Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-23
NO MORE BALLS
To Be Held In the State House
at columbia.
HOW MEMBERS VOTED

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.
The friends of the club did NOT
prepare themselves for a sentiment
so decidedly expressed and probably
had they seen the strength of the
opposition tn result might have been
dinerent. However, the clincher has
been put on tn resolution and there
is no chance for n recall. When the
house met at l l o'clock 1t was decid-
ed to get down to business at once
MIR. Lanes resolution refusing the
use OF the hall of the house for anv
purpose that would necessitate the
removal OF the carpet was taken up.
Mr. Banks by the ways and means
committee thought that the resolu-
ton should be killed. 1t would af
feet the South Carolina club and
their annual 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 the house
to object to the use of the hall by
others. Mr.. Rucker spoke along the
same lines. On motion to strike ont
the enacting words by Mr.. Banks.
the house refused by a vote of GO to
61.
Mr.. Howell Morrell then spoke I'm
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.. Morrell
thought that it was wrong to use the
hall for balls, even though they we're
attended by some OF the leading cit
liens of the State, including the gov
ernor.
MIR. Porter McMaster spoke in fav-
or of Mr.. Banks motion to Kill the
resolution as did sevearl others. AZ
ter 1t 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 a vote Of Ga to
40. 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. NJ. Bryan, Cannon, Carrigan. Car
son, Cothran. Courtney. Cox, De-
Wore, Dick, Dingle, Doar. Bowling,
Fraser. Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley,
Harmon, Hughes, Hydrick, John
stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare,
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-5O.
Nays-Messrs. Arnold, Bailey, Bal
entine. Bethune, Boyd, T. S. Brice,
w. ID. Bryan, Carwile, Clary, Clink-
scales, Derham. Dixon, J. b. Dodd,
Douglass, Epps, Cause, J. 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, ID. l.. Smith, j.
p. Smith, Stubbs. Tatum, Wade
Wannamaker. Virgins, Wimberly
Wyche, Yeldell-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. Aull Beattie. Brantley, Cannon
Carey. Carrigan. Clinkscales. Cox
OeVore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Bowling
Fraser, Frost, Garris. Hall. Harley
,, HaTman, Hughes, Hydrick, John
stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Nc
; Coll, McMaster, Nichols, Nicholson
Patterson, Richardson, Rucker, Save
Scarborough, Shipp, Slaughter, Kurt
P. Smith, Spivey. Stillwell. Thomas
rompkins, Werner, Wingard. Woods
2 As.
Nays-Messrs. Arnold, Aver, Bail
ley, Ballentine, Banks, Bethune
Boyd, T. s. Brioe, w. d. Bryan
Carson, Carwile. Clary, Courtney
Derham, Dixon, j. B. Dodd, j. II
u Dodd. Douglass. Epps. Cause, ]. r
Gibson, w ]. Gibson, Goodwin
\Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Harris, Hin