The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-20

Gentlemen, that Is an insult to your in
telligence and independence. Have yol
come here to obey Governor Tillman's
willp Are you his puppetsf Doe!
Governor Tillman carry you and YOU
votes in his pockets? Governor I'LL
man does not carry my vote, and a!
much as admire him I think and ac
for myself. 1 tell you that 1t is an IN
suit to YOU to suggest to you that be
cause Governor Tillman favors this
thing that you will favor it. You are
brave and loyal men and will act fol
yourselves. 1 am loyal to my people
first of all.
Then he made a vigorous reply tC
what he termed an anonymous attack
as to methods from some little whip
per snapper. He then outlined the
plan of campaign of Greenwood Coun'
| ty, and told that he had been approach.
ed by advocates of the Greenwood bill
and told that if he advocated the meas
ure it would be named after his uncle
Mart Gary) He spurned the offer
He would feel that It ts barterlng q
name he honored, and would not do
such thing. Then he told Of an ofer
of the Senatorship from the new county
| If he favored it. This he refused. He
owed higher duty to his present con-
stituency. He would make no such
barters. He then went on to discuss
the positions of the new counties, the
injustice Of the change, the uselessness
of the new county, the unsuitability OF
the time, the indebtedness and other
matters.
The bill was further discussed by
MIR. ]. T. Duncan, of Newberry, and
Mr., Watson, of Anderson, in favor of
the bill, and Mr.. D. II. Magill of Able
Vile, against it.
At 2.SO o'clock the House, upon mo.
tion of Mr.. Moses. took recess until
1.3O P. NJ, with Mr.. -Maglll IN possession
Of the floor.
At the night session of the House OF
Representatives the closing hour tor
the receipt Of the new bills brought
forth about dozen new bills, the more
important being:
By Mr.. Sturkie, amendments tn the
dispensary law, to fix the maximum
profit of the State dispensary as well
as that Of the county dispensers at 70
per cent. instead of 80 per cent; to
change the name of Grahams to Den
mark and extend its jurisdiction; to
provide for q constable at Clemson
College; to amend the charter OF the
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge
Road and authorize its cons0n aat1on
with the Carolina Marrow Guage and
Kings Mountain Road; to charter the
Queen City Detective Agency, OF
Greenville, to regulate admissions to
the Lunatic Asylum and regulate com.
mitments for idiocy.
Mr.. Moses wanted to know whether
the House wanted to continue the
reading of The Code. The House
thought it best to try and anish with
Greenwood County scheme.
Mr.. Magill took up his argument
against the new county. He showed
an affidavit of the county auditor OF
Abbeville that the county would not
have the requisite area If dismembered.
He argued until o'clock.
Joshua Ashley said that while he
favored smaller counties he could not
vote to cut Abbeville into such q
shape. He made one Of his character
istlc speeches, full Of fun and fire.
mr. Yeldeil made the closing argu'
ment.
The previous question being called
the vote resulted. Against the new
county: Anderson, Ashley, Breazeale
Bruce, Bruce, Brice, Carroll, Cooper
Crum, Edwards, Ellis, Harly, Gary
Gunter, Harper, Hill. Hughes, Hy'
drick, Kirkland, Lennon, Magi!
Manning, Mitchell, Rast, Sturkie, Sud
oath 'ratum, Tupper, Thomas, Whit
mire, ". G. Wolfe, J. s. Wolff, Wood
ward-31.
For the new county; Speaker Jones
Berry, blackwell, Blease, Breland, ,Buist
Byrd, Carpenter, Chandler, Cox, Gov
ington, Dendy, Dennis, Dubose, J. T.
Duncan, T. c. Duncan Edwards, EgaD
Elder, Estridge, Fielder, Folk, Foster
Graham, Hammett, Hardee, Hardin
Hardy. Harvey, Henderson, Jeferies
Jordan, johnson, Knots, j. d. Ktnard,
II. j. Kinard, Lancaster, Lesesne, Lof'
ton, Love, Lowrance, Laban, Mauldin
M. G. White, Mitchell, Parks, Patton,
Phillips, Rivers, Roper, Roland, Rog
ers, Russell, Shuman, Singletary, Skin
ner, j. L. Smith, Stackhouse, Sullivan
Vaughan, Won Kolnitz, Waters. Wat
son, Wilborn, Yeldell-d5.
Messrs. Haskell and Weston and Gar
ris and oliver were paired. Watts.
who was out Of the hall, would have
voted for the new county.
The tidal wave favoring the new
county was hardly expected
MIR. Harris wanted the new county
named Gary. The amendment was
lost, about fifteen voting in its favor
Mr.. Magill moved that 1t be called
Til]man County. This, too, was
promptly voted down. The new county
was given two members and placed IN
the 3rd Congressional district.
The Governor Is authorized to ap'
point commission to arrange dtyts
ion of the bonded and floating indebJ
edness of the counties. The bill pass
es without further trouble and will TO-
morrow be given a third reading. II
ls said that a canvass has been made
of the Senate, and 1t is In favor OF
Greenwood county.
At ego o'clock the House resumed
the reading Of the Code and continued
it until about II o'clock. News and
Courier.
'vIndicated.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec:, Dec. 13.-In
October, 1891, when z. P. Gaillard, who
had be en- treasurer of Sumter County
went to have settlement with the
Comptroller General he was found to