The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-04
HARLESTON LICENSE
BILL PASSES HOUSE
LIQUOR LAW FOR CHAAESTON
GOES OVER TO SENATE
For Years Other Similar Bills Have
Failed-Varying Sentiment OF
Members.

Columbia. Jan. 31.-The most re-
narkable thing that has happened /"
% wears in legislation was the passage
today nv the house of a bill which
undertakes to provide license sEsfen
for Charleston. There were a nNEiOe.
Of appeals to the prohibition sentim II,
and several unsuccessful efforts "cre
made to stir the smoulderlng mOeFS'
hnt the members evidently appeai7> 10
believo that the situation i'll Chlrle9-
ron needed particular treatment anu
thev by their votes, indicated snen
,,ilIinoness to let Charleston nave
trial Last night the bill was passed
nv decided majority and TO-DAY, upon
two record roll calls after tn most
7,sis+ant importuning to kill the Dli'
and dire predictions tA2s the 'ce"S0
system would lead to oai rooms' ina
Sis to say, with eyes wideopen the meiil-
hers on a direct vote refused 10 iS-
commit the bill and then agam vote"
af6rmatively to pass TIE bill. Year
after year and time after time Similar
hill, has been proposed ans IL" sane
heroic efforts made to get CnarleS'oN
FROM under the dispensary system has
beon frpitIess., The fact Of the matser
5s ,ha. when Mr. Rittenberg ineroduc-
ed. his bill this year there was hteAe
hope of its. passage 1t soon became
auparent that many OF the countles
that are disguised with the present
alleged prohibition situation wished 70
ioin hands with Charleston and tnen
the Charleston delegation took a hano
:, +ba situation and the delegation has
suggested numerous amendments enae
wara favorable to Mr.. Rittenberg. and
the hill had the undivided support OF
4he Charleston delegation. YESTERDAY
through a misunderstanding, Mr.. Barn
we'll was quoted as saying that tue
wholesale license privilege was 10 Dc
s+ricken ont What was really done
and what Mr.. Barnwell stated was tnaS
tho wholesale license contemplated did
NOT hermit of the shipment Of liquor
outside of Charleston county.
Provisions OF Bill.
The bill passed by the house per-
mits retail and wholesale license ana
retains the beer and bottling privileges
uoon graduated scale, based upon the
7,umber of barrels bottled.
On the original motion torecomm'e
the hill the house voted So to 56, winch
was = refusal to recomuit. Mr.. lrpy
then moved to refuse to let the o'la
mass to its third reading. The house
however, maintained its original POSI-
ton and by vote of 80 to So the osi
was ordered over to the senate, wnere
il will be considered next week. Prac-
t;csIly the entire vote of the assembly
was cast as number OF pairs was
announced.
Election Probe Favored.
The house today passed without any
difficulty the Fortner resolution, which
conte-nplates an investigation as TO
whether or not corporations took any
part in the last primary and whether
any of the members are employed OS
corporations and what use, if any was
made of passes.
In Respect to Mr.. Legare.
Upon motion of Mr.. Rittenbers the
house. at 1.30 o'clock took a recess
until tonight as a token OF the hlgh
esteem and regard in which Congress
man George S. Legare was held. Inc
news of his death came as distinct
shock and grieved his very many
friends who are members, and who
have a high regard for him.