The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
Local Optionists Yield.


two Statewide prohibition bills come
to vote before the close of the leg.
lslet,ve day, the bills were voted on
Wednesday night. the bill declaring
Statewide prohibition and giving
the present dispensaries till next
July to close out their present stocks
being considered first. This was
passed to third reading by a vote of
5S to 40. Every attempt to amend
the bill failed, except one by Mr.. Gar
ris, cutting the pay of the expert ac-
countant down to $5 from $40 day.
An amendment exempting George
town, Richland and Charleston coun-
tounties failed &c to fl.
A substitute offered by Mr.. Irby
providing for referendum in Au-
gust. 1910, as between Statewide
prohibition and the present system
was tabled 60 to 81. Other important
amendments which failed were two
by Mr.. Doar, one exempting the
coast counties and the other making
the act effective twelve months
hence.
The House then took up the other
prohibition bill. which provides the
conditions under which drug stores
may sell alcohol and wine for sac
ramental, scientific and medicinal
purposes. BY vote of 50 to So the
House refused to kill the bill and
later passed it to third reading.
Neither bill can reach the Senate
till Friday and it is hundred to one
shot it will not get through that body,
with the result that there will be no
change in the present system.
The House bill directed against
liquor drummers, has been withdrawn
The Senate bill is now on the House
calendar and it is barely possible that
the bill may be passed.
In the Senate Wednesday night
Senator Graydon got up his bill do
ing away with the present mileage
book regulations. 1t has passed the
House and now has fighting chance
to get through the Senate. it appears,
on Thursdays Senate calendar as a
debate-adjoumed bill.
The Senate passed resolutions by
Croft for referendum on adding a
fifth member to the Supreme bench
and increasing the term of the Su-
preme Judge to ten years. BY a vote
of % to Is the Senate Wednesday
night passed the lien law bill slightly
amended. The House will accept the
amendments, and thus ends fight
that has been going on for half n
century.
After a three days fight which
may or may not have been filbuster
to keep certain other bills in the
background, the Senate finally de-
cided Thursday to kill the lien law.
A great deal of time has been lost
and much of the most important
legislation of the session remains to
be done within two days-providing
the legislature adjourns Saturday
night. None of the three appropria-
tion and supply bills have been touch
ed by the Senate.
The following list of uncontested
Senate bills were passed to third
reading by the House Thursday. On
the bill which would appropriate &c.
900 for a suitable service for the
battleship South Carolina objection
was made by Representative Irby.
1t had been hoped to get the bill
through at the present session in
order that the battleship might be
properly equipped with the service as
given ball other States.
An appropriation of 5000 was given
for memorial window at Blandford
church, Petersburg, Va, for those
who lost their lives and are buried
in the cemetery near the church.
The list of the bills are as follows /:
Mr.. Weston-To amend an act to
establish the insurance department
Uf South Carolina.
Mr.. Bates-To amend section 2940
Of the code of laws of South Caro-
lima, 1902, volume /, relating to the
empanelling of jurors.
Mr.. Graydon-To fix the place of
trial in all actions to recover the
penalty fixed by statute for delays,
loss or damage to freight by common
carriers.
Mr.. Clifton-To amend section 2
of an act to amend section to
regulate the manner in which common
carriers doing business in this State
shall adjust freight charges
Mr.. Sinkler-To establish board
Of commissioners for the promotion
of uniformity of legislation in the
United States.
Mr.. Otts-To provide for costs in
the original jurisdiction of the su-
Ircmc court.
Mr.. Sullivan-To fix the salary of
the mayor or intendant of any city
or town.
Mr.. A. Johnstone-To provide for
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