The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-09
naissioner's report:

''PrOvlded, Ihat no license snail D
granted to sell alcoholic beverages il
less quantities than one-half pint, or t.
sell them between sundown and sun
rise, or to sell them to be drunk on tn
premises; and, provided. further, tha
the general assembly shall not delegat
the power to issue licenses to sell th
same to any municipal corporation.
1t was putto the house, but the vot
being close, division was demanded
It was allowed and the amendmen
was adopted by vote of 81 to 26, Mr.
Clayton being among those voting TO
| it.
The word Intoxicating" was stricken
out wherever it occurred ir the sec
ton as amended, and the word ''alco
holic" was substituted. This was don'
on motion of Senator Tillman.
Mr.. Bellinger got an amendmen
through after much argument to allow
municipal as well as State and county
officers to buy and sell in the name O
the State with the restrictions pre-
scribed.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendmen
that was in substance the same as Wr
Clayton's. Senator Tillman, he said
was afraid Of the United States SUI
preme court. He was not. He wanted
barrooms blooted out of the State for
ever.
Senator Tillman said that all he
wanted to do was to wipe out bar:
rooms, without absolutely tying the
hands of the Legislature
Mr.. Henderson moved to table the
Wilson amendment and this was done
by an overwhelming vote.
Mr.. Connor offered an amendment,
which was tabled, that dispensers could
be elected by the people, or by the gen
eral assembly.
Gen. R. Hemphill then offered
the following amendment, which was
killed:
And the general assembly shall en-.
act law making the drinking of in
toxicating liquors misdemeanor."
Mr.. JEarrow, when the section was
about to be put to a final vote, moved
to reconsider the vote whereby the
amendment of Mr.. Johnstone had been
tabled. He said that his desire was
to have his vote recorded as against
letting the dispensary 60 into the Con
stitution, and there were others there
in like condition.
After some talk the roll was called
on motion to table Mr.. Johnstone's
amendment, and the vote resulted as
follows: Yeas 105 nays24.
Mr.. Doyle offered. an, amendment
touching the question of profits. 1t
was killed by a vote of 81 nays to 45
ayes.
Mr.. Klugh offered a substitute for
the whole section after motion to
adjourn had been voted down. 1t was
practically the same as the amended
section, but was ruled out of order.
The whole section was then adopted
as amended, and it had the parliamen-
tary clincher put on it by Mr.. Hcnder-
son. AS it passed to third reading
it is as follows:
Section IA. In the exercise of the po-
lice power the general assembly shall
have the right to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale and retail of alcoholic
liquors or beverages within the State
the general assembly may license per-
sons or corporations to manufacture
and sell and retail alcoholic liquors Or
beverages within the State under such
rules and restrictions as it deems
proper; or the general assembly may
prohibit the manufacture and sale and
retail of alcoholic liquors and bevera-
ges within the State, and may author
ize and empower State, county and
municipal officers, under the authority
and in the name of the State to buy
in any market and retail within the
State liquors and beverages III such
packages and quantities under such
rules and regulations as is deemed ex-
pedient: Provided, that no license
Shall be granted to sell alcoholic bev-
erages in less quantities than oue-half
pint. or to sell them between 'sundown
and sunrise; 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 sameto any munic.
ipal corporation.
The article, with amendments, then
received a third reading and was sent
to the committee on styleand revision
in otherwise the same shape as.it pass
ed its second reading.
At 1885 p. m. the convention ad-
jouned.