The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-02-08

Local Il Dill IuteAueo
to Make Minor Changes in the
Present Law.
Columbia Evening Record. Feb 3.
The legislature has got to tackle
the liquor question sooner or later.
Tnis is the twenty-fourth day of the
session, but the houses fight shy of
the question. All bills were made a
special order for yesterday, but the
question was never reached, and it
may be till Monday, or possibly later,
before the numerous bills will come
up for definite consideration.
There are nine bills on the subject,
and as the subject is of general in
terest the titles of the bills are repro
duced.
MI. Dendy: A bill to repeal the
provision of an act entitled can act
to allow the opening of dispensaries
in Pickens and Oconee counties, ard
to provide for the distribution of the
profits therefrom in said counties, so
far as the same relates to Oconee.'
A favorable report was made on
this bill.
Mr.. Strom: A bill to amend Sec
tions 3, s., 6 and s of an act entitled
IAN act to provide for the election of
the state board of control, and
further regulate the sale, use, con-
sumption, transportation and dispo-
sition OF intoxicating and alcoholic
liquors or liquids in the state, and
prescribe further penalties for the
violation of the ~dispensary law, etc"
reported favorably.)
Mr.. Wharton: A bill to regulate
the punishment of violation of the
dispensary law. reported favorably.)
DR.. Mccoy: A bill to amend Sec
ton 8 of an act entitled can act to
provide for the election of the state
board of control, and to further reg
lsate the sale, use, consumption,
transportation and disposition Of in
~toxicating and alcoholic liquors or.
liquids in the state, and prescribe
further penalties for the violation of
the dispensary laws, and to police
the same" approved the 9Th day of
March, A. D. 1896, by changing
times Of settlement CT county dispen-
sers with the county and town. Ire
port fsyorable.l
Mr.. 4. B.. A.. Robinson: A bill 10
amend an act entitled "An act to
provide for the election of the state
board OF control, and to further regu-
late the sale, use, consumption, trans
portation and disposition of ~intoxica-
ting and alcoholic liquors or liquids
in the state, ana prescribe further
penalties for violation of tie dispen-
sary law, and to police the same"
approved 9Th day of March, 1894,
and all acts amendatory thereof, so
as to empower and require the coun-
ties to own and control the local dis
pensaries, to provide for the local op-
ton as to close out the state dispen-
sary. report without recommends
tion.)
Mr.. Mauldin: A bill to provide
for the submission to the voters OF
all counties wherein dispensaries are
established the question of dispen-
sary, high license or prohibition, and
TO provide the details for carrying
out the result of such election, and
to abolish the state dispensary. Re-
ported without recommendation
A joint resolution to submit to the
people of this state the question of
prohibition, dispensary or high license
with local option. reported with
out recommendation
Dir. Wharton A bill to provide
for the election of county dispensers.
Mr.. Mccullough: A bill to pro-
videfo the election Of a state board
OF control and to further regulate the
sale, use, consumption, t%ranspo,ta-
tion and disposition of intoxicating
and alcoholic liquors or liquids in
the state for medicinal, scientific and
mechanical uses only, and to pre-
scribe further penalties for the viola
ton of the ~dispensary laws, and to
police the same.
Besides this is a bill by Mr.. Co.'S
grove to exempt cities of 10000 in
habitants from the operation of the
law.
A bill to prevent the use of the
palmetto tree on ~dispensary bottles
has been killed