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[; ' ;V ... . * ^ ^Tl)c Messenger. M. L. BONHAM, Jr., ) Editors and JAS. S. I'EKUIN, f Proprietors. , TUESDAY DECEMBER 8, 1885. FliOM COLUMBIA. Wo spent Inst week in Columbia. The employment in which wo were engaged did not enable us to see very much of the personel of the House and Senate. We were impressed, however, with the limited acquaintance we " ' formed of them, with the quietness and earnestness of most of the members. The work of legislation is not much * 1 impeded with useless talk-rr-and the routine duties of the two houses proceed in a business like way. The question that has excited most debate during this session was the Bill to submit to the people of Abbeville ^ (bounty whether Abbeville 2'own shall, or not, sell liquor. Upon this a square fip;ht was made, as it was understood to bo the precursor of sundry other pro j? hibition moasures, the introduction of whi?h were to some extent dependent upon the fate of this Bill. In other WArHfi fills JLVflCf QAIiinu'Kuf n hut /??*?!? The Abbeville delegation van divided. Messrs. Parker, Bradley, Blake and Hemphill were in favor of the Bill and Mr. Graydon was opposed to it. Mr. Parker introduced the liill and made a strong speech in its behalf. He was supported by arguments of Mr. Blake and General Hemphill. Mr. Graydon i moved to strike out the enacting words, and made a very line argument. The motion was defeated. But after consulTable tactical skirmishing the antijirohibitionists succeeded in having the Bill recommitted to the committee. We understand Unit the committee has agreed to report the Bill again and put it ?n the calendar. But we understand, further, that a majority of the eommit> teo is opposed to it, and this action was taKcn lrytteltcrencc to the wishes of Mr. ?*; Parker,<\vho is a member of the commit<<(tee. It is not likely the question will HMT cotye vp again till similar bills from Anderson and Greenville are disposed HP^of. Jf they pass, the friends of the AbB \beville Bill will present it again. B \ A is before the House to make It Hodges a'"Dry Town." Several measI' ures of local importance are in successI ful shape. The bill to incorporate the Abbeville.Building and Loan Associa tion was introduced in tho Senate by ? ^toj 3ilax well and in the House by Parker, and is on its passage, withdifficulty, through both Houses. The bill to charter the Abbeville, j^^^Hirecnwood and Chester llnil Road, I,which js the Uoad to connect with El)erton on the one side and Monroe in ST. C. on the other,) has passed ts second reading in the House and is liet likely to encounter any opposition m the Senate. Wo were very much gratified to learn from Mr. Parker and ilr. Blake, the latter of whom introduced the bill, that much interest has been I evinced in, the enterprise by the members from the Counties through which it is proposed to run. Bills have bocn introduced to repeal the lien law, and to amend it, also a bill to repeal the act roopohing the Citadel [Academy. I he^rd little discussion of any of them. General Hemphill has introduced a [hill to repeal the Free Tuition feature of the act re-establishing the University. We hear nothing said about the bill, I but it is our opinion that it ought to | pass. Indeed we think the Board of I #1% A ? j rusiees mcmseivcs ought to correct this by resolution. H i Mr. Graydon has introducod a bil! to ^^^piftcorporate the Abhevillo Mutual Insurance Company. This Company is ^H| intended to\fiirnish fire insurance on (he same plan that life: Insurance is furnished by, the Knights of Honor, and other mutual organizations. Several of them are in successful operation in HPV Charleston. And this may furnish a way out of present difficulties with fire I insurance. Kr By the wavi >VpeaKing of fire insurHL anc", Mr. Qraydoil's Valued Insurance Hk Policy Bill failed. In thin connection, let us say \vc think the correspondents H of the Medium and the Press and B Banner are wrong in impugning 'the H purposes of Comptroller-General StoB ney in the the roconimendations in his H| report, made by him on thin subject. irji:. rr? - - -im _ _ -> !nu iB ttj/ivirj loe insurance UQmiois* sioner for the Htatc?and as such it was not Improper or impertinont for him to make ouch suggestion# in tho premises as to hiin appeared wise and expedient. ^ Senator Maxwells bill to reduce the "liimber of County Commissioners to <ti0 nnd mako him a salaried officer, was rithdrawn