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VOL XLVI NO 15 NEWBERRY, S. C., F l. DAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1909. TW1CE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR HOUSE PASSES THE PROHIBITION BILL. TILIBUSTER ABANDONED AND RUSH BEGINS. Bills Will in all Probability, Hang Fire in the Senate Until Next Session. Columbia, February 17.-By a vote of 58 to 40, tihe :house of repres entatives of the State legislature to night passed the State-wide proAiibi tion bill, which thus marks the close of a filibuster that has lasted for ser eral days. This was aecomplished af ter the adoption at the morning ses sion of a compromise agreement be tween the leaders of tie opposing forces, reading as follows: "That bill No. 660, (supply bill,) be taken up on motion of Mr. Ruck er, and be considered until 1 o'clock p. m. "No frivolous motions to be made. "At the hour of 1 o 'clock p. M., Bills Nos. 85 and 125, (prohobition bills,) be taken up and disposed of with all pending amendments without any dilatory motions, or any motions intended or designated for delay or obstruction. That only bona fide amendments be considered. "That No. 520, (magistrate's bill,) be considered immediately after the other bills are disposed of. "That Bills Nos. 660, 85 and 129 be disposed of this day." For the better understanding of the agreement, the numbers of the bills referred to are better explained by the titles: Messrs. M. L. Smith, John G. Rich ards, C. A. Smith, J. P. Carey: A bill to provide for the closing of the several dispensaries in this State, and for the sale of all stocks of liquors, beverages, fixtures and 6ther proper ity belonging to the several dispensar ies. Mr. M. L. Smith, et al: A bill to pro'hibit the manufacture, sale, bar ter, exchange, giving'away to induce trade, the furnishing at public places or otherwise disposing of alcohol, spirtuous, vinous or malt liquors or beverages, or other liquors or bever ages by whatsoever name called. which if drunk to excess will produce intoxication, except for sale of alco hol in certain cases upon certain con ditions, and except :the sale of wines for sacramental purposes, and to pro vide penalties for the violation there of. Ways and Means Committee: A bill to raise supplies and make appropria tions for tihe fiscal year' commienemng 1909. Under thie terms of the agreement, the general supply bill was rushed through in ihalf an hour. It was sim ple and easy to rush through the bill. Tihen the remaining third reading bills were rushed through. oh, so eas ilr-. Under theC filibuster, it took an hour to get a third reading through; under the "azreement' with p)eace suprem.e it too~k a mnute to pass a third reading and get it into the en rolling d.epartmnent or back to the senate. Mr. Gasque said he was entirely non-partisan, lie wa.s for prohibition. but he was absolutely opposed to tis iold-up. He wanted the house to con sider and pass upon. the general sup ply bill, and be ready to go home Sat >iday. He was disgusted with so much delay and child-like business. Mr. Richards begged Mr. Gasque not to press his call ifr the supply bill at this time. as he hoped to ar range matters later on. As soon as Mr. Gasque withdrew his motion, and there ap)peared :to be a scrap on hand. Mr. James Cosgrove, of Oharleston. got the floor on a question of person al privil-ege. Mr. Cosgrove started to give the Genesis o. the question of personal privilege, itR was bracing~ himlf-not on milk d*-y: for ,a two hours' speeeh. ft bo:ok i hopeless. Col. Cosgrove was talking and talk ing. He would not submit. to ques tion or interruptions, but Mr. Harrie and Dr. Sawyer finally persuaded Mr. Cosgrove to hold up and let Mr. Rihards mnove to take ai recess for tweny minutes