The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-18

Of 81 to 81. Lieut.. Gov. Smith did not
vote. Senator Clifton changed his vote
from nay 10 aye On the STICKY motion
to indefinitely postpone, making the
vote % to &c, and he then voted to re-
consider the vote, whereby the bill
was killed and moved further that de-
bate on the last motion be adjourned
until s o'clock at the night session.
This motion was carried by a vote OF
90 to 10.
House. coo.
War broke out recently among the
members of the Richland delegation
on the question of sending to the sen.
ate the Miller bill, relieving the city
of Columbia of the necessity OF remoV>
ing it's bridge across the canal until
steps shall be taken to complete the
big ditch.
Mr.. McMaster opposed the passage
of the Miller bill, asserting that the
city of Columbia should obey the man.
date of the supreme court requiring
the removal of the bridge on the sup
position that the canal was q naviga-
BILE stream.
1t passed third reading and was sent
to the senate by d vote Of 81 to ?.
The house received a special mes
sage from the governor, in which the
chief executive said that his testimony
before the state hospital Investigating
committee had been cut up" by the
newspapers. Accompanying the mes
sage was a transcript of the testimony
of the governor which the message
said was taken down by a stenogra-
pher the chief executive held at the
hearing. The house ordered the mes
sage and its accompanying documents
printed in it's journal. The governor IN
his message made his customary
charge that the newspapers misrepte-
scented him, this time by alleged fail
ure to print in full his voluminous ties.
timony before the state hospital in YES
tigating committee.
The house refused to sanction the
transfer of the College for Women to
the board Of trustees Of the University
Of South Carolina in trust for the high
er education of women. BY a vote Of
IS to 36 the house struck out the en-
acting. words of the Lumpkin joint
resolution providing for the co-ordina.
ton of the two institutions under the
control Of the trustees OF the univer-
sity. The resolution vas debated for
three and one-half hours on the floor
of the house at the morning and night
sessions. The debate attracted many
visitors to the house galleries.
When the bill which will allow F.
Sumter Earle to run for mayor Of Coz.
umbia without resigning as a member
of the council came up for third read
ing, it al passed over at the request
of the members of the Richland dele
cation and is still on the house calen.
dar.
After nearly two hours of debate
the house refused to adopt a new rule,
introduced by MI. Stevenson, which
would have put an end to f~libustering
for this session. The rule said that
after the previous question had been
agreed to, not more than one motion
to adjourn could be made before. the
question under consideration was dis
posed of. Of the members Of the
house, So voted for the adoption of
the rule, while A voted against it. AS
it requires a two-thfrds vote to amend
the rules of the house, the Stevenson
rule was rejected.
The bill introduced by the Richland
delegation in the house which will al
low F. Sumter Earle, a member Of the
city council Of Columbia, to run for
mayor without resigntng from his
present Office, as is required under the
commission form of government law,
was passed to third reading without
objection. The house was considering
only uncontested local bills. The
Richland delegation bill was passed
without objection along with many
other local measures.
A favorable committee report was
presented to the house IN the bill to
allow the city of Columbia to erect a
city market and city hall in the mid.
die of Assembly street.
A majority unfavorable and a mi.
nority favorable committee report was
made on the bill to permit the opening
of the south end of Pickens street
through the university property.
The house agreed that for the re.
mainder of the session speeches
would be limited to ten minutes on
bills and amendments unless the
speaker was the author of the bill.
The house passed to third reading
by the necessary majority vote Of the
members, the joint resolution ratify-
ing the amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States providing for
the election of United States senators
by a direct vote of the people.
General Assembly Visits Charleston.