The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-19
the adoption of the Carey-Cothran

ence there were majority and minor
ity papers before the speaker. The
majority report recommended the
adoption Of the bill as reported in
the senate with some few amend
ments. The majority report was sign
ed by Senators Hardin and OTIS and
Representatives Carey and Cothran.
The minority report was signed by
Senator Raysor and Representative
Richards. Mr.. Rucker moved the
adoption Of the majority report. Mr..
Richards moved to table this smotion.
This was the beginning Of the end.
Mr.. Richards was recognized by
the chair. He said: "We are changing
Il great system after ID years of oper-
alton and are asked to strike down
the institution when only six men,
bers Of the general assembly were
generally familiar with the general
provisions of the measure. There are
12O amendments passed by the senate
and the committee on free conference
has had for two days the amend
ments.
"The people of South Carolina are
not willing that six men should
change this system with snap iudg-
ment and in behalf Of them [ move
to table the motion made by Mr..
Rucker to accept the report of the
free conference committee.''
MIR. Rucker said he had hoped that
the gentleman from Kershaw (Mr.
Richards) would be willing to bow to
the action Of the house. The amend
ments and changes made by the COM
mittee Of free conference were unim-
portant and the main question had
been threshed out on the floor two
week Ks ago. He moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Richards asked for the ayes
ana nays OH his motion to table the
motion of Mr.. Rucker to adopt the
majority report Of the free conference
committee. The rejection of this re-
port would have meant the adoption
of the minority report and the death
of the bill.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas--Bailey, Bethune, Brantley,
Il. S. Brice, Cannon, Carson, Cutler,
Derham, Dinglc, Douglass, Epps,
Carey, Glasscock, Gyles, Harris,
Hinton, Hydrick, Jones, Lester, Mil
ey, Richards, Robinson, Sawyer,
Scruggs, Sharpe, J. e. Smith, Tomp-
kins, Wychc2S.
Nays-Speaker Whaley, Arnold,
Aull, Aver. Banks, Beattie, A. G.
Brice, Bryan, Cary, Corrigan, Clary,
Cosgrovc, Cothran, Courtency, Cox,
Frost, Garris, Cause, Gibson. Good
win, Greer, Hall, Harley, Harmon,
Harrison, Hemphill,~ Kershaw, Lane,
Lawson, McArthur, McColl, Nc
Keown, McMaster, Mann, Marshall,
Miller, Morrell, Nash, Nesbit, Mich
OILS, Nicholson, Niver, Parker, Pat
terson, Reaves, Richardson, Rucker,
Saye, Scarborough, Sellers, Shipp, X.
p. Smith, Spivey, Thomas, Todd, Van
dcrhorst, Werner, Won Kolnitz, Wade,
Walker, Wallace, Wimberly, Wing
ard, Yeldell-6S.
Pairs--Tatum, aye; Wingeins, nay.
Stillwell, aye; Devore, nay.
Mr.. Rucker, as soon as the report
of the mapority was adopted by the
house, put on the "clincher' and, at
exactly l o'clock, the house had end
ed the great fight.
The vote contained one or two sur
prises, according to Mr.. Richards.
Mr.. Garris, who had insisted on the
adoption of the prohibition substitute
bill offered by Mr.. D. L. Smith, vot-
ed for the free conference committee
majority report.
Mr.. Aver Of Florence also voted for
it. Mr.. Aver said that it was matter
Of principle with him. He had not
come to the house to save the state
dispensary, and as, he could not get
prohibition and did not believe, after
the evidence was presented, the state
dispensary could be purified, he de-
cided that the Carey Cotl1ran meas
ure was the best solution offered.
Mr.. Harmon Of Richland also sup
ported the report of the committee.
There was very little excitement
after the vote was announced. The
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