The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 12, 1909, Page THREE, Image 3
FOR DISPENSARY INQUIRY.
Prohibitionists Want County Dispen
sary Shops Investigated-Joint
Resolution Introduced.
Cohlumbia, Februaxy '..-The intro
duition of 'he bill to provide for the
investigation of the several county
dispensaries :has been discwussed gener
ally this afternoon minong the nem
bers of the thouse and ;enate. That
it rwas partly aimed at Charleston was
tbhe impression gathered from a read
ing of the bill. In this conneation
Senator Otts this evening gave out an
interview on the situation. Mr. Otts
said: "Bat for the publication as to
the Oharlesiton beer parehases it is
probable that the bilhs would not have
been presented until after t1he vote on
Sate-wide prohibition and referen
dum bils. The bill is not aimed at
ithe Oharleston sitnaution exclusively.
There aire ot-hr eoanties in which
there rwill be more startling develop
ments than the Oharleston beer situa
tion.''2
In .saving this Senator Otts remark
ed: "I do not 'think .the -explanation
of Chairman Rutledge explains any
-thing, bnt rather it seems to me to be
a confession without being an avoid
ance.''
It was saggested that certain sena
tors would take- the position, -that
these dispensaries were now county
institutions, and 'the State had no
rght to interfere, or investigate them.
Senator Otts replied: "That arga
went may do to base a 'filibuster'
-mpon, bat it is both against the law
and the facts. The Caney-Cothran Act
expressly ieensed the county dispen
saries. They are also subject to in
spection by 'the disper,sary audi,tor,1
and are the creations of the General
assembly. If any of them have not
violated the law the investigations can
not injure them. But on the other
hand, oftere such -an investigation the
dispensaries wild have a clean bill of
ea,lth, if they have obeyed the la.'
I realize -that those who propose such
an investigation must make it good.
If not it will be ;a backset for the
eause of prohibition. The prohibi
tionidts for this reason had to be sure
of their grounds. I hope the bills can
be passed this week, and that the
present session of the general assem
by nzill:have The benefit of some facts
which canbe laid 'before it in a few
days, but I r"ea-lize that 'this is hard
ly possible, 'unless 'we remain in ses
sin beyond the forty-day limit.
''So fax 'as I am concerned I shall
vote 'against any 'adjouirnmnent until
the important bills irelating to insur
'anee, comnpulsory edraertion, 'h.en law
anrd prhihiiion are acted upon. There
may be poliitieians who wo'ul be gladf
to see not!hing done this session so far
'as the liquor question is concerned.
This would leave it to them 'as a hcob
by ,in the next campaign. I am op
.posed to eauch a dodging of responsi
bility, as cvell as -to leaving it for ean
issue. If itdhis general assembly will'
not assane 'the responsibility of
adopting Stjate-wide prohibition,
-whJich I sthell -insist .apon. tihey can
not do less 'than siubmuit it to the vot
ers at a special eleotion next August.
This would be ertting the grounmd
fnrm under the feet of the politicians,
'who, .it seems 'to me, are trying to save
it fotr an issue in 1910. The State
prohibitionists, Wbo are for aotion at
this session.. are not open to the
charge."
The statement of Sena'tor Ot'ts 'is
very interesting, as -it at once sta;tes
the position of 'the prohibtifonists on
;t*his matter', and also seem's to indi
eate tihat ttthe investigation will bring;
forth some startli.ng aievelations in re
gard to the coanty dispensaries.
The bill is as folonv3, introduced in~
'the senate 'by Senator Otts. and in the'
house by MAr. Nicholson, of Green
wcood:
The Bill.
S,A bi:ll 60o provide for the investi"'a-'
~on of the se'veral county di.spensar
.es, and tihe 'bnsiiness of all persons,
firms and corporations licensed to'
.bottle or .mannfaetuxe beverages con
taining alcohol.
Seebioen 1. That a joint committe'e.
consi-tng of tiwo sen or's and four
nmmbers of the -hoause of represe?nta
tives be appointed by t.he p)resid'ing
officers of t'he respecti<ve houses to in
vestigate 'the affairs of 'the several.
~cou'ntyv dispensaries, .and tlie manu
!fad&uring :a'nd bottLing concerns of
beverages con.ta'ining alcohol.
