The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-21
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in Contt"nsed Report Of tho Proceedings
TAX II From tn" hnNy PHpAra from Day
to Day ns the Wrr,s prDrro,i4.
IN TIE House.

all of the morning discussing Il bill
which seeks to protect the iit,.l cf tho
streao:s from Wholesale depredations.
The bill passed second reading after
tbeing loaded down with "riders"
which practically kill the measure.
Whou the house WIS called to or
: 'der, Mr.. Beamguard withdrew the
'report Of the special committee ap-
;pointed to find out what vacancies
;are to be filled.
The house agreed to tho senate
amendments to the house resolution
fixing Tuesday as the time for the
'election of Judges.
There was one third reading bill
B relating to the amendment Of chart
\ ers Of corporations. 1t was ordered
sent to the senate, but was afterwards
recalled and recommitted.
THE FISH INDUSTRY.
Mr.. McCalls bill "to provide for
the further protection of fish in this
State created discussion, and was
loaded down with riders and amend
ments virtually killing the bill
A DESpENSARY BILL.
Mr.. Sanders bill to amend the
dispensary lazy 40 as to allow the sev
|. eral counties to further regulate the
|. dispensary system came up.
Mr.. CASTOR moved to strike out the
C renRtting words. Mr.. Sanders de-
!" fenhea the measure. 1t proposes to
|; give LOCAL self government and to re.
4 move the dispensary question from
i the stump, every two years. The kill
WAS not directed against tho diHrou
fsary. It is what WAS known as the
I":.Archer bill" in the senate a few
years ago.
The motion to strike out the enact
ing words was lost by a vote of 73 to
32.
Mr. Efird then secured the floor and
made an appeal to the friends of the
dispensary to kill thebill. He favored
local self government~-by tho people
of the whole State. To allow every
county to settle this thing for itself
4 would be to destroy the very princi-
u pie for which many had cont"nded
lg since 1893.
u MIR. II. b. A. Robertson of Andw-
s'tson favored the BILL Tho dispensary
Sshad been crammed down the throats
@of tie people of his county. The
sSSdispeasary is better now than it has
gbeen, bat he is opposed to it and
gsthere are others who are.
8 Mr.. CASTOR said that favorable con.
of this bill would open tho
Ikaoodgates for other measures to be
$lantroduced. This bill is a step to
ward local option. 1t would be un-
wise 10 Pnt the peopla through the
sSSintermfnable treadmill of elections.
&If diepeDsaly Is voted ont Of a
county, that county will nevertheless
s$sreceive it's share of the profits of he
Estate.
8 The house voted down Mr.. Kiblrr's
s8$tnotion to adjourn the debate.
8 Citizen josh Ashley made an i'm
aSp" aioned speech in favor Of the bill.
Two thirds Of the people in his county
Is8are unable to pay their taxes. He
wants "liquor, liquor, liquor," taken
ssout of the campaigs, and lot the peo
sple discuss taxation and other really
Unnecessary questions.
8sf Mr.. Etird at this point moved to
.adjourn. This was carried by vote
3ipf 81 to 47 and the matter was left
zin sta'u quo.
M MIR. SANDERS BILL.
provides that section of tho dis.
pensary law be stricken out and o
new section 7 substituted. Tho ex-
isting section 7 provides the manner
sin which dispensaries may be estab
alished, the proposed 81 ction 7 goes
M farther and provides for the removal
of those now operating. Tho pro
posed section 7 concludos "Any
Stonnty may secure the establishment
pf dispensary or dispensaries, or
tle removal Of dispensary or dis
Dnsaries within it's limits, in the
Iiollowing manner: Upon the peti
tion Of one fourth of the qualified