The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-22
GOULDN,T AGREE.
Raysor.Manning Dispensary Bill
Passed the Senate But
DIED IN THE HOUSE.
The Lower House Declared for the
Rucksr Bill, but it Got Killed in
the Senate, and So the Session
Has Ended Without Dis.
pensnry Legislation.

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The Senate and House it seems
could not agree on any dispensary leg
islation, and 30 the session has ended
with the dispenssry right where 1t
was when the Legislature first met In
January. The Senate Wednesday
morning read, for. the second time,
the sor-Manning bill. and on
Thursday passed it and sent it to the
House for concurrence, which the
House refused. The bill was sent to
the House not to be voted on, but a.
stated above for concurrence, as the
bill was rearlly a house measure. This
status was obtained by ,affixing to the
title OF the Morgan bill which has a.
Iesdy passed the house, the body Of
the Bsysor. Manning bill, which orig
.inateo in the senate, and had never
been sent across the State house.
Shortly after the senate was called
to order on Wednesday morning Sena-
TOR Bleass of Newbarry announced
that hs would not continue to hold
the faor, as he had been advised that
the dispensary bills were not in any
danger Of becoming law and he thought
the issue would be In the campaign,
after all, during the summer. Senator
.Eirc, who made an unsuccessful mo-
tion shortly before to limit all speech
.es during the remainder of the session
to Is minutes, offered two minor
amendments to the Raysor- r-Msnning
bill. These were adopted but amend
ments by Senator Rsysor to eliminate
the board of control from the bill
were rejected. The bill was then given
and aye. and nay vote as follows:
Ayes-Senators Bates, BiVens,
Black, o. Z. Blease, E. s. Blease, Car
penter, Davis, Dennis, Douglas, Earle,
Edrd, Hardin, Hay, Holiday, W. Z.
johnson, w. J. Johnson, Manning,
MCGOWAN, McLsod, McIVe Peurifoy.
Rsysor, Stackhouse, Walker. Warren,
Wells, Wi.llams-58.
Nays-Senators Brice, Brown,
Brooks, Butler, Carlisle, Hood, Hough,
Hudson, Msuldin, Talbert, Won Kol-
1itz-12.
A number of senators Stated their
positlons. Senator Hardin was in ia
vor OF local option, but now that the
Morgan bill had been killed, be be-
lieved the RsYsor- Manning would re-
lieye the present conditions, which
he could not consent to continuing as
they are. Senator'S McIver, Bates and
Holiday shared this view. Senator
-Hough. thought the bill worse than
present conditions, while Senators
Tslbert, and Brooks, we're against the
dispensary and its bsipg patched up.
Senator Msuldin did not think the
bill would help conditions but Sena
Cor Black thought 1t would.
A large number Of senators, includ-
ing dispensary advocates, declared
themselves against beer dispensaries
and hotel privileges. The next bill
AIKEN up was Senator Mauldin's to
.aboiish. these forms Of the dispensarg
Law. A direct vote was taken on the
bills passage and every senator In the
chamber voted for it except Senators
@, L. Blease, Dennis, Douglass,
Hay, Hudson, W. E. Johnson,
Marshall, Won Kolnitz, Walker,
Warren and Williams-l2. Senator
Carpenter did not vote, Is he was out
of the chamber at the time.
The senator was Of . mind to get
through with all dispensary business
possible, and Senator Warren's bill
to have a general State election and
abide by the results for years was
killed by vote of 81 to 8 Senator
Blease Withdrew his bill, which was
to rest the opening Of dispensaries
upon the decision OF the mayor and
county supervisor and board of direc-
tors.
The Mauldin bill and the Raysor-
Manning bill was read the third time,
and sent to the house where they both
died. Senator Maudin's bill originat-
ed in the senate but the other meas.
0re, as said, was house bill.
The last bill on the senate calen ndar
that touched on the dlspensary came
up at the night session. This bill,
by Senator Mauldin, was designed to
prohibit manufacture Of whiskey in
DRY counties and 10 have the delega-
tlon levy a special tax sufficient for
that county, instead Of having gen.
eral tax as under the Brice bill, the
enforcement OF law being done by the