The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-28
Boyd, Browning, Charles, Glow
ney, Creech, Cross, Daniel.
Epps, Evans, Forther. Gray, Hare,

BOyQ, BROWNING, CndIltS, blO"'
ney, Creech, Cross, Daniel
Epps, Evans, Forther. Gray, Hare
Hall, Hardin, Harrison, Harper, Hol-
ley, Hutson, Irby, Jr., w E. James
Johnston, Jones, Kelehan, Kelly, Ken
nedy, Kibler, Kirby, Simpkin, Ly-
brand, McCravey, Mcdonald, McMil-
Ian, Mcqueen, Malpass, Meln, Miller
Mitchell, Mitchum, Mixson, Moore
Moseley, Murray, Nelson, Odom
Pyatt, Rembert, Rittenberg, Robertson
Robinson, W. S. Rogers, Jr., Sapp,
Sanders, Sherwood. Shirley, Steven
son, Strickland, Thompson, Walker,
Jr., Warren, Welch. White, Whitehead,
Jr., Wilburn, Williams, Youmans-74.
Nays-Speaker Smith, Barnwell, Bas-
kin, Belser, Bowers, Courtney, Dantz-
Ter, Delaughter, Dick, Friday, Greer,
Harvey, Hunter, w. A. James, Kirk,
Lee, Long, Martin, Massey, Means,
Nicholson, O'Quim, Pegues, Ready.
Riley, L. NJ Rogers, Schroeder, Walter
NJ. Scott, Senseney, Smiley, Stanley,
Sturkie, Wander Horst, Whaley, c. c..
Wyche, C. T. Wyche, Zeigler-3s.
The Resolution.
The resolution offered pressed by
and passed by Mr.. Rembert reads:
Whereas Senator Tillman in a let
ter addressed to the general assembly
of South Carolina, in speaking of 3.
L. Abney, division counsel of the
Southern Railway, says: "He is the
real octopus which strangles the leg
islature and persuades it to do his bid
ding" and further in said letter says:
But Ben Abney and the Southern
Railway attorneys in. the legislature
have been too venal and corrupt to
protect the people against the rail
roads"
And,
Whereas, it would be inconceivable
that our senior senator would make
such bold and daring charge of cor
ruption among the representatives of
the people of the State, who have so
long honored him, without having
proof of the justice of his charges.
And, I$@
Whereas, if he has. the proof, it is
right that the people Of this State
should know how they have been be-
trayed by their representatives.. Now,
therefore. be it,
Resolved, by the house of represen-
tatives. the senate concurring, That
Senator B. R. Tillman, be, and is here
by called upon, to produce the evi-
dence in support Of his charges of cor
ruption in this legislative body,
Resolution Sent to Senate.
After the house had by vote of "A
to SO adopted the Rembert resolution
of inquiry, Mr.. Nicholson, of Green
wood, said that he had hoped to keep
out of the political wrangle, but he
feared the house was going too far if
t applied the clincher, as had been
He went on to say that he
had never been a political friend of
Senator Tillman, but that he had real
lied that Senator Tillman had his vir-
tues and was man who always did
what he thought was for the best in
t-rest Of his people. He often differed
with Senator Tillman and he did not
thick that the senator had in his
statement charged, or intended to
charge, wrong to the members with
reference to improper influence. He
thought that the proper thing to do
was to blot out the entire incident,
and he could not possibly see where
any good would come to any one by
continuing the controversy. The ma
lc *ty however, thrr:";l:z that the res
olution had better go over to the SEN
ate and the parliamentary clircher
was, upon motion OF Mr.. Rembert, ap-
piled.
The house resolution has not yet
gotten to the senate, being the last
thing acted upon in the house today,
and will be there considered next
week
AHNEY DENIES CHARGE.