in the face of the adverse of the committee. .We present the very strong argument iriado by Opr Senator. Soiuo sucn meastir* is heceanary, and we believe will epmmend iUelf to the people. T|i? ^'Economic Caucua/' composed principally of the nonprofessional | membnrs of both Houses, is one of the J < features of the session. The Ifews and ] Courier and Itegister have been very j facetious over this caucus. Perhaps it , is wholly unable to accomplish anjT < good, but we think the members are , honest in their cfFor's and we think 1 they de? erve respectful consideration, i It is said that a member M the iVcjr* ] and Courier stall*, whom wo all well , know gave, to theiu the valuation of 1 "Three for a quarter,'-' by which desig- ( nation they are now known in Columbia. ! The election of a Chief Justice and Judges for the 1st, '2d, 4th, Gth. 7th and ^ 8th Circuits, was without incident, save i that the nominations were made without 1 the usual eulogistic speeches. This i wub effected by a joint resolution in- ' troduced by Mr. Brawley. All the in- i cumbents were re-elected, without oppo- j sition. i We have thus in a desultory sort of ( way given our readers the items of prin- : cipal interest to them. Our Senator and members of the < tfouse arc at their work, faithful and J watchful. ' i PROHIBITION. Wo are sorry to see this question be- i ing forced into the politics of the conn try. It is and ousrht to be a local meas ure. Wo have plenty of legislation on this subject. We are sure if the people i thought of it they would agree with us. ' As the liuv now stands no liquor can be sold'outside of incorporated towns and villages. Then under the local option law if anj' incorporated town or village desires to prohibit the sale of liquor, upon the petition of a certain number of its citizens, an election is ordered upon the question whether or not that town shall allow the sale of liquor. Now this is enough Ian- upon the subject. Legislation does not often help morals. A healthy moral sentiment is what is wanted. We fear this question may excite too much bitterness and division if it is undertaken to make it too ireneral. It is well enough for the friends of prohibition to have a trial of it if th??v desire. It is their right. And if the plan succeeds, why it is well. Hut the better plan is to accomplish their purpose under the existing law. THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. From the report of the Superintendent of the Asylum, and from the Governor's Message, we infer that the act regulating the admission of patients to the Lunatic Asylum, introduced at the last session by Senator Maxwell, has worked well. The Superintendent snys : "'For the last seven years there has been an annual increase of about fort}'." This year it appears from the same source, that, '"the admissions were seventy-seven less than last year"? and further that, this was "undoubtedly the result of the act of the last General Assembly, which requires a more careful examination for commitment." The uuiciiivi ?uyt? ; nuen a renucuon lias never occurred before in the history of the institution "it is attributable in a great measure to the act passed at the last session of the General Assembly, > requiring a more rigid examination for commitment." I One Connty CommiHsioner--Ile to be a Salaried Officer--Strong Argugument of Senator Maxwell. i I Mr. President: The adoption of this resolution would cause such a radical chun^e, in the administration of our county governments, that i fear the Senate is not prepared to udupt it. Under our prcseut system, our counties, virtually have three rulers or governors, who administer at will, at pleasure, or < not at all without adequate remuneration and honor and without proper responsibility. The object of this resolution is to remedy this veil,to reduce three administrators or commissioner!! to one, to attach to the office, the honor which i*a importance demands, to give to the commissioner a salary commensurate with his duties, and to require a bond sulticiently large, to guarantee a safe, wise, judicious and economical administration. First let u?? inqure if there is a necessity for such a change ? What is the financial and internal condition of our counties ? As a rule thev are in debt, the annual levy fails to meet the end ; uf the close of the fiscal year there i is a deficiency ; our internal improvements and disburHciuouttf'of money are complained | of ; we have poor