The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-21

Abbevllle is symmetrical. Our people
can reach the court house and return
the same day. The people Of AbbeyilIe
need no better facilities and Won do
nothing for the people of Edgelield.
There IS great doubt as to whether YOU
leave us the requisite number of SQUARE
miles in Abbeville. They have come
over into Abbeville County and taken
what they want. Is it a right plan to
want you to vote for this bill because
governor Tlllman heads their petition?
GeGntlemen, that Is an insult to your in
Celllgence and independence. Have you
come here to obey Governor Tillman's
Wlllf Are you his puppets? Does
Governor Tillman carry you and your
votes In his pockets? Governor Till
man does not carry my vote, and as
much as l admire him 1 think and act
for myself. tell you that it 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 for
yourselves. L am loyal to my people
first of all.
Then he made vigorous reply to
what he termed an anonymous attack
as to methods from some little whip
per snapper. lie 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 1T would be named after his uncle
GMart Gary.) He spurned the offer.
lie would feel that 1T is bartering
name he honored, and would not do
such thing. Then he told Of en- offer
OF the Senatorship from the new county
II he favored 1t. This he refused He
q I11ft to h;r,
stltuency. lie 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 unsuitabil1ty of
the time, the indebtedness and other
matters.
The bill was further discussed by
Mr.. J. Il. Duncan, OF Newberry, and
Mr. Watson, of Anderson, in favor of
me Oil, and MIR. ID. II. Magill of Abbe-
Vile, against it.
at 2:3O o'clock the House, upon mo-
ton Of MIR. Moses, took recess until
L5O L. NJ, with Mr.. Magill IN possession
of the floor.
At the night session Of the House of
Representatives the closing hour for
the receipt Of the new bills brought
forth about dozen new bills, the more
lmpor' ant being:
:. By MIR. Sturkie, amendments to the
dlspensary law, to lix the maximum
prollC OF The State dispensary as we'll
as that of the county dispensers at 25
per Cent. instead of so per cent; to
change the name of Graham's to Den
mark and extend its jurisdiction; 20
provide for constable at Clemson
College; to amend the charter of the
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge
S.,t
with the Carolina Narrow Guaxe and
Isl, gs Mountain Roads to charter the
Queen City Detective Agency, of
GretnVllle, to regulate admissions to
the Lunatic Asylum and regulate COM
mltments for ldiocy.
Mr.. Moses wanted to know whether
the uOuse wanted to continue the
reading of the Code. The House
thought it best to try and finish with
Greenwood County scheme.
MIR. Maglll took up his argument
against the new county. He showed
an affidavit of the county auditor Of
Abbeville that the county would not
nave 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 a
shape. He made one of his character.
istic speeches, full of fun and fire.
Mr. Ieldeil made the closing argu-
ment.
The previous question being callr l
the vote resulted. Against the new
county: Anderson, Ashley, Breazeale,
Bruce, Bruce, Brice. Carroll, Cooper,
Crum, Edwards, Ellis, Early, Gary
Sumter, Harper, Hill. Hughes, uy-
drick, Kirkland. Lennon, Maglll,
Al
oath 'Latum, Tupper. Thomas, Whit.
mire, W. c. Wolfe, j. S. Wolff, Wood
ward-31.
- For the new county: Speaker Jones,
Berry, blackwell, Blease, Breland, BUST,
Dyrd, Carpenter, Chandler, Cox, Gov.
lngton, Dendy, Dennis, Dubose, J. L.
duncan, Il. G. Duncan, Edwards, Egan.
Elder, Estridge. Fielder, Folk, Foster'
Graham, Hammett, Hardee, Hardin,
llardy, Harvey, Henderson, Jefferies,
JORDAN. Johnson, Knots, j. ID. Kinard,
II. >: kinard, Lancaster, Lesesne, Lof.
Ton, Love. LoWrance, Laban, Mauldin,
M. z. White, Mitchell, Parks, Patton,
fhlllips, Rivers, Roper, Roland, Rog.
ets, fussell, Shuman, Singletary, Skin
ner, j. l.. Smith, Stackhouse, Sullivan,
Vaughan, Won Kolnitz, Waters. Wat
son, Wilborn. Yeldell-G5.
Messrs. Haskell and Weston and Gar.
IT'S 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.
Mr.. Harris wantel the new county
named Gary. The amendment was
lost, about fifteen voting in it's favor
Mr.. Magill moved that 1T be called
TlDman 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 a commission to arrange divis.
ION of the bonded and coating indebJ
edness of the counties The bill pass
es without further trouble and will TO-
morrow be given a third reading. L.
rs said mat a canvass has been made
% or the Senate, and it is In favor of
greenwood county.
AI S.2O o'clock the House resumed
;tie IL reading of the Code and continued
~ E until about IL o'clock.-News and