The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-07-28
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mltese fer The Opposition.
By tie decisive vcte CT to 2, after
two hours hearing Wednesday, the
committee on rules refused to report s
rule for the consideration OF the Till
man liquor bill ct this ssssion. The
information Tuesday suggested DIFF
fsrent result and the ac!ion WHdnes
day was disappointment to Senator
Tillman. The arguments n support
Of the application ior the rule were
presented by Senator TilIran and Rep
resentative Latimer. It was not dis
guised that the object CT the bill was
TO c;rcumvent the Simonton decision
ard parpHtuate the existing dispsEssry
system IN the State. Representative
Latimar, however, disclairoed any
purpose OF that sort and argued that
the general principle of the bill vas
sound, IN giving - every State the
exclusive cortrol o. the LIQUOR traffic.
Il tie proposed legislation meant the
perpetuatjon CT the diSpensary system
he would net, ne said, supper: the
BILL.
In opposition, Representative Elliott
assailed the dispenGary law, exposed
itS abuses, asserted that It was shame.
fully perverted and prostituted IN the
interest OF certain politicians IN the
State.
Latimer resented this criticism as an
imputation ca the Reform party and
on him personally, and retorted that
if half he had heard about Col. Ell
I;G.t's conteat Tor a sest il congress
were true be was in no position to dis
parase other people.
Col. Elliott indignantly denounced
Latimer statement as an unwSTrantsd
and unrlanly personal reelection. This
was the only u1vieaSant Incident.
lLr. J. P. Kennedy Bryan, proroi-
rent Charleston lawyer, concluded
the argument ir opposition 20 the rule.
The disprtarts had hardly c!esled
the speakers rooM when, on Bailey's
molten to report the rule, the vote was
taken With the result indicated. Bal
ley and Mcmillan voted IN the affirma-
tive.
REPRESENTATIVES Wilson a1d Strait
were present but took no part IL the
discussion. SeHator Tillmsn showed
keen disappointment and seemed to be
at the end Of his wits az to the next
move.
Congressman Wilson in discussing
Wednesday evening the dispensary
situation with The State correspondent,
made the following very important
statement: The two latest decisions
Of Judge Simonton have given Ghe
death blow to the dispensary. Il will
be entirely poWerless, he says, to cope
with liquor establishments which pay
10 licorse and which nave practically
unlimited powers CT sale. They will,
beyond question, undersell the ospeA-
sary, which can only operate at very
heavy expense, IS shown by It's MS
tory.
The State board OF control, he sug-
CESS, should eShaus. the stock on hand
BY the next meeting OF the general as
sembly and reduce expenses so as to
entail IS little loss IS possible. The
next legislature, he thinks, will have
to either enact total prohibition or g
high license system with the restric'
tions prescribed in the Constitution.
If the Latter is adopted, the State will
realize more revenue than it has re.
Gently done under the enIeebled and
beset condition OF the dispensary. The
discord and divisions which have been
existing amongst the people because Of
i;s administration and enforcement
will disappear and perhaps q satistac-
tory and acceptable solution OF the Il
ouor question in the State will have
been finally reached. He stated that
he was satisfied that CONGRESSES is not 60
ing to interfere, and to bis mind the
only logical result Of the situation Is
SIS above stated.