The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-17
Ulle AsrrnlA anl 0ews
E. II. hULI., EDITOR.
EDIIOKIAL CORRESpoHpE

below zero in Ncwbcrry. Thought 1T
first that was mistake, but am told
that IL went four degrees below in Co.
lumbin. ] may nc mistaken, but think
there has been Il mistake somewhere. 1t
has been exceedingly cold for this South
beats the record.
1t was not only very cold here, but
with all the snow Columbia came very
qucncc many buildings were without
heat. The Stn'c House, for instance,
Is heated with steam and there WAS no
water to hr Ind und in consequence no
steam could hc made ard there was no
heat. The legislature did nothing on
Monday. 1t was too cold to be in the
halls without heat. In order to keep
pipes from freezing many persons who
use nity "ntcr opened The spuuts ana
lot the water run all night and the sup.
ply was exhausted ia the cslcrn. I'm
spite OF this many pipes frozr and th"
repairs have not been made. II has
been the coolest weather ever known
In Columbia. The State House uUt the
water arrangements in working Ordrr
ami the Legislature got to work on
Tuesday. The ground is still covered
with snow, but after two days Of sun
ahinc wc had rain last night. IN fac,
II has been the longest spell OF d:S;t-
grccnhlc weather have ever KNOWN
We have been here now for nearly six
sunshine weather. This morning til"
sun shines out, and The snow is melting
F'
The liquor question has been prarti.
concerned. And a. J have predicted
In several OF nay letters the diepcn,;,ry
stands practically unchanged. The
final discussion 81 the question wa, had
Tuesday night in th" Senate. ard the
House was discussing it ut the sam"
time. white Senator I;!nk.unv OF
Chesterfield VA making Il speech on il
In the Senate, Representative Steven.
son OF the same county was TALKING in
the House on the -atur subj j"ct. There.
have been number Il able nporchc-
in both brauchrh OF the Genera! Assem-.
bly, ON this question, bat -pccchrr have
had very little 70 do with votes. Thr
dInpcn7hry idea prevailed in bulh
branches Of the Legislature by Il vcrv
decided vote.
The question Tuesday night wa, on
an ancEdmcnt to Il bill by Senator Ar.
cher which provides TO submit the
question OF prohibition on di-pcnsurv
10 the people Of the county. Senator
Maylicld offered AN amendment to sui,
init three propositions, high license.
prohibition or dispcnsary to the people
OF each county. Senator Henderson
offered substitute to submit the three
proposition" to the whole people OF the
State. In other words to let one policy
prevail for the entire State. rhr Han.
dCrsOh Aubrtilulc and the N)uyiirld
amendment were voted down by Il dc.
cld"d vote. Mr.. Archrr'a hill was then
passed and yesterday it was sent 20 the
House with several counties cXrnp,,d.
Ihc House, ~ have said has Killed all
bills looking TO any change in The dis
pcnshry, and IL IL said by members Of The
House that Mr.. Archrr's bin will meet u
similar fate IA soon rs II chance il given
To get whuck ut il.
senator Mower voted against ali
these bills. lie intended ut one time TO
make speech on the subject. but de-.
cidcd nt last only to give his rru,uus
for voting IN lIn did. lie was orposrd
10 huving tn" people OF the State torn
TO pieces IA they likely would have been
II there had been IN election ON the
subject. Representatives l!lrusr, ,Wychr
and Evans alt made speeches over in
The House and voted against all bills
looking To II change in the disprns,,ry.
nt result lS about n | rXDrrlrl
though the majority To keep the dis.
pnnsnry law in tact was much lurrrr
Than Thought IL would be. The local
option people seem to have rollru rui.
tied and split all up. The prohibitions
lsts would not 20 with them, and then |
they were all divided among thrm-
solves. Some wanted II State vote and
some wanted II count, vote, and us Il rr.
suit The disp"nHary slunds. 1t may |
nave stood anyway. | rather think II
would. | think this Legislature would
have passed some bin, II In proucr
shape, 10 permit Charleston and Go.
umnin and possibly Grrcnvillc and
opnrtunhurg to regulate The sale OF H.
luor themselves undor dispru.,rv
Jules. In other words, would have
granted licenses to these larger rili,.s
rho Cosgrovo bin had that In yi,w
'ut was killed early inthc session. II
fo are to have tho disprnsury law, il
hould bo amended IN several pnrticu.