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^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- '
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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
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