The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-03

| expression OF one man, who, ClOSeted
in a small room, took drink every
now and then and enjoyed cigarette.
However, in defense of the late H. H.
Crun, dispensary commissioner. he
read from the Evening Record Of this
city an article relating to the dead
| mans estate. The article stated that,
! although Mr.. Crum was reported to
be very rich. he left an estate of SIS
600 and owed from this $1,000. This
then was the real fortune of a man
who was said to have come to the
general assembly a poor man and
died worth $4,000. Why not tell the
truth about these things, asked the
senator. Pictures had been drawn Of
splendid homes built by those in
charge of the dispensary, when in
reality some of these homes were
really crowded cottages.
"The question was too big for local
control If the 500 voters of New
berry decided by a majority of 100 to
vote out this dispensary, would this
be justice to the other citizens of the
county?
He was sorry that the dispensary
investigation resolution had not, as
originally intended, been carried out.
so that the committee would have re-
ported by Feb. I, 1905. It had been
said that this resolution had been die
tated by a member of the State board
of directors, but this Senator Blease
denied with great vigor.
Hubert H. Evans never saw it. He
/ did not know of it until next day,
when he heard of it or read it in the
newspapers, said the senator.
The negro question was brought
in by the senator from Newberrv,
who said that if the Brice bill prevail
ed the brother in black would then
have equal right with the white man
to dictate as to the continuance of
dispensary.
"You cannot condemn the whole for
the faults of the part, any more than
one would condemn city because it
had vile precincts. Put good men in
charge of it-and I don't say that
those in charge are not good men
and it will be the best law ever placed
on the statute books.
AFTER giving the conduct OF the dis
pensary at Newberry, by the disper-
ser recently dead, as splendid ex-
ample for other communities to fol-
low the Senator from Newberry said
that he would like to see the question
put to a vote, especially in guberna-
torial campaign. He painted pictures
of the ante-dispensary regime and said
that he thought that Columbia and
Charleston would never vote it out.
In ending Senator Blease urged the
members of the general assembly to
kill all bills breaking down the dis
pensary law and to put the best men
available in charge of it."
After some further discussion the
vote was taken on Senator Blease's
motion to strike out the enactlng
words, resulting as follows:
Ayes-Senators Bivens: Blake.
Blease, C. L.; Blease, E. S.; Carpen-
ter, Christensen, Davis, Dennis, Doug
lass, Hay, Manning, MCGOWAN, Nc
Leod, Raysor, Stackhouse, Talbert.
Walker, Williams-18.
Nays-Senators Black, Brice, Hood,
Brown. Brooks, Hardin, Holiday,
Hudson, Mauldin, McIver, Wells-1I.
Senators Efrd and w. E. Johnson
were paired. The former would have
voted aye. the latter nay. Senator'S
Marshall and Peurifoy were paired.
The former would have voted nay, tine
latter aye. Senators Won Kolnltz
and Warren were paired. The former
would have voted nay, the latter aye.
The following senators were a5-
sent when the roll was called. SEN
ators Bates, Butler, Earle, Hough, w.
}. Johnson.
Cornnulsorv Education Bill.