The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-17


mittee had been handled by the chair.
He told the. house that there were
two reports, one from the subcommit-
tee recommending that a part Of the
special message on the libel act be
expunged from the record and anoth-
er from the committee on judiciary as
a whole. recommending that the libel
act pass over the governors veto.
He had followed the usual proceed
ing In presenting the reports. one at
a time. Speaker Smith said that the
reports were separate and would be
voted on separately.
Mr.. Rembert asked unanimous con-
sent to consider both reports to-
gether.
Mr.. Wander Horst, succeeding T. b.
Fraser as chairman Of the judiciary
committee. took the floor to make
a formal statement" He said that
Mr.. Rembert seemed to think the
judiciary committee was moved to
make seperate reports on the COVER
nor's veto message and the libel act.
He explained that two papers had
been referred to the committee by
the house. the one a message, the
other a vetoed act. Therefore, the
committee. Of necessity. had to make
two separate reports.
Mr.. Rembert read the section Of
the State constitution which says that
the governors reasons for vetoing an
act must be printed In the journal.
He said that there had been an at
tempt to overrule the constitution.
In reply to this statement. Mr.. Van
der Horst said. Assuming that the
State constitution does require every
word Of veto message to be print
ed. this veto message has already
been printed In full in the journal.
The message was referred to rec
ommendation. 1 am neither a friend
nor an enemy to the governor. When
think he Is right ! will vote with
him, but when / thin he Is wrong I
will vote against him. In my opinion
ion. the language contained in the
governors special veto message on
the libel act is unbecoming to the rec
ords Of this house."
Mr.. Wander Horst gave Mr.. Rem
bert permission to ask him q oaes-
tion.
rs 1t the idea of the judiciary COM
mittee that they can legislate a mat
ter through the house which contro-
verts the constitution" asked Mr..
Rembert. ut
Mr.. Wander Horst requested Mr..
Rembert to put his question more
speciafically.
II can not" replied Mr.. Rembert,
furnish the brains for asking a
question and also the brains for an
swering IT,"
Il hardly think you can," retorted
Mr.. Wander Horst. amid laughter.
In regard to the violation of the
constitution. which Mr.. Rembert
wishes TO bring out In his remarks,
Mr.. Wander Horst told the house that
the constitution requires that the OBJ
jections raised by the governor to a
vetoed act should be printed at large
In the house record. In the special
message on the libel act. the only OBJ
jections raised were In the first two
paragraphs Of the message. The re-
mainder Of the document was q mere
recital Of the governors grievances.
Mr.. Stevenson. chairman of the
subjudiciary committee. which rec
commended that a part Of the special
message be expunged. took the floor
The members Of judiciary COM
mittee did not call for the report
when II was read this morning." said
was read Mr.. Rembert took the
hoor and / could not get 1t to make q
statement as to why the report was
made. The judiciary committee has
nothing whatever to do with the way
In which reports are dead in the
house. I am In favor Of having both
reports printed and laid on the desks
OF the members"
Mr.. Magill moved that the two re-
ports on the special message and
the libel act be printed and laid on
the members desks.
MIR. Kibler moved to continue tho
debate until Wednesday at noon,
when "the lawyers Of the house"
would have had time to decide wheth-
er or not the constitution had been
violated by the report OF the judi