The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-15
THE CLOSING HOURS
WILL PROBABLY ADJOURN WEDNEs-
A Very busy Week-Tho County Cavern
ment Bill.--Ssveral Liquor and Anti
Liquor NIeasures.- Leo County All
E Right.
TThe Register, 14th.

The Register, 18th.
W. have stood on the state house
steps as tho sun was sinking to sleep
beyond the Congaree hills, turning
the daylight hours into night. We
had watched him rise in the morning
from his sea sprayed couch in the
east, transforming drowsy dark to
dewy dawn, and dawn to day. We
watched him climb the eastern slope,
refcct;ngi ibis splendorupon the handi.
work of nature and shedding his
warmth in the heart Of man. We
watched him gliding down his west
orn descent, until the stars came out,
and, peeping through the chinl holes
of night, mocked at his flight bofore
the gloom Of the sable conquerort
Another day is done. Another added
to the dead and soon forgotten
past
We watched an aged man stun
bling along IN his infrmity. Soon
tho horizon would be reached and
he would sink gently INTO the azuro
depths of the great beyond. Once
in the morning of his life time he
had brought life, light aud joy to
many hearts like the new born sun.
Soon does mornings bright golden
glide away, and he begins the pain
full ascent to manhood. The top is
reached; he1casts rejecting glance
down the long line of life and re-
ceives tho smile of an admiring and
grateful world.
But, oh, how soon must tho de-
scent commences! A loving provi-
dence cannot permit him to fall pro-
cipitately from the pinnacle Of over
come difficulties into the bosom Of
the long sleep! His life begins to
lose its brightness and soon must he
find rest beyond that horizon,
whence, unlike the sun, he cannot
return. But as the sun, in setting,
loses its noble symmetry in the
glorious floods of succeeding lights
aud colors, 80 does the man of shapely
character and we'll rounded manhood,
sleeping in tho cold embrace Of
death, reflect his personality upon
the bright bluo of life and love, and
the memories Of his kind words and
gentle deeds live after him Il lovely
sunset unbroken and undimmed,
save perhaps, by the rising of an
other life as beautiful, as good, as
true.
We have watched the present legis-
lature, born into the day Of public
confidence. We have watched it in
it's progress; and now that it's sun Of
office tenure is declining, we wonder
If, like tho sun, it's members will
come again, or will they sink beyond
the horizon Of exaltation. to the
plane of humble citizenshipP Will
they, in parting, leave behind them
glorious record Of great accomplish
ments of duty faithfully performed,
or will their daylight of existence be
but meteoric fash across the legis-
latlvo skyS
The principle matter of interest in
the proceedings of the house of repro
Ssaptatives last week was the dispoai-
ao, 1:. %&the Childs bill. 1t has been
sooordsGeS,S s'u strong fight was made
unon this 't,ssttasqsuro ,nsttaasqsuro on the ground
that it was not ~ absolute prohibi-
tion bill, giving asSSg stores ,s the ,
power to sell whiskey f5 medicinal
purposes, such power being s'o1eo'
to perversion by unprincipele - OIL
However, that appears to haven Deer'
more of an excuse than reasollA ioi
Mr.. Livingston's amendment, evSn
more stringent in its restrictions,'
was overwhelmingly defeated.
Mr.. Pollocks substitute bill suf-
fered the Same fate. His bill pro.
yided for the dlspensary to remain
unchanged, save to pay twenty per
cent Of the gross receipts to the
county treasurer, the same provisions
affecting the original package shops
similarly. When the original Ch'lds
bill, untouched by amendments came
'>to be voted upon, it was killed by a
# vote of So to 80.
Mr.. Verner's bill, however, was
much more fortunate. 1t provides