The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-07
LEGISLATURE KILLS
THE R|CHEY BONE-DRY
PROHIBITION MEASURE
House Votes to Recommit Air-Tipht
Bone-Dry Prohibition Measure
DC to ID
CAUSE GREAT SURPRISE
"Drys" Stunned by Reversal of
Three-to-One Majority for, Bill
on Friday.

Columbia, Feb GA great sur
prise was sprung in the House of
Representatives this afternoon when
the Richey "air-tight, iron-clad, bone
dry" prohibition bill was rccommtted
to the committee by a vote of 46 to
44 The prohibitionists, stunned by
the complete reversal of the nearly
thrce-to-one majority on Friday for
the bill into a majority of two against
the bill, rallied their forces and de-
manded roll call on the motion to
put the parliamentary "clincher" on
the motion to recommit. Again the op-
ponents Of the bill won by majority
of one vote, the clincher being applied
by vote of At to 46.
This action practically kills the
Richey bill and the House will tomor-
row take up the Daniel bill, which is
even more drastic than the Richey
measure, under a special order at
noon. eve will either amend the
Daniel bill or kill it," said one of the
leading opponents of the bill as they
filed out of the house for dinner.
Opponents Elated.
The opponents of the Richey bill
were elated over their coup which was
one of the quietest and greatest legis-
| lative surprises of the session. Every
body thought the motion made by Mr..
Searson to recommit the bill would
fail but opponents of the bill, among
them Messrs.' N. G. Evans, H. II.
Evans and II. P. Cothran, lmed-up
their side quietly. Messrs. Daniel and
Richey, the leaders Of the prohibition
! lists, spoke again for the bill and it
was MIR. Toole, another prohibitionist,
who made the motion for the previous
question on the whole matter On
the roll call when the Speaker an
nounced that by vote of 46 to IA
the motion to recommit had carried,
the Prohibitonists could hardly be-
lieve their ears and they made fran
tic effort to postpone further action
by adjourning until tonight but again
they failed. The opponents of the
bill completed it's chloroformng by
putting on the "clincher" despite the
frantic efforts of the Prohibitionists
to save the measure from the dis
card.
Great speculation was expressed by
the opponents of the "bone dry"
| movement over the quitting to sleep"
of the Richcy bill and they are con-
lident they can handle the Daniel bill
| in the same way tomorrow "The
recess from Friday until tolay was
the death of the bill for the men,
bers found the people didn't want it,"
said Mr.. N. G.. Evans, who helped
frame the coup which disposed of the
bill
Prohibtionists are tonight rallying
for new effort to get the Daniel
"bone dry" bill through tomorrow and
a battle royal is promised.
How They Voted.
The following was the vote on the
bill, ayes to kill the bill, nays for
the bill:
Yeas-Bailey Berry, Carter, Goth
ran, Crews, Crum, e. j. Dennis, DOM
mick, Duncan, Ellis, II. II. Evans, N.
G. Evans, Frombcrg, Graham, Ham
blin, Hammond, Hughes, Keenan,, II.
Kelly, J. O. Kelly, Lanford, Lescsne,
Long, Lumpkin, Martin, Mason, Nc
Cants, D. E. McCutchcn, W. L. Nc
Cutchen, Mcmillan, Noise, Moore,
Norton, Pickens, Rcdmon, Riddle,
Rivers, Sanders, Scabrook, Searson..
Senseney, II. l.. Smith, Jr, Thomas,
Walker Wha!ey, Yoang-Total 4G.
Nays-Speaker Hoyt, Anderson,
Atkinson, Booth, Boozer, Boykn,
Bradham, Byrd, Clinkscales, Concy,
Daniel, Dobson, Duckworth, Ford,
Fuller, Fulmer, Goodwin, Gresham,
Hamcr, Harrison, II. n. Johnson, w.
w. Johnson, King, Macfarlan, Maui
din, McLaurin, Mellet, Middleton,
Mitchell, Neuffer, Num- Pegnes,
Rawinson, Rector, Richey, Scott,
Shuli, S. e. Smith, Stafford, Strom,
Toole, Wasson, Williams, Wingard--
Total 44.