The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-22
LIQUOR QUESTION.
Is Fully Debated and Decided by
the State Senate.
THE ARCHER BILCPASSED.
The Different Counties in the
State May Decide by Vote as
to Dispensary or No
Dispesary.
OiscesaY.

nen the senate met Wednesday
night and took up the liquor question
for consideration these three general
propositions we're before it.
The Archer bill, under whose terms
county now having dispensary may.
on presenting petition signed by one
fourth of the electors Of that county,
haYe an election ordered to determine
whether or not the dispensary shall be
removed and thus secure prohibition.
To the Archer bill May6eld had Of
fered an amendment by which the peo-
pie Of a county should vote for high IL
cense, dispeasary or prohibition. The
ordering of the election was to be in
same manner as proposed By the Ar
cher bill.
The Henderson substitute bill, in
tended to take the place of the two
above propositions, simply provided for
reference Of the whole matter to the
people of the State at large to be voted
upon in general election to be held
next July on the three questions Of IL
cense, dispensaly or prohibition.
The Mayield amendment was reject
ed by a vote Of to 26, the Henderson
substitute by vote Of s to q, while
the Archer bill passed its second read
ing by vote Of 20 to "a.
After long debate participated in
by number Of senators the matter was
decided by the votes as recorded be-
low.
The first proposition was to strike
out the enacting words Of the Archer
bill. By the following aye and nay
vote senate refused to do so:
Yeas-Aldrich, Alexander, Appel,
Dennis, Graydon, Gruber, Hay, Hen
derson, 1lderton, Mauldin, Mower,
Ragsdale, Wallace, Williams-l4.
Nays-Archer. Barnwell, Blakeney,
Bowen, G. W. Brown, W. A. Brown,
Dean, Douglass, Glenn, Hough, Love,
Manning, Marshall, Mayield, Sarrstt,
Scarborough, Sheppard, Stanland, Sud-
dath, Sullivan, Waller-21.
Senator Livingston announced that
he was paired with Mr.. Griffith. He
would vote "no" and Mr. Griffith would
vote aye" were he here.
The next vote was on the adoption
Of Mr. Henderson's substitute bill. The
senate rejected the bill by the follow
ing vote.
Yeas-Blakeney, Graydon. Gruber,
Henderson, Mauldin, Scarborough,
Wallace, Waller.-S.
Nays-Aldrich, Alexander, Appelt,
Archer, Barnwell, Bowen, G. ".
Brown, W. A. Brown, Dean, Dennis,
Douglass, Glenn, Hay, Hough, nder-
ton, Love, Manning, Marshall Mayfeld
Mower, Ragsdale, Sarratt, Sheppard,
Stanland. Suddath, Sullivan, Williams
81.
The next vote was on the adoption Of
Senator Mayfeld's amendment, which
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Appelt, Barnwell, Brown G.
w, Dean, Msrshall, May6eld, Shep-
pard. Stanland, Sullivan-9.
Nays-Aldrich, Alexander, Archer,
Blakeney, Bowen, Brown ". A., Den
mis-, Douglass, eileen, Graydon, Grdber
Hay, Henderson, Hough, Ilderton,
Love, Manning, Mauldin, Mower,
Ragsdale, Sarratt, Scarborough, Sud
datb, Wallace, Waller, Williams-26.
The Archer bill was then ordered to
third reading by the following vote;
Yeas-Archer, Blakeney, Bowen,
Brown G. W, Brown W. A., Dean,
Douglass, Glenn, Hough, Love, Man
ming, Marshall, May6eld, Sarratt, Scar
borough, Sheppard, Stanland, Suddath,
Sullivan, Walisr-20.
Nays-A!drich, Alexander, Appelt,
Barnwell, Dennis, Graydon, Gruber,
Hay, Henderson, lldeTton, Mauldln,
Mower, Wallace, Williaus-l4.
Senator Appelt's bill similar to Sena-
Tor May amendment was also
sillaH