The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-07

he loaned on cotton raised in Soutl
Carolina.
One fact stood out with prominenc,
at the special session Of the genera
assembly that ended this mornin,
There was en- bsence Of the bitter
factioIalism which marked the fouI
previous sessions. In the debates o.
the special session, Of which there
were many, partisanis.n was appar
emily forgotten.
In the house last night in the wan
Ing hours Of the extraordinary ses
sion there was some show of hilaritA
but the noise and laughter seemed tC
lack of spontaneity that has char
acterized the fun on the last nights OF
previous regular sessions.
The mechanics of adjournment sine
die this morning were as follows:
After the adoption Of the report OF
the judiciary committee holding that
midnight Tuesday night was the time
limit within which the governor could
hold the bond issue act without his
signature il the general assembly were
i'm session the house passed a concur.
rent resolution at 11.20 d. m, fixing
1905 as the hour for adjournmen,
sine die. The senate amended this
concurrent resolution, making che
hour for adjournment 1890 a. m. Al
1905 a. M, the house took a recess
until 1890 a. m.
When the house convened at 1890
q. IN. Mr.. Fortner Of Spartanbura
raised the point Of no quorum. A cal
of the house showed that nine mem.
bers were needed to make a quorum
At 12.45 a. m., by unanimous con-
sent. Mr.. Fortner withdrew the point
of no quorum.
The house took a recess for Is min
utes.
At 1858 O'clock the clerk Of the
senate informed the house that it had
finished all business before it and was
ready to adjourn. The clerk of the
house carried a similar message to
the senate. The house and senate sent
committees to the governor to tell
him the general assembly was ready
to quit.
At 1885 o'clock Mr.. Welch Of Rich
land raised the point Of no quorum.
At 1.O2 o'clock Mr.. Welch withdrew
the point.
The governor sent the house a mes
sage a moment later telling the mem
bers he had no further business to
present and congratulating the body
on the passage of the acreage reduc-
ton act. the State warehouse act and
the election Of John L. Mel aurin as
warehouse commissioner. He eX-
pressed in the message some disap-
pointment at the results Of the ses-
sion.
At 1.10 a. m, the house took a re-
cess for 1 5 minutes.
Between 1.1O q. m. and LIS a. m,
Mr.. Fortner Of Spartanburg and Mr..
Browning Of Laurens had a personal
difficulty on the floor Of the house.
The senate returned with concur
renee the resolution from the house
agreeing to adjournment sine die at
1.30 o'clock. The hands of the clock
in the hall Of the house were pushed
up to 1.30. The house adjourned sine
die in great confusion at 1.16 a. m.
The judiciary committee of the SEN
ate made a similar report to that OF
the judiciary committee of the house
to the effect that the bond issue act
could be held until midnight Tues
day by the governor without his sig
nature. the general assembly being in
session.
The senate adjourned the legisla'
tive day of Monday at 11.55 o'clock
last night. providing for reassembline
at 1890 o'clock.
The senate had a hard time getting
a quorum to act on the bond issue bill
last night. A quorum was finally
gotten by the resignation Of Senator
Alderman. appointed sheriff Of Col
Teton county. The miracle act was
passed over the governors veto al
12.40 a. m., by a vote Of 20 to 0.
At 1.20 o'clock the senate adjourn
cd sine die.
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