The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-17
lElukE F0R BlElsE.
: COMMITTEES FAvORS PASSING LII
BEL MEASURE AND ExPUNG-
ING PART OF MES
SAGE.
Nr. Rembcrt Starts Acrimonious De-
Base-Discusscs judiciary Commit
tee and Speaker. to Which Excep-
tions are Taken.

Columbia. Jan. 13.-The judiciary
committee OF the house has made re-
ports on the libel act and on the spe-
cial message Of the governor in ref
ereI.ce to It. The first report of the
com mmittee. made by four Of It's MEM
bers, which II appointed q sub-com-
mittee. recommends that all the gov
ernor's libel act message. except his
specific objections to the act which
the constitution requires printed In
the Journal. be expunged from the
reco-d. since 'the style and language
In which the same Is couched are
such that self-respect forbids that a
dign,ned legislative body should per-
init II to become part of the records
Of its acts"
The second report OF the judiciary
COMMITTEES. read last night. recon-
mends that the libel act pass in spite
OF the governors veto.
A stormy debate was precipitated
In the house by Mr.. Rembert last
night when ne insinuated that there
was some Interior motive In present.
ing the two reports separately. and
tried to prove that the judiciary COM
mittee had violated the constitution
IN recommending that part Of the
governors libel act message be ex-
plunged from the record. Debate was
adjourned on the two reports until
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Wander Horst. chairman of the
judicii.ry committee. Mr.. Stevenson.
chairman Of the subcommittee ap-
pointei, and Speaker Smith on the
part sf the house took exception to
the rtmsrks Of Mr.. Rembert. The
debate was acrimonious.
The report OF the subcommittee of
the judiciary committee was read yes
terday morning at 1880 o'clock. Mr..
Rembert took the floor Immediately
after the report was read. The only
point he made. when he was In
tsrrupted to allow L. w. Page to
spsak. was to tho constitutionaiity Of
sxpungIng part OF the special mes
sAss on the libel act from the record.
After the Joint assembly adjourned
last night. tho house reconvensd and
&ecidsd to adjourn until Monday night
- 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Rsmbers whose speech ON the
adoption Of tho ereportsof the sub
ecmmittss OF the Judiciary committee
Of the libel act veto message be sx-
plunged from the record. was cut short
yesterday morning. again took the
nocr last night after the house f,xed
the hour to which II would stand ad-
jourusd.
Mr.. Rembsrt said at the outset that
he aid not want to open the debate
On the report OF the subcommittee On
the sovsrnor's libel act message, but
th<t he Understood that the judiciary
committee would recommend In an
other report that the libel act be
passed over the governors veto.
There were" said Mr.. Rembert,
two reports. the first. recommending
that the house expunse part Of the
governors special message. and the
second. recommending that the libel
act be passed over the governors ve-
TO-"
Mr.. Rembert said that when the
report Of the subjudiciary committee
was reaS to tho house yesterday
morning. there was silence and he
took the floor to defend his excel
lency
The usual course" declared the
speaker. would have been for Mr..
Stevenson. the chairman of tho sub
committee making the report. to tell
the house why the committee had
recommended that part of the spe-
ciai message be expunged from the
house Journal"
Mr. Rembert said that he wanted
the full report OF the judiciary COM
mittee read before the house and in
timated that there was some ulterior
motive In holding back the report of
the judiciary committee recommend
Ing that the libel act pass In spite of
the governors veto. Mr.. Rembert
ended with the statement that ne
mad not yet spoken on the merits Of
the case.
Speaker Smith. at this point. made
the statement that the remarks OF
Mr.. Remtert might be construed IA
reflection upon the way I'm which