The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-01
lien Law GOES.
The House Of Representatives
Has Repealed 1t.
mo LONGER NEEDED.
Having Served It's Purpose But Now
Said to be Standing In the Way Of
the independence of the Patm'
ers and laborers OF the
State.


ers and labOrers Of the
State.
Tha House of Representatives, In
Columbia Thursday did not consider
many hills. but the members voted
out\ . law that has been on tho stat
! ute hooks for many years by deois
I've majority. Arguments extending
oyar three hours on the propt sItion to
rapes( the lien law took up the time
of She members and attracted general
attention from senators and those Ia
the galleries. Year after yea, an er'
fort hsn been made to repeal the leln
lnv 1t has been defeated In either
sOre branch or tho other OF the gcDer-
al assembly but the friends Of the
measure believe thas Ii will pass this
,ear. The vote In the house to pass
il from second TO third reading
was 78 to 80, although az effort was
made TO substitute bill by Mr.. De.
Vora which iS more spSolfic In its ap'
plicstion as to farm contracts.
The bill which passed to third read
irg WAS introduced by Mr.. Richards
and merely calls for 3 repeal OF the
lien lAw nlxu January as 1t now
stands. When resched en- tt o calen
oar Mr.. Ruoker asked that 1t be post
ppned, stating that be wished to ex-
press Lin Views on 1t but was roH phy'
sioally able to speak. Mr.. R'chards
insisted, however, that the oil be
brought up, stattng that he NJ pAes'
= ed the bin ever day after day st the
reuuest OF men bers and unless it Was
disposed Of now tho diepsnsary fight
nexb week might eifectually side track
( Id. M
Mr.. DeVore asked that mis- bill be
takcu up slso, which was aRi.e ca 20
" tha house. Mr, Richards 81 Ike In
Cefensc OF his Dill. Ho said 10 oe'
msnd for o repeal of the law oame
from ell classes and IL was Tin loi
the State to act II 1t ever intenfed 10
ect. Both the farmer AID landloro
would be benefited thereby ara nc
compromise measure Will be accepted
by the people. -.
Mr.. Ruoker opposed the BIZ. He
4, said 1T simply poeant thai Che pooi
Es dSis Wouidbe JuYnGo uysi 40 tno ialilSA'
5 lord and with no lien law tbe ten.
ant would have no choice. Hc Wouie
have to aoce pit what was Offered MN
st any price fixed by the me1c 1nt O.
landlord,
Mr., Aver and Mr.. Hydrick fsvores
the Yapeal Of the lein Law ana Eli
Mann said that character Wts oh
only bssis OF credit q man aAoui'
have, The law should be repeated an.
the tenant and landlord put on oas'
basis. Mr.. Yelden spoke along th
same lines.
Mr.. Seuers, who had made tic M;
tion to strike oua the enaotiDR words
opposed the passage of the bill tropf
" as did Mr.. CARTS, who said that h
has vet to see any good reason &C
yanced as to why tho law should i
repealed. A bank In Denma,k, b
galu, with $4,000 CT p.tsl, loarfd q
$40, 600 ca liens and icas than 80. U,
OF this was loaned to negroes. ~
repeal OF the loin la meant tho
tpb,Iahment OF 8 landed afIst' cra'
with q hopeless tenant olaes.
Mr.. DeVoYe, who had o snhstltu
bin, applying particularly to far
contracts, taid the landlords Nant'
the lien law repealed because II "ou
keep the laborer8 down. He explain
the legal points In the two biila 81
urged that tho Richards bill be q
> feated
Mr.. Gary said he had heard the G
coming from tho farmers for the
peal of tho law. 1t was mistake
aay that It's repeal aould strike doN
the poor man, On the contrary
would give him iDdependehce a
would tree ell classes from the shi
negro laboYor. II 10 on the latter
that the farmer has TO depend
cauue OF this Law but OH its repesl
is q CASE of work or sterve.
Mr.. Werner said mention has G'
made of the prosperity OF the 3be
IL WAS not because OF the lien law
In gpite CT 1t. lie wanted IT repea
at once.
MI. Carey favored the DeVHrc
There were legal matters 10 DC {
aiGerad In Ciil OF this kind ano
Wholesale rep al OF tho law me
only trouble for tho farmer. S5v
othors apoke on the same IRE &no
2.l6 O'clock an aye and nay vote
taken on the notion to strike oht
enacting words. The vote WAS AZ
lows: =,
Yeaa- Beattie, Carey, Clary, Ol
scales, Derhsm, DeVore, Doaf, ID
lass, Fraser, Garrls, Goodwjn, Hi
Harrison, IIemphill, Harley, IA
thur, MoMaster, Marshall, Mi
Nesbits, Nichols, Reavcs RcN1ro
Rucker, SorugRa, Sellers, X. j on
Thomas, VonKolDitz, Walker.
laoa, Wimberley
Nays Speaker Whalet, an
Aver, Bailey, Balentine, Bs, se,
thune, Boyd, Braptley, a, G. b
~ r.. s. Brice, Bryan, Cannon, Ga
Courtney, OK, OarSile, Croft, Cl
Diok, Dinglo, Dixon, j II {
Epps, Epting, BroBt, Gary, Ganz
j, J,Gibson, Gasscock, GyleB. Il 81 t,
mon, Harris, Hughes, Hydflck,
stone Jones, Kellehan, Kiryen,
Lawson, Lester, L2itner, LeRare
ter, MoOall, MoKo4wn, MANI y
Morrell, Nicholson, NiVer II
Patterson, Richards, Robinson,
yer, Sage, Scarborough, Shsfp'
Slaughter, D 4 Smith, ID E