Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-01-24
THE s. C. LEGISLATURE
Palmetto House and Senate Meet,
Organize and Begin Business.
No More Liquor Can Be Bought.

and while there were q lot of new
bills introduced, there was only one
matter of general interest passed up
on. This was a passage of a resolu-
ticn forbidding the State board of
dispensary directors to purchase any
more liquor supplies during the pres
ent session. The resolution was in
troduced by Representative Carson
and is as follows:
"That the board of control of the
State dispensary be requested not to
purchase any more liquors of any
kind until the adjournment of the
general assembly sine die.''
When objection was called for Mr..
Aver of Florence was the only mem
Der objecting, and under the rules Of
the house at least ten members have
to object before a resolution can be
passed over from immediate consid-
Grafton. Accordingly, the resolu-
tlon was passed and ordered sent to
the senate, where it will be taken up.
A resolution was read to permit
the introduction of bill to charter
the South Carolina Jockey club Of
Charleston. Under the rules a two
thirds vote is necessary for the pass
ing Of the resolution, and Mr.. You
mans was the only vote registered
against it.
Thanks were returned to the
Hampton monument commission. on
motion of Mr.. McMaster, for their
work.
A favorable report was made on
the bill to regulate the sale of CO.
cuine.
TIE calendar was then taken up.
lhe bill to provide for the erection
of practice school at Winthrop
was passed over On motion of Mr..
Richards, the author.
The bill for reduction in railroad
fare, by Mr.. Gayles, was passed over.
The resolution to extend the time
Tor The payment of taxes was killed
on motion of Mr.. Kershaw.
A bill to authorize the trustees of
a Dorchester school district to col
lect certain matr:culation fees was
passed over for the time being.
The following bills passed second
reading:
Mr.. Little-A bill to enable the
commissioners of the sinking fund to
lend funds to the county board of
conmi"sloners Of Union county. to
pay the past indebtedness of said
county, and to authorize the said
county board of commissioners 70
P'ed:e re special tax levy therein
ProFldedIfor to secure the same.
Dlspensary Overstocked.
AT short session of the Senate
tuesday night the subject of the dis
pensary came mp for consideration.
Two bills for the abolishing of the
state board of control and the office
oI commissioner being introduced bv
senator Raysor. joint author of the
haysor- Manning bill, which occupied
such WIDE prominence in the cam
palgn Tor governor the past summer
Inc most important matter. how
ever, and one which demands early
consideration, Is embodied in a con
current resolution introduced by Sen
ator Christensen of Beaufort. mem
DER OF the subcommittee of the dis
pensary investigating committee
A Concurrent Resolution.
whereas 1t is charged the State
BOARD OF directors OF the State dis
Pensary is overstocking the dispen-
sary over the protest of the commits
sioher with an enormous stock of
liquor, that much of their stock CON
sists OF case goods for which there ia
no demand In this State, that publish
eo reports of the said directors as re-
CARDS the amounts of their purchases
are misleading, and. N-'''''A
Whereas If tbaSa +L; :,
the financial interests of tbe Sto+o y" ue
mand that immediate action bn +ol,n-
'y tne general assembly, therefore.
be 1t resolved by the senate. the
mouse OF representatives, concurrino.
section l. That a joint commit
zee, consisting of two senators OIL
'hree members of the house of ron
.e;SS;entatives, s;S; be appointed by the pre-
nioing ofhcers of the respective hons
Stq investigate the affairs OF tbe
Sta.e dispensary, and to report tbe;r
mhultSs to the general ASSEMBLY %
'he farliest possible moment 81
comhlttee is hereby authrized @ anJ
npYwered TO elect marshal. who
Npo1 DelnS sworn, shall be and he
cong peace officer of the Senate
Gnu ah invested with all the power of
snei1iis and constables in the cor
wee OF any and all process issued Inv
ene committee aforesaid, and with the
power to arrest and imprison upon
Ine order of the said committee any
ahd all persons who shall fail and 70.
iusf to obey any legal order of tbo
sai1 committee, or who shall be ouiltv
Oh Any disorderly conduct in the nres sy