The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
MANNING, S. c. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1908

puC no man COulQ Say, ue uSCid1 q
tina. his vote or his actions in tt
senate were Influenced by such rel;
tions. He said that one Of the house
he represents placed their claims
his hands bfore the commission We
established, the New York aud ReI
lucky Distilling company.
Senator Christensen's Criticism.
Rising to a question Of persona
privilege, Mr.. Christensen said:
Il too, am an editor and durin
the sessions Of the. legislature haV
occasion to comment on events /
the legislature. T have commente
in a general way on the situatio
discussed by the senator from ClareI
don in his paper and the senate
from Richland. who has just take
his seat.
at Is my belief that the senate
from Richla1d has not acted In an
way inconsistent with his ideas o
what is right and proper. But
disagree with him and have said S
a1d propose to condemn his ccurs
again If l think proper. He repre-
sents some Of these liquor house
whose claims are being investigate
and some Of the e1-State dispensar
officials who are Under indictmen
and thinks it proper and right a
State senator to oppose in the senat
the bill to provide the attorney gen
eral with funds to prosecute hi
clients. I disagree with him ant
habe SO stated elsewhere and wfsl
to put myself on record here
snator Raysor's Statement.
Senator Raysor said. that he re
GREETED that it was necessary for hin
to raise q question Of personal privi
| lege, but he felt compelled, undel
the circumstances, to enter his pro
test against the charges contained il
the newspaper clipping which hac
been read.
He said he voted against the OTIS
resolution because he considered II
unwtse, but he had publicly proclaim.
ed from the floor Of the senate thai
he would vote to give to the attorney
general any amount OF money ne
needed in the prosecution Of cases
arising from the Investigation Of the
affairs Of the State dispensary.
He thought that the attorney gen
eral should be given all the assist
ance necessary in these matters-in
Justice to the State and to the men
under indictment the charges arising
from that investigation should be
aired; the authorities ought to go
to the bottom Of them.
He said that he had never repre-
sented whiskey house in any claim
before the dispensary commission
and he does not represent any OF the
parties who have been indicted as
result Of the investigation of the al
fairs Of the dispensary. He said ne
had been approached by one man
who was formerly connected with the
State dispensary and although TINS
man was q lifelong personal friend
and he has confidence in his irteg-
rity he refused to consult with him
until after the adjournment OF the
legislature.
Senator Sinkler Warns Up.
Senator Sinkler also rose to
question of personal privilege and
made some very caustic references
to- the publication in question. He
said that he voted against the Otis
resolution because he considered 1t
improper for the senate to pass such
a resolution when tie act Of the gen
e,al assembly of South Carolina IS
before a court for Interpretation.
But" he declared, "if any man
minutes to me wrong motives for vot-
ing as I did on that measure, or
charges me with being recreant to
my duty to the State, that man hath
not q fig leaf to cover his naked in
decency and It would be base nat
terry to call him a dog.
A Further Explanation.
Senator Applet thonght he could
clarity the atmosphere to some extent
Inv explaining that this article appear
ed long before the Otis resolution
was introduced and so far as ne
knew before that resolution was eV-
er contemplated. NO rejection was
intended upon any member for nav
ing voted against that resolution as
It would have been quite Impossible
TO cast such reflections in advance OF
the introduction OF the resolution
and before the vote was taken. He
had simply been given Information
contained in that article and got the
information from q source winch
could be relied upon.
Resolution offered.
Immediately upon the senate re-
conyening at o'clock in the a1ter'
noon, Senator Smith Of Hampton Oh
sered the following resolution:
whereas, certain allegations nave
been maze lmpSdIuANS
and actions Of members OF the senaIs
and house Of representatives IN re
gard TO lgislation upon the WhlsKe!
question now before the courts, the
general assembly and the people 0.
South Carolina.
"Be it resolved by the senate ina
committee consisting Of two sena
tors, to be appointed by the preslaen
Of the senate, wait upon the autno:
of said charges-+he senator iron
Clarendon-and ask that he appea
before the bar Of the senate at
o'clock. D. m, February 10th instant
/ and produce the names and eVloenc
in support Of said charges.
Stands by His Guns.
With reference to this resolution
Senator Appelt said that he conslo
cred it untimely, uncalled for and un
necessary; that if he were require
to appear before the bar Of the sen
ate he could do so, but that he ~oui