Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The house on Wednesday ordered
to third reading a bill requiring a
license Of $1.10 a year from resident
hunters and $5.25 from nonresident
hunters. 1t is provided that no license
shall be required Of one hunting on
his own land The collection and dis
bursting Of the license Is to be In the
hands Of the state game warden. J.,
= Columbia State, Thursday: Mr..
Fortner Of Spartanburg introduced O.
resolution yesterday providing for in
vestigating the superintendent and
board of directors Of the state peni-
tentiary. The resolution said that In
quiry should be made as to how many
convicts, pardoned or parosed by the
governor at the instance OF the super
intendent or any Of the directors, were
now working on the farms OF the Of
ficials who asked executive clemency
for them. Under the resolution inquiry
will also be made as to whether any
Of the directors Of the penitentiary,
when in Columbia on personal bust-
ness, get their meals and lodging at
the penitentiary. No action was taken
on the resolution, which was placed on
the calendar.
Columbia special Of January 20,
to the Charlotte Observer: That the
general assembly Of the state Of South
Carolina is once more at work and
showing far-reaching results was EVIL
denced tonight when the house passed
the bill providing for fiat passenger
rate of two cents mile on all rail-
roads Of the state. Fires which have
been smouldering throughout the ses-
sion broke out tonight into a fierce
flame, following the sending Of mes
sage by Governor Blease to the senate
in reply to Senator Christensen's per-
sonal privilege remarks Of yesterday.
The senate locked its door and went
into executive session. Governor
Blease wrote the senate that Senator
Christensen was mistaken when he
said that the governor was candidate
for the position of trustee of negro
college. The governor said that some
friends of his had come to him, by
reason Of the fact that II was well
known that he was opposed to using
white peoples money to educate ne
groes, and asked him to go on the
board Of the negro college. II went
on the board and found there as good
men as South Carolina has ever pro-
duced, and none had been the captain,
or son Of the captain Of a negro COM
pany in the Union army, who led
charges with negro troops against the
white soldiers Of the Southern Con-
federacy." said Governor Blease in his
message tonight THAT, however, in
my opinion is quite different from be-
in trustee Of a negro private school"
Pointing out that practically all boards
Of trustees are trustees of negro
schools, but that he does not believe
that they would accept trusteeship in
negro private schools, Governor Blease
added: Nor do believe they would
give negroes as their references" That
every governor elected must be ex-
officio trustee Of the negro college Of
this state and that this Is quite diff
ferent from being trustee Of a negro
private school and giving negroes as
references, are the concluding state
ments in the governors message. Sem
ator Nicholson, after the reading of
the message, moved that the senate
go into executive session. What trans
pired there was not, Of course, given
to the public. 1t Is understood that
Senator Christensen filed a written
statement with the senate in executive
session, denying the implications con-
tanned in Governor Blease's message.
Efforts were made to have the gov
'ernor's message on Senator Chris
tensen expunged from the senate Jour-
nal. A compromise proposition was
submitted that the senate express re-
gret that the message was sent and
express confidence In the senator
from Beaufort. This was not agree
able to several senator's, who made
speeches against II. The senate ap-
pointed a committee to suggest a plan.
The senate remained in executive ses-
sion for nearly two hours, and few
stormy addresses were made. it is
understood.