The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-14
DISPENSARY LAW CHANGES,
REFORM DOCTORS CONSULT: ON THE
INSTITUTIONS AILMENTS
Sweeping Amendments FoVoraoly W"
sidered and to be..Put
in BIZ. EG

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ssssaE Especial to Greenville News.)
Columbia S. c., Nov. 0.-Some of
dispensary and reform people had a
little informal talk here Yesterday
There were ten or twelve friends of
the dispensary system who met in
tho Office Of the Comptroller-not
ever fifteen. They talked over the
situation generally and agreed that
there was much latitude for i'm
provement in the system as now IN
effect.
Senator Tillman was present and,
of course, Expressed himself very
freely. He was disgusted to tho
cussing point at the way things were
running and at the management OF
the board of control, or at least their
quarrelling and the recent decision.
He called tho whole thing "d--d
stencil" He said he would do all he
could to help reinstate the law
in popular favor, if twas not already
there
MIR. Winkler, who has been giving
the matter considerable attention,
had the draft of bill he proposed
to introduce and which he wished to
have considered by the friends Of the
system, and there was a general in
terchange of views with the proposed
bill as a basis. Mr.. Winkler will in
corporate the views as suggested and
formulated in O bill which he will in
troduce at the approaching session of
the general assembly. He does not
know what SUCCESS the measure will
have, nor do those who think we'll
of his views, but they will be press
ed.
There we're present at the informal
talk, Mr.. Winkler, +. B. Gary, Rep
resentatives Crum, BLY, the, Blease,
w. O. Tatum, A. III. Patterson, SEN
! 'or Tillman and few others.
There we're no members Of the pres
ent State administration present and
only a few of the many NOM
bers of the general assembly who are
here.
The bill which has been generally
mapped out contains many radical
changes from the present system for
operating the dispensary. First, the
State board of control is togo. Itis
to be replaced by board to consist
Of three members of the State ad-
ministration who are to live in Co,
lumbia, say tho Governor, Attorney
General and State Treasurer. This
board is to be in charge of the ad'
minlstration of the dispensary. The
purchasing is to be done by board
to consist of the Governor, Attorney
General, State Treasurer and chair
man of the ways and means and fl
nance committees The buying is tx
be done under contracts to be award
ed annually. The bids are to bt
called for by public advertisement il
tho daily papers and are to be opened
by the State board as given above anc
are to be let in public and TO the low
est bidders.
There is to be a clause prohibiting
the distribution of samples or free il
quor to the members of the board o
control, county dispensers or any on
3 else.
q 1t is proposed to allow the mum
a oipal authorities share in tn
M settlements and the mayors or IN
@ tendants, and county auditor an
sM treasurers are to be on the board
@ OF settlement for the county affair."
It is likely that the county disper
s3, Sc sersS rrasSyyill will be elected by the people, q
1S8 other county officers are, but this ha
@ not been finally decided upon. sen'
I2& tor Tillman's view is to have til
I# places left to the voters general.
Ss The proposed bill will incorpora'
Mr.. Barnwell's plan of bondin
S all State constable, and it
M said that this was heartily concurre
SSa in by tho conference. Senator Ill
Ss8 man promised to take the stump