The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-13
"B0NE DRY. BILL IS
MADE EXTRA DRY
House 'Passes Buck" to Upper Branch
Speaker Deems Bill Too
Drastic.

House "PaSSes Buck" to Upper Branch
Speaker Deems Bill Too
Drastic.
The State.
The house passed the buck to tins
senate yesterday. when It sent ovel
the Richey bill in all its bone dryness,
64 to 40. The bill seesawed in senh-
ment and wandered hither and thith-
er about the house with its destina-
ton more than once uncertain.
1t created a spirited debate on SCI
ond reading, but went through silica
as a whistle, So to 81. The majority
then was such that there seemed a
likelihood Of overriding possible
veto. 1t lay calmly until third reao-
ing, when the house sprung a SUR
prise, reversing itself, and recommll-
ting the bill. This was thought to be
an indefinite delay but the committee
on police regulations got busy, anu
meeting while the house was in ses-
sion, returned it in its original form.
thus eliminating the amendments ap-
piled last Friday, which made the bin
water proof, air tight and bone dry,
including a provision which made II
lawful to have even one drop in pos
session, except for medicinal, sacra-
mental or scientific purposes. There
was a filibuster Wednesday night.
Yesterday morning the house refused
to recommit the bill to the Judiciary
committee. and refused to allow the
bill to remain in its original form
thus indorsing the bill as it passed It's
second reading. In this form it Was
sent to the upper house.
Vote Oh Passage.
The vote posing the bone dry
measure to the senate was as follows.
Yeas (passing the bilD-Represen-
tatives Anderson, Atkinson, Boinesl
Tooth, Boozer, Boyd, Boykin, Brad
ford, Byrd, Clinkscales, Coney, Danlel
n. &. Dennis, DoDson, Duckworth, j.
j. Eaddy, S. o. Eaddy, Edens, Ellia
inley, Ford, Fuller, Fulmer, Graham
Gresham, A. Hall, Jr., E. H. Hail.
Hamer, Harrison, Hines, ". W. john
son, King, Lane, Macfarlan, Mauldln
D. E. McCutchen, McLaurin, Mellet,
Middleton, Mitchell, Neuffer, Nichols
Num-, Owens, Pegues, Pursley, Raw.
linson, Rector, Richards, Richey
Riley, Roberts, Rogers, Scott, Shul'
S. E. Smith, Stafford, Strom, SUM,
mers, Toole, Wasson, Williams Win
gard, Wright-64.
Nays-Representatives Hoyt, Bal
ley. Berry, Carter, Clyburne, Cothran
Crews, Crum, G. B. Davis, E. j
Dennis, Dominick, Duncan, H. H
Evans, n. G. Evans, Fripp, Fromberg
CASTOR, Hammond, Hemphill, Horton
Hughs, keenan,, H. Kelly, ]. o. Kelly
Lanford, Lesesne, Long. Lumpkin
Martin, Mason. W. l.. McCutcheh,
McCants, Mcmillan, Noise, Moore
Norton, Passailaigue, Pickens, Red
mon, Riddle, Rivers, Sanders, Sea
brook. Searson, Senseney, H. l.. Smith,
Jr., Walker. Whaley, Young-49.
Speaker H0ytS POSitlon.
Speaker Hoyt announced the TO-.
lowing reasons for his vote yesterday
Upon the final passage Of the
Richey bill (H-59) I voted against the
bill for the. following reasons:
While favoring a more effective
prohibition law, 1 regard the RicneS
gill as amended too drastic. The
amendment proposed by Mr.. Daniel
and agreed to on second reading,
striking out all of section 4 after the
word "otherwise'' on line 8, puts tn.
bill in such form that it prohibits the
keeping Of whiskey in any quantity
in the home of the citizen. This Is
unreasonably drastic
Upon the report of the police res
ulations committee, on third reading,
the house today had an opportunity
to strike out the Daniel amendment
referred to, and the house refused "
do so. l voted to strike out the Dan-
iel amendment and had said amend
ment been stricken out, l would have
voted for the passage Of the bill. With
the Daniel amendment l can not voLe
for the bill. There are on the caleb
dar other prohibition bills which are
more have the opportunity to amend
and the passage of the Richey blii
is therefore not necessary in order to
secure legislation on this subject a.
this session.
REPORTER COT WRONG STEER