high-ways, poor bridges, poor ferries ; poor-houses really poor, inadequate and uncomfortable, to give justice to the county commissioners of mv-own and others counties, I would say, that I do not impute those evils and defeats in our county administration eutircly to our commissioners. They compare favorably with, and are the equal's and peers of other county officer* and of members of the General Assembly. The evil is largely due to bad legislation, to a want .of cash in treasury, but principally to the erroneous system of dividing u responsibility and labor among three men, that should belong to<onc. Well located, wefl worked and accessible high-ways and roads; safely constructed | bridge* and convenient ferries add much to the value of our roal estate (not so much as v W...4 *1 . .ui?Sc5; uuuucy are so closely connected with the value of land that we , should spare no effort to improve them. I have known buyers to decline purchasing real-estate because of tho bad, impassable and inaccessible roads leading to and from them. So great Is the necessity of open* i ing, working and keeping in repair our high- . ways and roads, that a few years ago, many anonymous writers, our best conducted journal#, an honorable State Senator and a diB- I tiugushed U. S. Senator ?Aigagcd in an earn- i est and vigorous news-paper discussion to ( remedy this glaring evil,in our -county'administration, yet no plan and remedy has 1 been devised and accepted. 1 In my humble opiniop the proper and only > remedy is to take this important, trust ana , duty from three men, and require and demand tL nf ?lift ?? ' ' "" " * and pmperlv and heavily bonded. ' I' A strong plea for thia resolution ia the fact (j .' KAI ;hatit would impress our people with the im- ir jortance, the honor aud responsibility of a p :ommissioner.ln past elections our voterssecui ,o have been impressed with the mischievous dea that any man would do for a county com- G nissioner, forgetting, that he fills an' oOico s jqual in responsibility and thai should bo ^ squal in honor to any for which our votes are i :ast. Capable and competent commissioners ire of equal importance to our counties as >ther county o dice is or as members of the i1 Beneial Assembly. For in addition to their o relation to our roads, bridges hud ferries they tl rirtuallr levy our county taxes, disburse our money, appropriate to our internal improvements and have the high ond charitable duty f< :>f providing- for the poor, when the j:reat pow- s er of this office is thus fully explained to our ^ people, they would use more discretion and iudmncnt, and elect a wis.:, prudent, safe and honest business man to perform its duties. (In opposition ti> this change, it- will be urg- e ud, that it is creating an autocratic, one-man o L'ounty government or in other words it would l)o entrusting too much power to one officer. L But this power would bo restrained and con- c" trolled by the discretion and judgment that s would be exercised in the selection or election ;>1" so important an oflicer ; by ihe large bond f] required of him ; bv the improved capability nnu fitness of an oflicer whose services could 0 be secured N?r such nn increased .>alarv : bv d the greater vigilance and watchfulness of the* fc people ninl especially of the bnudsnieii of an t ;>tlicer trusted with such varied and extensive power. Under such controlling condi- ' Lions one may rationally conclude, '.hat u r' most proper and etlicient person would he t elected to the ollice as no other could give the required bond. These same controlhu* cooditions would garautce to each county immunity from any loss, would prevent any ubuse J i>f such liberal trust and power, would secuie ' improved roads ai;J highways; would dovel- , !f itp our internal resources and cause an eco- ^ uomical disbursement of our county tax. Afjain, it will be objected, that it is creating nn additional ollice and salary, on the contrary c it will dispense with two officials and give to e only one commissioner the salary now divided among three and a clerk. t Mr. I'resident, where there is so much trust, it seems to mo that a division of labor is not desirable. It is usually safer to conlide a great trust and responsibility to 0110 competent person than to a half dozeu. It is wiser to entrust tlio administration of a larj:c estate to one capable executor than to half dozen { li-fiil. os. devoid nf hiwinnxs Mnnciiv economical to employ one learned ani( lionest ^ attorney to prosecute a case at law, than to have two or three; the life anil health of a ^ patient is ordinarily safer in the hands of one C scientific conscientious physician than to \ have hull' a dozen wrangling over diagnosis, , prognosis and remedies. Thus it would be better anil more economical to give the juris- ; diction of our county a it airs to one cominmis- 1 sinner wisely selected and well bonded ; his j salary would enable him to give his entire > time to the county; his bond and the law < would demand that lie did do it ; he would have ample time to give his personal inspic- ' tiou and supervision to ewrv financial trur-t, 1 to every bridge and fcrrv and 10 travel over i every mile ot road in the county. 1 Another reason tor the adoption of this resolution is rhat it would enable us to make a systematic use of State and county con- I viets, as u is to be h <pcd thai the time is not < far distant when they w ill be employed upon ^ uurhighu ays, under a bonded commissioner ; a single ni:?1 responsible bead, would ba nost appropriate person to trust will th hunianeyet 1 well disciplined management oi this class of < persons. i Mr. President. 1 have every confidence in thv vsisdoni and ueccbsitv of ibis resolution, yet from a unanimous unfavorable report of ' ilie Judiciary Committee, I feel that that the 1 Senate Is not now prepared to pass i<. 1 there- < fore withdraw my motion and let the Senate j act upon the report of the commitie. LEGISLATIVE PltOCKEMKGS. i i 8KSATK. Columbia, S. C., December, 2. IS85. , Tlu- Senate wasopetied on the seventh 1 tiny with prayer by Kev. A. Coke Smith. ] Among the new measures introduced I of general interest were a joint resolu- 1 tion to air.end the Constitution of the 1 State so as to take the enumeration of j the inhabitants of the State from the i census of the United States ; also, a t joint resolution to amend the Gonstitu- t tion as to the apportionment of represen- j tatives. t A hill was presented by Senator Pat- ' terson to establish the office of County I Solicitor for the several counties of fho 1 State, and to prescribe their duties and < provide for their compensation ; to be ' appointed by the Governor for each i county until the next general election ) when lie shall be elected as other conn- ' ty officers ; to appear and represent the t State at the trials and examinations in 1 courts of trial justices and other info- f rior courts of the State as ma}' he cs- ( tahlished by law, and assist the Circuit I Solicitor in the Circuit Court; to re- j ceive one-half of all fines collected in i trial justice and inferior courts and I salary to be j?i\id by the county. Senator Maxwell introduced a concurrent resolution, which was immediately considered and adopted, requesting the Governor to furnish the General Assembly with any information cvhich he may have respecting the condition of the hooks of registration of electors and what steps may be necessary lo preserve the same. The Committee on Kngrossed Iiills reported a hill to amend the charter of the KutawvMle Railroad Company, and a bill to amend the Code as to the time of holding courts in the first circuit, both of which were read a third time and sent to tl?3 House. The balance of the session was devoted to the calendar, and ahout one-half of the bills were ordered to a third reiding. A bill to enable K. K. Pargan, a minor, to apply for admission to the bar, which came from the Judiciary Committee with an unfavorable report, cnused considerable discussion, but was fi naiiy ordered to a third reading. ? A bill in relation to forfaited lands by \ Mr. Pattison also called out a p.harp dis- i cussiou. The bill is an effort to reach t and cure the defcct in tho State s title t to the large body of forfeited land now on tho books, or which may hereafter g be forfeited, so that it may be taken c possession of and sold by the State. V It provides that each auditor Shall pro- t ceed to deflno by metes and bounds, by f regular survey if necessary, tho sepa- i rate tracts on his list which have been v heretofore forfeited, and snail certify t the same to the Circuit Judge at the i next ensuing terin of the court. r It also provides for placing upon the t forfeited list all land not listed by the t owners or others in possession, and for c Jl? ~ ? ^ huh pui pwnw vhcio ?? ully ptM'HOIl IIIT- I nighing the Information to piaco the said land on th<? bonks, the fifij' por S eont..penalty when thu name