The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
pROInBITloN LAW KEL,
Record OF House and Senate Asains
Its Pa,sagC.

frequently and freely prxIi,t-l that
ne general assembly ~ M
senes next month will ,'s.s a $late
prohibition bill. 1t Is dinC ijt, Vhar-
ever ones views and prede'sc.oua
20 see how this prediction is arrived
at.
Mr. Nash will push his PROM. ...on
pill. and in the house Mr.. itichsrds,
Mr.. ID. L. Smith and others will per-
aaps support It. Senator Tal0srt's
three bills sproviding for prohibition
can be taken from the table, and
senator Carlisle. Otis and others may
Join the Edgefield senator In his fight.
But what IL the record Of the pres
snt general assembly? &
An examination Of the journal OF
each house may give interesting re-
suits.
In the house the state dispensary
forces joined with certain prohibition
lists in an EFFORT to pass a prohibition
DILL. SO as to cut OF the Carey Goth
ran local option bill. This prohibi-
ton bill. presented by Mr.. d. L
smith. Of Collston. Nproved to be q
dill strikingly similar to the bin Of
Mr.. Nash. bdt Mr.. Nash believing It
unwise to take chances on not killing
the State dispensary played Abraham
to his bills Isaac. and threw his vote.
voice and influence to secure the pas
,ags OF the Carey Cothran bill.
. The first decisive vote in the house
IN this question was on the motion to
adopt ID. L. Smiths substitute as fol-
cws: Yeas. S5: Nays. sy.
Another important vote was on
Mr.. Richards motion to indefinitely
postpone the Carey Cothran bin. as
follows: .stE AN
Yeas. 49,; Nays. Is.
On Mr.. Rucker's motion to table
the Richards -Raysor-M -Manning-T TILL
man bill to purify the State dispen-
sary: Yeas e.; Nays. So.
There Is difference Of four
votes Id the vote on the motion to
lSili Indefinitely postpone) the Ca
cey- Cothran bin. end the motion to
kin Clay on tabis) the Richards bill.
che difference was made by the fol-
owing: Dixon voted against the Ca
rey-Cothran bill. but did not vote on
The Richards bill: Stubbs did the
IHue. Goodwin and Yelden voted
sgainst both bills. Miller voted for
he Carey-Cothran bill. but did NO,
vote on the Richards bill. Ballentine.
sanka Cossfcte. Debore. Doar. Har-
non. and wimberiy voted for both
pills doubtless for Z parliamentary
reasoeO Boyd did not vnte on the
.sarey-Cothran bill and voted for the
Richards bill. (when II IL said a
tnember did not vote It IS meant that
ne ID not recorded in the Journal "a
voting; he may have been absent at
ono roal call and present at the
next)
The members who have died or re-
'iGned since the 1897 session are rec
orded as follows:
Mr.. Epting voted for the Smith
prohibition bill: voted against the
Carey Cochran bill: voted for the
Richards publication bill. He Is sue
;eeded In the house by Mr.. W.. B.
wannamaker.
Mr.. Macarthur. voted against the
'mith bill: for the Carey-C -Cothran
bill. and against the Richards bill.
Ills successor has not been elected.
Mr.. Marshall. who resigned. voted
'ga'nst the Smith bill, for the Ca
'ey-Cothran hill and against the
richards bill. He Is succeeded by
Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. White voted against the Smith
bill: for the Carey-Cothran bill and
against the Richards bill. He is sue
ceeded by Mr.. Major.
Take those who voted for the
jmith bill. which was used as a tacti-
cal move:
Messrs Aver of Florence: Bailey.
NJ Beaufort; Brice. Of Fairfield:
Carson, of Orangeburg: Dick, OF
sumter; Dixon, OF Fairfield; Garrls.
OK Bamberg: Gary, of Abbeville;
Harmon, Of Richland: Harris, of
Lee; Hydrick. OF Orangeburg: Lett
ner. OF Fairfield McKeown, Of Ches-
ter; Miley. OF Ramberg: Sawyer. of
Georgetown; Sharpe, Of Lexington;
stillwell. Of Abbeville; stubbs. of
Sumter; Tatum. OF Lee, Tompkins,
OF Richland and Wingard. OF Lexing-
ton. come from counties which not
only arp NOT nrohihit;n, 49,.