The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-21
Governor Uses The Veto
On Appropriation Bill

senate looked On for while, voted 10
take a recess until o'clock and then
the house wondered what it would dc.
1t wrestled with six disapprovals, then
took a recess for an hour, met at 7.73,
and then there was no quorum. When
the house reassembled, Mr.. McDow
offered a coneurrent resolution, re
scinding the resolution to adjourn tc-
day at noon and agree to adjourn al
Wednesday noon. This would have
given an opportunity for the sixty
absent members to return and; take ur
an unexpected situation.
Mr.. Williams wanted the house to go
ahead with it's work. Members were
elected to attend to their duty and
should be here. DR.. Dick said this
would mean work on Sunday and he
protested against such course. Th@
members objected to Mr.. McDow's
resolution and dispensed with its con-
sideration.
Danger Of No Quorum.
Speaker Smith pointed out the dan
ger Of the situation. There was a
bare quorum, and if a quorum were
not shown to be present it wouli i'll
vo1ve serious trouble, because, the
house had on it's journal that it would
adjourn at noon today, and if an ad-
journment was taken from day to day
to secure quorum, it would seriously
be shown by the journal that would
jeopardize all work done today.
Mr.. McDow said it was pitch DARK
and the hour of noon had long since
passed. Speaker Smith said he wish
ed to point out the danger of the sit
uation of no quorum showing. Then
half a dozen members started to walk
out and break the quorum, ten men,
bers having objected 70 the McDow
resolution to change the day for ad-
journment. Mr.. Brice said it was a
substantial objection to consider such
matters with only a bare quorum
present. Mr.. Browning begged the
members to remain and stand to their
! guns and do the best they could. Mr.
Todd hoped all members would re-
main and vote and take their share OF
the responsibility. Mr.. Mears wanted
to know if absent members could be
sent for. Mr.. Smith said they could
be. But the voting kept up, each time
showing a bare majority
Absentees Recorded.
On the ballot just be1ore the recess
the absentees as recorded by Assist
ant Clerk Hamel we're: Aver, Baskin,
Bethea, B. II. Brown, Charles, Connor,
Dobson, Dubose, E. G. Edwards, Gary,
Gasque, Gilbert, Hamilton, Harrison,
Hill, Hiott, Hopkins, Hunter, James,
Jones, Kellehan, Kirvin, McCraVey,
McKeown, Mcqueen, Mansfield, Man.
uel, Mauldin, Miller, Minis, Mitchum,
Moore, Mower, Nunnery, H. A. Odom,
W. r. Odom, Osborne, Paulling, Pc
CUES, Peoples, Polk, Richardson, SAL
ley, Sawyer, Saye, Scott, Searson,
Shuler, G.. D. Smith, D. L. Smith, Stan
| ley, Watson, Wyche. It is to be said
that the veto was entirely unexpected.
Friends of Governor Blease had stated
openly that there would be no trouble
with the appropriation bill. But be-
fore more is said, it will be well to
read the special message of Governor
Blease, in which he sets forth his posi-
ton, as follows:
Governors Message.
estate of South Carolina, Executive
Department, Message No. "a:
"To the Honorable the Members OF
the General Assembly, of the State OF
South Carolina Gentlemen: It is with
a great deal of reluctance that I re-
turn to you without my signature the
general appropriation bill for the year
1911. I do not veto the entire act, but
in obedience to pledges made to the
people of South Carolina in my cam
paign for the office of governor, and
doing what believe to be right and
for the best interests of all the people,
7 feel, to redeem those pledges and tc
do my full duty, that I must exercise
the right given to me under Section
%, Article 4, of the constitution of the
State of South Carolina, 1895, which
reads in part as follows:
Constitutional Authority.
"sBills appropriating money out O.
the treasury shall specify the objects
and purposes for which the same arr
. made, and appropriate to them re
spectively their several amounts II
, distinct items and sections. If th'
= governor shall not approve any on