Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-03-06
LEGIs1.ATURE HAS ADJOURNED.
Senate Would Have Remained in Ses-
sion, But House Went Home.

at f.3Z d. IN. InurSuay ADJOURNED
sine die, thus bringing to an end the
most unusual session the General As
sembly has held in many years. The
House adjourned sine die at 3C5 D.
m, while the Senate was taking Il
recess.
Adjournment Of the Senate follow
ed a stormy and bitter session, d..r-
ing which for five hours the Blease
and anti-Blease forces fought, the
anti-Bleaseites having the majority
and forcing through their program,
not, however, until the friends OF the
Governor had exhausted every par.
liamentary device. Roll calls were
forced on almost every motion.
The session was featured by a
strorg arraignmeIM and denuncia-
tion IT the position Governor Blease
took In ignoring the Senate's resolu-
tior asking for the list of appointees
to various county positions. The
s"eeches "Nro warm IN terms and
ranked all the way from mild obiec-
ton to talk Of Impeachment
The Senate remembered last year.
and used all the known means in
their power tc force the hands OF the
Governor and so tie him up that he
either must appoint those recon-.
Mnrdnf' by The various county dele
cations or appoint no one, and shat
is what was done.
The Senate, led by Senator Clifton.
had rescinded their agreement TO the
final adjournment idea. for to-day,
and, exhausted by five hours Of bitter
wrangling, had agreed to a truce for
dinner and were to reassemble at
4.30 to fight it out" but the House
blocked this by adjourning sine die.
When the Senate reassembled there
was nothing else for them to do but
follow suit, anG accordingly, without
q contest, they adopted the sine die
resolution and dispersed.
A Fitting Climax.
There were no signs Of the morn
+, ing's conflict in the closing moments
in what was the most remarkable day
of the most remarkable session OF the
Legislature in many year. 1t was a
history day and a fitting eli
max to the session..
The program Of the Senate ma iOr-
ity was to take a recess and come
back the latter part of March, but
the House leaders refused to agree to
this program-partly because they
were worn out and wanted to go
home, and partly because OF the re-
fusal Of the Senate to concur in the
House resolution for recess until
May, which passed the lower body
some two weeks ago. The House
thought eight weeks was enough and
broke up the Scnates plans by
promptly adjourning and going home.
leaving the Upper House nothing to
do but to follow suit.
Senator Clifton lead the fight for
resembling Of the final adjournment,
and was assisted by Senators Alan
Johnstone, Carlisle, Hardin and 9TH
ers. Senator Appel lead deter
mined fight against the program and
in q speech filled with political bit
icrncSs charged Unfair treatment and
chat something Was going ON which
he knew nothing about. He used
every cGfort 10 his1l, the movement to
rcSCind rhG hnal adjournment roSclu
ZION and forced ~. can aftCr ron
call. However, the majority had their
program well in hand and forced it
through without a change. After
resembling their agreement to ad-
journ sine die they adopted a motion,
by Senator Clifton, that the Senate
and House recede from business until
March 10, only after several roll
calls. There was considerable bit
terness displayed and parliamentary
tactics were exhausted by Senator
Appel and his followers in an e':ort
to get final adjournment.
Angcrcd by Blcasc's Action.
Several executive sessions Of the
Senate were held, so strained was the
situation. The fight arose over The
refusal Of the Governor to send TO
the Senate the list Of appointments ts
to positions in various counties. as
called for in resolution yesterday.
He disregarded the matter entirely,
and this angered the Senate to such
an extent that they refused to ad-
journ.
Senator Waller opened the fight by
roundly denOuncing the position Of
the Governor in the matter Of ap-
pointments, and told of the fight in
Greenwood, when the Governor dis
regarded the recommendation of the
delegation and appointed his own
friends to office. The situation arose
after the committee, consisting of
Senators Appel, Wharton and
Hough, had waited on the Governor
and he had informed them that he
had nothing more for them. 'The
Governor says that he has until
March 18th to make the appoint
ments, and he proposes to assert his
constitutional rights" said Senator
wharton, one Ol lne COHl1nlIlee. lie
then informed the Senate that the
Governor had nothing more for them.
Waller Scores BIease.
This opened the fireworks. Sena-
tor Waller arraigned and denounced
the Governor for the position he had
taken in this matter, and called at
tention to the disregarding Of the
recommendations which had been
mazda n TN, h,, Inl
CATION. He called attention to that
NrNNiRi0n In tho nnnciiution q h