Section 2. That the said committee
is herebyv e:npowered to send for pa
pers and persons, 'to swear witnesses,
.to require the a.ttendance of 'any par
ties, whose presence shall be deemed
necessary, to employ expert a.ccoun
Jatnts, and stenographers, and otherK
person or persons the committee may
consider necessairy in the aseertain
ment of any fact or facts pertinent to
this inquiry, and said committee is
hereby authorized :and emnpo'wered to
investigaite and inqnire into the tranis
actions connected with any 'or all of
said county dispensaie~s, bottlinz and
anufacturing establishments and the
ta'ge'ment or control thereof at any~
.ie n .the nresrd or past, and to
investigate any and -al purchases,
A hipments, contracts, or other
like l'aiisattiU-ls, and the persUnal
toinectionl, if ally, of any member of
tihe variius couItv dispensary boards,
d1ispensers, or ther employees there
of, or any dlther citizen or official of
the St:te in the prsent or past wit'h
,any ohier corporation, concern, or
dividual ceontracting with or supply
ing any spirituous or intoxicaiting li
quor ol- other goods or eommodlties
za the said several county dispensary
boavds. to take .testimonyrv and to have
a ceass to all the books, vouCers and
other papers of said institutions and
establishimer's, or any officer or em
ployee :thereof. That for the pur
poses (f this investi<ration. the said
committee is hereby authorized and
.mpo- vered to take .full possession of
the office or offices of any county dis
pensarv board or of any place where
alco1olie liquors are manufactured,
baittled, 1handled, or sold mider the
terms Uif .the present dispensary law,
aid to 'exclude therefrom any mem
bor or members of the coun-ty dispen
sary board, any dispenser, or other
person Whomsoever in chage of or
employed in -the manufacture of such
business for such time -as mav be nee
essary to thoroughly examine all
ho! ks. papers, documents. vouchers,
E).r Ayther things tiierein connected
therewith, as provided for in this Act.
Section 3. That said committee is
hereby authorized and empowered to
eleet a marshal, iwho upon being
sworn. shall be, and become a peace
officer of ,the State, and invesited with
'all the pmver of sheriffs and consta
bles in tfhe service of any and all pro
cesses issued by -the said committee
aforesaid, and with the power to ar
rest and imprison upon .the order of
said committee any and all persons
who shall :fail or refuse to obey any
legal order of said committtee, or who
shall be guilty of any disorderly con
duet in the presence of said commit
tiCe during anyv session thereof, or who
shall be gailty of any contempt of the
said commit.tee.
Section 4. That said coamittee be,
and are hereby, authorized and em
powered to calI before them by sum
mang or notice, in sdoh form as the
said committee may adopt, and to be
served by the matsha-l of said com
mittee, or such other officer of the
State as may be by the committee
:required, suc h person or persons as
the cocmmittee may deem proper,' and
to -require sucha person or persons to
answer upon oath, any and all ques
tions that tihe committee may deem
ielevant .and may propound to imr, or
tham, anid failure or refusa:l of such
person or persons ,to obey such sum
mons or notice, or to 'answer such
question or questions, such person or
persons shall be deemed in contempt
of the au{thority of said committtee,
and may be imprisoned upon the or
de,r of said commnit-tee .in -the common
jail, and to be held 'there untill be or
them shall comply with the order of
the said commnittee, provided, that no
testimony given by such person, shafl
be used against 'him in a criminal pro
sention.
Sect.ion 3. That said. committee be,
and the sa'me is hereby, authorized to
send for and -to require the produe
tion of any and all books, papers or
other docnments or ,writings which
may. be relevant to an investigation,
and -to require said person or persons
in castody or possession of said papers
to prdee the same before the ,said
committee. and any person or persons
who shalil fail or refuse -to act on the
order 'or notice of said commit-t.ee
to produce said books, papers or other
donumen'ts or writings, shall be deem
ed guilty of contempt of said commit
tee and be punished -as provided in
Section 4. Said committee shall have
power to administer necessar~y oaths,
and any person who sha:ll, after being
sworn bafore said committee, swear
falsely shall be deemed gui}ty oi per
juryv and upon conviction shall be
panshe.d :s provided by law.
