The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-18
DISPENSARY DARK
CLOSET TO BE- OPENED
INVESTIGATION ORDERED INTO HE
DISPOSITION OF LIQUOR SAMPLES.
Senate Adopts the Nesolntion-Schator
Rugsdale put on Committee and tho
Matter will be Inqn,rrd Into.
.... Jim Grow Bill Gafc.
[The State, 1Gth.]


known as the sample room, is to
undergo another investigation. This
was decided by the Senate yesterday.
Immediately after the proceedings
had been opened by prayers Mr..
Dean moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the House resolution of
Monday providing for an inquiry
into the disposition OF liquor samples
by the State board Of control was in.
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Norris wished to know the
reason for the reconsideration.
Mr.. Dean explained that it had
been charged that members of the
General Assembly were receiving
samples Of liquor il largo quanti-
ties and the Inference was being
drawn that this wholesale distribu-
ton was having its effect on legisla
ton. TO relieve both bodies of the
stigma that would rest on them he
thought the Senate should put itself
on record rs favoring an investiga.
tion.
Mr.. Maytield explained that he
made the motion Monday to indeG
nitely postpone the resolution simply
because he believed the Senate had
put itself by big majority on record
last year as opposed to dispensary
Investigations. He would certainly
not oppose tho Investigation.
Mr.. Archer thought tho investiga-
tion would be superhuity which
would come to nothing Mon whose
walk was upright need not fear in
vestigation. The session was near
It's end and there was hardly time for
it to be conducted properly. Besides,
he doubted if the members could be
made to testify. He thought the
investigation inexpedient but should
vote for it,
Mr.. Ragsdale said these charges
had gone abroad throughout tho
State and the Senate should show
that it did not fear investigation.
He did not see why liquor firms
should make the State board cf cen
troll their distributing agents. Free
liquor, in his Judgment, was as bad
as free passes.
The vote was then put on recon
sidcration and resulted:
Ayes-Alexander, Archer, Brown,
Buist, Connor, Dean, Dennis, Doug
lass, DuBose, Hay, Henderson, Jeff
cries, Love, Mayfield, McAIbany,
Miller, Moses, Mower, Norris, O'Dell,
Pettigrew, Ragsdale, Scarborough,
Sloan, Tulbird, Turner, Waller--27.
Nays-Gaines, Lesesne, McCalla,
Mcdaniel, Stackhousc, Suddath, Wal
lace-7.
The chair appointed Mr.. Rags
dale on this committee.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Mr. Rugsdale offered an amend
ment to the rules providing that no
committee shall consist of less than
three nor moro than IL Senator'S
The rule before amendment placed
!. J, Sast maximum number at nine. Mr..
Pettio7unW further amended by max
;na tho led ,imum five. Both amend
.ments were ade,
NIGHT srssiceese,o ssisee OF SENATE
q The Sonata ,sconvsnssssd vssnsssd at 8 o'clock
Hast night.
A concurrent iesolutios4s forbid
ding the granting OF hotel plFsV''egeS
was the occasion Of an amusinR oe'
bate. N.
Mr.. Henderson said the mattNer
should be left in the hands OF thee
State board of control. "Besides,"
he concluded, "the object seems to
be to make as much money out Of
the sale of liquor rs possible and wo
had as we'll let it be sold this way as
any other"
Mr.. Pettiprew did not believe in
licensing snch places where liquor
was sold night and day. 'Let blind
tigers run wild oil over the State but
for Heavens sake don't let the State
keep tame tigers OF its own"
Mr.. Archer agreed to Mr. Honder
sons statement that the object of the
dispensary was to make as mucf