The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-21
fHE SOLOAS IN SESSION
raE WORK OF rHG LAW MIXERS OF
THE SrATE %SsEHBGED IN CO.
LUNBE4
A Condensed Report OF the Proceedings
TAX From the asily Papera from Day
to Day rs the WORK Proceeds.
IN THE HOUSE.

O'clock to-day a d spent nearly
all of the morning discussing a bill
which seeks to protect the fish Ct the
streams from wholesale depredstions.
The bill passed second reading after
being loaded down with ''riders''
which practically kill the measure
When the house was called to Or
der, Mr.. Beamguard withdrew the
report of the special committee ap-
pointed to find out what vacancies
are to be filed.
The house agreed to the senate
ssnendments to the house resolution
fixing Tuesday as the time for the
election of Judges.
There was one third reading bill
relating to the amendment of chart
ers of corporations. It was ordered
sent to the senate, but was afterwards
recalled and recommittetl.
THE FISH INDUSTRY.
Mr.. McCalI's bill ''to provide for
sahe further protection of fish in this
State created discussion, and was
aoaded down with riders and amend
sneRts virtually killing the bill.
A DEsPENsARY BILL.
Mr. Sanders bill TO amend the
Eispensary law so as to ALLOW the sew,
ersl counties to further regulate the
dispensary system came up.
MIR. CASTOR moved to strike out the
enacting words. Mr.. Sanders de-
Tended the measure. 1t proposes to
give local self government and to re-
move the dispensary question from
the stump every two years. The bill
was not directed against the dispen-
sary. It's what was known as the
ssArcher bill'' in the senate a few
years ago.
She motion to strike out the enact
ling words wss lost by vote of 73 to
:.52.
MrEird then secured the floor and
rmade an appeal to the friends OF the
sdispeosary to kill the bill. He favored
Ilocal self government-by the people
.6f the whole State. To allow every
county to settle this thing for Itself
wogld be to destroy the very princi-
Pile for which many had contended
since 1898.
MIR. r. B. 4. Robertson of Ander-
son favored the bill. The dispensary
had been crammed down the &hroats
of the people of his county. The
dispensary is better now than it has
been, but he is opposed to it and
there are others who are.
Mr.. CASTOR said that favorable con-
sideration of this bill would open the
foodgstes for other measures to be
introduced. This bill is step to
ward local option It would be un-
wise to put the people through the
interminsble treadmill Of elections.
IF a dispensary IS voted ont of a
ecounty, that county Will nevertheless
receive its share of the profits of tie
Estate.
The house voted down Mr.. Kibler's
motion to adjourn the debate:
Citizen Josh Ashley made sn i'm
spsssioned speech in favor Of the bill.
Two thirds of the people in his county
arc unable to pay their taxes. DE
wants ''liquor, liqaor, liquor" }" taken
out of the campaigs, and let the peo
pie discuss taxation and other really
necessary questions.
Mr.. EGrd at this point moved to
adjourn. This was carried by vote
of 81 to A and the matter was left
in sta'u quo.
Mr.. SANDERS BILL
, provides that section 7 Of the Us
, pensary law be stricken out and
new section 7 substituted. The ez
isting section 7 provides the manneI
(: in which dispensaries nay be estao
llished, the proposed section 7 goe'
further and provides for the remova
of those now operating. The PRO
posed section 7 concludes: IAN!
county may secure the establishment
of a dispensary or dispensarleS' o.
the removal of a dispensary or dis
pensaries within its limits, in tn
e1Io-;no. poonoor. T1pon the nett