The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-04
NO. 81
THE POCKET PIC MIC.

In the House of Representatives, a
large portion OF the day was taken up
in discussing tho concealed weapons
bill, which was finally killed, after the
House had once refused to kill it.
Mr.. Earle's concealed weapon bill
was taken up again, Mr.. Ilderton's
amendment to add the following
proyiso being, the pending question
provided, further, The county
grant license to individuals who are
known by him to be peaceable and
sober men. Said license shall be
granted for the sum of thirty (30)
cents. Any person so licensed who
shall upon any demonstration what
ever attempt to or do use any of tho
within named weapons shall forfeit
said license unless said persons are
defending their lives. Such fines
shall go to the general county school
| funds"
The bill as the House had left it the
| day before read as follows, the portion
referring to informers having been
stricken out:
Section /. That section 2472 of the
general statutes of this State. appear
| ing as section 129 of the revision of
1873, volume III, be, and the same is
hereby, amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Any person carrying pistol,
dirk, dagger, slungshot, metal knuck-
les, razor, or other deadly weapon
usually used for the inlliction Of per-
sonal injury, concealed about his per-
son shall De guilty of u misdemeanor,
and upon conviction there of before
court OF competent jurisdiction shall
be sentenced to the county chain gang
or the State penitcntiary at hard labor
Tor period of not less than six months
nor more than two years, or pay fine
of not less that 800. Provided, That
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to apply to peace officers while
in the actual discharge of their duties
as such officers, or to persons carrying
concealed weapons while upon their
own premises"
Mr.. llderton spoke in favor of his
amendment. He said this law was to
give the good pcaceablo people of the
State Il way tO protect themselves ii
their families. The dispensary law
had never been enforced with the con-
stabulary. In his section unarmed
gentlemen were in danger all the
time.
Mr.. Cooper moved to recommit the
bill, but that was voted down. Mr..
lldertOn's amendment was then killed.
Mr.. Fred Williams made massive
shot for the side pocket of the bill,
when he offered an amendment to pre-
vent a man from carrying weapon
in any pocket attached to his cloth
was general laughter. A pocket
kodak would have cotton in good work
just then. Mr.. Williams went on to
explain that the object of this was to
make persons who carried weapons
carry them in belt about their
waists, so everyone would know they
were armed.
Mr.. Patton wanted to know if any,
thing could be pocket, il it was not
" attached to his clothing "--if it
wouldn't be bag? cloud laughter.)
MIR. Williams said there were many
ways of carrying pistols.
The amendment was killed.
Mr.. BacOt wanted to insert in the
clause relating 20 the penalty for carry
Ing concealed weapons the words
land sha also b DISTINGUISHED" He
wanted to mako the law elective. This
was IL home thrust and caused quite u
lutter. An effort to kill the amend
mcnt was made but failed.
Mr.. Cooper said that this was dan
gerous amendment it would open the
door for the prosecution Of innocent
parties. There were circumstances
which might cause the conviction of
an innocent man and nothing could
then save his vote.
Mr.. Bacot said if they were going to
stop this great and rapidly increasing
evil this was the only way he saw to
get at it.
Mr.. Ashley was opposed to any con-
cealed weapon law at all. They all
knew that nearly every member OF the
House even carried concealed weapons.
Mr.. Bacot and Mr. Harper denied
that they ever carried concealed
weapons, the one since rs and the other
since the war.
The roll call was then demand on tho
adoption OF the amendment, the House
refusing to adopt it by the following
vote:
Ycas--Adams, Ashley, Bacot, Bark
ley, Blackwell. Burns, Carothers,
Crum, Davis w. c.; Deveraux, Doth
age, Duncan, Eadens, Elder, Gadsden,
Goodwin, Hammett Harper, Hiott,
Hollis, Hough, Humphrey, Ilderton,
johnson, Kennedy, Lotion, Magill,
Manning, Mehrtens, MeIard, Nc
Keown, Nunnery, Patton, Pickcns,
Pyatt, Saunders, John g.; Sturkie,
War;, Weston, Whitmire, Williams,
Fred Wilson, Wolf-Total Al.
Nays Bowman, Breazeale, Brceland,
Bramlett, Brown, Bunch, Carroll,
Caughman, Connor, l.. S.. Cooper,
Edwards, Finklca, Floyd, Fowler, Car
ris, Gary, CASTOR, Haselden, Johnson,
Lancaster, Levcrett, Love, Mcllett,
Mishoc, Mitchell, j. W.. Moore, Nc
Intosh, McSwecncy, OTIS, Phillips,
Pollock, Price, Prince, 'Rainsford
Rast, Skinner, Tatum, Thomas, Thomp-
son, Townsend ,Srhurmond, Watson, j.
Belton, Welch, Williams, r. S.; Will
liams, l.. j.; Winkler, Wyche, Wyman
Total so.
The roll call was then demanded on
the adoption Of the bill, the vote re-
sulting as follows, the bill being killed:
Yeas-Bowp'an, BreAzcalc, Brow l,
Carotbers, Caughman Conner a.. ST.,
Crum, Dothage, Edwards, Elder, Good
win, Hammctt, Hiott, Hough, Humph-
rey, Johnston, Lancaster, Lcverett,
Lotion, Love, Mehrtens, Mitchell (T.
P.l Moore. Mcintosh, McSweeney,
Nunnery, OTIS, Phillips, Pickens,
Price, Rainsford, Sturkie, Tatum,
Thompson, Townsepq1 War, Watson,
Weleh, Williams L. J.) Williams John
G.) Williams (Frcd) Wyche-4?.
Nays Adams, Anderson, Ashley
Bacot, Blackwell, Brceland Bramlctt,
Bunch, Carroll, Cooper, Davis wv. C.)
Duncan, Eadens, Finklea, Floyd, .Fow
ler, Garris, Gary, CASTOR, Harper,
Haselden, Hollis, Ilderton, Johnson,
Kennedy, Magill, Mcllctt, Mshoc
Mitchell (J. W., McKeown, Patton,
Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Rast, Sanders
Ia. K.), Saunders (John G.), skinner,
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