shall bo g collected. , rt Mr. Patterson made a vigorous defense I of tho measure, which was opposed by d Senator Smythe and others,.and it was d !' ?nde tho Bpecial order for to-day at 1.30 . M. The bill to amend section 481 of the ieneral Statutes, in reference to the alary of the Lieutenant-Governor, was illed after a sharp debate, by a vote of 6 to 15. The House claim of the Presbyterian 'ublishing Company A*as also rejected n an unfavorable report from the com?ittee. The claim^of A. Pa'mer, with an unavorable report, caused a long and fubborn fight, bnt was finally passed iy a rote of 17 to 16. The hill to incorporate the Mason Jotton Gin Company provoked considrable opposition. One of the sections f the bill provides that the privileges mbraced in the act in 1873 exempting ertain manufacturers from taxation hallfepply to this company. Kl'nntlir Unlwi f\t ntwtuawl ?I* n no jit to except this company from the ipuration of that suction. After much lebate between Senators Bobo and hnythe, and a vote which showed that he Senate was closely divided on the [U'-stion of exemption, the further conideration of the bill was postponed unit to-morrow. Senator Wallace introduced a bill to mend an act for the more speedy development of the Columbia Canal. The ill provides foi an appropriation of !2(J,(XX) to be paid out of the Treasury if the Stute lor t!.e continuance of vork on the canal, the amount to be lonveyed back to the Tresury from tlie amines of the Penitentiary. At 3 1*. M. the Senate adjourned to neet at 11 A. M. to-day. HOUSE. Columbia, S. C., December 2, 1885. In anticipation of a renewal of the irohibition debate there was a very arge attendance of members and a iprinfyling of visitors in tin? House y?s,unlay. The morning hour passed witli>ut any noteworthy occurrence. There vcre, of course, the daily routine coinnitteu reports, introduction of original natters, disposition of measures coning owr from the Senate and such like proceedings, but noting whatever of >ublic interest developed itself, ft* hen, therefore, the speaker annouced .hat the further discussion of the Abbeville anti-liquor license bill was in orler, an animated forensic battle was ooked for. Strange, to say, however, 10body rose to his l'eet to either delend or condemn the measure, and the question was put : "Shall the enacting words of the bill be stricken out ?" The tedious process of calling the roll was gone through, and this was dejlared to be the result : Yeas, 51 ; lavs, 61. This vote, although a little closer than the temperance forces expected, was satisfactorily emphatic, and they lid not apprehend any trouble in ifassng the bill. In these calculations they irred,as will be seen further on. Mr..$tanyarne Wilson of Spartanburg x-newed the cunning tactics employed yesterday by.the enemies of the hill. He siftfgested an amendment, which, if ideptea, would cripple the measure and ender it almost useless. In support of lis amendment and against the bill ho jroceeded to speak with his accustomed "ervor. He professed to be earnestly in avor of , enacting a good, expedient aw which does not injure the hotly jolitic nor infringe on the rights of inlivid'uals. "Whil'.' I am thus disposed,'' laid he} **to do anything tiiut is ri;?ht ind nroDer for the cause of toin:nM\iniui_ 1'fet 1 ;tfii not wilting to cnact so unjust ind sleeping h law as is now proposed. I'herc is nothing fair about this scheme. It is u veritable "heads 1 \yin, tails you ose" gnuie. it, too, is an exceedingly langerous measure. Let us not introiuce a factor into our politics which vill bo perennial, which will never die. [t will V)e u perpetual source of danger, l'hc advocates of the measure, [ admit, ire actuated by enthusiasm. There is, towevor, another fouling equally as powerful, that of desperation. The inivitable tendency of this class legislation, which must of necessity bear miustly in some part of the comimn^ty, s to engender distrust of and dissatisaction with the dominant party. The esult will be that these classes of men vho regard themselves as legislated igainst, una unjustly dealt with will ise in their desperation and ally themlolvus with some other political organi~ ??