in the hope of reach~i ingt an agr,?eemet to take up) thle sup py bil!. Mr. Cosgrove wa er,d ed by this friend4 to let the recess men tion be put, and :this was done,. and: anoher omne.e was held to reach a plail of preeedure. and this time, as stated. alnd a1reen1L11i was reached L;.,'1 Wvas earried olIt. Agreement Carried Out. The agreeieit to take up the State-wide" prohibition bill was ad hered to in every detail, and as soon as it was taken up Mr. K. P. Smith moved to table the bill. This brought forth bhe first test vote. It was taken without delay. There was no delay. Tlhe vote stood: Yea (to kill the bill) 43. Nay (to pass the bill) 62. Yeas-Speaker .Whaley. Amick, Melvin J. Ashley, Ayer, Berg, Bow man, Boyd, Browning, Carwile, Cok r, Cosgrove, Dixon. doar. Duvall, Isaac Ed.ards, Fraser, Fultz, Gar ris, Glasscock, Griffin, Harris, Hugh es, Hyd'rik, Irby, Jacksoij, Lane, Lengniek, McMahan, Mar, Nuneiiy, Patterson, Paulling, Sawyer, Seibels, Simkins, Singleton, K. P. Smith, To bias. Toidd, Vande.rHorst, Wiggins, Williams. 0. D. A. Wilson, W. B. Wilson, Jr., Wright-45. Nays-Joshna W. Ashley, Bodie, Bowers, Brice, Brown, W. D. Bryan, Bunch, Cantrell. Carey, Carrigan, Carter, Celey, Clary, Daniel, Dingle, E. C. Edwards, J. P. Gibson, W. J. Gibson, Graham. Green, Greer, Hall. Hamer, Harmon, Wade C. Harrison, Hines, Horger. Kibler, Lawsen, Lea gue, Lee, McColl. McEaeheri. Me Keown, Mann, Mauldin, Mobley, Moseley, Nesbit, Nicholson, Niver, J. G. Richards,.Jr., Ridgell, G. M. Riley, W. L. Riley, Robevtson, Roessler, D. C. Sanders, 0. L. Sanders, Scarbor ough, B. A. Shuler, C. T. Sh.uler, Chas. A. Smith, Stanley, Jared D. Sullivan, P. P. Sullivan, Suydam, Vaughn, Way, Wells, Whatley, Win go, Wyche--62. Pairs-Hillis, Foster, M. L. Smith, Rucker; Gasque, Cothran: Suyd-am. Leland: Utsey, Wade: Spears, Dick. It will be noted that Messrs. F. W. Bryan, J. R. Harrison, C. E. Stubbs, Bus h. did not vote. Bill Discussed. At 1 o'clock the famous bill 85 was taken up. This is ithe famou's State wide prohibition bill, and there was a general and unanmious rush to get the bill through. Georgetown wanted to be exempt from the law. Mr. Mc Mahan held that the prohibition ma jority was accidental. The people of the State had -never acted upon this. State-wide law, and this temporary majority, he argued. meant nothing. He did not believe in forcing State wide prohibtion on unwilling ecmr mun ties. It would be unwise to force prohibiton on unwilling counties. The dispensaries have done much to en courage prohibition senttiment but the time is not ye.t ripe to force pro hibition on such counties as Charles ton and..Richland. He made a stren uous. honest and ezrnest appeal to let t;he county option plan be contin ed.:to have the law forced upon them before they~ are ready would be a ser ious wrong. His purpose to exempt Richiand was made in absolute sin eerity. He made a sensible argu menft wh tt-wide prohibitiont sout'ld not he forced oni counties not yet ready% for State-wide p)rohibition. He moved ti insent Chiarleston. Georgetown and Rie-bland in the ex emptionus. Mr. Simkins was in accord with McMahan, and argued in favor of local option. Mr. Doar made a fine presentation ot the claims of Georgetown, and t'hat they wanmted the county dispensatries reaned. The people there are entire ly and absolutely in favor of the county dispensaries. He said the counmty dispensa1ry had put the county on practically a cash basis. George town raised $60,000 from the dispen sary and t;he county would have to treble its :taxes to raise this muech money. This bill would take away the rights of the people and $60,000 in good mnoney. Hie made a strong appeal to let matters stand a-s they now are. Adjournment for Dinner. .. It wvas near the dinner hour, and