The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-04

mers, Walker, Wharton-Total, Ii.
Senator Christensen was paired
with Senator Rogers. Senator Rog-
ers would have voted nay (for the
t,:Il), and Senator Chris tensen would
have voted aye Ito kill the billy.
In the House.
When the bill was reached in the
house Mr.. Richards, whose name it
bears, said that, Notwithstanding the
fact that the senate had killed SIM
ilar bill, he wanted the house to act.
Mr.: Sawyer wanted to adjourn de-
bate for a week, but this was killed
by a vote Of 63 to 81. Mr.. DuNa1
said that it was a farce to debate the
bill, the senate having already acted.
The previous question was then
moved, which would cut off all de-
bate. Mr.. McMahan wanted a de-
bate on the measure and on the pre-
vious question he demanded the roll
call. By a vote Of GA to 80 the house
ordered the previous question. Mr..
Browning wanted to take a recess OF
Is minutes, but this was voted down.
Mr. Aver said that cutting off de-
bate was putting gag law into ef-
feet, and that it was an outrage.
+, "A charleston Amendment.
Mr.. Cosgrove had an amendment
providing that the law should 60
into effect on January l, 1911, IN
stead of April Of this year. He said
that Charleston had 100000 inVolv-
ed, and if there was any danger Of
the bill becoming law some little
time would be needed to effect t
change. In the section of the
printed bill which put the law into
effect in April, 1910, the word April
occurred on one line and the year
on the next line. Mr.. Cosgrpve s
first amendment was to strike out
April and. insert january. This
amendment was carried by a vote OF
81 to 45. Mr.. Cosgroye's next amend.
ment was to change the year 1910 to.
1911. This WAS voted down, and
the bill, as it stands, would put pro-
hibiton into effect on january l,
1910. Mr.. Cosgrove' then had an
amendment to reduce the license Of
retail druggists handling pure alcohol
from $4,000 to $1,000 per year. This
was killed by vote of 49 to "a, and
Mr.. Cosgrove's next amendment, to
give violabors Of the law the alterna-
tive Of a fine was also killed. The.
bill was. then ordered to a !, third
reading by a vote Of So TO- 42.
Many Roll Calls. =
There was roll call after roll call.
There was never any doubt about the
passage Of the bill by the, house.
The opponents Of the measure IN
the senate say that the vote in the.
senate Tuesday night was a true test
Of the sentiment of the senate, and
that when the house sends over ITS
bill It WEI meet the same fate as the
senate bill. -, -. ;.
Practically the only surprise In
the whole matter was the short time
taken by the senate in diSposing of
the bill. .. :,
: -: Passes Final Reading.
The measure passed final reading
IN the house of representatives We'd
nesday morning and was sent to
the senate, so that the senate, which
by a majority Of. four killed ;Tbilf
identically the same in its provisions,
will have another chance 10 act upon
it. -. g.. =. -. ~. ~:
Mr.. McMahan of Columbia oppos-
ed bhe bill, urging that the oompro-
mise Of last year was binding, and
that a referendum to the people was
almost sacred. The only possible
ground for disregarding the refer
endum, he supposed, was the oonten-
tion of the majority in the house that
because it was a referendum to
the several counties and not to the
State at large, that it was not bind
ing, but the general assembly had by
solemn act decided upon a referen-
DUN to the counties, and it was not
calculated to reflect credit upon the
general assembly to create the belief
that its decision had been made
without thinking that it was reason
able and would have some effect and
some standing. To pass this bill
now, he said, would be to place a