Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
OVER GOVERNORS VETO,
Senate Passes Winding,up Commits
sion Investigation Act.

was much ACRIMONIOUS ana cduStic ue
bate on what one senator termed q
slap in the face of every member OF
the floor OF the senate"
H. B. Carlisle, senator from Spar
hamburg county. opened the debate OF
the bill. He said that the bill was In
ltroduced at the instance Of the gov
ernor to take the stain off the char
acter of those whom he accused. Al
ter it's passage the governor saw II
to veto it. He said that w. H. Stew
art, senator from York county, hat
Informed him that certain section
Of the bill was obnoxious to the gov
ernor, and If this was eradicated NJ
would sign It, This was eliminated
but notwithstanding this assurance tht
bill was vetoed,
Robert Lide, senator from. Orange
burg. doubted that there was pres
ent necessity for an investigation
The dispensary has long held the po
litical limelight In this state, and III
for one would like to see 1t eliminated
Niels Christensen, senator from
Beaufort, said that the members Of
the winding-up commission stood un.
der the stigma Of an accusation, anc
he thought that they should be g1ver
a chance to pass from under 1t. The
senate would not be just to itself Il
did not give these men chance to be
investigated. He said that these mer
were conscientious in that they die
their duty as they saw 1t.
| W. j. Montgomery, senator IRON
Marion, said that the charges prefer.
red by the governor stand, and that
they should either be proved or dis
proved. Until then the winding-uE
commission will stand with stain
Ion their characters
W. L. Mauldin, senator from Green
Iville did not want to enter the germ
laden atmosphere" of the dispensary
but the charges are such that no hon.
est man would want to stand under
them. 1t would be cowardly for the
senate to refuse them hearing.
| Leqrand G. Walker, senator from
IGeorgetown, said that the members OF
the senate are the representatives OF
the people of the state, and that the
appointees on the investigating COM
mittee are the servants of the senate
Shall they let the impression stand
that they and the president of the SEN
ate know not what they do? Shall II
be said that the senate dared to ap-
point "whitewash body?" The SEN
ate must give these men a chance to
clear themselves.
Macbeth Young, senator from Un-
ion, said that the men who are ac-
cused by the chief executive of the
state are honorable men, men who
can not rest under such charges as
are preferred. They should be given
chance to clear themselves. The
governor demanded that the bill be
passed, and when II was he vetoed It.
| The message sent by the governor
is slap in the face of every senator
tI,n Af hn ~
declared In the parlance Of the street
the governor of the state has as good
as said that the president Of the SEN
ate and the lieutenant governor OF
the state had given him cold deck"
and had stacked" the cards against
him. His appointees are honorable
men, yet he claimed that they would
be biased. 1t is incumbent on the SEN
ate to give him a fair trial. Sores
must be opened to let out the fetid
matter.
F.. H. Weston, senator from Rich
land, reading the message Of c. l.
Blease, governor Of South Carolina
said that the senate could not sustain
its self-respect If it sustained the gov
ernor in this measure. He desired, as
a member of the senate, to support the
governor in every way possible If he
Icould conScientiously so do. But In
this case it Is impossible. The charges
made are grave, and must be either
proved or rejected.
| Louis Appelt. senator from Claren-
don, said that he had written several
editorials outlining his position againsl
| please, and that he then said that II
please could. in any way, show his
reasons for vetoing this bal. and II
they were well-grounded he would
support him.
| After the debate, on motion of SEN
ator Carlisle. the bill was put to a vote
to be passed over the governors veto
the result being as follows:
| Yeas-J. d. Ackerman. Louis APP
pelt. Geo. D. Bates. ]. B. Black. H. B
Carlisle. y. Christensen, ]. H. Clifton
T. G.. Croft. ID. NJ. Crosson, E. c. Epps
J. NJ. Forrest, f. R. CHM, ]. B. Green,
| w. :. Hall. p. l.. Hardin. w. ]. John
son, Alan Johnstone, G. K. Laney. L.
NJ. Lawson. Robert Lide. j. H. Man
ming. j. Moore Mars. w. L. Mauldin
w. J. Montgomery, st. Clair Mucken-
fuss, r. H. Rainsford, Huger Sinkler
d. A. Spivey, G. NJ. Stuckey, G. w
Sullivan, S. ]. Summers, LeGrand G
Walker, c. A. C. Waller, F. H. Weston,
]. H. Wharton, Macbeth Young-36.
NayS-J. r. Earle. w. r. Hough
and T.. ]. Straits.
| The veto message of Governor
}Rleaso follows:
ITO the honorable, the members of
the senate Of the state of South Car
olna:
| "Gentlemen: | herewith return Ia
you without my signature, an act, en-
titled an An act to nrovide for an in
vestigation of the acts and doings of
the state dispensary commission and
the acts and doings of the attorney
general In connection herewith. and
of the acts and doings of the commit
tee of the general assembly, dated
January 81. 1905. and OF the acts and
doings Of any other person or persons
in any way connected with the affairs
of the state dispenSary and the inveS-
tigation and winding up thereof
Il return to you this act. without my
signature. for the reason that. in my
opinion. under the provisions of the
act, any investigation o would have
been entirely one sided and a use
lies and unnecessary expense to the
state of South Carolina, and for the
| further reason that | decided to re-
move the members of the then dis
penSary winding-up commission and
appoint an entirely new commission.
which ! did. and who had the power
under the then existing law. to do all
| that was provided for in this act to be
done by the committee to be appoint
/ ed under the provisions of this act
| II have absolutely no objection to
the freest and fullest investigation of
all matters and of all parties connect
ed with the state dispensary system.
and I will render to you. or to the dis
penSary commission, all Of the per-
sonal. political and official informa-
ton, influence and power. at my COM
mand. to bring absolutely before the
public any and all transactions in re-
gard to the said state dispensary. or
any person or persons who have ever
been connected herewith.
Very respectfully,
| cole l.. Please.
Governor.