The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-03
LIEN Law DEAD
If the Senate Votes Like the
Houss, Which
FAv0URS ITS REPEAL

the Law by Very Large Majori
ty-Fight Now Goes to the Senate
The Vote of That Body Decide,
1t Fate.
Columbia, Jan. 30.-By vote o.
IS to 35 the house yesterday passed
to third reading Mr.. Richards bill
for the repeal of the lien law. The
vote was taken after some time spent
in debate and after two roll calls on
8 motion to order the previous Ques-
ton, thus shutting of further de-
bate. It was foregone conclusion
what the result would be but the
| opponents went down braYeIy to q
certain defeat.
The passage Of the bill to third
reading was not surprise, al
| though the large majority was some
what unexpected even 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 it is in the SEN
ate that the fight is expected, al
though MIR. 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. ". Bryan,
Bunch, Bush, Carey, Clary, Gasque,
]. 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,
ecker, Daniel, Dick, Lingie, Dixon,
Doar, Duval, Foster, Fraser, Fultz,
". ]. Gibson, Graham, Green, Greer,
Hall, Harmon, Harris, W. c. Rarri-
son, Hines, Horder, Hollis, Hughes.
Aydrick, Kibler, Lane, Lawson,
League, Leland, Lengnick, McFach-
ern, McKeown, McMahan, Mann,
Mars, Nesbitt, Nicholson, NiVer,
Nunnery, Pauling, Richards, Ridgell,
G. N. Riley, Robertson, Roessler, D..
C. Sanders, Sawyer, Scarborough,
Seibels, Shuler, Shuler, Simkins,
C. A. Smith, N. L. Smith, Spears,
stubbs, ]. D. Sullivan, Suydam, Todd,
Utsey, Wander, Horst, Wade, Wells,
Virgins, Williamson, ". B. Wilson,
Wingc, Wynch, Speaker, Whaley-
IS.
The Discussion.
Discussion on the lien law opened
the morning session Of the house,
| the bill being special order for lO:lO
o'clock. Mr.. Simkins, urged the re-
peal. stating that he believed the law
robbed the farmer Of financial inde-
pendence and because he believed
it was time for the farmer to estao-
lish a personal credit.
Mr.. w. D. Bryan also urged re-
peal. 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
vears ago. when member Of the
house, he had voted against repeal
Since this be had investigated and
found the farmers Overwhelmingly
| for the repeal. The law had been
nassed not for the merchant, 0G'
| for the farmer and when the farmer
asked for the repeal it should o.
granted. When bankers or lawyer:
asked for reforms they were grant
ed. the same confederation should Dc
| siven the farmers. He had kao"1
eases where, the merchants and bank
ers had entered into consplrac.
whereby the farmer could not ge
money at the bank, but would of
connelle6 to give g lien to the meT
chant for advances.
Mr.. McColl said he spoke neitne
as farmer nor merchant. d
statement had been made that tn
farmers demanded the repea! OF tn
law. There was an assertion mao
that the repeal Of the Ia" Wor!'
better labor conditions. 1t would
instead, cause the poor farmers t
aoct TO the cotton mills, becaus
thev would be unable to get al
credit. He personally knew OF case
If that kind. He appealed to tn
members to reflect before takln
ing an unwise step.
Mr.. Wright said If the ilen IA
a wes repealed it would Work mar.
O shin on the small farmer. II
thought the poor farmer should nav
: some credit.
. Mr. x. P. Smith said the repe;
. of the law would wipe out slo'ooo
It 900 of securities. There was I
Q move on foot to wipe out the !an'
lords lien, but there were some WI
. would be glad to rob the farmer
E credit system.
,r Mr.. Haner called for the preSlo'
of question. -, so ;,
~ Mr. K. ?. Smith called for I!
,e aves and nays on this. BY a vote
a. g. TO So the house ordered the pr
is vious question.
as Mr.. Brown moved the chncn
$ on the previous question and on u
= M Rucker demanded the ayes a.