Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-02-14

The total is exclusive of the $4,000
for the new high school project. ST.
500 for artificial limbs, $4,000 for
State House grounds improvements
and $500 for Confederate State
reunion.
Much time was spent in the Senate
debating Senator Efrd's bill to re-
lieve State Treasrers Bates, Tim
norman and Jennings from financial
responsibilities on their bonds for the
Zimmerman bond embezzlement
amounting to $4,000, accrued inter-
est. The bill was finally showed un-
der by u vote of ~ to II. In other
respects the work of the Senate was
of the routine nature.
Local Option Sure.
The Senate did not reach a vote
on the Carey-Cothran bill. though it
cleared the way for final action by
ling the Talbert straight prohibi-
ton measure. In this vote the State
dispensarv people did not stand up
to prohibition. The vote was - TO
II. Senator Bivens changed
from the State dispensary to local
option. The Carey Cothran bill goes
over for consideration along with a
great mass of amendments from half
dozen Senator's. The fight is on
these amendments. 1t is likely that
the amendments proposed bv Senator
Otis, of Cherokee, will be adopted in
the main, as these come from the To-
cal option side. The effect OF these
is to limit the manufacturing to wet
counties and TO existing distilleries
and brewericS and To allow elections
TO vote out either manufacture on sale
people invited the State dispensary
people and prohibitionists TO join
with them in perfecting local op-
tion law.
Child Labor Bill Passed.
The House, by vote of 80 TO 3S,
passed bill forbiddins children un-
der Il years 10 work III factories DUR
ing the common school term, unless
they can read and write. The general
age limit under the child labor law
now is II years.
Contrary to expectations. the SEN
ale did reach vote on the dispensary
that is, il reached vote OH the
Senate purification bill. which it kill
ed, 2l TO ii. Blease changing his vote
against The bill for parliamentary
purpose. The vote. there fore. was re-
ally 20 to IL. This finally settles the
matter so far as publication is con-
cerned. 1t Is now finally determined
that If the State dispensnry lives it
will continue for another year as ut
present. with Il new board. If Govern
or Ansel decides after the hearing
next Friday To remove the present
board. The more tenacious among
the dlspcnsary people predict that the
Carey-Cothran bill will also be killed /;
that the prohibitionists will give them
the necessary majority. The dispen-
sary people showed their weakness
III making desperate efforts Just be-
fore the vote was reached TO adjourn.
The local optionists are more conf
dent than ever. Some Of them ex-
pect Senator Raysor to vote with
them, but are confident of Il majority
with all the prohibitionists against
them.
Those voting to kill the Raysor
purification bill were Senators APP
pelt, Bates, Blease, Brice. Brooks,
Carlisle, Carpenter, Christensen,
Crouch. Hardin, Haynes, Holiday,
Mauldin, MCGOWAN, McKei!han. Otis.
Sinkler, Sullivan, Talbert, Toole, Will
liams-2l
Those voting for the Rayscr bill
were Senators Bivens. Clifton, Earle,
Efird, Griffin, Hough, Johnson. Kelly,
Laney Raysor, Rogers. Stackhouse,
Townsend, Walker, Wells, Weston,
-16.
Senator's Black and Gradon, for the
dispensa,y were paired with Sena-
tors Smith and Bass against it. which
accounts for all the Al Senators.