The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-26
SOME SLASH|NC
IN UPPER HOUSE
THREE MEASURES Slain
BILL TO ABOLISH STATE LAND
OFFICE IS DEFEATED IN
THE SENATE.

| LiIeie NUN, L ecu. Ao.-Delng wound
up for scrapping Tuesday afternoon,
the senate went at it hammer and
tongs, killing the bill abolshing the
state land office, exterminating the
bill repeating the mine-run law and
Strengthening the bill requiring the
governor to make his report on ap-
pointments by the second Monday in
February.
The Davis of Lafayette bill, de-
manding that the governor make his
board and other appointments, and re-
port the same to the general assem-
bly, by the second Monday in Febru-
ary, and If it was not done, to permit
secretary of state, auditor and attorney
general to make the appointments, was
indefinitely postponed.
Next came the Bennett of Poinsett
bill, permitting the shipment of fish
and game from certain Poinsett coun-
ty townships, to market. Objection
was raised to this bill, for under it
game and fish could be shipped to the
Poinsett townships and then reshipped
to market, nullifying all game laws of
the state. The bill was then indefi-
nitely postponed.
When the Dickinson house bill
aboGshing the state land office was
read, Senator Covington raised the
point of order that it was constitu-
tiona office and could not be abolish
ed by the legislature Senators Lun-
dy, Futrell and CarlLee argued other
wise, saying the Office was not among
those created when the constitution
was formed. President Oldham sus-
tanned the point of order, but declined
to accept all responsibility for such a
ruling, appealing to the senate for a
vote. The roll call showed the senate
not in accord with the presidents rul-
ing, IA to Is. Senator Covington then
moved to table the motion, and Sena-
tor CarlLee made a motion to table
that made by Senator Covington. The
CarlLee motion failed to be adopted
and the vote was taken on the Coving-
ton motion to indefinitely postpone.
This carried, l9 to 13, the members
voting as follows:
Nay-Ashley, CarlLee, Christian,
Ferguson, Futrell, Greathouse, Holt,
Lundy, Owens, Rodgers of Benton,
Smith, Wagner, Wasson-13.
Aye-Calvert, Clerget, Covington,
Deaton, Friedell, Farris, Hughes, ia
cobson, Martin, Miles, Moore, McBee,
Mccall, Overman, Phillips, Raney, To-
ler, White, Mr.. President-19.
Before the smoke mad cleared away,
Senator Raney made motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Ragon
repeal of the mine-run law bill was ta-
bled. This motion prevailed by vote
of II to 13, the senate voting as fol-
lows:
Aye - Ashley, Christian, Deaton,
Ferguson, Friedell Futrell, Going,
Greathouse, jacobson, Miles, Moore,
Mccall, Overman, Phillips, Raney,
Rodgers of Benton, Wasson-17.
Nay-Calvert, CarlLee, Clerget,
Covington, Harris, Holt, Hughes, Lun-
dy, Martin, Owens, Smith, Toler, Wag-
ner-13.
Senator Calvert then renewed his
motion to indefinitely postpone and
started in to make a speech on the de-
merits of the bill, when Senator Carl
Lee raised the point of order that the
bill had gone back to the house, and
not being in the control of the senate,
there was nothing before the body.
This point of order was sustained by
Senator Phillips. Senator Covington
then suggested that all proceedings on
the bill were out of order, and this,
too, was sustained by the chair.
Senator Raney then offered motion
that the house be requested to trans
nit the bill back to the senate, and
this lost, II to IS. The vote on this
motion was then reconsidered and laid
on the table.
Other bills passed We're:
By Stevens of Columbia, placing the
name of I. c. Monroe, former state
auditor, on the Columbia county PEN
sion rolls.
House Bill (Belote), naming sal
ary for the judge of Hot Spring coun-
ty.
House Bill (Craven) preventing the
killing of quail in Calhoun county by
nonresident hunters.
House Bill (Patterson), changing