The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-01
HAD PISTOLS DRAWN
TENNESSEE HOUSE Has A GAME
BUNCH OF MEMBERS
ARE READY TO fight

ARE READY TO fight
Fusionists Attempt to Force Vote on
Law Enforcement Measure But the
Speaker Adjourns House Without
Vote-Wild Excitement for a
While.
A tense situation was saved in the
Tennessee House of Representatives
at Nashville wednesday evening by
the coolness of Representative A. L..
Todd, Of Rutherford County, who, in
a conciliatory address, quieted angry
members after Speaker Stanton had
declared the House adjourned with
out a roll call. The adjournment
brought a storm Of protest. In a
statement issued Wednesday night
Speaker Stanton, of the House of
Representatives, said concerning his
adjourning of the House the after
noon:
."I knew, or had reason to know,
that members on the floor Of the
House were armed. The House was
in the widest throes of turmoil and
disorder. In the gallery to the right
were all of the penitentiary guards
in a most threatening attitude, while
near them with guns drawn, were
John Yeaman and man named Gar
rett. These two men were near pill
lars, ready to pick me or some one
else off. Feeling that the lives OF
men were in danger, I did adjourn,
as any presiding officer would and
should have DONE"
Representative McDade had made
a written motion that the House set
the so-called law enforcement bills
for special order at six o'clock. Rep
resentative Wilson moved to adjourn
"Those in favor say aye, those op-
posed mo-. The House is adjourned"
ruled the speaker without taking a
vote.
Representative McDade advanced
toward the speaker, and Senator
Fisher, who was on the stand, step
ped between the two men. Speaker
Stanton hurried from the hall, and
Mr.. McDade assumed the gaVel. An
appeal from the decision Of Speaker
Stanton regarding adjournment was
taken with Representative McDade in
the chair, but was lost because there
was no quorum. The sergeant-at-
arms was dispatched in search Of
Speaker Stanton. Failing to find him
the House, after fifteen minutes wait,
adjourned.
During the uproar it Is claimed
that weapons were drawn. The ex-
citing finale Of the session followed
days flibuster by regular members
who had spoken apparently against
time to delay consideration OF the
law enforcement bills. At the morn
ing session Representative Tester
man, addressing himself to Repre-
sentative Foyston, had declared "You
lie, you hound" and had started to-
ward him when pinioned by five 9TH
er members.
Shouts of Throw him out" and
"He did not belong here" greeted
Senator Fisher when he interposed
between the speaker and Representa-
tive McDade and Senator Fisher was
escorted from the hall by the SER
geant-at-arms. Representative Bjach
dared members to put him out, and
also was led away by the sergeant-at-
arms.
On Thursday afternoon as a pre-
caution against possible rioting over
the so-called law enforcement bills,
the Tennessee House Of Representa-
tiyes cleared the capitol Of all spec
tators, including members Of the Sen
ate, which was not in session 1t did
not require formal action Of the
House to do this, as all the spectators
left after being addressed briefly by
Representative Macfarland, who sug-
gesteG that their presence in the gal
leries - anywhere in the capitol
would seriously interfere with the
business of the House. Before leav-
ing, however, some Of the visitors
gained the assurance that detectives
and others suspected of being armed
likewise would leave the capitol. A
squad OF policement in the corridors
left also.
The faction opposing the passage
of the so-called law enforcement bills
which are designed to make more ef-
fective the present prohibition laws,
Thursday continued a flibuster
against the measures. Late in the
day a petition signed by a majority
of the House, it is claimed, urging
Speaker Stanton to allow the bills to
come to a vote, was ordered spread
upon the journal. The House voted
down a resolution providing that
John Yeaman, a deputy game war
den, be cited before the House for
contempt. 1t is alleged Yeaman dis
PLAYED a revolver during the uproar
in the House Wednesday when sew
eral speakers charged that gunner
we're present.