Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-16
MANNING vs.. PEOPLES
House Retains Legal Advice Item
By Close Vote.
YORK MEMBERS STAND FOR right.

Is to Got Its claw" From Attorne,
Appointed BY the Governor, or th'
Attorney Elected BY the People.
Columbia State, February 13.
The warmest debate Of the present
session of the general assembly was
held last night in the house over the
$4,000 item in the general appropria-
ton bill for legal advise for the gov.
ernor's office IF 80 much be neces.
sary." After sharp clashes Of opin-
ion between members, the house
reached a decision and retained the
item of $4,000 for legal advise fol
the governors Office by vote Of Al
to 45.
The controversy between Governor
Manning and Attorney General
Peoples over the appointment Of an
assistant attorney general was re-
viewed at length in the speeches. Mr..
Dick of Sumter declared that mem
bers who wished to help Gov. Man
ming carry out his programme Of law
and order would vote in favor Of CIV
ing the appropriation for legal ad-
| vice.
The house passed on several Sec
tions Of the appropriation bill before
it adjourned at midnight until II a.
m.
Relatively few changes were made
in the eleven sections considered last
night. The house made progress
slowly.
The Vote.
Members who voted in favor of
striking out the item Of $4,000 for le-
gal advise for the governor, If so
much be necessary, were: Atkinson,
Barr, Bradford, Carey, Chapman,
Cherry, Crum, DesChamps. Dixon,
Etheredge, Fant, Fickling, S. S.
Graham, Graydon, Hammond, Hub
bard, King, Lane, Leland, LESLIE,
Lynch, McKeown, ]. M. Martin, Mas
sey, Means, Melfi, Momeier, Moore,
Muldrow, Num-, Reid, Rivers, l. M.
Senseney, Shuler, Taylor, J. F. Wal
ker, Jr., Wallace, White, Williams,
Wingard, Workman, Wright-45.
Members who voted against strik-
int out the item Of $4,000 for legal
advice for the governor, If so much
be necessary, were: Speaker Hoyt,
Arnold, Beckett, Berry, Bolt, Dowles,
]. W. Boyd, R. D. Boyd, Burns,
Charles, Clement, Cothran, Dantzler,
Dick, burst, Friday, Fripp. Goggans,
Harper, w. w. Harris, Hawkins, Huff
man, Hutchinson, Hutto, Jackson,
Johnstone, ]. T. Lilies, McInnes, Nc
Laurin, McMahan, Malpass, A. M.
Martin, Mills, Noise. Morrison, Now
er, Oxner. Pegues, Query, Robinson,
Rush, Shirley, Toole, Warm, Wagnon,
]. L. Walker. West-47.
Five Mills Levy.
The general appropriation bill was
taken up last night at $50 o'clock.
Section one Of the bill providing for
tax levy for 1915 Of five mills was
passed without contest.
Mr.. Moore Of Abbeville offered to
amend the section making appropria-
tions for the governors office
$4,000 for legal advice, If 80
much be necessary" Mr.. Moore
told the house that it would be do
ing the governor no kindness" by
passing the item. He said that under
the law the attorney general was the
legal adviser of every department of
the State government He asked the
house to whom the $4,000 for le-
gal advice was to be paid.
Mr.. Moore, although disclaiming all
responsibility for the statement and
declaring that he did not believe 1t,
said that rumor had 1t that the
$4,000 was to go to pay the govern
or's campaign manager Of 1914"
IF you don't believe it. why do you
say it?" asked Mr.. Dick Of Sumter.
II say it to show you why am
sorry that the item has been placed
in this BILL" replied Mr.. Moore.
Mr. Massey of Lancaster, said that
as long as the assistant attorney gen.
eral did his duty he should be con-
tinued in office.
II am physically and financially
responsible for what I say" declared
Mr.. Massey, who said that he wanted
to be fair despite the fact that he and
the assistant attorney general were
Of different political faiths"
IF the attorney general or assist
ant attorney general is repulsive to
the governor then let him call on one
Of the 13 solicitors Of the state" +"
urged Mr. Massey. II want to regis
ter my protest in this matter If
there is anything crooked about the
attorney generals office then throw
him OUT
Mr.. Wolfe of Anderson, who also
offered an amendment to strike out
the $4,000 legal advice" item, said
that the appropriation could be de-
Tended only on the grounds Of parti-
sianism. He declared that he was a
supporter Of Gov. Manning and had
confidence in the attorney general
and assistant attorney general.
"Gov. Manning did not tell the
people Of South Carolina that he
would have to have an appropriation
Of $4,000 for a special attorney" de-
clared Mr. Wolfe. IF there has been
any friction between. the governor S
office and that Of the attorney gen.
eral, then it has arisen during the
last 80 days and I can not but feel
that the governor himself was respon-
sible."
Mr.. Barr of Georgetown said that
none Of Gov Manning's predecessors
since 1880 had had to have special
appropriation for legal advice. He
cited the case of Dominick VS.. Jones
and submitted that it would be illegal
to place the proposed sum for legal
advice in the governors hands.
Protest Voiced.
Mr.. Searson of Barnwell "voiced his
protest" against the item. He said
that it was illegal. He declared that
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