The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-21
NO MORE BALLS
To Be Held In the State House
at columbia.
HOW MEMBERS VOTED

On the Question, Which was Adopt
ed by Large Majority.-The
Members Decide That Use of Hall
of Representatives Should be Civ
en- Only When There Will be No
Removal of the Carpet.
The house Of representatives de-
cided Thursday that the new furni-
ture should not be removed, espec-
tally the new carpet, which means
that the South Carolina club must
hereafter seek new quarters for
their annual ball held during the
State fair. The action of the house
was not taken until there had been
considerable debate, but from the
vote Of the members it could be seen
from the start that all parliamentary
moves to defeat the exclusion of the
club would be of no avail.
1. Mr.. Lanes resolution refusing the
use of the hall of the house for any
purpose that would necessitate the
removal of the carpet was taken up.
Mr.. Banks by the ways and means
| hot
ton should be killed. 1t would af-
feet the South Carolina club and
their annua1 ball held in the state
house for years and while he did not
dance himself he thought that it
would be very small and narrow on
the part of the members of tue house
to object to the use of the hall by
others. Mr.. Rucker spoke along the
same lines. On motion to strike out
the enacting words by Mr.. Banks,
the house refused by vote Of 60 to
61.
Mr.. Howell Morrell then spoke in
favor Of the resolution, following
the explanation by Mr.. Lane. The
latter did not think the house should
turn over the use of the hall to any
body for any purpose. Mr.. Morreli
thought that itswas wrong to use the
hall for balls, even though they were
attended by some of the leading cit
izens OF the State, including the gov
ernor
Mr.. Porter McMaster spoke in fav-
or of Mr.. Banks motion to kill the
resolution as did sevearl others. At
ter it was seen that the bill would
pass an effort was made to exempt
the South Carolina club from
the provisions of the var
ious paragraphs. The house, how
ever, killed this by vote of 64 to
IS. 1t was decided, however, to al
low the desks to be removed in case
of convention. Motions to leave
the entire matter with the secretary
of state were killed with little dis
cussion and finally the clincher on
the resolution was put on by Mr..
Sharpe.
The vote on the motion to strike
out the enacting words Of the Lane
resolution was as follows:
Ayes-Speaker Whaley, and Mes
sers Aver, Banks, Beattie, Brantley,
F. M. Bryan, Cannon, Carrigan, Car
son, Cothran, Courtney, Cox, De-
Vore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Bowling,
Fraser, Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley,
Harmon, Hughes, Hydrick, John
stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legares
Little, McColl, McMaster, Nash.
Nichols, Nicholson, Patterson, Rich
ardson, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough,
Shipp, Kurtz P. Smith, Spivey, Still
well, Tompkins, Werner, Walker,
Wingard, Woods, Youmans-50.
Nays-Messrs. Arnold, Bailey, Bal
entine, Bethune, Boyd, T. S. Brice,
w. D. Bryan, Carwile, Clary, Clink-
scales, Derham, Dixon, ]. B. Dodd,
Douglass, Epps, Cause, ]. P. Gibson,
Goodwin, Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Har-
ris, Harrison, Hinton, Jones, Kelle-
han, Kirven, Lane, Lester, Leitner.
Major, Miller, Morrell, Nesbitt, Niv-
er, Norton, Parker, Reaves, Rich
ards, Robinson, Scruggs, Sellers,
Sharpe, Slaughter, D. l.. Smith, j.
E. Smith, Stubhs, Tatum, Wade,
Wannamaker, Virgins, Wimberly,
Wyche, Yedell-60.
Those who voted on the amend
ment introduced by Mr.. McMaster,
which exempted the South Carolina
club from the provisions OF the reso-
luton, were:
Ayes-Speaker Whaley, and Mes
srs. Aul Beattie, Brantley, Cannon,
Carey, Carrigan, Clinkscales, Cox,
DeVore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Dowling.
Fraser, Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley,
Hartman, Hughes. Hydrick, john
stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Nc
Coll, McMaster, Nichols, Nicholson.
Patterson, Richardson, Rucker, Saye.
Scarborough, Shipp, Slaughter, Kurtz
P. Smith, Spivey, Stillwell, Thomas.
Tompkins, Werner, Wingard, Woods
l-45.
Nays-Messrs. Arnold, Aver, Ball
ey, Ballentine, Banks, Bethune,
Boyd, T. s. Brice, W. D. Bryan,
Carson, Carwile, Clary, Courtney.
Derham, Dixon, J. B. Dodd. ]. H.
D.-u1,,, Eor, ronco