* mvavu. ?i nav\;vv;i JUU U1UJT ?JIJ HUU1II lie equity of this measure, these men vill believe they have been unjustly .reated. There are men to-day wlio boieve thnt this law is like the out; which >vns written in blood lam in favor of eforiu?moral reform?hut every evil :an pot be legislated upon. In temperin ce is not the only evil wenre suffering rom. Thoro are other evils. I am not n favor of jeopardizing tUp interests of he Democratic party by passing such tweeping legislation. Must the governuent of Souih Carolina be endangered because of this crying evil ? 1 am not >repared to say that South Carolina ihull take into her hands that which the cannot control. Let the desperaion of these people against whom we ire now legislating be aroused and they vill rise with red banners and march igainstjourgovernment. I do not know vhat tUe sentiment on this question is n Abbeville, but I do know that it will >e doing them a great injustice tp force his law upon theiu. Mr. Scudday said that he thought the [enthman who had offered the amendnent had dono so thoughtlessly. He vaft surprised, he said, to. find the gctileinon resorting to this method to doeat the bill, alter the question of strik ngout tne enacting words, lie couldn't inder&tand bow any one can assurt that he proposed measure will in anyway nfcerfere with the pro-liquor men. He nored that the amendment bo tabled ; >ut, Mr. J. Ancrum Simons of Charleson, indicating a wi*h to say something, odrteorisly withdrew the motion, so hat the hill could be further discussed. Mr. Hijnons took?phnrp issue with Air. Irjrlduyand made a very ingenious urutoent against prohibition in general nd the pending measure in particular, lo emphasized thvpoints which yesterlaf wero touched upon by Mr. Grayon, touching the injustice of class leg' < ,-v .. islation, and wound tip by asking : ! hi "What right has anybody to say that I, w living in Abbeville county and biting in In favor of licensing the sale of liquor, and being a taxpayer of said county. w county, what rijrht, I say, has any* one | b< to stille iny voice and enact a law which I "i is directly against my intiTi'sts This j< is tin* argument which any citizen of m the county can urge :>g:'in ;t the passage <| of the hiil. u Mr. Hemphill made a t\v?>-:n:nn'os' | ii speech in supprrt of the hi!!, uml injji that lilt It* tall; c?>v<r?d l!so whole! ground. Mis wo;ds carriod weight al with tiwin. ai Col. F. \V. i-M.ister next obtained 11 the lloorand made a brief but logical h and perspicuous arguinant against th?bill. A consistent advocate of temper- tl ancciiwill tliimrs. he could nut. mnxon! u to furthering what he conceived to ho I n intemperate legislation. The evils of in intemperance tuust he eliminated from j a this debate, as they who advocate and y oppose the bill are alike cognizant of d these evils and in common deprecate them. The argument advanced by tho h proponents of the bill that over one C thousand men in Abbeville have signed the petition asking for this special elec- ti tion is really an ngument in our favor, o for tlie greater portion of the people of t; that county do not express their opin- n ions, ami it is to he presumed that they t! are satisfied with the existing statutes e relative to the licensing of tho liquor 1 business. This general law which is k now in force allows the municipalities to control absolutely the traflic while v prohibiting the sale of ltquors outside f the towns and villages, it is the delib- t erate opinion of tho best and wisest r temperance philosophers, who have 1 held COM volition Vl to iiisf!il?U fliiv "line. ( tion, that the best method of controll- \ ing the giant evil of intemperance is to 1 maintain high licences. This policy 1 contemplates the increase of revenue k from the licensed liquor sellers an'1 the 3 decrease of the number of bar-rooms. 1 While having the deepest sympathy 2 with all moral ajancies?the pulpit, the ? press and the lecture platform?yet 1 when they seek to influence prohibi- < tion by legislation they usurp the prov- c ince of the State, and the injury done > is great. The interference of one body \ of the people with another is the fruitful source of war, revolution and feuds, t which devastate a country. It has 1 been the cry of the South that the in- 1 terference of New England caused all 1 our sorrows. Lot the families in Abbe- ] ville count)- outside the towns attend to 1 their own business and not interfere I with the inhabitants of those munici- . palitios. The towns have the right to 1 allow the ?ale of liquor nnd also to I adopt such police regulations as will J suppress drunkenness. Let the Abbe- i j ville towns pursue the plan in vogue in f Columbia, and when an offender is ^ drunk fine him $10 or ten days in jail. J This will soon break up drunkenness. Mr. Davie said that ho did not expect j to bo dragged into this debute ; but, rep- ( resenliug a county which is entirely t dry, he deenied it his duty to give the 1 member* of the House'the benefit ofi a such information as is drawn from ?hc i experience of Chester county. He pro- j needed to show how the liiw 1 has bone- i fitted his county, and. .adduced some r very interesting facts ...to susbniy thp ^t position taken by the advocates of the < bill. Although not a prohibitionist him- s self, said he, yet he was heartily in fa- * vor of enacting the bill. j Mr. Davie's argument, was eminently > forcible and practical and it had consid- 1 erable weight with thoye who were dis- \ dosed idoubt whether the sumptuary j laws have wrought good in the counties ,s of Chester and York. t The next speaker was Mr. James Aid- n rich, of Aiken, who argued with his accustomed ability against enacting the e law. His points clustered around the a general proposition that danger luiks in . j the liquor question. He maintained . that to further tamper with this whiskey question is ti invite disruption of the ? Democratic party He described how this disorganization might conic. When the white voters of the State divide upon this issue, the best people on one ' side and the best people on the other side, who will hold the balance of power, who will the controlling inllner.ee ? The negroes of the State. Mr. Aldrich ~j said that he had the warmest regard for the advocates of these prohibition t measures, but he felt impelled to warn i them and the legislators not to proceed ?' further in this direction. He eould fore- I see how harm would surely come to the '2 Democratic party and the State if this t liquor question shall be pressed. > Mr. lie I linger, of Barnwell, sai.l that i he had not intended to say a word about ?' the bill. lie felt it his duty to say to i the House that prohibition had been <" tried in the county of Barnwell, and s that it had pq^ved a signal failure. For \ two years it has been thoroughly and n fairly tested in his county, and he did h did not hesitate to assert, and withont C fear of contradiction, that during this t time more whiskey had been sold and % drank than ever before. The law has ? been proved a failure, and it is objiox- a ions to our people. Mr. Bellinger made t one .of the warmest speeches yet de- r livered, showing how deep is his interest in the question. o Mr. Blue, of Marion county, put in a h forceful and apropos rejoinder to Mr. v Bellino'er. He took the ground that v prohibition does prohibit. As far as his c own county was concerned he could tea- t tify from his own personal knowledge rl that the law has proved beneficial one 8 and has been enforced. The threats and 5 fears about the disruption of the Demo- c oratic party he held to bo groundless, s The question has nothing whatever to a do with politics. s Mr. llucker, of Anderson, said that he thought pomu of the members were la- e boring under a delusion, and he con- 11 stinted about fifjoen minutes demonstrating this proposition;' He made a vohe- ' A .... .1, iL*..?t n % mem annex on mw diu nn(j prntriyed " with flowing rhotoric and eiW.Tgeti Jgys- 1 tienlajion the'dfcnger which lurks in " prohibition legislation. >Sr. Boggs, of 1'ickonx, cpmo forward , as a Htahvart doferirflbr oT tlio bill. Re ' spoke very earnestly, and showed in the most convincing way that tho anti-liquoA taws in l'ickens couuty have proved c ntftT>ua?K*?<iircu?>fianr tvs*HBrxaa*r*~ .wwra?? -neflcial to the people. II>- gave sumo eighty reasons why the law should not I! defeated. Mr. Graydon. not satisfied with the ay tinny had been going, thought ifst to nmke :t?n>lh?'r ellort to defeat the unjust and oppressive law." His ob clions assumed varied forms and were iade to lit I'Ycry crevice in the tangled uestion. lie reinforced the arguicnts made se earnestly yesterday and itrodueed some new ideas on the SUbSet. Mr. Jones, of Kdgefild, to cut short 11 further debate, moved to lay the luendmcnl 011 the table. The yeas and ays we called and the vote was as fol>ws : yeas 59, nays 54. Mr. Gonzales, of Charleston, one of ?e determined adversaries of the bill, ith a view of slaying ;t without mercy, loved that the whole matter be indeliituly postponed, ami demanded the yeas nd nays. This was the close vote : eas 58. nays 50. So the motion was efcated. Mr. Stnnyarne Wilson moved that tho ill