The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-20

go into such matters. but MI. W marcy
being called upon had started to make
a statement, and then. on a question
Of personal privilege. he created a
very decided sensation, when he said
that overtures had been made to him
to give in and secure high license for
Charleston by agreeing to some plan
of "purifying" the state dispensary,
and in saying it Mr.. Whalav said that
when the committee met he was asked
if there were any suggestions as to
mode Of agreement on a bill, and he
stated that there might be if the view
of the house could prevail, and the
state dispensary were abolished. The
house would agree to some plan of
settlement if the state dispensary
were abolished. and he would treat
on these lines. He was told that such
conditions would be impossible. Some
time ago there was talk about Char
leston's representatives being in a
dirty deal. If there was deal of any
sort he knew nothing about it, and
the Charleston delegation had no part
in it. Then he went on to add that
he was satisfied. that the Morgan bill
might have been fixed up so that the
committee or the requisite number
would have agreed, had he taken IA
vorably to suggestions that were
made which looked to high license for
Charleston and the retention Of the
state dispensary. He said that as
soon as the suggestion Of giving Char
lesion high license was made that he
declined it, if it meant the retention
of the state dispensary, because he
was the representative Of the house
and of the people of the state. and
while such measure may have been
agreed upon and been passed in the
house. it would have been unfair to
take advantage Of the house and the
body he represented. He said he
promptly rejected the overtures as
much as his people wanted change.
He could not for an instant. repre-
senting the house on such an import
ant committee, have done other than
represent it's view, and that was
against the state dispensary first, last
and all the time, and that ended the
matter.
Later in the session Mr.. Richards,
who was on the committee, came in,
and, hearing Of the statements, said
that he did not question anything that
had been said, but that he simply
wished to say that no such PROPOSE
ton as giving Charleston a license
system was heard Of by him; that he
would have fought it and that no such
suggestion had any authority to bind
him. He was not present at the ses-
sion of the committee at the time, as
he was engaged on other committee
work, but he would have protested to
the end against any such compromise.
Mr.. c.. P. Sanders. who was sitting
nearby. arose and said in few words
that Mr.. Richards was not present
when the overtures were made. but
that the offer was made to Mr.. Rich
ards in his presence. and that 1t was
rejected. The offer to give Charles
ton a license system came from men,
hers of the senate committee He then
sat down.
Members. however, insisted that
Mr.. Sanders explain the whole mat
ter. which he did. and then in minute
detail said that MI. Whaley was not
in the room when Mr. Efrd first
broachea such suggestion, but as soon
as Mr.. Efrd mentioned such con-
tingency that he went out for MI
Whaley. It was suggested that the
entire committee be gotten together
and all Of the members of the COM
mittee were present when the sugges-
tion was repeated. Mr.. Etird certain
" gave him to understand that he
would be willing to treat on 4 basis
of retaining the state dlspensary and
Of c.iyin~ Charleston & license system,
a1l he was further Of the impression
that such view was concurfed IN by
Senator Walker in 50 many words.
He was asked by Mr.. Richards II
this was a serious suggestion. and Mr..
Sanders SAID lie ccria;nIv 50 regarded