Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-10
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WAREHOUSE DISCUSSION

WAREHOUSE DISCUSSION
Debate Last Friday on Striking Out
Enaetins Clause.
Debate on the McLaurin warehouse
measure was continued in the upper
branch of the legislature Friday dur
ing the morning and evening sessions,
and the indications were that the bill
would be killed when the vote came.
The pending question is a motion
made last night by Senator Carlisle to
strike out the enacting words and on
this a vote may be taken this morning
when the senate convenes at 10
o'clock this morning. A number OF
senators left the city last night after
pairing off, for when the senate ad-
journs this morning it will not meet
again until Monday night at o'clock.
Last night Senators Beamguard and
Banks made speeches in favor Of the
warehouse measure and Senator CHM
opposed it. Senator Young said that
he could not vote for the bill in it's
present shape, but thought that the
senators ought to put their heads to-
gether and perfect the bill If possible
Doesn't Fear Corruption.
Senator Beamguard said that if the
bill would have the effect Of raising
the price Of cotton only 20 points, 1t
would mean $1,500,000 in the pockets
of the farmers Of the state. The bill
would provide system Of uniform
grading. He put no confidence in the
talk about the bill being a bed rock
upon which to build political corrup-
ton. 1t would open the way for fur
ther and broader legislation.
"If the bill is not what you want
said the senator from York, you
ought to put your brains to work to
draft something better"
Senator Beamguard said that he had
prepared amendments to reduce the
salaries Of the commissioners from
$1,000 to $4,000, and to provide against
the inspectors running around over
the country spending the money Of the
people.
Senator Banks Speaks.
Senator Banks made a lengthy
speech in favor Of the measure and
the proposed system. He said that he
could speak as producer, buyer and
seller. He said that he welcomed the
scheme with all his heart, and said that
ne waswilling to try the plan as safe
guard against such calamities as oc-
Cured in the years 1893 and 1895. In
reply to a question from Senator CHM,
Senator Banks said that the man who
did not put his cotton in the ware
houses now got better prices than
those that did, but that those who
did warehouse their cotton were re-
sponsible for the price obtained by
the man who did not.
Senator Young said that back in the
days of Pharaoh. Joseph built ware
houses and made provision against
the seven years of famine and said
that this would seem to indicate that
there was something in warehouses.
He said that he would not vote for
the McLaurin bill as it stood and pro-
ceeded to pick it to pieces. One of
it's greatest Objectionable features was
that it provided for the giving Of a
certificate for each bale Of cotton, but
provided for no recourse to law in
the event that the bale were lost. He
said that if a bale of cotton were
stolen and taken to the warehouse
and a receipt obtained for 1t and the
receipt sold or given as security. the
original owner of the bale would have
no recourse to law, and that the
party with the certificate had that
piece of paper as evidence Of owner
ship. He interpreted section of the
bill to mean that the whole cotton
crop of the state would be placed un-
der the control Of the commission
consisting Of three men, and that this
would make for revolution in this
state. The senator said he would
vote for a perfected bill
Author Defends Bill.
Senator McLaurin said that the
language of the section was not to be
interpreted as placing the entire cot
ton crop in the hands of three men,
and the bill made no such provision,
but simply provided for the handling
by the commission of the cotton of
the state offered to the warehouses
Senator Ginn's speech was inter-
rupted by adjournment out of re-
spect for c. T. Wyche, speaker pro
tenn of the house, who was stricken
with paralysis. He had proceeded far
enough to indicate that he was op-
posed to the bill.
Fears Corruption.
Debate on the McLaurin measure
was continued in the senate yester-
day morning, and lengthy speeches
were made by Senators Laney and
Crouch, the former in behalf of the
bill and the latter against it. Sena-
tor Crouch in vigorous language de-
nounced the proposed system as al
dream of its author and declared that
If 1t were put into effect it would lead
to untold political rottenness and
graft. He said that he would vote for
the bill if 1t could be shown that the
warehouse system would benefit the
farmers as was claimed by its friends.
But he said that he wanted to be
shown. He declared that the proposed
system was not practical. He said that
it was very much like the subtreas-
uries of the '90s.
Senator Laney offered an amend
ment to the bill for the purpose of
eliminating the constitutional objec-
tions. He offered an amendment
making the proposed 25 cents tax ap-
ply only to bales of cotton placed in
the warehouse and not to every bale
of cotton in the state. The senator
offered a second amendment provid-
ing for the use in the system of the
existing public weighers of the
towns and cities of the state as far as
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