The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 30, 1914, Image 1
VOL. 9, NO. 35, SEMI-WEEKLY. THE LANCASTER NEWS, FK'IDAV. JANUARY :!() I'll I
K NEGROES TARGET S
f OF LEGISLATION g
I liill ^itni in i ho SC*?n. **tVi
ate by the House. rac
|&' pa?
; FINAL VOTE WAS 62 TO 10. rJ
me
anc
Measure Prohibiting White People nef
from Teaching Blacks Precipltales
Hootest Fight of Session. wh
pac
Columbia. Jan. 27.?The hottest *
light of the present session was pre- rea
clpltated in the house this morning jou
on the passage of the Fortner bill
prohibiting white people from teach- __
ing in negro schools or negroes from iW
teaching in white schools under penalty
of a fine not exceeding $500 or
imprisonment for not more than 12
months. The bill was passed to third
r reading after a battle royal led by (
the Charleston delegation.
The measure was amended without
a dissenting vote to make the same i
penalty applicable to "the Intimacy XTn
of the races In houses of 111 repute." ; pa]
Another amendment was passed pro- , bet
hlbitlng white nurso from working the
In negro hospitals. A third amend- latl
ment made the bill Inapplibale to the car
teaching of the Bible to negroes by pat
white people. j poj
By a vote of 59 to 39, the house a s
refused to strike out the enacting on
words of the Fortner bill. It Is doubt- (5a:
ful whether there was any such over- tioi
whelming sentiment In favor of the
passage of the bill in the house as opt
this vote would indicate. The meas- 'Nc
ure had been recommended by the a ]
governor in his message, but beyond the
question more than 38 members of err
the house did not believe the meas- hai
ure expedient, voting for It because |
they feared the accusation in the fu- |co
tuava "nicroor lnvnra "
IUIC I licit ncio !Uf,f,v7? i\/tv?ui 1 d\
The administration and anti-admin- Wi
istration lines were not drawn in the sec
vote to strike out the enacting: words, cor
HOW THEY VOTED. | clr
The vote resulted as follows: I v}?
Ayes?Atkinson, Barnwell, Bethea, X,
Bolt, Boyd, Brice, Busbee Charles, "J
Clement, Courteny, Dantzler, De- j'
Laughter, Evans, Greer, Huter, John- ? J
ston Kirk, Lee Llles, Lumpkin, Mc- ,
Master, McQueen, Means, Melfl, Nich- 1 _ i
T olson, Pegues, Riddle, ltittenbery, W. | J"
M. Scott, Senseney, Shirley, Simley, J"
Thompson, Tindal, Vanderhorst, C. T. 1
Wyche, You mans, Zeigler?-38
Nays?Speaker Smith, Addy, J. WAshley.
M. J. Ashley Blackwell, Bpw- .
ers. Browning,. Burgess, Cross Daniel ,
Fortnor Friday, basque, Goodwin, j
Gray, Haile. Hall Hardin. Harrelson,
HarrelsojvHarvey, .Holley. Hutson, I
Irby, James, Jones, Kelley~ Kennedy, j
Kirby, Lybrand. McDonald, Miley, pre
Miller, Mtxson, Moore Moseley, Mur- n
ray,. Nelson, Odom, Pyatt, Ready, Ri- jari
ley, Robertson, W. S. Rogers, Jr., fol]
Sappi W. W. Scott Sherwood, Stantply an<
Stricklend, Sturkle Summers. Walker aot
Warren, Welch, White, Whitehead, | '
Wilburn, C. C. Wyche?59. to
FEAR SOCIAL EQUALITY. ica
? a-ut ? ?f .v,? me
A lit; 11 ?*11 uvtJi lur paooagc ut iuo ^
Fortner bill, taken up out of Its order tpa
yesterday at 11 o'clock was opened by co'v
speeches from Mr. Fortner, Mr. J W.
Ashley and Mr. James, all of whom .
urged the passage to the bill chiefly cc
on the grounds that white teachers In .
negro schools made for social equality.
Mr. Idles, of Orangeburg, opposed
the passage of the bill on the grounds 1 ei
that white men should be allowed to j '
manage negroes In their schools just
as they managed them ir. the fields.
