The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ORGANIZES, BEGINS WORK
YEARLY ALL OLD OFFICERS AND
ATTACHES REELECTED.
Gov. Blease Sends Some Warm Mes
sages-RichmOnd Speech-AnsW'
er to Dispensary Committee.

Columbia, Jan. 15.-lt came sooner
than was expected-far sooner Inc
eynactation was that there would De
some delay in the preliminary sklr-
mish between the executive and legls-
latiye departments. 1t was mild ana
unexpected skirmish and without
casualties, because there was no Vote'
It was trivial matter, at best but II
foretold tendencies.
The whcie thing was simply this:
Governor Blease today sent in two
special messages. The first to be re-
ceived was printed pamphlet OF 81
odd pages containing mis- reply to the
Augusta, Ga, feature OF the dlspen-
sary investigating committee. The
point involved was in this paragraph
of the letter of transmittal:
1T is not matter Of much differ
ence to me, but it is a material matter
to the people of this State, and part1c-
ularly to the future history of the
State, that the charges which were
made before this band of political pl-
rates should be exposed in order that
the record of the governor of our
Commonwealth should be known ana
the falsity of the charges shown; 9TH
-erwise I would not bother you with It.
Requesting that you give it a place
in your Journal" etc.
Motion to Print in Journal.
AS soon as the message was read Mr.
Geo. R. Rembert moved that the mes
sage be printed in the permanent
Journal.
Mr.. Nicholson thought it better to
refer the message to a committee, so II
may there be held in abeyance until
the report of the investigating COM
mittee is actually received.
This was not acceptable to Mr.
Rembert. He thought the message
should be printed and so insisted. Mr..
Nicholson urged that the message
should not be printed until the com
1nittee made its report, and changed
his motion that the message simply be-
held. Mr.. Boyd agreed with Mr.. Nichc
olson
Mr.. Rembert finally agreed to with
draw his motion to require the print
ing of the dispensary message in the
Journal until the committee report was
filed
A few moments later Governor
Blease sent in message number three,
requesting tn publication in full of his
Richmond speech. Mr.. Rembert moved
that the message be printed III the
Journal, and it was so ordered.
1t was plain that the members, at
y least very many, wanted to avoid any
contest or real fight. Mr.. Mitchum
sounded this note, but the status quo
was maintained by the motion to print
being Withdrawn. This is not to be
considered as meaning that when the
), report is actually filed the original mo-
ton will not be put and prevail.
On the senate side the message that
provoked furry in the house was re
ferred to the finance committee with
out any discussion whatever, the mo-
tion to make special reference being
made by Mr.. Carlisle, who is chair
man of the committee that made the
investigation.
Protesting On Trips.
The special feature of the day on the
senate side was the protest against
what is called by some members as
e.iunketing trips" Senator Sharpe ar
gued that such trips were unnecessary
and wasteful, while on the other hand
many members think they are educa-
+ional and valuable 1t is unusual that
there should be any obje-'icn to such
invitations. On the house side the in
yitation to visit Winthrop college on
F1aay, the oath of January, was ac-
.ut without discussion and while
same result was secured on the
senate side it was not without pro-
test
six Per Cent. and Insurance.
The introduction of bills has begun,
On the senate side there were four
hills. the two most important being the
one by Mr. McLaurin 10 reduce the
legal rate Of interest TO six per cent,
and the one b. NJ Nicholson. which