The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-19
THE LEa1sLATURE ADJoURNs.

on Saturday night at ll.0J, icSlStatlNc
time, though when the members, who
remained to the close, left the capitol,
the sun was about rising in the east
ern horizon. In fact, it was 6.3O
Sunday morning. The work had been
(which wt,s left for FREQ
conference committees, and that was
completed by II O'Clock Saturday
night. but it had to be enrolled by the
cngrossing department before it could
be ratified.
This legislature will go down i'll his
tory as the one which abolished the
state dispensary. That question was
by far the uppcrmost during the en-
tire session, though il should not be
infcrred by this that the whiskey
question was the only one handled by
this legislature.
The membership of the house had
n large proportion of new material
and this new material, rs we'll as the
old members, was composed of some
very strong men, and as result,
many proposed changes in our laws
were offered, though nothing of a
drastic nature finally became enacted
into law.
The state di<pcnsary had many
strong advocates on the floor of the
house and the senate. but it was evi
dent from the beginning of the scS-
sion that the institution would be
abolished. The vote in the senate
was very close and many amendments
were proposed and adopted by the
senate. In fact. when the bill was
returned to the house. there were
some l20 amendments. hut these
we're not discussed in the house at
all. and the bill went with its amend
mcnts to committee of free confer
cncc composed of MeSSrS. Carey,
oCthran and Richards. of the house
and McsSrs. Otis. Hardin and Ray
Srr. of the senate. Their report car
RED with it the recommendation to
aL"p, practically al of the senate
amendments \ minority report
was submitted, which was signed by
Mr.. Richards. of the house and Mr..
RavSur. Of the senate Both branches
Of the general assembly adopted the
majority report and that report be-
comes the law.
The disagreement rs between the
two houses could not be settled other
wise. and those who were in favor Of
aholiShinw the state dSpenSary
though best To accept the senate
amendments rather than ,c"pardlze
the passage of the law. "'rhc amend
mcnl> as To- Ncwhcrry county were not
acceptable to the representatives from
Ncwhcrry in the house and several
other counties were in the same con-
lilion. Mr. Wychc and Mr.. Aul|
from Ncwbcrry. handed /" the free
conference committee from the house
request that the provision as to an
election this year inserted by the
senate amendment be not concurrcd
in. and also Il request that the amend
mcnt by the senate to provide for the
appointment Of the county board on
the recommendation of the lc@iSla-
tive delegation be NOT concurred III,
and another request that in the event
diSpcnsary should be established.
the profits should go oncthird to the
town or city in which the dispensary
was located. and two-thirdS to the
improvement of the public roads. The
senate insisted upon its amendments.
and, therefore, these requests were not
granted
Ii was understood that n sufficient
number Of senators had notified the
free conference committee that if
these amendments offered BY the sen
ate were not adopted. that they would
change their votes and probably de-
feat the passage Of the bill.
The Herald and News will publish
the bill in full, rs signed by the GOV
crnor, in Fridays issue.
Messrs. Wyche and Aull regretted
very much the absence of their col
league, Mr.. .Iohnstonc, during the
last week of the session, but he was
detained at home on account Of sick
ness.
Another important action by this
legislature is the act passed abolish-
in" what is know as bucket shops.
The bill providing for a reduction
of the work hours in the cotton mills