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

Colombia. Jan. 31.-The most re-
markable thing that has happened /"
20 years in legislation was the passage
today by the house Of bill WHICH
undertakes to provide a license system
for Charleston. There were a nuLiDes
f appeals to the prohibition sentia' IN
o,d cavaral unsuccessful efforts were
made to stir the smouldering "mbers'
bnt the members evidently appeai7~ 10
believe that the situation in ChafieS-
ron needed particular treatment anu
they. by their votes, indicated sneH
willingness to let Charleston have
trial Last night the bill was passed
nv . decided majority and TO-DAY, upon
TWO record roll calls after th> mos1
insistent importuning to kill the Dii'
.nd dire predictions tAes the license
system would lead to pa roorHs' ina
Bis to say, with eyes wideopen tne heni-
bers on a direct vote refused 10 re-
commit the bill and then again vote"
afirmatively to pass tie bill. year
after year and time after time similar
hill has been proposed ana II" same
heroic efforts made to get Charleston
from, under the dispensary system has
heen fruitless. The fact Of the matter
&c that when Mr.. R3ttenberg ineroduc-
cd. his bill this year there was little
hope of It's. passage It soon became
apparent that many of the counties
that are disgusted with the present
alleged prohibition situation wished 10
ioin hands with Charleston. and tnen
the Charleston delegation took a nano
in the situation and the delegation mas
suggested numerous amendments that
were favorable to Mr.. Rittenberg. and
the hill had the undivided support OF
4he Charleston delegation. Yesterday,
through misunderstanding, Mr.. Barn
wei, was quoted as saying that the
wholesale license privilege was TO De
stricken out. What was really done
and what Mr.. Barnwell stated was that
the wholesale license contemplated old
not permit 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
upon a graduated scale, based upon the
number of barrels bottled.
On the original motion to,recomm't
the bill the house voted So to 56, which
was a refusal to recomnlit. Mr., lroS
then moved to refuse to let the Dill
mass to its third reading. The house.
however, maintained its original POSI-
ton and by vote of 80 to So the bill
was ordered over to the senate, wnere
II will be considered next week. Prac-
ticsily the entire vote of the assembly
was cast as a number Of pairs was
announced.
Election Probe Favored. T.,
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 by
CORPORATIONS and what use, if any, was
made Of passes.
Tn Respect to Mr.. Legare.
Upon motion of Mr.. Rittenberg the
house. at 1.3o o'clock took a recess
until tonight as a token OF the hlgh
esteem and ragard in which Congress
man George S. Legare was held. The
news of his death came as a distinct
shock and grieved his very many
friends who are members, and who
have a high regard for him.