The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-17
DIVISION IN HOUSE
BARELY AVERTED
WARM DEBATE OVER
THE GOVERNORS
MESSAGE.
Rembert's Motion to Print
Blease's Message in Jour-
nal Nearly Brings About
Test of Strength Gum
keting Trips" Debated.

Test of Strength" "Jun-
keting Trips" Debated.
Columbia, Jan. 15.-The strength
Of the administration and anti-admin-
istration forces in the house came
near being tested this morning on a
vote on printing in the journal
lengthy message from Governor
Blease cxecrating the special dispen-
sary committee of Augusta fame.
Mr.. Rembert, of Richland, made the
usual motion to receive the message
as information and ordered it spread
upon the journal. Mr.. Nicholson, of
Greenwood, and Mr.. Boyd, of Spar
tanburg, took the position that the
message ought not to be printed in
the journal until after the report of
the special committee was received
by the house. After a warm debate
Mr.. Rembert moved to postpone con-
sideration of his motion to print the
message until after the committee
made its report. This settled the
matter to the satisfaction of the anti
administration forces. The outcome
of the vote to print the message,
which was distributed in pamphlet
form in the house, would have been
interesting. The message covered 81
printed pages.
The governor sent the house an
other message today transmitting
what he said was the official stenog-
raphic copy of his three sensational
speeches at the conference of gov
ernors in Richmond. The house
agreed to print this message in it's
journal. 1t also was distributed in
pamphlet form. 1t contained II
pages.
Richard s. Whaley, of Charleston,
was elected speaker pro tenn of the
house this morning without oppos1-
ton.
The bill drawn by Insurance Com
missioner McMaster providing for
the establishment of a state life in
surance fund for granting insurance
and annuities, was introduced in the
house today and referred to the COM
mittee on banking and Insurance..
Mr.. Mitchum, of Clarendon, intro
duced a bill providing for the estab-
lishment of state school for des-
titute children and appropriating
$4,000 for found it.
The governor has sent three mes
sages to the house. All of them have
been in neatly printed pamphlets,
bound in cover of yellow paper.
After a session of an hour the
house adjourned to meet at noon to-
morrow.
In the Senate.
The time of the senate was taken
up today with debating whether or
not to accept an invitation extended
by Winthrop College for the general
assembly to visit that institution on
January "a, which will be observed as
Lees birthday. The debate develop
ed fight on the whole matter of
"junketing trips" as some of the op-
ponents dub the matter, lead by Sem
ators Sharpe and Carlisle while Sena-
tors Beamguard and Young were
leaders in pushing the acceptance of
the invitation. After voting down
overwhelmingly resolution to table
the acceptance of the invitation the
senate agreed 20 to II to accept the
Winthrop invitation.
Two messages were received from
the governor, one containing hiA
speech in reply to the Augusta ses-
sion of the investigating committee
which was referred to the committee
on finance on objection of Senator
Carlisle to immediate printing in the
journal, and the other the stenog-
raphic report of the governors
speeches before the recent governors
conference in Richmond, Va.
A resolution offered by Senator
Sullivan to have the Todd model re-
moved from the rotunda went over
on objection of Senator Applet and
the senate adopted concurrent reso-
luton fixing Wednesday of next week
as the time for the convening of the
joint assembly to vote for the two
circuit judges and the members of
the penitentiary board and sent it to
the house.
Two important bills offered in the
senate were one by Senator McLau-
rim reducing the legal rate of interest
to six per cent and one by Senator
Carlisle giving the foreman of the