Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-24
PASSES HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY.
Dispensary Investigation Act Went
- Over tho Veto Of Governor.
(The State, Jan. 17.)

BY q unanimous vote yesterday the
House passed, over tho Governors
veto, the act providing for an investi-
CATION Of the first State dispensary
commission, the Attorney General,
the Investigating committee of the
General Assembly and any persons in
any way connected with the affairs
Of the old State dispensary, by leg
islative committee Of six. Tho SEN
ate, by a vote Of 33 to 3, passed the
same act on January 10th. The vote
OF the House yesterday was 104 to 0.
When the aye and nay vote on the
passage Of the act over the veto Of
the Governor was taken, Mr.. Ashley
and Mr. Bailey voted nay, but before
the result was announced changed
their votes to aye.
There was no opposition In the
House to the passage Of the act ye-
toed by the Governor.
When informed yesterday of the
action taken by the House in passing
the act to investigate the dispensary
commission, Of which he was chair
man, Dr. w. ]. Murray, Of Colum-
bia, said 81 an very glad to hear
it, The other members Of the COM
mission'are ]. Steele Brice, Of York
VILE; A. N. Wood, Gaffney; Avery
Patton, Greenvile; John McSween,
Timmonsville.
H., l,ot
he would announce this morning the
appointment Of the three members Of
the House who will be on the investi-
eating committee with Senators Sui
livan, Carlisle and Clifton, who were
appointed last year by c. A. Smith,
president Of the Senate. Under the
act the Investigating committee of
six Is given 81 900 to defray the eX-
penses Of the Investigation and in
vested with the necessary power to
make 1t.
Wanted Postponcmcnt.
When the act and veto message
were taken up, Mr.. Rembert said that
he wanted action on the vetoed act
continued until after the present dis
pensary winding-up commission made
its report
Mr.. Cary declared that the matter
ought to be settled irrespective of
whatever report the commission, ap-
pointed by tho Governor, might
make. Mr. Cary read portions OF
message No. 4 sent to the Legisla-
ture during its session Of 1911 by the
Governor IN which I'd mada certain
distinctions rs to ,ho conduct 81
those romrGed Mitn Qe lr4hing 9;
the &tnt0 Gis po osnry scandal ana saio
= Ao.- - ~. blliul - - cog.up
ton"
Mr.. Rembert Interrupted Mr.. Cary
to say that he withdrew even his
suggestion Of postponing the vetoed
measure and intended to vote to pass
1T over the Governors veto.
Mr. Cary ended his remarks with
the statement that the Governor had
inferred and insinuatcd charges
against South Carolnian3 whom he
believed to be Of irrcproachable char
acter, and that the matter should be
siftcd to the bottom.
AS for waiting on the IL. t of
Blease's commission, he would pre-
Ter deliverance from committee
from the House and Senate.
In brief speech Mr.. Stevenson
said that the House was bound by It's
self-reSpect to answer the veto mes
sage by passing the act providing for
an investigation. "The Governor has
insnuated," declared Mr.. Stevenson,
that your presiding officers are not
to be trusted to appoint an Investigate
ing committee which will do justice
while he has dispensary commits
sion which can do it all right"
FOLLOWING the passage, over the
veto OF the Governor, a few days ago.
OF the dispensary investigation act
Speaker Mcndel l.. Smith Friday
named the members on the Joint in
vestigating committee, as provided
for In the act. The House members
OF the committee are: T.. NJ. Cary,
Oconee; W. l.. Daniel, Saluda, and
}. j. Evans, Marlboro.
The Senator'S who arc to serve on
the committee were named last year
by Chas A. Smith, Lieutenant Cover
nor. They are: G.. w. Sullivan, An
derson; II. B. Carlisle, Spartanburg;
John II. Clifton, Sumter.
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