The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-02-22
sary, II not three.

Dla school district was advanced to
third reading upon motion of Sena-
tor Pearce.
COMMITTEE PLACE o..
GIVEN TO GROSS
Following dramatic speeches by
Senators McColl, Bonham and Hamil-
ton in which they strongly resented
what they termed Implications. If not
charges, brought by Senator Chrlsten-
sen In his resignation, that "business
had won in the senate" the senate
yesterday accepted the resignation Of
Mr.. Christensen as chairman of the
finance committee and then elected
Senator H. H. Gross of Dorchester
to succeed him as the leader of the
most important senate committee.
The Beaufort senator made it plain
that he would insist on his rcsigna-
ton. ...
Senator Gross was the second rank
ing member Of the committee, Sena-
tor Johnstonc Of Newberry being the
ranking member. but he declined to
serve. telling the senate that he did
not feel that he could bear the work
regardless Of the honor and pleasure
1t would bring to him to lead the COM
mittce.
After the morning session had gone
Tor about an hour. Senator Johnstone
called the resignation of MIR. Chris
tensen to the attention of the senate
declaring that Senator Christensen
ha dn,ade it plain to the finance COM
mittee that he would not withdraw
his resignation.
Exception to Words
Senator McCou of Marlboro took
exception to the language used by Mr..
Christensen nj submitting his rcsgi-
nation. declaring that this was the
third time flour years that the SEN
ate had been condemned by Il person
high responsibility. He said tho
statement that business was debating
to the senate was unjustifiable and
not true and put the senate in an i'm
proper and false lgiht before the
people OF South Carolina. Mr.. Me-
Coll said because the senate failed to
agree with the finance committee OF
the chairman was no reason why the
chairman should withdraw
Senator McColl said the chairman
Of Il great committee had no right to
Withdraw on the eve Of the consider
alton of the appropriate bill and he
appropriations had increased in the
last few years and how he had op-
posed these increases. The fact lha
the senate did not agree with MIR.
Chrls'"ns"n was n" reason for his res
iGnation, MIR. McColl said. TO san
that the senate w..H Scrvilc to one ri
tcl'est WAS not true. Mr.. McCull de-
clarcd.
Senator B"nham said he agreed
largely wit hthe remarks of Mr.. Nc
Coll and declared he couldn't sec how
the senate could be made up Of more
representative men. He said he re-
scented the statement that the senate
had fOrsaken the soil and surrendrcd
to business an dthought this state
mcnt meant that the senate had sold
out to business. Mr.. Bonham said
that after such remarks and attitude
on the part OF Mr.. Christensen he
thought the only thing to do would
Christensen If he had not resigned.
Senator Bonham said when such dis
cord arose ma committee it was
time to seek & new leader and that he
good mind in the senate.
Not for Business.
Senator Johnstone said he refutcd
the statement Monday night that bus
mess had won over agriculture and
that Mr.. Christensen had said that
he did not mean the words nj the
light they had been taken. He said he
agreed with Mr.. Duncan that no one
man or committee could run the sem
ate. He entered nito an explanation
of past appropriation bills and said
he accepted his share Of the RESPONSE
blities in increasing the bills and did
not want to throw his part of the re-
on Mr.. Christensen.
Senator Hamilton said he was not
representing any class of business,
but the people OF Chester county. He
said it loked to him like the senate
had not lost confidence in Mr.. Chris
tensen, but that Mr.. Christensen had