The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-03
LIEN LAW DEAD
If the Senate Votes Like the
House, Which
FAVOURS ITS REPEAL

ty-Fight Now Goes to the Senate
The Vote of That Body Decide
1t Fate.
Columbia, Jan. 30.-By a vote O.
IS to 35 the house yesterday passed
to third reading Mr.. Richards bill
for the repeal Of the lien law. Thu
vote was taken after some time spent
in debate and after two roll calls or
a motion to order the previous ques'
ton, thus shutting OFF further de-
bate. 1t was a foregore conclusion
what the result would be but the
opponents went down bravely to a
certain defeat.
The passage Of the bill to third
reading was not a surprise, al.
though the large majority was some.
what unexpected I've by the sup
porters of the bill. After receiving
its third reading the bill will be sent
to the senate. In the senate there
is a bill by Senator Kelley along
the same lines, and 1t is in the SEN
ate that the fight is expected, al
though Mr.. Richards said yester-
day that he believed that the bill
would pass by a majority Of three
or four.
The Vote.
|. On the motion of Mr.. Rucker to
strike out the enacting words of the
bill the vote was as follows:
Ayes-Brown, F. M. Bryan,
Bunch, Bush, Carey, Clary, Gasque,
j. P. Gibson, Glasscock, Griffin,
Hamer, . R. Harrison, Jackson, Lee,
McColl, Mauldin, Mobley, Mosley,
Patterson, w. L. Riley, Rucker, o. l..
Sanders, Singleton, K. P. Smith,
Stanley, Tobias, Vaughan, Way, Wat
ley, O.. D. Wilson, Wright-35.
Nays-Amick, Ashley, Ashley,
Aver, Berg, Rode, Bowers, Bowman,
Boyd, Brice, Bryan, Cantrell, Car
rigan, Carter, Carwile, Celey, Clark,
| Cocker, Daniel, Dick, Lingle, Dixon,
Doar, Duyal, Foster, Fraser, Fultz,
w. j. Gibson, Graham, Green, Greer,
Hall, Harmon, Harris, w. C. Harri-
son, Hines, Horder, Hollis, Hughes,
Hydrick, Kibler, Lane, Lawson,
League, Leland, Lengnick, McFach-
ern, McKeown, McMahan, Mann,
Mars, Nesbitt, Nicholson, Niver,
Nunnery, Pauling, Richards, Ridgell,
| G. M. Riley, Robertson, Roessler, D.
C. Sanders, Sawyer, Scarborough,
Seibels, Shuler, Shuler, Simkins,
c.. A. Smith, M. L. Smith, Spears,
Stubs, J. D. Sullivan, Suydam, Todd,
Utsey, Wander, Horst, Wade, Wells,
Virgins, Williamson, w. B. Wilson,
Wingo, Wynch, Speaker, Whaley-
IS.
The Discussion.
Discussion on the lien law opened
the morning session of the house,
the bill being special order for 1O:lO
o'clock. Mr.. Simkins, urged the re-
peal, stating that he believed the law
robbed the farmer of financial indie
pendence and because he believed
it was time for the farmer to estab-
lish a personal credit.
Mr.. w. D. Bryan also urged re-
neal. He did not expect immediate
benefit, but the coming generation
would be independent. The repeal
was demanded by the farmers.
Mr.. Foster stated that several
years ago, when a member OF the
house, he had voted against repeal
Since this he had investigated and
found the farmers overwhelming!
,or the repeal. The law had beer
nassed not for the merchant, but
Tor the farmer and when the farmer
asked for the repeal it should b.
granted. When bankers or lawyers
asked for reforms they were grant
ed; the same consideration should D'
given the farmers. He had known
cases where the merchants and bank
ers had entered into a %conspirac.
whereby the farmer could not &c
money at the bank, but would b.
compelled to give a lien to the mer
chant for advances.
Mr.. McColl said he spoke neithe
as a farmer nor merchant. IN
statement had been made that tn
farmers demanded the repeal OF tn
law. There was an assertion mad
that the repeal of the law woul'
better labor conditions. 1t would
instead, cause the poor farmers t
flock to the cotton mills, becaus
they would be unable to get an
credit. He personally knew OF case
!, of that kind. He appealed to tn
: members to reflect before takin
ing an unwise step.
, Mr.. Wright said if the lien LAY
was repealed it would work hard
ship on the small farmer. II
thought the poor farmer should hav
r some credit.
f Mr.. K. P. Smith said the repea
of the law would wipe out $4,000
e 900 of securities. There was n
move on foot to wipe out the lane
lords lien, but there were some VIII
S would be glad to rob the farmer
a credit system.
Mr.. Hamer called for the preVlot