He said, however, that he would be ' 1
In favor of the bill If It prohibited go>
white women from teaching in negro ZOI]
schools. 1
Mr. Barnwell, of Charleston, in
I whose county about 50 white women ?
f teach In negro public schools, said der
that he attributed the lack of friction der
between the races In the low country
to the fact that the negroes were
taught by white people early in life
to respect the white race. Mr. Barn- *or
well opposed the passage of the Fort- are
ner bill. opt
MR. WYCHE, OF NEWBERRY, in <
Mr. Wyche, of Newberry, spoke ce'j
against the passage of the bill. Who
but the white, he asked shall teach "ei
the negro his proper position? 1
Mr. White, of Charleston advocated 0
the passage of the bill and Mr. Vanderhorst,
of Charleston, opposed It. *
By a vote of 59 to 39, the house re
iubvu iu BLriKti uui me enncung words
of the bill. H8,
The house refused by a vote of 4 0 (ra'
to 40 to gree to the amendment exem- en(
pting Charleston county from the pro- ler
visions of the bill. Then the Charles- jnt
ton delegation started a filibuster to na,
obstruct the passage of the bill. The nrr
delegation was ably second by sev- nf
eral members of the house, and the j
bill hung Are fc?r\about an hour be- tllf]
fore it finally passed to third reud- ,
lug.
AMENDMENT REJECTED. to
Ry a vote of 65 to .14 the house re- be
fused to adopt the amendment offered Off
by Mr. Stanley of Horry, an advoe- wa
cate of the hill, to make the measure Pai
apply to negro waiters negro nurses pei
In private houses, negro servants In me
hospitals and negroes working in the goi
U\ same establishments in which white wo
women are employed. an<
, By a vote of 41 to 41 the house re- a l<
fused to reconsider the motion the
whereby It refused to exempt Charles- wil
towounty. $11
Hunter, of Bamberg, wanted slo<
A
bill to apply to negro ehuffeurs,
t the house refused by a vote of
to 4 3 allow It to do so.
ro reduce the bill to an absurdity,
. FUttenburg, of Charleston, offered
amendment prohibiting farmers to
e negro laborers, which the house
ed down.
rhe Lee amendment providing
??+ lwi <hi.. 1*111 1 1 I
ICIV, lur |;i v?v loiuun ui cmc* mil ?UtlII
0 apply to the intimacy of the
es in houses of ill repute" was
ised by a vote of 100 to 0.
tly a vote of 53 to 4 6 the house re?ed
to agree to the Liles amendnt
orohibitlng only white women.
1 m. white men, from teaching In
;ro scnools.
rhe house adopted the amendment
jred by Mr. Whlley prohibiting
lie nurses from acting In this canity
In negro hospttlals.
rhen the bill was passed to third
ding, after which the house aaraed
until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
ILSON'S MEXICAN
POLICY CRITICIZED
Intions of 1'. 8. IVIth (.rent Ilrltaln
Ivor Cnnnl Tolls and Japannese
Controversy Discussed.
^.ondon, Ja->. 29.?Relnltons of the
Ited States with Great Pritain over
riatna canal tolls; the controversy
ween Washington and Tokio over
California land ownership legisinti
ProaMnnt Wllcnn'e
i policy are subjects of lengthy disches
today from British corresnlents
In Washington, but there is
ingular lack of editorial comment
these questions. The Pail-Mall
zette is the only newspaper to menn
Mexico editorially. It says:
President Wilson has laid himself
!n to a charge of having chalked up
? Huerta' and then run away. It Is
position that becomes worse for
i prestige of the Washington goviment
every day on which nothing
jpens."
'Financiers here Interested In Mexare
becoming impatient at the
k of action shown by President
lson. A meeting of the Mexican
tion of the London chamber of
nmerce Is to be called to adopt the
cular asking members for their
wb as to whether it would be adable
for Oreat Britain to Join with
ince and Germany In asking Presilt
Wilson to take some steps to
lust the financial position of MexThe
summons sent to Sir Lionel
rden, British minister to Mexico,
come to London for a conference
* created no surprise here as it was
lounced on January 5 that this
uld be the first step toward his
nsfer to Brazil. The six months
which he was appointed to Mexexplres
in February.
Hope for Settlement.
rokio, Jan. 29.?Hopes are ex*ssed
in official circles today that
lasts of understanding on the alien
id ownership question will he
ind by the United Spates and Jap>se
governments which are both
ively seeking a solution .
rhe chief concern at present seems
be over future legislation In Amer.
It was said any additional enactnts
unfavorable to Japanese would
considered a serious menace to the
ditional friendship of the two
intries.
)L. GOETHALS MADE
DVERNOE OF PANAMA
rinnnent (Joveriimcnt in the Canul 1
5<me Is Made Effective April 1.
Order Signed by Wilson.
Washington. Jan. 28.? Permanent
rernment in the Panama Canal
le with Colonel George W. Goethas
first civil governor, will be
auliahed April 1. An executive or
to this effect was signed by Presilt
Wilson today.
rhe new governor will eliminate
i commission now in charge of the
le. Members of the commission
: to be retained however until the
minx of the canal, as a committee
charge of the arrangements for the
ebratlon of the opening,
rhe President's order create these
>artments:
Operation and maintenance, purising
department, supply departnt,
accounting department health
lanuiciii nun uu CAftuuve 81'lTBy.
