The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
PASSED THE HOUSE.
Resolution to Investigste the Work
ings of the State Dispensary.

, The Bib Is Passed and Sent Back
? to the Senate With Important
Amendments.
The resolution providing for a join:
, legislative committee to investigate
the workings Of the State dispensary
passed the house Of representatives
on Tuesday OF last week and was sent
:, to the senate with amendments.
, In addition to the items heretofore
stipulated as a guide for the commit.
. toe, the nou adopted the following
on motion Of M. Otis Of Cherokee:
is it not a fact that excessive
freights have been paid to railroads
for transporting liquors into the State
when said liquors could have been
shipped into the State by water at
less cost to the State?"
The house amended further, on mo-
tion OF Mr.. G. P. Sanders OF Spartan.
burg, by providing ttas the c)mnis
sicners Of Investigation shall rot re.
ceive pay for more THAI 30 days"
The following was adopted ca mo.
tion Of Mr.. Sanders, to be added to
Sec. 8 OF the original bill: Provided
that the evidence taken or adduced
before said commission shall not be
used for the purpose ef any criminal
prosecution against the person who is
examined at the time such evidence is
taken or adduced.'
And the following new section was
added on motion OF Mr.. Lomax Of Alb.
beville: ''Sec. g. That the costs and
expenses Of his investigation be paid
by the State oispensary, each mem
ber Of said commission to receive 81
per day and the usual mileage
When the dispensary bill was
reached in It's regular position On the
calendar, Mr. Ashley moved to strike
out the enacting words. During the
discussion Messrs. 81. 81. Evans and
J. 8. Towill Of the dispensary board
we're observed on the floor. Each
seemed to take great interest In the
prccee dings.
When the bill came up for action on
Mr.. Ashley's hostile motion Mr.. Sink
ler declared that this bill Is an iodict
ment Of the State board Of control.
If there has been corruption, let the
axe fall to the roo:s. II there be no
corruption shown. let the accused be
vindicated. he urged for fearless
Investigation. When other States
have been charged with corruption,
it has been the proud boast OF South
Carolina that the records Of her pub
lie servants have been stainless. But
the smoke is rising and is getting
thicker and thicker, and something
must be done and be done at once
He wanted the committee composed
Of able, fearless and incorruptible
men. The resolution should be
adopted at once as the session Is draw
ing to close.
Mr.. McColl declared the dispensary
system to be creation Of the South
Carolina legislature. which is itself &C.
c; untable to the people. BE declared
that the psople, the press and one OF
the United States senators from this
State had called attention to the
charges being made against the man.
agement Of the dispens2ry.
Mr.. Ashley-Do you know how
much that former Investigation cost?
MIR. McColl-No, sir, nor do I care.
II there is corruption going on it
should be brought to light and it
would be nothing but right to con.
duct this investigation, even II it
costs the State five mill additional.
Continuing he said that the people
Of the entire State are clamoring for
investigation. There should be a
committee which should be composed
Of men whs had not prejudged the
case.
Mr.. Richards declared that it has
been charged for years that there is
something wroDg at the South Caro-
lins d!spensary. he personally does
not believe it, but he thinks that the
people OF the State are demanding in-
vestigation and should have it.
Mr.. D. D. Herbert stated on behalf
OF the commissioner, who is from o.
angeburg, that he has no objection to
tie passage Of this resolution.
Mr.. GasQu= OF Marion favored the
passage OF the resolution es matter
OF jus.ioa to those un5er Indictment.
Mr. Ashley STATED bis position
There have b ea Investigations cost
ing the State 5000 or $4,000 and
they have never found anything
wrong yet. Mr.. Ashley took shot
at the au.hor of the bill by saying that
members Of the legislature som etines
offer resolutions Of this kind just to
get JOB after the legislature ad.
journS.
The house voted down Mr.. LaFitte's
amendment to limit the pay Of this
commission to % days. Mr.. Lomax's
amendment to provide for the ex-
pense to be paid by the State dispen-
sary at the rate OF 81 per day for
members and the regular mileage al.
lowed members Of the general assem-
bly, WAS adopted.
The house accepted Nh. Sanders
) amendment that witness testimony
cannot be used against him in GRIM
inal prosecution.
!; By a vote OF 81 to 40 the house
agreed to Mr.. Sanders motion to
\ LIMIT the pay to 80 Gays.
The house decided to accept MI.
OTIS amendment to have investigated
tie charges.
! The resolution was sent back to the
!: senate with amendments.
No Biennial Sessions.
, Will the Legislature meet biennial
ly2 That is question, says the