The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-15
CAREY COTHRAN BILL
GOES BACK TO HOUSE
ASSED BY SENATE WITH
$ AMENDMENTS.
s34 Amendments to Be Considered By
The House-This the Last Week
MOL Of Session. 49,. =

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4 Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, Feb. 14.--The senate has
J passed and returned to the house the
8 Carey Cothran local option bill, with
NlO4 amendments
M The house has refused to concur in
\ fhe amendments and the bill has gone
TO conference committee,
THE conference committee will fail
to agree, and the bill will go before al
Sfree conference where in all probab-
Nflity an agreement will be reached as
,to the amendments.
}K The house today adopted resolu
tion to adjourn OH Saturday, but it
Is not certain that Adjournment. will
Re reached on that day, as the senate
has not yet considered the appropria-
ion bill. E. H. A.
The Carey-Cothran bill, which
kbolishes the state dispensary and
Sprovides for local option as between
f}rohibition and county institutions
3 back to the house with amendments.
) The senate put 104 amendments in
the house bill, and these amendments
will have to be.passed on by the house.
1t the amendments should be fought
and roll call demanded on each the
session might be prolonged beyond
the forty days, which expire on Satur-
y day. = What the house will do with
Vthe amendments, however, remains to
$e seen.
By vote of twenty-three to fifteen
kfhe senate on Tuesday night, on the
third reading Of the bill, passed the
I8Carey- Cothran local option bill, and
Wondered it sent to the house of repre-
sentatives. ,.-
AT 9.20 P. M. the amending Of the
Carey -Cothran bill was completed,
with the exception of Senator Blease s
amendment, which calls for an cleo
[Rtion to determine the question of local
8option or state dispensary.
"A Senator Blease then argued in favor
Pf his amendment. In the discussion
R}e said that the question should be
} met squarely, and that the matter
should be submitted to the people of
HkAle state. He called on them as demo-
Rats to submit the question to the
4 keople Of the state.
1B He argued that the house had voted
70 submit the question of the lien law
9te the, people then, and consequently
Fathis question ought to be submitted to
ssEthe people. He then read an editorial
Afrom the State which, he said, had
RHever agreed with him and that he
Rdid not blame them. He said that
Ne preferred to be under the lash of
Ten Tillman than under the lash of
AN' Spaniard." During his speech he
gapaid tribute to Judge r. G. Watts,
who had voted for the original dis
S3pensary law under instructions from
l1his constituents. He said that he
Scould defeat the bill, but that he was
IceyIain that an extra session owuld be
Il e .er,.by the Governor at great ex-
NV" & and that it would also be a
4 x'ht among democrats. He challeng-
AE,f the senators to meet him before the
7 people in the summer. He said that
SSthe senate ought not to refuse to give
I the people chance. He closed with
Ia Quotation from Robert Lees fare
Rvell to his army.
Senator Sullivan moved to table
&She amendment and the motion was
Buried by vote Of 25 to- 13.
The vote on the third reading was
en taken and at 1913 the bill was
fsed ana ordered sent to the house
representatives by vote Of % to
Why Blease Opposed Bill.
bnator Blease offered the follow
reasons for his opposition to the
V4Cothran bill u. ....
voted against the bill, No. 2SS,
ing for local option: First. Be-
- am a firm believer in the state
ary system for the sale of, Ii
id am Of the opinion that if it
y for political purposes that
pm would not be fought as
- done in the. past and is now
:. nd. Because I do. not believe