tshe
ncrpetuation of the system alrios5
overriding the counsel earnestly given
hy Senator Tillman SIS to the effect
OF possible decision from the United
States Supreme Court that the State
could not DO liquor business. After
Az ull night fight, during which amend:
ment after amendment and substitute
after substitute were voted down amid
stormy scenes, the section was amend
e., ~ .,viiu;or Ililmun to his way of
thinking uu,l tue section was adopted
II ! i o'clock in this shape, the parlia-
m2li:ary c)incher going on it:
So. II. II the exercise Of the police power
t." & neral Assembly shall have the right to
pru.ii:,!t tie Manufacture and sale and retail
uF :,;:o!iolic liquors oc beverages within the
St;.r: tt. G :nrral Assembly may license
!,:r>.,YS Or corporations to manufacture and
s..:l a.I retail acohoii: liquors or beverages
within tn. Stat; under such rules and
Restrictions as it deems proper :or the General
Assembly may prohibit the manufacture and
sale ami retail Of alcoholic liquors and
beverages within the State; may authorize
aa.l empower S:;l!e aud county and munich
iai officers. all or either. under the authority
and in the name OF the State. to buy In any
market and retail within the State liquors
aHH beverages in such packages and quan-
titles. under such rules and regulations, as is
deemed cxpedieIt.
Provided. That no license shall be granted to
sell alcoholic beverages in less quantities thar
one-haf pint; or to sell them between sun.
down anc slnriSe;or to sell them to be drunk
on the premises: and provided further, that
the General Assembly shall not delegate the
power to issue licenses to sell the same to any
municipal corporation.
On an amendment to prevent the
State from charging profit, the vote
stood: Yeas As: nays "a. On an
amendment to strike out ell reference
to the dispensazy system, only "a
voted for the proposition.
The discussion Of the Suffrage art
Gle will not take place for some dayi