I'hese departments will be manned
follows:
Vlalntenanoe army engineer 'officer:
nsporatlon. naval officer; electriai
tineer arr.y officer; captain of the
minal ports, naval officers; superendent
of shops and dry docks
/al constructor; chief, health office, j
ny medical office; superintendent
hosptial army medical office;
ef of quarantine division office of
i public health bureau; chief quar- |
master, army officer,
rhe nomination of Colonel Goethal
be governor of the canal zone will
sent to the senate in a few days.
Icial notification of his selection
s cabled to Colonel Goethals at
namn. Secretary Harrison, who
sonally told the colonel last sumr
that he would be made the first
pernor, said ho was confident there
uld be no question about accept^e.
The change In title will mean
r>ss of $5,000 a year to the head of
i zone, as the governor's salary
1 be $10,000, and ho now receives
S.000 as chairman of the commisn.
ASSERTS NATION IS ICON
RULED BY JUDGES V
Justice (Mark Warns His Tel- >enat<
low Jurists. Int<
ADDRESS AT COOPER UNION THE
Said Jurists Should Take Hood I>est
Their I'ower Prove Their
Own Undoing.
Was
New York, Jan. 27.?Declaring f
that all the powers of government, ,
both federal and state, lie a tthe feet I7
of "Judicial oligarchy," composed of "oase
the lawyers of the United States Chief 1 Vv,r
Justice Walter Clark, of the North
Carolina supreme court speaking at|!~e Se
Cooper Union tonight, warned his ! ^?mm'
fellow-Jurists throughout the country | ^ e ot
to take head lest their power prove other
their own undoing. Discussing "Gov- ?'OU8e
emment by Judges.' Justice Clark 8arY?
said: 1
"It has been said that contented wou ,
people have no annals. The present P"*>Ilcl
unrest among the people, strange as Prosor'
it may seem is one of the best signs Procef!
! of the times. When people are con- 8errf'lf
' tent they either are ignorant of bet- ' "y ot'r
tor conditions 01 hopleness of attain- ,'ie
ing them. I canc?r
CONTROL IN HANDS OF FEW. '^"of
! "In this country, as in all countries nient
the control of the government is in large
the hands of the few. We have learn- coinmi
ed that the form of government 1 |jca
(amount to little. The real question dician
Is. 'Where does the control of gov- row 0',
emment reside?' supple
"In 1776 we issued a declaration resent
nropin mIn c t ho **1 rrhto ^?, .. 1. 1? .1
j,-Vv.uu4mi0 ?-? ?- v/i mauiviiiu (InV ftf
,nnd their equality and freedom. And Kentu
then the champion of government by lorats)
the few quietly but effectlvel took public
control of the government. j ^be co
"The overwhelming preponderance jnfr
of the Judiciary waa unexpectedly jn (ni)
I created in 1803 by a delcision of the amend
suprem court of the United States |ativel
i without a line in the constitution to 0f f^e
authorize it, when that body assumed tions
their right to veto any act of congress state
they chose to hold unconstitutional. | broom
BOON TO SPECIAL INTERESTS, land w
"This doctrine was promptly seized with t
upon as boon by the special interests h>' 'lel
and by all who believed at heart in before
the government of the many for the mlssio
benefit of the few. It practically posed
in every state in the Union. When- .?I rai
| ever any progressive statute has not The
been in accprd with the ecomonic today
views entered by the courts, they ton? ^
have generally exercised their power Comm
I to declare such statute unconstltu- New 'i
tional because it was 'due process before
of law. lating
Justice Clark said that if the con- nnti-tr
stltution really had given judges the a num
richf tn uot nci/lo o I ?tf/\.?i,i cnrtlin
have Riven the legislative branch the by tin
same power in the case of an exectu- Henry
veto. "However plausible," he con- Mr. IT
tinued, "the arguments in favor of Judlch
judicial supe. emacy. its friends can Hie Sli
point to a line in the constitution plicitlj
| which confers it." i conspi
I In warning his brother Judges *'i(ling
against overstepping their authority, , y ,a'
the speaker declared that "Mr. Jus- ?w,,to
tlce Harlan has wellsaid: " When the s'iall 1
American people come to the conelusion
that the judiciary of this land an.
is usurping to itsself the functions of ^"H-uri
the legislative department of the gov- | hands
ernment we will find trouble. Niney 1
millions of people?all sorts of people a
[ ?are not going to submit to the Sherm
(usurpation by the Judiciary of the,coau
functions of other departments of the 9orn
government, and the power on its ? sa?
part to declare what is the public pol- R*at(?,
icy of the United States.'" , would
| of the
?~~?? and th
SHELBY M. CULLOM, *?< STATESMAN,
DEAD' w"th?
