The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-12
THE NEW DlSPENSARY LAW.

| no Amendments Wero Rushed Through
tho House--The Bill finalIW Passed.
When tho DisDCnsary bill was callcl
up Mr.. Manning wanted it considered
! by the House as committee Of the
| whole, in order, he said, to accept its
| good features and reject it's bad ones
| This was tho only way to do this as
| tho bill was Senate amendment.
Mr.. l.. j. Williams said there wore
features Of the bill, which he opposed,
but it was important that sOmo law be
passed and the House had no time to
go into conferences on tho bill.
In Section 2 sentence was found
which made no sense. The printed
bill and the manuscript bill were
exactly tho same.
Mr.. l.. j. Williams wanted the chair
to rule whether either House could
correct a clerical error.
The chair ruled that it could only bo
done by Il conference committee.
Mr.. Sturkie thought tho best thing
do do was to go into a committee Of
tho whole and make these corrections.
He made a motion to that effect which
was agreed to and Mr.. McSwceney was
called to the chair and Mr.. Manning
| nominated Speaker Gary as chairman
! which was agreed to.
| On motion OF Mr.. Sturkio tho son.
tcncc in Section 2 was corrected and
the reading Of tho bill was proceeded
| with.
On motion of Mr.. w. j. Johnston the
| salary of tho commissioner was made
$l 800 instead Of $4,000.
Mr.. Watson moved an amendment
permitting tho board OF control to havo
liquors analyzed either oy the chemist
OF the South Carolina College or Clom
son College.
Mr.. Thomas raised the point that
while tho House was sitting the mace
must be removed from the Speakers
desk. The point was ruled to be we'll
taken and tho mace was placed under
the reporters table.
A number of amendments were about
to be offered whom Mr. l.. J. Williams
said that If this kept up the bill would
not be completed during tho day and
as tho House had to elect board OF
control and good men ought to be &C.
lected without any rush and he moved
that the committee rise, which was
agreed to.
Judge Townsend in speaking OF the
clerical errors, said that he would
stake his professional reputation that
the court would coDstruc the sentences
in their truo intent and meaning and
he thought the House could adopt the
Senate amendment without fear.
Mr.. BacOt moved that the amend
mcnts Of tho committee on the whole
bo adopted and referred to tho COM
mittcc Of conference to be later up
pointed. This was tabled on motion
OF Mr.. l.. j. Williams and tho reading
Of the bill was resumed.
1t was ten minutes to ] when the
reading was completed, and Mr.. Brca-
zeale moved IT, t the House do not
concur in order -, have committee Of
free conference.
Mr.. Bacot said that he simply wished
to state one single objection to the bill
in addition TO others he had. BY its
provisions no mother or housckeeper
Of the State can keep o bottle of black.
berry wine or plum cordial without be-
ing subject to this Act. He didn't be-
licvo any right minded man could vote
to hiring the women of the State into the
vortex OF this legislation which hat
so vexed hcr sous. He asked that he
be allowed to spread his reasons upor
the journal.
After some discussion the chair ap