The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-24

vacant Next Month, us Senate Re-
fuses to Debate Message and Take
Further Action.
Columbia, Feb. 22.-Gov.' Manning
yesterday vetoed the bill TO place the
| nomination of game warden in the
primary election two years hence. In
the afternoon the upper house ad-
Journed debate on the message until
| next session. The next effect is to
sustain the chief executive since the
term of A. A. Richardson the pres
ent chief game warden, expires on
March z. He was appointed to "a
four year term February 25, 1919.
This appointment was confirmed
March 6 and q commission was issued
March z.
In expressing his disapproval of the
bill, the chief executive filed the most
emphatic message which has emanat-
ed from his office. The irregular
nomination made recently by the
Audubon society is assigned as one
of the reasons therefor. Supplement-
ing this, the governor charges illegal
collections of moneys" by the as
sistants of Mr.. Richardson, which
were made with his approval" They
have held up presumed vioIators of
the law, in the field, and demanded
cash payment Of fines, without pro
cess provided by law" The expense,
fund, Gov. Manning says last year
also went far beyond legal rcstric-
tions.
Another angle Of peculiar interest
in the message was tine trailing" by
the governor directly to the senate
judiciary committee rooms of a per
nicious lobby" conducted by the game
warden faction, when the bill was be-
ing pressed. The governor mentions
the name of c. H. Glaze, clerk of the
committee and active partisan of the
Richardson faction, in connection
herewith and also that of C. f.
Funderburk, one of the game war
ems assistants. Gov. Manning ro
minded the senate or the resolution
adopted by the judiciary committee
to shut out" the lobby, which had
established headquarters in the COM
mtttee room. Senator Snkler,. chair
man of the committee, has admitted
on previous occasions that the resolu-
ton was adopted, but again. yesterday
-reflised to release it for publication.
IT was better to leave it as 1t was, he
thought, because it was so personal
Several speeches We're made i'm be-
half of Mr.. Richardson. Senator Will
hams Of Aiken moved that the ques-
ton be submitted to the committee
on fish, game and forestry, with in
structions to report to the general
assembly next session. He did not
press his motion.
s4 Senator BOnham of Greenville also
spoke for the chief game warden, as
serting his belief that the informa-
ton in which the chief executive bas-
ed his charges was Spurious His
argument also was to take the matter
before the committee, that the chief
game warden might have opportunity
to clear himself Of the charges al
legged and ''let justice be DONE" If
the charges were true. somebody
could be arrested"
Senator Lee of Darlington was
another who asked for time in which
to ''get breath" He was a friend to
both the governor and the chief game
warden, he said, and if the charges
were true he would be compelled to
''riake a choice between friends"
Upon motion of Senator Nicholson
or Edgefield. the senate receded from
business until 4 o'clock, at which time
debate was adjourned until the open
ing day of next session, the motion
being made by Senator Williams of
Aiken.
Senator Christensen, who introduc-
ed the original bill, advised the body
that he vas prepared to vote to sus-
tain the veto, Sut he and other ad-
ministration leaders wees satisfied to
! impose no objection to aaiourr;ng =
debste, course which would auto
| matically sustain the chief executive.
Gov Manning's veto message fol-
lows
"Mr. President and Gentlemen of tho
| Senate:
Il return herewith without my ap-
proval $. B. ITO, II. Il. 766, AN Act
to amend section TAI and 7IS crimi-
| nal code of 1912, relating to the APP
| pointment OF the chief game war
| den."