Mr. M. L. Smith moved thart the house recede from business until to night, wit-h the .nderstanding that a fn:l vote would be taken at that time. There had been stacks of amend ments offered that were simply pro n md the basis of roll calls. and Pr ho llding t-he bill. but uinder the :'2jeemnt all amlend(mnts that were la se riously oftered were with dra. Trim on amendment consid ered was wlie0eir or n)t veit ail (,()IIH tie.s should be exempted. Night Session. The iois. whieii o met imnight. took tip the State-wide prhcfibition bill. Mr. Dixon app(ised the bill. and argled iII favor of l4cal ( option. No prominrent Democrat fromn Jeffer son down to BIvanl had ever support ed mr advocated anV -mLp1Y)tu1ary law. No real eminent writer on DeioAcracv had ever favored sue.h a law. He said Mr. Carey had brouglht the coun ty dispensaries and lhe could not see how 1.e had progressed so rapidly, as to now want State prohibition. He was utterly opposed to State-wide prohibition. Plea For Charleston. Mr. Cosgrove, of Charleston, made an earnest appeal to have CbarlestQn aiid othev cotnities exempt from the i providotii, of this bill. He regretted tih:at no reasots 4ad bee,i as.signed wily th State really iieeded t-his leg islation. The only reasons heard were high ideals, but they were not prae tieal. It was an absolute tritth that under conditions at Charleston, pro hibition will fail in doing what is in tended. In a matter of principle, Charleston never counts the cost, and she is not now C-ounting coit. If he t?iught prohibition wul d do hat is claimed for it. he, for one, would favor tile law. 'r over a hundred years Charleston has ihad a license system. Charleston had been conducting an orderly business 'ntil the dispensary came along. Charleston 1had no dives, but had legitimate family liquor stor es. The illicit places, the blind tig ers, came in .the wake of the dispen sary. There were no "blind tigers" before the dispensary. The city of Chairleston has sixteen miles of wat er front. It would be ridiculous to try ito police it. Charleston has 35. 000 negroes. and they are not the best class of negroes. With prohibition, Charleston will have the worst sort of low dives, and lie figured out that tihis prediction was no idle dream. If lie believed prohibiton would do any good in Charleston he would support it. Charleston has had sixteen years of actual experien.ee. and knows that illicit selling of liqumr cannot be stopped. Prohibition can work no miracle in Charleston. He related the experienee of the world that prohi bition doe' not prohibit. Mr. C.gey For Prohibition. Mr. Carey said he did not intend to speak, but as it has been sugg'ested that he was about to abandon ahis two ear-old child, he felt it best to talk. -e was a practical as well as the ora torical prhibitionist. He came here committed to the destruction of the State dispensary. His policy was to kill the snake and do so wvitdh as many blows a.s necess-ary'. The first blow was when the Sta:te dispensary w"as killed. He believed thme people of the State wanted p)rohibitioni. and wanted it since~ 1892. He w~as as mnuch ag'ainst the county dispensaries as t he State dispenisaies. He would rather see li,eense than ithe State selling liquor, directly or indi retly. Two years ago a Charleston committee told shim they would r'ath er have priiion t han tshe coLunty dispensa'ries. Hie said if this system is kept up, dry counities wxouild wa.nt lquvr for' the imoniey in tihe business. it is now all a matter' of prIofit. The State is the unit inl legislation, as much in the handling of' liquor as in the liew' law or murder. He saw 1no reason for the exception of anyX county \. He earnestly pIroieit ed :.iat in five yea rs t'he 0oonents of prohibition wvould be