The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-19

| thai WAS carried OIL.
Agreement Carried Out.
The agreement to take up the
"State-wide' prohibition bill was ad-
! hered to in every detail, and as soon
as it was taken up Mr.. X. P. Smith
moved to table the bill This brought
forth the first test vote. 1t was taken
without delay. There was no delay.
The vote stood:
Yea Ito kill the billy IS.
Nay Ito pass the billy e..
Yeas-Speaker .Whaley, Amick,
Melvin J. Ashley, Aver, Berg, Bow
man, Boyd, Browning, Carwile, Cox
er, CoSerove, Dixon, doar, Duvall,
Isaac Edwards, Fraser, Fultz, Gar
ris, Glasscock, Griffin, Harris, Hugh
es, Hydrick, Irby, Jackson, Lane,
Lengnick, McManan, Mars, Nunnery,
Patterson, Paulling, Sawyer, Seibels,
Simkins, Singleton, K. P. Smith, To-
bias, Todd, VanderHorst, Whggins,
| Williams, q. u. A. wilson, w. 8.
Wilson, Jr., Wright-45.
Nays Joshua W. Ashley, Bodie,
Bowers, Brice, Brown, W. D. Bryan,
Bunch, Cantrell, Carey, Carigan,
Carter, Celey, Clary, Daniel, Dingle,
E. C. Edwards, J. P Gibson, ". J.
Gibson, Graham, Green, Greer, Hall,
Hamer, Harmon, Wade c. Harrison,
Hines, Horger, Kibler, Lawsen, Lea
que, Lee, McColl. McEachern. Nc
Keown, Mann, Mauldin, Moblcy,
Moseley, Nesbit, Nicholson, Niver, J.
G. Richards, .Jr., Ridgell, G. NJ. Riley,
W. L. Riley, Robertson, Roessler, D.
; C. Sanders, O. L. Sanders, Scarbor-
ough, B. A. Shuler, c. T. Shuler,
Chas. A. Smith, Stanley, Jared D.
Sullivan, P. P. Sullivan, Suydam,
Vaughn, Way. Wells, Whatley, Win
go, Wyche-62.
Pairs-Hillis, Foster, NJ. L. Smith,
Rucker; Gasque, Cothran; Suydam;
Leland: Utsey, Wade; Spears, Dick.
It will be noted that MessrS. F. W.
Bryan, J. R. Harrison, c. E. Stubbs,
Bush. did not vote.
Bill Discussed.
At l o'clock the famous bill s. was
taken up. This is the famous State
wide prohibition bill, and there was
general and unanimous rush to get the
bill through. Georgetown wanted to
be exempt from the law. Mr. Nc
Mahan held that the prohibition ma
iority was accidental. The people OF
the State had never acted upon this
Statewide law, and this temporary
majority, he argued, meant nothing.
He did not believe in forcing State
wide prohibition on unwilling COM
munties. It would be unwise to force
prohibition on unwilling counties. The
dispensaries have done much to en-
courage prohibition sentiment but
the time is not yet ripe to force pro-
hibition on such counties as Charles
ton and~Richland. He made a stren-
uouS. honest and earnest appeal to
let the county option plan be contln-
ued. TO have the law forced upon them
before they are ready would be ser
ious wrong. His purpose to exempt
Richland was made in absolute SIN
cerity. He made 4 sensible argu-
ment why Statewide prohibition
should not be forced on counties not
vet ready for Statewide prohibition.
He lloved t. insert Charleston,
, GEORGETOWN and Richland in the ex-
emptions. Mr.. Simkins was in accord
with McMahan, and argued in favor
! # local option.
! Mr.. Doar made a fine presentation
of the claims of Georgetown, and that
they wanted the county dispensaries
rv, aimed. The people there are entire
II and absolutely in favor Of the
county dispensaries. He said the
! county dispensary had put the county
on practically a cash basis. George
town raised $4,000 from the dispen-
sary and the county would have to
treble its taxes 10 raise this much
money. This bill would take away
the rights Of the people and 100000
in good money. He made strong
appeal to let matters stand as they
now are.
Adjournment for Dinner. -.
It was near the dinner hour, ard
Mr.. NJ. L. Smith moved that the
house recede from business until to-
nirht with the understanding that a