The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02

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county government law. II we attemp
to amend this law by piece-meal tn
result will be very Unsatisfactory an,
consume moro time and cost more thai
for the commission to sit after the Leg
islature adjourns.
Mr.. Scarborough; The bills that hav
been introduced and being introduced
have been carefully prepared. We ar,
asked to turn all bills over to a com
mission for consideration, but we ar,
not assured what will be done will
them. They may be uniavorably con
sidered and the very grievances which
they were intended to obviate will e
uncOrrected.
Mr.. Ragsdale: think the motion Of
the Senator from Horny should prevail
The most the commission could do is
to consider these bills. We are as vel
prepared to act on these matters now
as we would be o year hence with
nothing but the commissions report
before us. submit that the bills car
be considered as we'll from the floor by
the representatives as after hearing q
special report.
Mr.. Dean: oppose the motion of the
Senator from Horny. There is nothing
more important than these measures
TO amend the county government law,
care cannot be taken.
Mr.. Mayfield: Various counties in the
State have certain objections to the
county government law. Amendments
are introduced here almost daily and
the time OF considering them on the
moor OF both houses would make the
expenses much greater than to have a
commission. For economy and q more
satisfactory settlement of this difficult
matter, favor the commission.
Mr.. Pettigrew: II thought that the
commission would accomplish the OBJ
Iect predicted, l would favor it. There
is nothing to be gained by this COM
mission which would only be an in
creased expense.
| Mr.. Brown: We should take into con-
| sideratiou what other commissions
have accomplished. Their work has
never been satisfactory. A bill would
| be drawn up by it over which would be
more debate than over all the separate
measures introduced.
Mr.. Sanders: l feel satisfied that the
county government law Is not giving
satisfaction In many counties and am
sure the commission could draw up q
much better bill than the existing one.
MIR. Buist: | am heartily in favor of a
commission If we can hold every county
W oho chil uio"h up Oy III, DuU GnlS
thing of excepting this county and that
county would leave such bill applica-
Bile to only q very few counties in the
State.
Mr.. Moses: l shall vote for the mo.
tlon of the Senator from Horny. The
only way we can settle the matter is to
fight 1t out on the floor. 1t would be
impossible for q commission to draw
up Dill satisfactory to every county
in the State. Besides those counties
who find the present law onerous wish
their grievances lightened as soon as
possible. They do not want to wait
twelve months.
The vote on the indefinite postpone
ment OF the resolution was then taken.
II was as follows:
Ayee-Archer, Brown, Buist, Connor,
Dennis, DuBose, Gaines, Griffith, Hay,
Miller, Moses, O'Dell, Pettigrew,
Rs 3in, Rag sdale, Scarborough, Sloan,
Stackhouse, Taibird, Turner, Walker,
Wallace, Williams-27.
Nay-Alexander, Dean, Douglass,
Henderson, Mayfeld, Mower, Sanders
u.
THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
The Cuban resolutions which have
been made the special order from time
to time were taken up end fnally dis
posed Of Last week, it will be re-
called, Mr.. Henderson moved to strike
out the third resolution which called
on the government to recognize Cuba's
independence at once.
Mr.. Ragsdale spoke in part as follows:
VI do not believe there are three score
of people In this State who do not be-
lieve that Cuba ought to be free. South
Carolina, born in revolution, has a
great sympathy for those who desire
freedom and self-government. The
recognition OF Cuba Is not q casus belli
and this Senate would not be true to
Itself and the people 1t represents II it
did not table Mr.. Henderson's motion to
strike out the third resolution. I sim
cerely hope this will be done and the
resolutions as they stand be passed."
Mr.. Sloan: | trust the motion of my
friend from Aiken will not prevail. I
think the independence of Cuba should
be recognized at once. II these gal
lant people are to be recognized it
should be done before the resources OF
that island are destroyed. 1t can do
no harm toilet our Congressman know
that the Senate OF this State Is in
hearty sympathy with these people
struggling for liberty. [ trust that a
Just God will emblazOn on their banner
independence now, independence for
ever.
Mr. Henderson,: There is no Senator
on this hoor whose sympathies are not
with Cuba, but the point ID that we
should not say that her independence
should be recognized. Our represen-
tatives at Washington are better able
to judge of the question than we. Do
not attempt to dictate to them. The
recognition wonld lead to war and who
can tell what the outcome would be.
Spain has the sy ympathy Of Europe, and ,
assisted by some OF those powerful
| nations, would prove formidable
enemy. AS business men in business
manper we should act on this matter.
Mr.. Dean: | am in sympathy with
the resolutions In their entirety. do
not take these resolutions as an at.
tempt to dictate to our representatives
in Congress. Ii grand juries make re-.
| ports to us do we consider IL diota.
tiOn? No. Then when we reflect the
sentiment OF the people Of this State it
cannot be termed dictation. There Is
no less than nine-tenths of the people
OF this State in sympathy with those
struggling patriots, and fearless ex-
preston OF 1t is no more than right.
Mr.. Hay: The proposition, as | un-
derstand 1t, Is an expression Of the
sympathy Of the people. We express
our sentiments. We do not attempt to
dictate to Congress. 1t would be q
good idea, | think, to send copy OF
these resolutions to the President and
let him ka0w the sentiment of the peo-
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