Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Brief Resume Of the Proceedings Of
House and Senate.

House and Senate.
Meeting at II o'clock Wednesday,
the house passed a concurrent resolu-
tion introduced by ]. w. Ashley, Of
Anderson, to provide for the appoint
ment Of special committee to inves-
tigate that part Of the governors in
augural address which applied to the
division Of the Peabody fund between
the university and Winthrop. The
committee is required to report to the
general assembly within ten days.
Mr.. Fortner, Of Spartanburg intro
duced a long concurrent resolution
providing for a very minute investiga-
ton Of any part the railroads may
have played in the primary election
ried over for debate yesterday, its i'm
mediate consideration being objected
to on the grounds that the investiga-
tion was not necessary.
A. w. Jones, comptroller general, re-
ported to the house that he had never
paid the Keuker claim, referred to by
the governor in a special message as
an error In the acts of 1912. He said
the governor might have ascertained
the facts himself by coming to him.
The report was sent to the judiciary
committee.
A favorable report on the bill to tax
water powers was made by the ways
and means committee. Mr.. Rembert,
author of the bill, moved to recommit
it, in order to allow representatives of
the Southern Power company to ap-
pear before the committee.
Wednesday in the Senate.
The concurrent resolution providing
for decoration of the statehouse during
the corn show and appropriating $500
for this purpose came to the senate
this morning, having passed the house,
but Senator Appelt objected to its i'm
mediate consideration and the resolu-
ton went over under the rules until
yesterday.
A communication from the comp
troller general denying that the claim
of John Keuker had been paid as stat
ed by Governor Blease in his message
attacking the code commissioner, was
received and ordered printed in the
Journal.
The resolution calling for the ap-
pointment Of a committee to investi-
gate the charges against President
Mitchell, Of the university, was held
up or objection of Senator Weston,
and will be considered tomorrow.
Senator Carlisle's bill providing for
an appropriation for the medical COL
lege was killed, as was his bill giving
the foreman Of the grand jury the
right to swear witnesses in the grand
jury room. A similar bill has passed
the house and is now before the SEN
ate.
Senator Beamguard's bill exempting
residents Of the Glover storm section
in York county from the tax levies for
1,,I fN hn hAttoa
In the Senate Yesterday.
Columbia, Jan. Ex-senator Till
mans reply to the bitter attack Of
Governor Blease in which he charges
that Ben Abney, chief counsel for the
Southern railway, dominated the leg
islature, and was the chief octopus of
the senate, was sent to the judiciary
committee for a report this morning,
after long debate. Senator Clifton
denounced the charge Of railroad DOM
ination and said that he would never
vote to print such an outrageous
charge in any journal.
Senator Carlisle said he would move
to expunge both the Blease message
and the Tillman reply from the per-
manent records Of the senate and Sem
ator Patterson thought that Senator
Tillman ought to be made either to
prove his charges or retract them.
Senator Appelt said he would never
vote to expunge message Of the gov
ernor's from the journel. Senator Nc
Laurin thought what was needed was
a rule to govern such communications
and Senator Nicholson held that as
the message Of Governor Blease had
been printed in the temporary jour-
nal, the reply Of Senator Tillman
ought to be printed as matter OF
common fairness.
A concurrent resolution, offered by
Senator Appelt, requested the govern
or to permit such companies Of militia
as desired, to attend the inauguration
Of President Wilson, was passed.
The house resolution providing for
an investigation into the charges
against President Mitchell Of the uni
versity, was passed amended so as to
make the committee six instead Of five,
three from each house.
The senate overwhelmingly killed
the house resolution providing for an
appropriation Of $500 to decorate the
state house during the National Corn
show.
The senate adjourned to meet on
Monday night at o'clock. The gen.
eral assembly will spend tomorrow in
Rock HILL guests of Winthrop college.
The senate sent to the judiciary
committee a letter from Col. B. L. Abb
ney denying the Tillman charges that
he dominated the legislature. Senator
from Harrison Ferguson of Spartan
was sent to this same committee.