thanking those who p)assedl 1t 'Clw. He believed in removing te:upitationis. To the old men lie said th1ey could and should drink near-beer and their soida water', and then water' and water and plenty of. water, old w:ater and t.hen keep it No Exemptions. O.n the mo tion to exempnt Charles Iton. (eorgetowni andi( Ri(Shlanld, Mr. IRichards mov~ed to table the amend ment, and on this a yea and nay vote was i or dered. . Ye (:agait the exemption) J. WV. A. bley Bod ie. Bowers. Bow~man, P ra, Brice. Brown. WV. D. Bryan, hnneh, C(antrell. iarey, Carrigan, Cel ey. Clary, Daniel. IDinLgle. E. C. Ed (ibsoni, (iraham, (ree.n. (Greer. Hll 1. Hamer', Harmon, J. R. Harr'ison. WV. C. H.son Hoiis, Hlrger. Irby. K ibler, Liuwso n, Ad'ague. Lee. MetUll. McEahern .\eKeon,Alaim. NMauld inl, Mo14bley. M1oseleyv. _Neshin . Nichwl so.Ni er. Richa;.rds. RidI.ell, G. -1. Eilerv. NobertIsmi, Rzoes'ler, Snes Scarbirough'11, 11. A. S-1,hnler. C. T. S1ihu1 er. C. A. Smith. Spears. Stanley. J. 1). Sullivan. P. ). Sullivan. Suydam, V.augihan. Way. Whatley. Wingo, Wrehe. Total 66. Nav-Whaley, Amick, M. J. Ash ley. Ayer. B1rowning. F. M. Bryan. Bush. Carwile. Coker, Cosgrove, Cothran. )ick, Dixon, Doar. Duvall, I. Edwards, Foster, Fraser, Fultz, Garris, (lasseock, Griffin. Harris, Jackson. Lane, Lengniek, MeMahan, Mars, Nunnery. Pattersoi, Paulling, Sawyer. Simkins, Vander Horst. Wade, Wells, Wiggins, Williams. 0. D. A. Wilson, W. B. Wilson. Total 41. Pairs-Carter and Seibels, Hines And Tobias, K. P. Smith ai% Brown, M. L. Smith and Rucker, Todd and Wright. W. L. Riley and Hughes. Mr. Roessler. of Charleston. was the on1Y member from that county voting gainst the ex-emption. By a vote of 06 to 41 tihe exemption was refused. All amendments looking to exemptions were itherefore with drawn. Referendum Defeated. Mr. Irby propose(l ap amendment looking to a vote by the people, a re ferendim on two questions. No de bate was allowed, 'the revious ques tion having been ordered, thereby cut ing off debate. The referendum was killed by a vote of 60 to 37. Mr. Gair ris had an amendment adopted cut ting t1he pay of .the expert bookkeep er from $10 to $5 per day. Bundle after bundle of amendments in the names of various members were with drawn. Several hundred amendments were offered early in the game, wihen 'the filbuster was in progress but in good faith, they were withdrawn by stacks. The house refused to exempt. the couinties bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, and refused to let the act go into effect a year 'hence. The bill was given its second reading with but one amendment, ehanging $5 to $10. Tihe bill as passed itonight is pub lihed below. The first of the series of prohibi tion bills received its second reading by a vote of 58 to 40. There were eight pairs and nine members were absent and not paired. Final Vote. Thve vote on the final passage of the bill was: Yea-To pass the bill: J. W. Ash ley, Bodie, Bowers, Brice, W. D. Bry an. Bunch, Cantrell. Carey, Carrigan, Coley, Clary, .Daniel, Dingle, Ed wards. Gasque, J. P. Gibson, WV. P. Gibson, Graham, Green, Greer, Hall. Haner. Harmon, WV. C. Harrison, Horger. Kibler, League. Lee. McEachi er,. McKeown, Mann, Mauldin. Mob ey. Mas eley, Nesbit.t, Niver, Rieih ars, Ridgell, G. M. Riley, Robertso.n. Roesi-r, Sanders. 0. L. Sanders. Sarborough, B. A. Shuler. C. T. Shu er. C. A. Smith. Spears, Stanley. J. D. Sullivan. P. P. Sullivan, Utsey. Va ughni. Way, Whatlecy. Wingo. Wvhe.