The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
anti GAMBLING BILL
The SENATE KILLS INJUNCTION
FEATURE OF MEASURE
THE DEBATE WAS WARM

Explaining Change in Attitude by
Expressing Fear That Fight on
This Point Might Defeat Whole
Bill.
The Senate Monday night, by a
vote of SO to 2, struck out the in
junction feature Of the anti-race
gambling bill. The bill was debated
at length, the session being one OF
the most interesting Of the term. the
race track bill has not yet gone to
third reading, but when the pending
amendment has been passed upon
that stage of its passage will likely
be formal.
Those who voted 10 strike out Sec
ton 2 of the bill were: Senators
Ackerman, Appelt, Bates, Black, Car
Isle. Christensen, Clifton, Crosson,
Forrest, CHM, Green, Hall, Hardin,
Hough, Johnstone, Laney, Lawson,
Manning, Mars, ". L. Mauldin, T. j.
A1auldin, McCown, Montgomery,
Nuckenfuss, Rainsford, Stewart,
Strait, stuckey, Summers, Waller,
Weston, Wharton and Young.
Those who voted to retain Section
. we're: Senators Lide and Earle.
Those Senators who so strongly
stood for Section last week appar-
entity took the view expressed by one
Of their number, Senator Carlisle,
that he would vote to strike out en-
tirely the misdemeanor section ratn-
er than see the bill defeated entirely,
and he had seen from the last vote
that, by a majority of one, the Sen
ate wished to kill the injunction fea-
ture
After going through the days Cal
endar and disposing Of uncontested
measures. Senator Carlisle called for
the special order for the night, the
House bill against bookmaking. Be-
fore entering into debate, Senator
Carlisle stated that he proposed to
move to lay on the table the commit
tee amendment as to the Injunction
feature, and then to move to strike
out Section OF the bill.
The amendment was read, and
Senator Carlisle moved to lay it on
the table. He withdrew his motion
temporarily, and secured the floor
in debate. He said the amendment
had met with the approval of a bare
majority of the committee, but that
those of the committee who desired
to put stop to gambling had later
decided to call upon the Senate to
eradicate the misdemeanor feature OF
the bill. He said he had talked to
many on this question, and he
thought that if the majority Of the
PEOPLE of Charleston wanted to put
out horse race gambling they could
DO it without Section 2, and he had
consented to urge that this section be
left out.
Senator Clifton and. Senator Car
Isle took part in a little tilt on the
floor. Senator Clifton asked Senator
Carlisle if he did not have some hope
Of getting this Injunction feature in
in some other guise. Senator Car
Isle asked Senator Clifton if he was
personally opposed to horse race
gambling. After some words, Sem
ator Carlisle replied to Senator Cliff
tons question by saying that he could
hope that in some such way the law
might be enforced, but that they did
not think such would ever be posi-
BILE.
He said he and those who are op-
posed to race track gambling had
seen that the Senate vote was about
tied on the question, and in order
that the law might pass they had
decided to consent to allow it to go
through as any ordinary criminal
statute. Senator Carlisle accused
those who differed with him on the
bookmaking question of changing
sides. He said they had originally
held out for the bill with the injunc-
ton feature left out and they now
want that feature left in the bill.
Senators Applet ond Clifton stated
that they wanted Section 2 left in
the bill but wanted the committee
amendment adopted. The amend
ment stated that person must be
held to bail or indicted by a grand
jury before being tried for violation
Of the law. Senator Carlisle offered,
as a substitute amendment, one to
strike out Section of the bill. Sen
ator Clifton then offered an amend
ment as substitute to all amend
ments. this being the same as the
amendment of the judiciary commit
tee. Senator Clifton debated his
amendment.
Senator ". L. Mauldin asked Sen
aIOE clifton IL lue StI!hiuS OuL ~
Section would not make the law as
fcrceful as any other law on the stat
ute books Of the State. The speaker
replied that he believed that those
fayoring the original bill thought
that those favoring the original bill
thought that by some means they
could have an injunction issued
against bookkeeping.
Senator Montgomery asked Sena-
tor Clifton if he thought the common
law privilege Of injunction should be
abolished. The speaker answered in
the negative Senator Clifton said
the bill was most drastic, even
though it were modelled after bill
framed "by bunch of whiskers in
New York The galleries were
crowded with visitors during the de-
bate on the bill and there was much
said that brought forth laughter.
Senator w. L. Mauldin asked if
the striking out of the Injunction
FaotTra of tho hill vor15 NOT leave