The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-15
HOUSE OPPOSED
CONVENTION
KILLS RESOLUTION AS TO STATE
CONSTITUTION
Sapp Rises 10 Point Of Personal
Privilege--Ecs! Call Saves
Situation
The State, 1lth.

The State, 1lth.
Hopes Of submitting 20 the people
of South Carolina at the naXt gen
eral election TIE question Of calling
a constitutional convention went
glimme,.irg last night shortly before
midnisht when The house of represen-
tatives, by vote of 65 to 25, voted
to strike cut the resolving words of
a resolution which had been iatroduc-
ed by Representative c. N. sapp OF
Richiand.
The vote was preceded oy the
sharpest exchange of words which has
featured this session Of the general
assembly,, during which debate Repre-
sentative --Sapp twice rose to ques-
tions Of personal privilege. Speaker
J. B. Atkinson called upon the repre-
sentatives engaged in the controver-
sv to observe the rules Of parliament
tary courtesy and at one time SO
tense was the situation that kepreSea-
tative Hughes of Marion moved Tor
,, adjournment. The time necessary
for the taking of the aye and nay vote
on the motion gave the situation time
to adjust itself to a certain extent
and Immediately after Tie announce
ment of the result of the vote, Rep-
resentative E. A. Brown of Harnwell
disclaimed the intention Of being dis
courteous to Representative Sapp or
! to anv member of the house. Repre-
sentative sapp accepted the state
ment of the Barnwell representative
and the debate proceeded.
The debate on the question Of put
ting the matter of constitutional
convention before the people had -oc-
cupied the greater part of the even
inc when Representative Brown
arose. Representative Sapp urged
that no vote be taken on the matter
holding that it was one Of great I'M
portance and that many house mem
hers were absent. He said ne mere
| " wanted to be fair in the matter
OF Personal Privilege
Representative Brown, who had the
floor. in response said, "Watch his
maneuvers in opposing members who
take the other side Of debate and
you can judge for yourselves now
fair he is" Representative sapp at
once jumped to his feet, saying that
he rose to a point of personal pflvl7
leee and asked the Barnwell repre-
sentative if ne could construe as un-
fair anything he (Sapp) had SAID.
Representative Brown said ooh, no."
After some further exchange OF
words. Representative Brown said 10
the Richland representative, You
can not intimidate me" at which time
the speaker began pounding Tor Or
der. The house members and con-
siderable audience were watching the
situation with intense interest when
the motion to adjourn was made after
(which Representative Brown disclalm-
ed any intention of being dlscourte-
Gus.
Sellers Gets Floor
The debate on the constitutional
convention was featured by another
speech. remarkable for it's vehemence.
Representative S. J. Sellers of Ches-
terfeld, who never fails TO attract at
itention of the house when he gets the
floor, attacked the resolution vigor-
ously, declaring that he was for white
supremacy, that he rode with Hamp-
ton, muleback, that he stood for the
rights of the home and the open Bible.
To adopt the resolution, he said,
meant the overthrow Of the govern
ment; the people, he said, will be led
astray and the hand of the oppressor
will be heavy upon them. The speech
was delivered with all the force and
mower at the command Of the Ches-
terfeld representative and ne was
heard with interest.
Representative Hanahan OF talr-
field, in opposing the calling OF the
convention, held that the people mad
mot asked for it and that 1t would
cost not less than 100000. Repre-
sentative Hamblin Of Union also op-
posed the resolution, as did y. Lyles
Glenn, Jr., Of Chester. Representa-
tives J. f. Bryson Of Greenvlile and
J. C. kearse favored the resolution,
.s did Thomas 9. Mcmillan of Char