The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-11
6ENATE WOULD CUT The
ALLOWANCE BY HALF
ByERNOR URGES PASSAGE OF
CERTAIN MEASURES.
Wants TOrrenS Land System, Rural
Credits, WorkmeR's Compensation
and Other Laws Passed.
(By Jno. X. Aull.)
sneciaI to The Herald and News:


Special to The Herald and News;
Columbia, Feb 10.-The senate on
Wednesday passed the Carlisle amend
nent to the Statewide prohibition law
rAducing the amount of whiskey which
NAV be ordered by South Carolln-
ian during any one month from one
Gallon to two quarts. The senate
voted down an amendment to reduce
the amount to one quart month.
When the bill re-enacting the gal
lon a month law came up Senator Car
lisle offered an amendment cutting
down the amount from one gallon to
one quart a month. This was reject
ed by a majority Of two votes, Il TO
%. Those who voted for the quart
were: Beamguard, Black, Brice, Car
Isle. Christensen, DuRant, E. c. Epps,
R. D. Epps, Evans, CHM, Gross, Har-
.,ev. Alan Johnstone, Laney, Iide, NC
Gown. Nicholson, Richardson, Sner-
ard. Werner, Walker-21. Those Who
voted for the kaNon a month we're:
Banks. Beattie, Buck. Earle, Goodwin
Hughes. D. B. Johnson, kitchin, Lee
Manning, Mullins, Nickels, O'Dell,
Padgett. Patterson, Sharpe, Sinkler'
sptgner, Stacy, Stuckey, Wightman' D.
F Williams, D. Reece Williams-25
How much liquor is necessary Tor
an ordinary person a day." was
nDestion discussed in the senate dur
ing the debate on this bill. Senator
Patterson suggested four tablespoon
fnls a day but Senator Carlisle dis
claimed the ability to qualify as an
expert on this point and so this moot
ed and vexed problem remained un-
solved Senator Carlisle then propos'
ed an amendment cutting the allow
ance to two quarts month.
Senator Hughes proposed an
amendment allowing person to order
3 half gallon of whiskey of five dozen
bottles of beer a month.
Senator Black thought the allow
ance ought to be cut to nalf a gallon
per month.
Senator Kstcl;n and Senator Banks
thought the gallon month Ia"
should stand and the Fairfield SEN
ator thought it would be breaking
faith to change the law as many peo
ple had vote for prohibition because
of This law VINO would not otherwise
haze doa2 sc.
Senator Sirkler put in an amend
mant allowing a person to order nali
gallon of>1yhisl1ey month or hVe
dozen bottles o. teer.
Senator Price wanted the amount
reduced to a quart and thought this
would break up blind tigerism. He
Soi6 that not ten men voted for pro,
hibition because they wanted the gal
,on a month lew to stand.
Beer Outlawed, Too.
Senator A.aE Jchnstone said the
S:nkler al, er0ment was dangerou:
anc he called CT Tie prohlDitionists tc
Fafea. It. He favored the \Carlisle
amendment clttins down the amount
os liouc~ which can be ordered fol
y.ersonal use to half gallon
mcnth.
The Newberry senator opposed al
efforts to a1rerG the act so as to al
low g certain amount Of beer to be
ordered.
Senator Wightwar said it seemed tc
h:m that this wkiskey business was
used as d ueccy to keep other impor
:an: measures from coming before the
general ASSEMBLY. 81 thought We
were through with this liquor busl
ness" said The saluda senator, who
called on those that wanted real pro
hib!tion to cone out and make Law
prohibiting TIE ordering of any Wnis
key He challenged them to make /
-'air tight
In the course Of his debate Senate,
Wightnsn said he had never takel
drink of liquor, smoked cigarette
or taken cnew of tobacco, but real
ize that this Goes not give me ticke
10 Heaven" The Saluda senator sai'