The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-16
SENATE HAS KILLED
The MORGAN BILL
AND HAS SENT ANOTHER MEAS
URE TO HOUSE.
Seems Now There Will Be No Dis
pensary Legislation at This Ses-
sion.

psvbaoility adjourn on Saturday. The
Seaate has killed the Morgan local
spAaoa bill and has sent another dis
pensary measure to the house but 1t
is extremely doubtful if there will be
sny dispensary legislation at this
session.
Pha dispensary situation, as far as
tae senate is concerned seems instead
Of having arrived at conclusion to
be in a more complicated condition
than ever. There may not be any
legislation whatever on the matter at
all this session, if the threat Of SEN
ator Blease of Newbery to hold the
floor until Saturday night holds good.
On Tuesday evening the Morgan bill
was killed and the dispensary forces
hooked to the title of it the substitute
for the Rayson- Manning bill. Senator
Raease Immediately held up the bill,
because, he said, certain Of those who
wished it passed would not vote to
kill the reformatory bill measure
which he has been persistently and
vigorously fighting. He had stated
before that If he were not assisted IN
the death Of this measure there would
be trouble for other bills.
There was more debate on the dis
pesasary bills on Tuesday and 1t ap-
peared at one time as if vote would
be reached at the morning session.
But this was precluded by objection Of
Senator Mauldin, who stated that as
Senator Blease had fought the refor-
,natory bill and had threatened an at
tack Oh it for last evening, he would
not recede from hie position.
AS it now stands tie Morgan bill is
dead and the Raysor- Manning bill
hung up.
The situation in the dispensary is
sue on Thursday was still more COM
plicated. The senate Wednesday
morning read, for the second time, the
Raysor-Manning bill, objection hav-
ing been removed. This bill was read
the last time in the senate on We'd
nesday and was sent to the house on
Thursday. It goes to the lower body,
rot for three readings but for con-
errrence, as the bill IS really house
measure. This status was obtained by
aG3xing to the title Of the Morgan
bill which has already passed the
:aouse, the body of the Raysor-Man-
ming bill, which originated in the sen
ate. and had never been sent across
the state house.
Now what the house will do is hard
TO say. One part Of the general as
sembly has declared itself for local
option which is against the theory Of
the Raysor-Manning bill, by passing
the Morgan bill, and on top of that
the Rucker bill, the Morgan bill kav-
ing been killed by the senate night be-
fore last. The house seemed to feel
that as the senate had killed one
measure along this line, that another
should be put up to them. The house
may refuse to sanction the adoption
Of the Raysor-Manning bill, as this
sort of measure has not been to It's
notion. On the other hand, the SEN
ate, it appears, will not stand sponsor
for a bill giving local option, prefer
ring central government.
As to the election Of the new board
it is held that officers remain In office
until their successors qualify. Fol
lowing out this, should the legisla-
ture adjourn without an election, the
present board would hold over, how
ever.
Sho, tiy after TIC senate wa> cali
ed to order in the morning, Senator
Blease Of Newberry announced that
he would not continue to hold the floor
as he had been advised that the dis
peasary bills we're not in any danger