The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-03-06
CLOSING SCENE MUCH
TALKED OF.
South CarOlina'S Remark
able Legislative L Session
Is Over.-StOrEny Scenes
Mark Closing Day.

stormy scenes in the Senate, which
preceded the final adjournment of the
General Assembly yesterday, consti-
tute the topic of conversation in many
parts of South Carolina today. AL
most everyone declares that similar
scenes were never witnessed on the
eve of final adjournment before. GER
tainly not in many years. The echo
of it will be heard on campaign
stumps in every county this summer,
and it will 20 down in history as a day
full of unexpected developments. but
still a fitting climax to the session of
1912.
From the opening day the General
Assembly and the Governor we're at
'tlogger-heads," and this was shown
by the promptness with which meas
ures were passed over the Governors
veto, accompanied in almost every in.
stance by denunciation of the Chief
Executive. Early in the session the
House, in numerous ways, showed its
Anti-Blease sentiment and the sup
porters of the Governor dwindled to a
mere handful. The ease and rapidity
with which the House organization
ran e. erytling gave rise to the charge
of ssteam rolier'' methods by the
Bleasites. Any way the House wasn't
long in showing where it stood and
how it regarded the actions Of the
Chief Executive.
The Senate is naturally more de-
Lucrative body than the lower cham
ber, and, while they in the early pant
O. the session Enthusiastically indicated
their position by passing promptly
several measures over the veto over
whelmingly, still they were disposed
to 90 slower than the House and
didn't make known as early their atti-
tude towards the Governor. This
was shown by the Senate turning
down the House resolution to take a
recess until May %, some three weeks
before the final adjournment.
But yesterday the Senate was the
scene of a furious storm, when the
Governor refused to pay any attention
to the request which had been made
on him to furnish the list of appoin-
tees in the various counties and it
ragged in all it's fury for FIVE hou urs.
The Anti -Bleaseites held the reins in
their own, hands and they recintled
the resolution to adjourn sine die and
wanted to take recess until the lat.
ter part of March; and had the House
not blocked the programme by refns-
ing to concur in the recinding OF the
sine die adjournment resolution, the
recess would undoubtedly have been
taken. The attitude of the lower
body was stated by one of the leaders,
when he said: "The Senate woke up
too late. We were willing for the re-
cess two weeks ago, but the Senate
turned it down. We have stayed mere
two weeks longer now than the term
and think it is time to 60 home and
that it's too late to talk recess" So,
when the House adjourned sine die at
3.O5 the Senate had to follow suit at
4.02 and 30 the same.
Governor Blease was the centre of
Yesterdays Senate storm. He was
vigorously and even bitterly denounc-
ed and scored, and as vigorously de-
Tended. Senator Waller Lead the at
tacking forces in the denunciation of
the Governor and the speech of the
Greenwood Senator will long be re-
membered by those who heard it.
The veteran lawmaker was wrought
up and aired his grievances in plain
words and didn't mince terms He
Thought the Governor was liable for
Impeachment in the disregaSding OF
the resolution calling for him to send
his list of appoin tees to the Senate.
Senator Clifton was the leader in the
movement to have the recess taken,
while Senator Applet was tho defend
er of the Governor. Senator Laney
was vigorous opponent of the recess
idea, although he took no part in the
denunciation of the Chief Executive.
Both the Bleaseites and the Anti
Blesseites are claiming political ad-
vantage from the legislative session.
The friends Of the Governor say the
long session, the attitude Of the Legis-
lature in running over the Governor
in the matter of vetoes, and especially
the stormy scenes in the Senate on
the closing day, will all rebound to
his advantage in the election. They
claim that he has the people with him
and that he will not only be reelected
BY an increased majority, but that
General Assembly in svmpathy with
him will be elected.
The Anti. Blesseites point to the ac-
ton of the Legislature, which is d.
rectly from the people, as proof posi-
tive that the Governor is q beaten