The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17
PROHIBITION Wins
SENATE PASSES REFERENDUM TO
ITS THIRD READING
MAJORITY IS A SURPRISE

MAJUnlsl ID "A 0UhT Al0E
High License Proyiso for Charleston
is KiIIed-Au Attempts to Amend
Measure Are Voted Down-Local
Cptionists Make Fight, But Bill Is
Carried Through Successfully.
The prohibition referendum bill
passed the Senate Thursday morning
on third reading without opposition
and was ordered returned to the
House Of Representative for concur
renee. The question Of prohibition is
now up to the people to settle for
themselves in the special election on
September IA next, for there is no
doubt but that Gov. Manning will
sign the referendum bill, for regard
less of what he might think on the
question of prohibition it is known
that he believes in letting the people
have the final vote in matters Of pub
lie policy, and those who are close to
him have no doubt but that he will
promptly approve the referendum
bill as soon as it is presented to him.
The prohibition referendum won
by an overwhelming majority in. the
Senate Wednesday morning and the
result was a regular landslide, the
majority for prohibition surprising
even the leaders. All efforts to widen
the referendum so as to include high
license filled by heavy votes and the
question will go to the people for
them to say whether or not they
want liquor sold in South Carolina.
The first test vote came on the mo-
ton of Senator John F. Williams to
strike out the enacting words OF the
referendum bill This motion was
lost, 9 to SO. Those who voted aye
against the bilD were: Gross, Har-
vey, Patterson, Sharpe, Sinkter, Spig-
ner, Walker, Wightman, John F.
Williams. The 33 votes for the bill
(rhose voting nay) were: Appeit,
Banks, Beamguard, Beattie, Black,
Brice, Buck, Carlisle, Christensen,
Earle, E. C. Epps, R. D. Epps, Evans,
CHM, Goodwin, Johnson, Johnstone,
Laney, Ketchin, Lee, Lide, Manning,
Mullins, Nicholson, Nickles, lO'Delt,
Padgett, Richardson, Sherard, Stacy
Werner, D. r. Williams.
Not voting: Senators Hughes and
McCown.
The first effort to amend the bill
came from Senator Sinkler, who Of
fered an amendment providing that
the people cast an advisory vote as to
whether or not Charleston should
have high license without .constitu-
tional restrictions and If the major
ity votes Eyes" then for the general
assembly Of 1916 to submit a con-
stitutional amendment to this effect.
This motion was tabled, 81 to 10,
those who were willing for vote on
the Sinkler amendment being:l APP
pelt, Gross, Hughes, Lee, Patterson.
Sharpe. Sinkler', Walker, ]. +. VII
liams and r. D. Williams.
The local optionists, through Sem
ator John F. Williams of Aiken then
proposed an amendment to broaden
the referendum so as to allow the
people to vote on whether they want
ed whiskey sold by high license un-
der constitutional restrictions. He
urged the prohibitionists, not to force
people who wanted high license, but
who would not vote for dispensary,
to vote for prohibition by preventing
them from having the opportunity to
vote for the high license. Senator
Carlisle's motion to table this amend
ment carried, 27 to Is, those Whe.
voted for it being: Applet, Goodwin.
Gross, Harvey, Hughes, D. 3. john
son, Lee, Lide, Patterson, Sharpe.
Sinkler, Stacy, Walker, Wightman,
J. F. Williams and D. R. Williams.
This was the heaviest vote polled
against the prohibitionists plans.
Senator Hughes Of Union then pro-
posed an amendment providing that
! in case the people vote against State
wide prohibition that those countle3
now "dry" may have the opportunity
Of Immediately holding elections on
the question Of re-estaohsnlng tne
dispensary. This was tabled, "a to
only Gross, Hughes, Patterson,
Sharpe, Sinkler, Walker, Wightman,
and John F. Williams voting for this
amendment.
Senator D.. R. Williams Of Lancas-
ter county then sent up an amend
ment which would have allowed all
persons enrolled on the Democratic
club rolls to participate in the eiec-
| ton, as well as registered voters.
This. too, went to the discard, being
tabled by a vote of 29 to H., those
fayoring it being: Earle, Goodwin,
Gross, Hughes, Sharpe, Sinkler.
Stuckey, Wightnan, ]. F. Williams
and D. R. Williams. -.
Amendments offered by Senator
Lide, providing for the opening OF
| books of registering in every county
thirty days before the election. and
| for the supervisors Of registration TO
| receive the same pay as in regular
election years were adopted unanl-
| mously.
An amendment by Senator Banks.
giving the county dispensaTies until
| December 81 to wind up their busi-
ness in case the people vote prohloi-
ton, was adopted without opposI-
| ton.
The last effort Of the local option
lists came from Senator John +. VIII
liams, who proposed an amendment
| that a majority of at least tfty per
| cent. Of the qualified votes must par
ticipate in the specia' elecion to
make the result effective. This too,
went to the discard, being tabled by
a vote Of 26 to 6, only Senator'S Ap-
| Delt, Gross, Hughes, Sharpe, Wight
| man and J. F. Williams voting for 1t.