The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17

who have charged that it was slaI
in the face of the farmers should not
cast reflections upon the members OF
the conference committee by such IN
situations"
G. w. Binnicker of Orangeours
then rose to a point of personal priv
ilege to state, Il am the man Who
said that the fact that there were no
farmers On the conference committee
was a slap in the face Of the farmers.
said it and have no apologies tc
make"
Speaker Atkinson, speaking also to
a point of personal privilege, replied
to Mr.. Binnicker's charges, explaining
that he had not considered any par
ticular class or classes or any partlc-
ular men in the selection of the house
conferees, but only the interests OF
the people of the state.
Would XII Measure
Mr.. Binnicker reiterated his charge,
disclaiming, however, any intention
to insinuate that the speaker had Will
fully ignored the farmers of the state.
"Let US kill the appropriation bill
he said, "and have it rewritten and re-
written right"
The vote was then taken upon Nh.
Anderson's motion at 3 o'clock, the
house refusing to postpone action on
the conference report. Representa-
tive F. G. Harris of Spartanburg, e..
J. Jackson of Sumter, E. +. Belsel
of Sumter and W. H. McE!veen OF
Florence spoke in favor of the adop-
ton of the report, expressing theT
confidence in the house conferees.
Speaking honestly and frankly l
am convinced" Mr.. McElveen SAID,
"that with this an election year some
members of the house have more pol
itics in their heads than common
sense. Forget this politics and we can
pass the bill and go home to try 70
make enough money to pay our tax
es." At 8 10 o'clock the report was
adopted and the measure ordered en-
rolled for ratification, the senate not
fled and the bill finally ratified.
In the senate no opposition was
voiced to the adoption of the free
conference report, Senator Wightman
merely asking several questions for
information. After Senator Pearce
had made his statement in regard to
how the finance committee had work
ed in arriving at an agreement and
how the funds would be raised the
free conference report was adopted
without objection.
Only Handful Present
The report of the conferees was re-
ceived about l :45 o'clock in the sell
a.c after an all night and Sunday
morning vigil Only q handful O.
senators were present when the r.
port was reached In the house fgh-
was on and the senate recessed to so
over and hear the house members n
their fight.
Following the adoption BY the
house of the report the senate invited
the house over to ratify the bill and
this was done at about SIS o'cicCk.
On motion of Senator \ oung COM
nlittee OF three was appointed 10 in
form he governc~ that me senate had
completed its business and was about
to adjourn. On this committee the
lieutenant governor appointed Sena-
tors McGhee, Young and Watkins.
The clerk notified the house that the
senate was about 70 adjourn and III
return brought back a message from
the house that that body was a1so
about ready to adjou:2, the clerk Ct
the house being so fatigued that he
could not make the trip across to the
senate, it was announced.
Pearce is the Senate
At this point a little levity was
allowed as conamitte of three to
assist the clerk of the senate to in
form the house that the senate was
about to adjourn had been appointed
and only Senator Pearce was in the
senate chamber, this being an exact
duplication of the closing session of
1921 when the lieutenant governor
announced that "the senator from
Richland will be in order" Just to
keep the matter alive President Har-
vey repeated this 1921 command yes
terday afternoon and Senator Pearce
accepted it good naturedly.
A message was received from the
governor. it which the chief executive