-Total 58. Nay- To kill the bill : Whaley, Amick. M. .J. Ashley. Aver. Bowman. Boyd, Browning. F. M. Bryan. Bush. Ca:wie. C1oker, Cothran, D)ick. D)ix on. Da:ar. Dunvall, I. Edwards, F'oster, Fultz. Ga rris. Glasseock, (Griftin. Hiar ris, J. R. Harrison. Hydrick. Irby, Jackson, McMahan, Nunnery. Patter on,m paullin'z. Sawyer, Simkins. Sin gleton. Vander Horst. Wade. Wells, Wigis, Williams, W. B. Wilson. Total 40. Pairs-Suydam and Lela-nd. Brown and K. P. Smith. Niciholson and Wrighit. McColl and Fraser, Lawson and'Mars, W. L. Riley and Hughes. Hines and Tobias. M. L. Smith and Rucker, Carnter and Se-ibels. Abnt and not voting-Berg. Cos grove; Lane, Lengniek, Todd. In this vote the pairs are given with the first name stated being in favor of the bill and the last opposed to it. Thei companion bill providing for State prohibiition was tihen adopted wthoult a vote ofi discussion. One of the hills provides for closing' the cu~1ntv dlispenlsa-ries and tih e second( prvie for ( I St ate-ide prohibition. There was absolutely no fricti)n dbte or* discussion and the two pro hiibi tion bills went merrily on to their (continued on page four.) TROMAS S. SEASE ELEGIED JUDGE: SUCCEEDS JUDGE HYDRICK WITHOUT OPPOSITION. Judges R. Withers Memminger, Geo. E. Prince and Ernest Gary Re Elected Without Opposi tion. Solicitor Thos. S. Sease was on Tesday without opposition elected by the general assembly judge of the 7th judicial circuit, to succeed Judge D. E. Hydrick, recently chosen asso ciate justice, whose resignation as judge of .the 7th ci.Lcuit takes effect on April 15. Solicitor Sease was elect ed to fill Judge Hydrick's unexpired am, which expires in December, and also for t'he full term of four years, whierb begins in December. Tbere had .been talk of opposition to Mr. Sease, but when Senator Car lisle nominated him there was no op position. He was first elected for the short :term and then for the full term, beginning December 15, 1909. The following judges were re-elect ed for full terms: Ninth Cireuit-R. Witiers Mem minger, of Charleston. Tenth Circuit-Geo. E. Prince, of Anderson. Fifth Circuit-Ernest Gary, of Co lumbia. Whien the unexpired term of Judge Hydrick was put before the joint as sembly, Senator Carlisle, in a slhort speech, nominated Mr. Thos. S. Sease, which was seconded by a number. This was for the unexpired term and without opposition he was declared elected. The term expires on December 15. Under the ruling of the judiciary Aommittee, the 'house could also elect a judge for ithe 7th circuit for the term of four years. Senator Carlisle then nominated Mr. Sease for the long term and with ()ut opposition lie was declared elect ed. Without opposition, Judge R. W. Memnminger was reelected judge of the Ninth JL,icial eircuit, being nom inated by Senaitor Sinkler. For judge of the Tenth circuit, judge Geo. E. Prince, of Anderson, was reelected, being nominated by Senator Sullivan. For judge of the Fift.h judicial cir euit, Judge E-rnest Gary was reelect ed without opposition on nomination of Mr. McMahan. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. The Comings and Goings of The Peo pie Newherry''s Sister City. Prosperity, Feb. 18.-Mrs. G. Y. Hunter has gone to Saluda to attend t:he wedding of Miss Carrie Mitehell. Misses Lillie May and Ruby Rus sell have returned from a visit to Peak's. Mrs. Roseoe Shealy spent several days of last week with Mrs. Wheeler, at Newberry. Mrs. C. G. Barrier and little Clar enee Young made a week-end visit to Lile Mountain. Mrs. G. WV. Wright, of Langley 's, was the guest of Mrs. Keeps over Sunday. Mr. Geo. H. Wise, of Saluda. who has had a serious aattack of heart trouble, is much improved. Miss Jessie Loriek visited Miss Mary Lizzie Wise last week. Miss Annie Singley caine up to at tend Miss Julia Schumipert 's valen tine function. Mr. Geo. D. Brown made a week end visit to Due West last week. Mrs. Harmon and Miss Groseclose made a short trip to Columbia this week. Mrs. W. A. Moseley wen,t North Monday to pure;hase a stylish stock of millinery'. The Ladies' Aid Society will give an oyste