Sec-tion 6. That said committee be,
and -t:hey are hereby, aiutihorized and
direeted to order any county dispen
sary board to withhold :the payment
of any cl.aims against any or all of
the several county dispensaries, or
e.ny offirer thereof, or the claim of
ny creditor against -any of the said
re;eral c.ounty di-spensairies, or any
uf its officers -whicih t:hey may deem
r*avis .:e, ent il t:he same is duly prov
-n by the production af The 'books of
original entry, and all documaents and
c:e5pn}denc-e -rea.ting to all -their
transactionjs 'with any- one or more of
said se'ver..;l county dispensaries, and
to :require t>he person or persons in
custody or possession of said books,
drment.s, papers and correspond
ene -to prodrece the sa:me before the
said committee in person, and the said
a n'nit.tee may reqzutre .any 'bank or
banks where a.ny county dispensary
funds are deposited, to withhold pay
ment. or part payme'nt .of any claim or
elams gainer anry cf t:he severad
e:>=t'v dispensaries upon written no
ti e of thue chairmnan of said commit
:ee, or of a ma3jority thereof: Provid
ed tha fo- the pnroe of invet:ia
tion, as here,in provided, each and ev
ery Imemllber f said oI)InI be,
anl-d -hereby is autlorizeI and empow
ered separately and individually. or
collectively, to exercise the power and
anthority herein conferred upons the
whole committee.
Seetaion 7. Thizlt said connittee
may at any 'time they may deem ad
visable call to tleir assistance any
State officer or employee of the State,
or any county officer, and it shall be
the duty of any or all such officers to
render the said comminrtee any rea
sonaible service, or to give any infor
mat.ion that ma.y be in 'his poss-ession
that may be :required of -him, or therp,
by the said committee within the
scope of its functions as prescribed
by this Act.
Section S. Thailt said committee
shall convene as soon after t:heir ap
pointment as is practicable, and shall
organize by electing one of their mem
bers as chairman, :an-d shall repo'rt its
findings to the next session of the
general assembly; that said commit
tee shall receive five dollars per day'
and five .cenits per nile for each mile
travelled .%while engaged in the in
vest'igation herein provided for.
Section 9. Tha,t the expenses -of
this investigation herein provided for
shall be approved by the said com
m1ittee -and filed with the co:nptroller
genciral. and he z;hall appoint the same
t and assess the same upon the sev
,eral dispensaries in .the State. ae
cording -to .their -gross sales, and the
same shall .be paid by the several
eounty dispensary boards to the State
treasurer, to be paid out by him upon
the warrants of the comptroller gen
,eral: Provided, that the total expense
'to be ineurred fer the purpose of the
investigation herein provided shal11
not exceed the sum of $5,000: Provid
ed further, that in aniticipation of the
payment of any sum or sums herein
provided, Thie State treasurar may pay
the same out of any funds in his
hands not otheowise appropriated,
and may restore the same to such
finds when the same is received from
the several counity -dispens! boards,
as herein provided.
Section 10. This Act shall take af
feet immedi&tely 'upon its approval by
the governor,
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Natives a Fine People and Glad of
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"Porto Rico, since it has come un
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fui progress 'in every possible man
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master at San Juan, Porto Rico. to a
Wahingt.on Herald :reporter. Mr'.
N.ixon is in .this country on 'leave. and
will in a day or .two go t.o Indlianapo
ls, ;his home.
"Porto Ricans rare a fine people."
he 'continued, '"and I am of t:he opin
ion .t'ha.t :their status for citizenship
should 'be .defindiely estaiblished by
awr. They should be given Ameriean
citizen'hip. They deserve it. Under
'the present conditions they are citi
zens nowhere. They a:re different
from any foreigner. who ea-n forswear
his ailegiance to the country 'he came
froim and become a citizen of t:he
United States, in Ithxat a Porto Rican
&has 'no country whose. aHlegiance he
can forswear.
"Every towvn in Porto R.ico ellosed
'the past 'fiscal year with a surplus,
which has nev'er happened until now,
t.here always being deficits. This is
due to the hig'hly, efficient administra
ition. The executive conneil of the is
land !has direct supervision over 'all
muicipa.l affairs.
"When the Americans eame to
Prt;o Rico i.n 1898, t,here were 23,000
shool children, and notw, after nine
fears of American efforts, there are
95,000 school -eIhildren enrolled. In
1898, just 'after the Spaniards left the
island, there were 623 schools; today
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al other dines af public, ,improvement.
"Over $5,000,000 h.e been spent
in ihe las't 'ten years on -roads. Rail
os are beinag built all over ithe is
land, and 'th'ere is niot a t.own in Por
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