be recommitted to the* Judiciary 'ommittee. Mr. Blake said that ns a ropresentaive of Abbeville lie regarded the bill f the greatest importance to that couny. lie said, after hearing the argujents which have been made to-day, itat he was more firmly convinced than ver that the bill is a wise and just one. le therefore strenuously opposed the illing of the measure. The motion was then put and the vote iras taken by '.he yeas and nays. .The ollowing members voted to recommit he bill : Speaker Simons, James Aldich, Alford. Ancrnm. Ansel, Baker, Jaxter, Beckham, Bellinger, Brawley, ?. \V. Brown. Burke, Camlin, Chandler, iV. U. Clyburn, L. L. Clyburn, Cooper, )en*iis, Kaddv. farrow, Picket). Gonz.ies. Croydon, .John 1). Cuignard, liasroll, llutson, Kennedy, Lay, Lee, Aacnsker, Mason. B. 11. Massey, James ; \1 at....... -*i :..i. .11 *? ?> .. -tj iMKMMi, in uiarow, dcUrady, Mull ugh. Mclvown, McMaster, kelson, i'opo, liny, ltnysor, Hichardson, liddlc, Uuckor. Shumpert, Seiglor, J. \ncrum Simons, Simpson, Smith. Spenor, Ulmcr, Williams, Stanyurne Wilson, A\ li. Wilson. Jr.. Witherspoon, Woodvard and You mans?<?1. The following members voted against he motion to recommit : Blake, -Blue, lojrgs, Bowen^Boyle, Bradley, Bramett, Bricc. Brooker, W. A. Brown, drowning, Clinckscales, Dantzler, Davie, )inkins, Donaldson, Douglas, Doyle, .'oik, Gibson, J. S. Uuignard, Hardy, lemjhill, Henderson, Hickman, Hough, Ionos. Kearsp, Kinney, Maher, Mitchell, Woekbee, Mclver, McKissick, O'Bryan, .'adgett, Parker, P'jttinrew, Keady, Itiee, 3. 1). Kichardson, Robinson, Rutland, Scudday. Shepp:?rd, Aaron Simons, Summers, Sarrnlt, Tarrant, Thomson, A'atson, Wharton, Wilkes, Wimberly? >5. The motion prevailing, the Abbeville irohibition hill wns for the present lefe.'ited. In order to place it beyond he hope of resurrection, Mr. Stanyarne Wilson moved to reconsider the vote mil to table this motion. The veas ami mys were again demanded. Arter this rolix proceeding the result was shown bus?yeas 58 ; nays 59. The iron-dad method of placing the bill in an nnituely grave did not meet the approval f.oven some of its opponents, an ib thoyrn by the above vote. Mr. Pettigrew. emboldened by this oHult, moved to reconsider the vote vh'jreby the hill was recommitted. {arinc VntlMl in lhl? tlC'nlivn thu nnin? o ? - n j r"f" vus made and sustained that ho could lot make a motion to reconsider. Thin ettlcd the quest inn for the day, and he House addressed itself to other natters on the calendar. Only two unimportant matters, howver were disposed of before the House, it 2:30 o'clock, adjourned, to meet this nornin? at 10 o'clock. icti Notice. KTOTICE is hereby given that in purLl suancc of I he provisions of an act ?f the General .Assembly of the State >f South Carolina, entitled "an act to barter the Greenville and l'ort Royal tuiircuc v;um )>uiv v, apprwviu 4/t?U?3IIIUt$r !3rd 1382, an election will he held on ho 10th day of January, 1888. at the otin<? precinct for Cokesbury Township n the town of ('okesbury, at which (lection shall lie submitted to the qnalfied electors of said township, the [uestion whether o? not the said town* hip shall subscribe the amount of tire >t?r cent, of the assessed value of tax,tion of the total property in said townhip in the intesest bearing bonds of Jokesburv Township maturing in twenv years, to the capital stsck of Ureen ille and Port Royal Railroad Company ceording to the provisions of said act ,nd the amendments proposed thereto >y the bond of corporator** of said liaiload Company. At said election those voting id favor >f said subscription, shall cast ballots, laving writtdn or printed thereon the rord "SUBSCRIPTION/' and those oting against said subscription shall ast ballots having written or printed hereon the words "NO SUBSCRIPTION." The polls shall be opened at > o'clock, a. in., and remain open until o'clock, p m., of said day, and" upon losing, the managers of said election hall at once proceed to count the votes nd shall return the same with their tatement and tally sluet, and the poll ist to the office of County Commissionrs for Abbeville County, on Monday iuxt succeding said election. W. A. Moore, ,J. D. i'ace and Wm. ler.ry Moore have been appointed Mangers to conduct said election according v o iaw and the provisions of the lUid ct. . V ( By resolution of the Board. J \ jfl JAMES A. McCORIX ( A Jhair Brd. Co. Com. Abb. Co. S. VC. AH Dec. ft. '85. V Bluestone in abundance 3 lbs. for 1 .. r i