The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-11
Senate Votes for Alternative
Amendment in Changing
GallOn-a-M Month Act
CUTS WHISKEY
ALLOWANCE
Two Quarts, of Booze or Five
Dozen Bottles Beer Monthly
If Houses Argees.


duced the amount of liquors
that may be imported each
month from one gallon to two
quarts. Earlier in the morning
an amendment to limit monthly
shipments to one quart was re-
ieeted by vote of 81 to %. Sew
eral other amendments were Of
fered, among these being two
to allow the alternative of beer
shipments. One by Senator
Hughes of Union would pro-
vide for 60 bottles or one-half
barrel of beer monthly. Senator
Sinkler of Charleston offered in
substitute an amendment to pro-
vide for 80 bottles Of beer. Vote
was not taken on the alternative
amendments during the morning
session.
Tn the evening session the
bill was further modified by the
adoption of the HUGHES amend
ment, which provided for month
ly shipments of so pint bottles
of beer lieu of the quarts
of whiskey. The amendment was
adopted by a vote of % to 10.
The Hughes amendment was
further modified to preclude
shipments of beer with a content
of alcohol greater than per
cent. Provision was also made to
have beer shipped in open cases,
that rigid inspection might be
enforced. The bill in its entirety
was passed by vote of % to
IL.
Each scnatnr was in his seat
yesterday morning. and COM
plete vote was polled on the two
amendments, calling for decisive
action One changed vote on the
first amendment would in all
probability have cut tho shin
ments to one uuart Such chance
would have divided the fovcos
equally, thus comrellinp tho nra-
sident of the senate who Sc 9n
ardent prohihitioniet to coe1
the deciding vote.
Snirited debate wpe or"orcf
IN during the morning. The aryu
ments following the age worn
lines of Cleavage between leqislo
tion with loop-holes and that
which knows no compromise.
Senator Banks argued that adj
option of the amendment would
run counter to the expressed
wish of the people. who had fa-
vored prohibition. contingent up-
on extension of the gallon month
law. Senator Carlisle empha-
sized that the referendum re-
ferred particularly to manu-
facture and sale only, without
sentence, without the fine alter
relation to importation.
Senator Black of Bamberg be-
lieved the reduction of the
amount would aid materially in
eliminating blind tigers. Stock
for illicit selling, he said, could
be easily supplied when three
or four would pool their month
ly shipments.
Senator Kitchin argued for
the retention of the law without
modification. Shipments could
be received from each express
office in the county, and reducing
the amount, he said, would only
necessitate an increase in the
number Of offices to which the
purchaser would have package
shipped.
Senator Brice argued for
the passage of the amendment,
expressing the belief that the
reduction of the amount to one
quart would be mere effective in
ridding the State of illicit liquor
dealers than would the Lilies bill,
which proposes imprisonment
sentence, without the fine alter.
native.
Senator Alan Jonstone, ST.,
of Newberry characterized the
Sinkler amendment as dan
gerous BILL" Express packages,
the Newberry senator pointed
out, could not be broken, and
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