The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-04
COTTON BOND ISSUE PASSES
Is Ratified By House and Goes to
Governor to Sign.
DESPERATE FIILBUsTER PASSAGE


members Of the house were present.
Mr.. Belser withdrew his appeal
from the ruling the chair that at
the time 1t was made Mr.. Lumpkin's
motion was not dilatory.
Another roll call resulted on a mo-
ton that a member be excused from
voting on the last roll call.
At 1910 o'clock Mr.. Belser again
raised the point Of order that a mo.
ton made to excuse a member from
voting was made for a dilatory pur-
pose.
Speaker Smith overuled the point
Of order in view Of the fact that the
rules Of the house do not contain as
specific provision that a dilatory mo-
tion shall not be entertained. Speak,
er Smith invited an appeal to the
house from his ruling, but no appeal
was taken.
The roll was called three times on
motions to excuse members from vot-
ing.
President Smith and many men,
bers Of the senate occupied seats in
the gallery watching the filibuster un-
til after IL o'clock.
On q point Of order by Mr.. Steven
son. the speaker ruled that members
involved In motions to be excused
frovvn voxtper - co,,lA MT ,,o%~ ~~s IL. A.
second calls for the ayes and nays.
The ruling was a Stumbling block for
the leaders Of the filibuster to prevent
the ratification of the cotton bond Is
sue bill last night until the various
votes were unfolded. Then at 11.4o
o'clock Mr.. Wander Horst made a mo-
ton that tho house adjourn, and the
filibuster was on again.
At midnight Mr.. Belser of Sumter
again raised the point Of order that
motions to excuse members from
voting were made for dilatory rea.
sons.
Tho speaker again overruled the
point Of order.
Mr.. Belser appealed from the ruling
Of the chair.
The roll was called on the ques-
ton Of sustaining the chair. BY a
vote Of AZ to 2S the house refused to
sustain the ruling Of the chair.
Mr.. Welch moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the house refused to
sustain the chair in overruling Mr..
Belser's point Of order. The house re.
fused to reconsider.
The result Of the vote on the orig
inal motion to adjourn was an.
nounced. The house refused to ad-
journ by a vote Of A to 20.
At 1920 Mr.. Stevenson offered a
resolution providing that the house
inform the senate that it would at.
tend for the purpose Of ratifying acts
at Las o'clock.
By a vote Of 62 to 10 the house
agreed to the Stevenson resolution.
A recess was taken at 1895 o'clock
until 1.4O o'clock.
When the house reconvened at lao
a. m. the point Of no quorum was
raised by Mr.. Welch. Mr.. Stevenson
moved that q call Of the house he
made. The roll call showed that SO
members were present at 1.56 a. m.,
eight less than q quorum.
The sergeant-at-arms and two as
sistants were appointed to bring alb
sent members into the hall of the
house. At a. m. two more assist
ants to the sergeant-at-arms were ap-
pointed to bring members into the
hall. At 2.03 a quorum was present.
Speaker Smith announced that the
house would attend in the senate
chamber to raitify acts. The house
proceeded to the senate chamber
where the bond issue bill was rati-
fed.
At 2.14 o'clock the house adjourned
until IL o'clock this morning.