The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-05
STATEWIDE O'"'''"'''""
ONE BRANCH PASSES AND THE
OTTER KILLS.
Whether Senate VIII Reverse ITSELF or
House Reverse Itself Remains
to be Seen.

PaSseo the statewide prohibition bill
to third reading by a vote of So to
AZ.
The senate killed the Statewide
prohibition bill by a vote of % to 1S.
When the two branches of the gem
eral assembly adjourned last night
the status Of the prohibition bills
were in the shape mentioned above.
There will be further fighting. The
prohfbitionists claim that while the
senate bill was killed, there will be
several changes in the vote when the
house bill passes third reading in the
house and is ordered sent to the
senate.
There was a spasmodic atempt to
filibuster in the house on some of the
features Of the prohibition bill last
night. but it was the general desire
OF all to get through with the bill
~'-~ e"NS uP OSHci HudltcTS. Ine mem-
bers of the house did object to a cut
on on all debate, but finally agreed
to the previous question, but the er-
rors in the bill as amended may re-
g" in another fight today.
The members Of the house believe
that the vote in the senate will stand,
but last night an INVESTIGATION was
made and if, as rumored. an agree
ment was made to vote to I'LL the
senate bill and then vote for a pas
sage of the house bill or reman alb
sent from the senate when the house
bill came up, the bill will certainly
be delayed on it's return to the house
on amendments, as there are enough
members of the house to offset any
concerted action of this kind at
present.
BY a scant four votes and with too
much closeness to be entirely COM
Portable until the vote was counted,
the senate last night tabled Sena-
tor Carlisle's prohibition bill. The
bill was reached on the calendar
shortly after the senate met for the
night session and as soon as it was
read Senator Sinkler moved to table
the bill. The question of discussion
arose and the senators were remind
ed that motion to table is not de-
batable. In the meantime the aye
and nay vote had been called for and
when a motion to table it was ruled
out of order and the vote polled. The
ayes numbered % on the vote to
table, the following senators casting
affirmative votes on the motion: Ap-
pelt Bates, Clifton, Croft, Graydon,
Hardin, Harvey, Hough, Kelley, Nc
Gown, McKeithan, Montgomery,
Muckenfuss, Rainsford, Sinkler,
Smith, Spivey, Stewart, Townsend.
Walker, Weston, Williams.
The negative votes were cast by
Senators Bass, Black, Carlisle, Carp
enter, Crosson, Earle, Forrest, Griffin.
Hamrick, Johnson, Johnstone, Laney,
Lide, Mauldin, Sullivan, Summers,
Waller, Wharton.
Senators Christensea and Rogers
were paired. Mr.. Christensen in favor
of the motion to table and Mr.. Rog-
ers opposing it,
When the prohibition measure
came up the news came over from
the senate that the Statewide bill
had been killed. Mr. Sawyer wanted
to adjourn debate on this until next
Tuesday. A roll call was necessary
and by vote of 63 to 81 the house
refused to adjourn debate.
Mr.. Devore then moved the pre-
vious question on the whole matter,
Mr.. McMahan called for the ayes and
nays and the vote stood Ga to 80, or
dering the previous question.
Mr.. Browning suggested a recess
of Is minutes, which was voted down.
Mr.. Aver protested against the de-
bate being cut off. 1t was gag law
and an outrage for the majority to
try to run things over the minority.
Mr.. Crosgrove had an amendment
that the law go into effect in January.
There was 100000 in property in
Charleston that might be confiscated
by this bill. On the motion to adopt
Mr.. Cosgrove's amendment the vote
was surprise to many.
Mr.. Browning then moved that the
house adjourn. BY vote of II to 70
the house refused to adjourn.
When Mr. Cosgrove wanted to
change the text Of the bill so that II
would be in accord with the former
amendment, making it January,
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