r supper at the Auditorium We were pleased to see (Col. and '1e.. .! ton our streets W~ednesday. A new 'phone line extending to Mr. 21:oini! Whee~ler 's residence has just - '... Brg of Florence, spent Snav at Dr. Lutbher's. On Friday evening, the 26th inst., t.he Merry Maids will repeat their* Minstrel. The new songs are newer and fatchier than before, and the jokes. they will spea-k for themselves. The Palmetto Club was most highly .entertained by Mrs.. Moseley, Friday afternoon. Hosts of elever. original missives were -read and enjoyed. Red ibearts were festooned from every niche and eornir. In an archery con test with' a heart for the target, Mrs. Whvce. was the successful contestant. Miss Della Bowers receiving the con solation prize. Both prizes were val entines. Mrs. Sara Calmes has gone to Northern markets to lay in 'her spring stock of millinery. We are sorry Taft overlooked our metropolis on his Southern tour. We were prepared to dine him upon his favorite Billy 'Possum. A sad death oeeire near here od Tuesday when Mrs. George Dominick, nee Nannie Cook, passed to the land 9' the leal, Mrs. Dominick had been maried just about a year. She 'had been sufering for some time witU' gall-stone, and despite the best treat ment of nurses -and physicans she had to succumb at last. She leaves a host of relatives -and friends. Miss Julia Sehumpert's party o Friday evening was quite a suecess, It was a "hearty" affair all around. Strings of them were every where. The amusement pertained to hearts and tihe refreshments were heart sh-aped, in fact, every thing tended ito gladden the !hearts of all partici pating. One of our cotton buyers -said yes terday that some cotton is being sold, but most of the planters are retaining theirs in the hopes of getting -ten cents. Mr. J. D. Quattlebauni has gone to Fairfield to spend several days. Messrs. Jas. Wessin-er and Jno. Eargle, prominent citizens of Peak, were in the cilty Wednesday. Through 'the kindness of Mr. S. D. Duncan the young people of the town a-re enjoying a ska:ting rink in ihis un oceupied store. The Prosperity Stock company has just completed a new warehouse on the Southern railway. Mr. G. W. Kinard is adding sev eral rooms to his residence on Elm Mr. Thos. Stockman. who was oper ated on for appendicitis a short while ago was in itowh this week. We are glad to see him. Mr. Wilbur Wheeler. of Greeig wood, was in the city this week. Mr. Luther Boozer. of Kinards. visited tbis brother, Mr. Matthew Boozer last week. Mr. Goldsmith Long. a prominent drummer, of Greenville. spent Sunday nnd Monday here. Tehe Medical Association held a meeting here last Friday. Messrs. Burlev and Press Hawkins have gone to Florida 'to visit relatives. Mr. HTerm-va Werts is dist-har'ging the anti'en of R. F. D. No. 2 in Mr. Hawk ins' absenee. A t the narsonaee recently Mr. R'-N-" Stookm'an andl Miss Maud Mills were nnited inl wedlock hv 'Rev. Mr. Kreps in hi.; usual free and ac commodating way. Mrs. Ethel Biekley has accepted thle nosition of matron in the Colum ia .hioeite'l. whiech nosition we feel sure she will fill very acceptably. We re.joice in the good fortune of one of our former townsmen, Hon. Thbos. Se'ie. who has been elected indze. We feel sure that he will fill thia ofine as ereditably na the former responsible ones he has held. SENATE KILLED DISPENSARY BILL Provided for an Investigation of the County Disnensaries-Charles ton Beer Matter. 'rhe an'ote on MonTh.v killed th'e hill of Senator~ Otts to urovide for an investien tion of the va rione county a;2.14 The vote on the meas re was 15 to 13. Tibis means thait fo.'a-1t (i ,nsaries will not be n1~~1retipEd this snmmer. it beine the ~enge of th'e consate that the dimepn sr'v quditor & fnil nowe' to mnake an inriieinin necesr.