The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-31
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Eouss Refuses 10 p:iai oas Ct Bieass's
Vsse Messages ia Fall

Only SMALL PART PASS
By Vote OF Eighcy-Six to Twenty
Six the House os Representatives
Refuses to Allow One OF the Gov.
ernor's Messages TO Be Entered il
Full on Its Records.
AS climax to q debate, begun at
noon Tuesday, on the governors spe-
clal message to the house of repre-
sentatives, purporting to give reasons
for his veto Of the libel act, the
house Tuesday night, by the vote
CT Sc to 26, decided to adopt the re-
| port of the judiciary committee, and
expunge t ON the permanent rec
ords OF the body all Of the MESA ge
except few small excerpts, which
the committee believes include all
which could come under the consti-
tutional requirement Of objections
at large" which must be printed In
the journal.
The matter was brought up at
noon Tuesday, when Mt. W. F. Stew
enson of Chesterfield opened for the
judiciary committee, Of which he is
member. Mr.. George R. Rembert
o. Richland spoke next in reply, and
the debate was resumed at o'clock
Tuesday night. Mr.. r. J. kirkland
o. Kershaw was one Of the first
speakers OF the evening. Mr.. Kirk
land was in favor OF expurgating the
message.
He was followed by Mr.. James E.
Davis Of Barnwell. Mr.. Davis stated
On the floor that he was personal
friend Of Governor Blease, and that
he had voted for him, but he de-
nounced in strong terms the Ian
guage and subject OF the message.
81 can see the hand Of Esau in this
matter" said Mr.. Davis in discuss
ing the motives which impelled the
governor to take this stand.
Mr.. Magill Of Greenwood did not
believe that any part Of the mes
sage should be expunged from the
record, and argued constitutional au-
thorities to show that a message sent
up with a vetoed Dill, giving reasons
for the veto, must be printed in full.
Mr. Osborne Of Srartanburg deliv-
cred a strongly 2hrased talk IN ia
vor Of wiping the offending message
from the records OF the house.
The previous question was called
shortly after 10 O'clock, and the roll
call vote was taken on the matter Of
adopting the committee report, urg-
ing the expunging from the record
OF all but small portion of the mes
sage. The result showed s6 for and
26 against the exDunging. TIE vote
was as follows: In favor of ex-
punging the part OF libel act message
from the record:
Speaker NJ. L. Smith, Arnold, Ay-
er, Baskin, Reamguard, Belser, Be-
thea, Bookter, Bowers, Bowman,
Boyd, Brice, B. II. Brown, Brown
ing, Butler, Cary, Chandler, Charles,
Conner, Courtney, Davis, Dick, Dix
on, Dobson, Dubose, Drummond,
Earle, E G. Edwards, Isaac Ed
wards, Erckmann, Evans, Fuitz,
Gssque, Gilbert, Graham, Harris, Hill,
Hines, Hiott, Hopkins, Horlbeck,
Hunter, Jackson, James, Jones, Ket-
chin. Ki5ler, kirkland, League, Lee,
Lengnick. McCravey, McDow, Nc
Keown, Mcqueen, Mansfield, Manuel,
'Neares, Miller, Minis, Motto, Nichol-
son. Nunnery, H. 4. Odom, ". P.
Odom, Osborne, Pegues, Polk,
Reaves, Richardson, Riley, Sanders,
Saye, Searson, c. =. Shuler, R. L..
shuler, Stevenson, Tison, Wander
Horst, Vincent, Watson, Whisonant,
Williams, Willis, W:ngard, Youmans
$50.
Not In favor OF expunging part OF
the libel act message from the record.
Ashley, Bodie, T. P. Brown, j. NJ.
Daniel, ". L. Daniel, Hamilton, Har-
rison, Hutto, IrbY, Kirvin, Leland.
Magill, Moore, Mower, Paulling, Pee
pies, Renbert, Sawyer, Scott, c. D.
Smith, D. L. Smith, X. P. Smith,
Todd, Turnbull, Wells, Wyche-26.
The principal matter discussed in
the argument was whether the con-
stitution required the message to be
printed in full, under its requirement
/ that when the governor refuses to
sign an act, it must be returned to
the house in which It originated
with his objections, and that the "ob-
jections at large" must be entered
upon the journal. Whether or not
the house could coIistitutionally eS-
runge any part Of the message from
! tie record was the main theme
which ran through the debate.
TIE action Of the house, showing
|; that g large majority thought that
such a step was within the constitu-
ton, will doubtless set 2 precedent
in constitutional Interpretation
since the constitutions Of the fed
!eral government AMI OF many OF the
other States contain identical pro
visions in this connection. This /;
probably the first time in the history
Of the United States that such a sit.
uation has come about either IN State
or federal government.
One of tho largest throngs o. Wis
itors since the session opened filled
the galleries and lower floor o. the
house Thursday night, and he2rc
with eager attention the various ar'
auments made. At one time b1rs'