The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-16
SPIRITED FIGHT
IN THE SENATE
OVER ATTEMPT TO ESTAB-
LISH BOARD OF CHARI-
TIES AND CORRECTIONS
SENATOR LANEY
RIDICULES BILL.
Amendment to Abolish State
Warehouse is Attracting
Much Interest
Special to TIE Inielligencer.

Special to The Intelligeneer.
COLUMBIA. Feb. l5.-A SPIRITED
fight on the bill to establish n State
board of charities and corrections
was made by Senator Laney In the
senate this afternoon. He ridiculed
the proposed bill and said it's provi-
ions putting the State Hospital for the
Insane under the supervision OF the
State board of charities was creating
a board of "meddlers."
The course OF his attack eulogizea
DIR. j. w. Babcock until recently 3up-
erintendent Of the asylum and said he
had as far back as 1906 mnGe the
same recommendations for the i'm
proyements of the asylum which DR..
A. p. Herring, the governors efficiency
investigator made to Governor Man.
ming.
| Senator Christensen the author of
the bill, offered an amendment in sub
stance giving the board the right to
ascertain the financial standing of the
inmates and keep the asylum from be-
ing imposed on by people who are
financially able to pay. The motion to
continue the bill until next session
wes lost IL to 81 those voting ave
against the bilD being Banks, Beam
guard, Black, Goodwin, Harvey. u. b.
johnson, laney, Manning, Odeil Stacy.
Wight3lan, ID. r. Williams. total 10.
Those who voted nay {ror the hin
were: Appest Reattia, Buck, CarIt,lls'
|Ssslristensetl Earle; .. g. Enns. III Al.
/ aus. karos8; II 4t5slie IN,
Johnstone. Ketchin, Lee, McJsoWh.
Nicholson. Nickles. Patterson, Sharpe.
Sinkler. Spigner, total 81. One pair
was announced Werner Aye with Null
Inns nay. The amendment hy Sena-
tor ChristGnqn was then adopted.
Senator Laney offered an amendment
feducins the salary OF the secretary
OF the board from $4,000 to $1,000.
This was rejected 1S TO 16. An amend
ment by Senator Hughes reducing the
salary or the secretary to S2,5e0 was
adopted as was an amendment by Sen
ator Applet requiring the approval
OF the governor to the man whom the
BOARD elects secretary. Senator Laney
onered an amendment striking out the
provision giving the secretary travel
iing expenses and this was under de-
oate when the senate at 6:10 recess
SEQ until 8. On reassembline to-
night the Laney amendment was re-
lected by the senate by vote of 20
to 10 and the bill was given its third
reading and sent to the house.
Senator Spigner tonight introduced
bill ito exempt the Baptist hospital
In Columbia from taxation.
Discussion OF the Amendment bv
Senator Lees bill, enlarging the now
crs OF the State warehouse commits.
sioner. attracted much interest to-
night. Senator Lees amendment
would devoiye the duties OF the ware
mouse commissioner, on the Commits
sioner OF agriculture. Senator Banks
defended the warehouse commissioners
and the system.
am opposed to the warehouse
system and to the warehouse com
missioner" said Senator Lee. "be-
cause do not believe he has the con-
hdence of the people" Senator Banks.
asked the Darlington senator jf Iohn
l.. McLaurin was not elected ware
mouse commissioner by this general
assembly.
mo- replied Senator Lee. "he was
elected by the last legislature" He
said the last legislature did not rem
resent the people for most of them are
no more he said. He referred TO -fhe
fact that only 30 os thc present house
were members OF the last body and at
ieast ~ per cent of the senate are
new members. He thought the people
did not have confidence In Senator
Jno. L. McLaurin. the warehouse COM
missioner and he wanted to deyolye
the duties on the commissioner OF
agriculture.
want to make 1t plain that this
Is not the last time l am going to
make q fight to kill the warehouse
system there will be other opportun-
tiles" exclaimed Senator Lee.
Opposition TO the Lee amendment
was expressed by Senator J. J. Evans
or Marlboro County one OF the authors
OF the bill to enlRrge the warehouse
system. He referred to the we'll known
TACT that he and warehouse commits
stoner Jno. L. McLaurin, who comes
from Marlboro County and whom MT.
Evans succeed as senator are poIiti-
cal enemies sBnt will not let the
tact that I hate Mr.. McLaurin let me
knifc the warehouse system said
senator Evans. and made q vigorous
defense Of that system. He gave for
mer Senator McLan:in credit lor org
mating the system. IS -,
I'VE must forget that Jno. L. Nc
Laurin Is warehouse commissioners
and think OF tho warehouse system as
greater than John T.. McLaurin. !"