The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09

Then the section was adopted as
amended by Mr.. Bowman, and the
parliamentary clincher was put on.
Section 5, an immaterial section of
the article on miscellaneous matters,
was then adopted without dissent, and
the article on miscellaneous matters
passed to third reading.
THE RECESS FIGHT.
Mr.. Ellerbe's resolution to take a re-
Gees till January Ia, at the conclusion
of Friday session, was then taken up.
Mr.. Winkler offered a substitute
that the recess end on October Is at
noon, making it last for 10 days.
Mr.. Ellerbe hoped that this would
not prevail. It would give practically
no time for them to attend to pressing
business at home. He and others had
no idea when they came here, that it
would take longer than two or three
weeks to complete the Constitution.
He, for one, regarded September as a
bad time to come here any how.
He had been willing to sacrifice
three weeks time from his business
and come. We can 90 and come back,
making a better Constitution than we
could by saying here now. We would
have time to think of these matters.
We can take all these reports home
with us and study them over. The
coming legislature cannot have time to
consider the matters we will thrust
upon it all any how. We can pass
an ordinance relating to the election
and providing for it. If there were no
other time that this work can be done
as we'll, then it would be well to stay.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson, earnestly
opposed any recess.
Mr.. Lee, of Sumter, moved to in
definitely postpone both motions for a
recess.
Senator Tillman spoke earnestly
against both propositions. Messrs.
Henderson, Prince, Zimmerman and
T. I. Rogers also opposed them. =
Mr.. Winkler said that there could
be no doubt that they all came here
not expecting to stay longer than three
three weeks. Their business at home
could not stand still for more than
twice that period. With what study
they could do on important questions
at home in ten days, they could be bet.
ter prepared to form new Constitu-
ton.
Mr.. Winkler temporarily withdrew
his amendment.
The question came up then on mo-
ton to table Mr.. Ellerbe's resolution,
which prevailed on the calling of the
roll, by the following vote: Yeas,
85; nays, 53.
Mr.. Winkler then renewed his mo
ton for recess of 10 days. It was
tabled upon the calling of the roll, by
the following vote, Mr.. Patterson put
ting the clincher on the vote: Yeas,
SO; nays, 53'
-. THE D1sPENsARY.
At the night session the dispensary
section of the article on municipal
corporations and police regulations
was taken up. Mr.. Clayton's substi-
tute was read, as follows
Section IA. In the exercise of the
police power the general assembly
shall have no authority to license the
sale of intoxicating liquors or bever.
ages by persons or corporations within
this Stat.. The general assembly may
prohibit the manufacture and sale OF
intoxicating liquors and beverages
within the State, or may authorize and
empower State and county officers,
both or either, under the authority and
IN the name of. the State, TO buy in
any market and sell and retail within
the State intoxicating liquors and beY-
erages in such packages and quaint.
ties, under such rules and regulations,
as it deems expedient.
Mr.. Clayton made a vigorous speech
in support of his substitute, covering
the points he elaborated last week.
He wanted the possibility of the re.
turn of the barroom nailed now, once
and for all.
There was good deal of rambling
debate, most of it directed to questions
of order.
Mr.. Bellinger offered Senator Till.
mans amendment as his own, but
withdrew it.
+ It was then shown, after Mr.. Hen
derson had called for the previous
question, that it was an absolute ne
cessity to get the Clayton substitute
indefinitely postponed before the con-
vention could get Senator Tillman's
amendment before it.
Mr.. Wilson, evidently laboring un-
der misapprehension as to the status
of affairs, took issue with this state
ment. He said, in the course of his
remarks, replying to MIR. Sheppard,
that he would like to know whether
the journal or the gentleman from
was correct.
Mr.. Sheppard-fwith great empha-
sis)-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 get the amendment of Sena-
tor Tillman before the house.
Senator Ti1lman then rose and stated
in emphatic language that he hoped
the dispensary's friends would not be
stampeded by any such ideas as some
of them were advancing. Governor
Sheppard had stated the matter fully.
Messrs. Patton and McCown made
some remarks and then the roll was
called on the motion to indefinitely
postpone the Clayton resolution. The
motion prevailed by the following
vote: