The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21

GRAFTON Of the measure, special mes
sage from Gov Robert A. Cooper was
governor urged upon the general as
sembly that if any reductions must
be made in the appropriations as sug-
gestad in the 3udget that II fairness
these reductions s,sould not all be
made at the expense Of The high
cchools and rural schools The report
wes received as information and Co
dered printed in the journal.
Governors Mcssa.se
At about l 80 o'clock this morning
the section of the Appropriation bill
providing for funds for the superin-
tendent of education's office was
reached and here the question of the
governors message was again brought
to the fore. Representative j. K.
Hamblin of Union moved to amend
the section so as to eliminate an ap-
preparation of $4,000 TO" the ''better
ment of negro schools" tl:ls proposal
being lost, however, by vote OF SO
to "a. Practically every one Of the
numerous amendments which had so
far been proposed to the bill had ex-
cited lengthy debate and Representa-
tive J. W. Hanahan then moved the
previous question on the entire mat
ter. This proposal would have cut
off further debate upon amendments
and would have killed all proposed
amendments that were rot On the
speakers desk when The motion was
passed.
+ This proposal evoked storm O:
disaDprovaI, several members ealing
the attention of the house to the fact
that the governor had sent d special
message to the house on the section of
the bill under consideration at the
time. The motion, it was argued,
would be contrued as n refusal on
the part Of the members Of the house
to regard the opinions of the COVER
nc: on this question.
! Mr.. Hanahan> withdrew his motion
to order the previous question but
rose to point of personal privilege
to voice his criticism of the act #
Governor Cooper in sending special
message. "When l have to be told by
known that the house had under con-
sideration the subjects covered by the
the governor 3r any one else now
shall vote on any question" NJ. Han
ahan said, II should not be here IN
this general assembly" The govern
or, Mr.. Hanahan thought, when ne
sent the special message to legisla-
ture at the time he did ''did most
inappropriate thing" "The message
coming in the midst OF the considera-
ton of the question discussed in the
governors communication" Mr.. Har-
ahan said, leads nc to believe that
the message was intended to influence
votes on this question"
To Governors Defense
Mr.. Hanahan's address brought
Eugene S. Blease Of Newberr5 TO his
feet in defense of the governor. 81
know" Mr.. Blease said, chat Robert
A. Cooper is an honest man and L
know that he did not intend to infiu-
ence unduly the house. lie is not that
kind of man. If you pill retlect you
will recall that though the state con-
stitution provides that there shall! be
three separate departments of the
state government, this same constltu-
! ton also gives the governor the right
to furnish the legislature with the in
/ formation. This same constitution
gives the governor the right to veto
a bill passed by both houses and not
even majority of the members of
the TWO houses can OVeil-ue Iil4o 'eUo'
! "Your governor and my governor,
the chairman of the board of trustees
of the highest institution of learning
in the state, has addressed this COM
munication to you. l hold that if he
thought we were driving in the wrong
direction that it was not only his priv
ilege but it became his duty to in
form us of it. He had the right to
send this communication, a commun-
ication that ic important because it
affects every home and fireside IN
South Carolina and we who are pre-
sumed to represent the homes and
fres:des Of the state should give it
due consideration. The public school
system CT the state may depend upon
this measure
Mr.. Blease then moved to adjourn,
this proposal being opposed by Repre-
sentatives J. X. Owens, E. T. Hughes,
Claud \. SapH, all of whom contended