The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-23
Raysor.Manning Dispensary Bill
Passed the Senate But
DIED IN THE HOUSE.
The Lower House Declared for the
Rucker Bill, but II Got Killed In
the Senate, and SO the Session
y Has Ended Without Dis.
pensary Legislation.

The Senate and House 1T seems
could not agree on any diapensary leg
islabion, and 80 the ssasion has ended
423th tho diSpensary right whore 1t
was whom the Legislature frsb met In
January. The Senate Wednesday
morning read, for the second time,
bhe Raysol- Manning bin, and on
Thursday passed Id and sent 1t TO the
HouS, for concurrence, which the
House refused. The bill was asnt to
the House not to be voted on, but as
stated above for concurrence, as tho
bill was rearlly q house measure. This
status was obtained by affi King to 6he
title Of the Morgan bill wllich has a.
ready passed the house, bhe body Of
tho Rsysor Manning bill, which orig
mated III ii ;enate, and had never
been errt acr,ru he State house.
ShntNly afJef TIE senate WAS called
to cTdef "a Wednesday morning Sens-
tor Blease Of Ne b )rry announced
that he would not continue to hold
the floor, as he had been advised that
the dispensary bills were not In any
danger of booming law and he thought
the issue would be In the campaign,
sitter all, during the summer. Senator
Ehrc, who made an unsuccessful mo-
tion shortly before to limit all speech
es during the remainder Of the session
to 15 minutes, cff f.,red two minor
amendments to the RaysorM snntng
bill These were adopted but amend
ments by Senator Raysor to eliminate
the board Of control from the bill
were rejected. The bill was then giveu
Odd aye and nay vote es followr:
Ayes-Senators Bates, Bivens,
Black, @. l.. Blease, e. s. Blease, Oar
penter, Davis, Dennis, Douglas, Esrle,
Efird, Hardin, Hay, Holiday, W. q.
Johnson, w. j. Johnson, Manning,
McGowan. MUL ,od, hi 81 yer, PeuTifoy.
Raysor, Sta :khouse, Walker, Warren,
Wells, Wi!liams-58
.Nays11Senators B1ioe, Brown,
BfoUKs, Pntlas GarliEie, uCCd, nougfl,
Hudson, Mauldin, Talbert, Won Kul-
nitz-12
A number Of senators stated their
positloDs. Senator Hardin was In fa-
vor Of local option, but now that the
Morgan bill had been killed, he be-
lieved the RaYsOr- Manning would re-
lieve the present. conditions, whic',
heloould not 'nseot to continuing as
they are. Senators McIver, Bates anc
Holiday shared this view. Senator
Hough, Thought the bill worse titan
present conditions, while Senators
Talbert, and Brooks, were against the
dispensary and | y being patched up
Senator Mauldin did not tni1K the
bill would help conditions but Sena
Dor Black Thought 1t would.
A large number Of senators, includ.
Ing dispensary advocates, declared
themselves against beer dispenSarieH
and hotel prlvil, ges, The next bill
taken up was Senator Mau din's to
abolish these forms OF the dispenSar
law. A direct vote was taken on thu
bill g passage and every senator In the
chamber voted for 1t excert Senators
O. L. Bease, Deni.is, Douglass,
Hay, Hudson, w. E. Johnson,
Marshall, von Kolni 2, Walker,
Warren and Williams IL. SenatYr
Carpenter did not vote, al he was out
Of the chamber at the time.
u, The senator was Of @ mind to get
yErough with all dispcnsary business
possible, and Senator Warrens bill
to have general State eleobien and
abide by the results for years was
killed by q vote Of 81 TO . Senator
Blease Withdrew his bill, which was
to rest the opening OF dlspensaries
upon the decision OF the mayor and
county supervisor and board Of direc-
&lIThe Mauldin bill and the Raygo :
Manning bill was read the third time,
and sent to the house where they both
died. Senator Mauldin's bill originat-
ed In the senate but the other meas.
ure, as said, was house bill.
The last bin on the senate calendar
that touched on the dispensary came
uk at the night session. This bill,
by Senator Mauldin, was designed tc
prohibit manufacture OF whlskey In
dry counties and TO have the delog;.
tion levy special tax Blffi ,ient fol
that county, instead Of having 4 gen
eral tax as under the Brice bill, thu
enforcene ent Of law being done BY the
sheriffs and their deputies instead o.
the const. hnlary. The bill ia alons
the lines oi Gov Heyward'S reoom
mendation In his message.
The senate refuecd to kill the bill
by vote Of 30 to Ia. Senator Maui
din spoke for hiB bill and SENATOR
Blease and Walkor against ID, but Il
was hually dispoged Of by debate DO
Ing postponed. As this left no chance
for 1T 10 pAss AT this sefsion; Senate
Mauldin Withdrew it from the calen
oar. This ended disyens&ry legisla
ts''2. In the senate for the session.
THE NUCKBR BILL
On Wednesday in the House Mr.
Ruoker called up bis straight count,
dispensary bill. He cid tuis, lie ex
plainnd, because the senate had killed
the Morgan bill and he wanted to Civ
the senate the chance OF holding tin
bag. Lot the senate have the burde,
OF keeping that bocquet on the Con
garee river. He would never SEQ th
ofspensary In Anderson II the Stat
dIspensary was allowed to live. Ii
wanted the 8enate again and agai
held responsible for the dispensary o
the Congaree.
Mr.. LAnoy Thought this n pur
waste of time and wanted the bin XII
90. the kucker Dlll simply provide
for the GbollGion of the STATE dispeh
sary and The option between prhib
Gion and county dispensaries.
Undor this bill counties that hav
voted out the disspensary have kth