The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-20
PROHIBITION LAW UNLIKELY.
Opinion of Columbia Correspondent
News and Courier, who Quotes
The Record.

In view Of the recent predictions
that the next legislature would pass
a general prohibition Law for the en-
tire state, the following article by
Mr.. James Hoyt. Columbia CORES
pondent of the News and Courier. is
interesting:
It has been frequently and freely
predicted that the general assembly
which convenes next month Will pass
a state prohibition bill. 1t is diff
ficult. whatever ones views and pre-
dilections, to see how this prediction
is arrived at.
Mr.. Nash will push his prohibition
bill. and in Inc house Mr.. Richards,
Mr.. D. L. Smith ana Others will per-
haps support it. Senator Talbert's s
three bills providing for prohibition
can be taken from the table, and
Senators Carlisle, Otis and others
may join the Edgefeld Senator in
his fight.
But what is the record of the pres
ent general assembly?
Al examination Of the journal Of
each house may give interesting re-
suits.
In the house the state dispensary
forces Joined with certain prohibl-
tioyGsts in an effort to pass prohibi
tion bill 50 as to cut off the Carey
,Cothra1 local option bill. This pro-
hibition bill, presented by Mr.. D. L.
Smith, Of Colleton, proved to be a
bill strikingly similar to the bill of
Mr.. Nash. but Mr.. Nash. believing
it unwiSe to take chances on not kill
ing the state lispensary played Abra-
ham to his bills Isaac. and threw his
vote. voice aad influence to secure
passage Of the Carey -Cothran bill.
The first decisive vote in the house
on this question was on the motion
to adopt D. L. Smiths substitute as
follows:
Yeas-Ayer. Bailey, Bethune,
Boyd. T. S. Brice, Cannon, Carson,
Garwile, Cutler, Derham. Dick, Din
gle. Dixon, J. B. Dodd, Douglass,
Epps. Epting, Garris, Gary, J. P.
Gibson. Glasscock, Goodwin, Gyles,
Harmon, Harris, Hinton, Hughes,
Hydrick. Jones. Kilven, Lane, Les
ter. Leitner, Little, McColl, Me-
Keown. Miley, Morreil, Reaves, Rich
ards, Robinson, Sawyer, Scruggs,
Sharpe. Slaughter, D. L. Smith, J. E.
Smith. Stillwell, Stubbs. Tatum,
Tompkins. Wingard. Woods, Wyche,
Yeldell-
Nays-speaker Whaley, Arnold,
AuII, Ballentine, Banks, Beattie,
Brantley, A. G. Briee, Bryan, Carey,
Carrigan, Clary, Clinkscales, Cos
grove, Cothran. Courtney, Cox,
Croft, Devore, Doar, J. H. Dodd,
Bowling, Fraser, Frost, Cause, ".
J. Gibson, Greer. Hall. Harley. Har
rison. Hemphill, Johnstone, Kella-
han. Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Nc
Arthur, McMaster, Mann. Marshall.
Miller. Nash, Nesbit, Nichols, Mich
olson, Niver, Parker, Patterson,
Richardson. Rucker, Saye, Scarbor-
OUCH. Sellers, Shipp. K. P. Smith,
Spivey. Thcmas. Todd. Vanderhorst,
Werner. Won Kolnitz, Wade, Walker,
Wallac White, Wiggins, Wimber-
". Youmans-
The only absentee on this roll call
was Mr.. Norton, Of Marion, and he
was i'll.
On Another Motion.
Another important vote was on Mr.
Richards's motion to indefinitely
postpone the Carey-Cothran blll' as
follows:
Yeas-Ayer, Bailey, Betnuae.
Brantlcy, T. S. Brice, Cannon, Car
son, Carwile, Cutler, Derham, Dick,
Dingle. Dixon, Douglass, Epps, Ept-
ing, Garris, Gary, Glasscock Good
win, Gyles, Harris, Hinton, Hughes,
Hydrick, Jones, Kirven, Lane, Les
ter, Little, MoColl, Miley, Richards,
Robinson, Sawyer, Scruggs, Sharpe,
Slaughter; D. L. Smith, J. E. Smith,
Stillwell, S.tubbs. Tatum, Tompklns.
Wingard, Woods: Wyche, Yeldell-
40.
Nays Speaker Whaley, Arnold,
Auli. Ballentine, Banks, Beattie. A.
G.. Brice, Bryan, Carey, Carngan.
Clary, Clinkscales, Cosgrove, Goth
ran, Courtney, Cox, Croft, Devoze,
Do,r 2 Do1d T H Do1d DOWl-