Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-10

( fight was Saturday fired in the State
senate. Upon Senator Appelt's bill
to impose a license Of $4,000 upon
liquor drummers the discussion as
sumed wide proportions, reaching out
to the other prohibition questions be-
fore the legislature this year. With
barely. a quorum present Senator
Clifton of Sumter held the floor for
nearly two hours, speaking first upon
the question Of the bill and then upon
the question to indefinitely postpone.
Senator Kelley had succeeded in
having his bill to repeal the lien law
which has passed the house, made a
special order for Wednesday after
third reading bills. Senator Graydon
had had his bill to regulate the charg-
es for carrying passengers on rail-
roads in this State made special or
der for Thursday. Senator Lide had
brought about the same result for his
measure on Statewide prohibition or
was about to do so when there arose
storm of protest against making any
bill special order. The great fight
on this question arose on Senator
OTIS bill to prohibit the manufacture,
sale, etc., of whisKeys, ETC., known as
the prohibition bill. 1t had beer
made a special order after a motion
to table this motion had been lost,
but after some more discussion Sena-
tor Hardin's S motion 10 discharge all
special orders prevailed and these
bills are now at their regular places
upon the calendar.
The casus belli was Senator Ap-
pelt's bill to provide for license of
$4,000 in each county Of the State for
the conducting Of the business of sol
letting whiskey orders.
Senator Applet explained the pro-
visions Of his bill. Under the present
law whiskey drummers can come in
and solicite orders and are not licens-
ed. However, they can not sell the
whiskey IN this State nor can they de-
liver the goods here.
Among the bills introduced were
these of general interest:
Mr.. Walker-To amend section
1883 and 1884, code of laws, with ref
erence to remuneration of dover.
Mr.. Weston-To amend section 94S,
code of laws of South Carolina, vol
ume l, relating to the probate Of
deeds, bevond the limits of this tSate.
In the House the following were
among the bills introduced Saturday:
Mr.. Ridgell-To pay to VIM. =.
Bowe $171.S5. for services rendered in
connection with the State house !iti-
CATION.
Mr.. Way-To amend an act entitled
"An act to declare the law in refer
ence to and to regulate the manufac-
ture, sale, and use Of alcoholic liquors
and beverages"
Mr.. Nicholson7To amend sections
1855 and 1884. code of laws OF South
Carolina, 1902, volume 1, with refer
ence to remuneration of dover and the
record thereof.
The House put upon third reading
numerous bills Of the uncontested
class and cleared the calendar Of
much of its burden. The following
are a few of general interest:
Senator Johnson-Allowing bene-
fciary student Of the Citadel to be
relieved of the obligation to teach.in
certain cases.
Mr.. Carey-Allowing for testimony
of female witnesses in assault cases.
Senator Wharton = incorporating
the ThornweH orphanage board.
Mr.. McMahan-Fixing the charge
for transcribing testimony by the
stenographer Of this circuit.
Mr.. Lawson-Amending tic act for
the protection of quail.
Senator Wharton Incorporating
the Greenville Female College.