I
Former Senator and Veteran in the WILL
Public Servlre Succumbs
Recretj
to Illness.
Washington, Jan. 28.?Former Was
Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois
died here today after an Illness of , ^
more than a week during whclh he ?7'
hovered between life and death. preside
The Senate adjourned for the day
as a mark of respect to the memory wnlr"
of the former Senator when his death
was announced by Senator Sherman. *>r , 1
PUBLIC FUNERAL. | aa? ,?
Springfield, 111., Jan. 28.?When *Mr.
informed today of the death in Wash- ai)ovvii
ington of former Senator Shelby M. to thei
Cull om Gov. Edward F. Dunne is- notion?
(sued a statement In which he declared (o do v
Senator Cullom passed through the vented
fiery ordeal of holding public office ought 1
for 50 years without ever having been Loul
accused of enriching himself in pub- that tli
lie life and died comparatively poor." to' the
The Governor urged the honor of a an(i jn
public funeral from the officials and forn)at
citizens of Illinois, and telegraphed their <i
his condolences to Miss Victoria Fish- manag
er, a relative of Senator Cullom at tmslnei
Washington suggesting that lie he c.npital
given a public funeral In Illinoise. tj^. fir
Funeral services for Senator Cul- racy,
lorn will be held In this city Saturday
afternoon in the State House. The
obsequies will be conducted by the '
Rev. Donald MacLeod, of the First 1 I>ar'
Presbyterian Church, formerly of er Con
Washington, I). C. Memorial address- today
es will be made by United Sen- Frenci
ator Lawrence Y. Sherman and Gov- Haiti,
ernor Dunne. the re\
The body will lie In state before dent J
the funeral, In the State House. serloui
1MITTEE BEGINS ! Z
ON TRUST BILLS .. :;:?
________ I break into
Cabinet Co
p Committee Perfecting the residence
erstate Commission Hill. , Dowing si
An autoi
men's Socii
HEARINGS BEGIN . a woman <
filled with
Judiciary Committee Will ^tlide the
ave Hearings on the Vari- j what was
ous Measures. I When tl
' the police
hington, Jan. 28.?Perfection street, the
Interstate Trade Commission placed und>
atroduced in the Senate and car to Sco
last week as the first of the ' miimnnMic
ust legislative measures of the ards prote
Istratlon, was begun today by feeding of
nate Committee on Interstate demanding
eroe. It was determined at "torture ol
itset that no public hearings. When tl
than those to be held by the three of t1
committees would be neces- names and
I book unde
amendment proposed today who had a<
limit, to a certain extent, the Miss Virtui
Ity feature of the measure by tary of "G
Iblng particularly that no trade tnond. a p
s, list of customers of like trade Virtue is s
i, submi. to the commission a Montana
porations ,iould be made. As have secur
II stands .uw, all information ain. All t
nlng the business of corpora- over to be
Is required to be made a mat- months,
public record. Another amend- _
will be proposed later to en- | ^a
the powers and scope of the SirOJcv-A
ssion. tt-t
rings before the House Ju- XX JI
r committee will begin tomor11
the various bills proposed to Hhickmaib
ment the Sherman not. Rep- H
ative Clayton, the chairman toiked
Representative Stanley of
oky, Henry of Texas. (Demo- | OS
and Lenroot of Wisconsin (Re- tQ an ano
an), who are not members of j a morninj
mmittee, to appear at the hear- I fqark, the
All are particularly interested for ra
st legislation and will suggest ma{iPrs" i
Iments to perfect the bills ten- disappeare
y drafted. Commissioner Davies januarv 1
Federal Rureau of Corpora- on a train
who under the Clayton Inter- oonimitted
Trade Commission bill, would Rplf jnt0 t
e chairman of the new board. ; manding t
hose bureau would be merged ioape Was
he commission, has been asked , nce" and
presentative Adamson to appear ( uary 27.
the Interstate Commerce Com- | ^ said:
a Friday to discuss the pro- atre ciark
commission and the regulation state in 1
lwav securities. pay it or t
re was an informal conference of "
./t-i' sfiiiniive i lav-| "Yours,
loyd Carlin of tho Judiciary Across
ittee. and Samuel Untermyer of wrjtteu "?
fork, regarding the throe hills in pap
the Judiciary committee re- ppt out."
to amendments to the Sherman Those v
ust law. Mr. ITntermyer had are saj,j t<
her of suggestions to make re- Mrs darfc
g the legisl ion to be framed jjjg rpPiy t
a committer . Representative -j Want
, who also ..as conferred with nioro fUllv
ntermyer will discuss with the disappears
iry Committee his bill to amend where the
inrmnn low
? ... .......* ?-a- wilat man
t what constitute:, monopoly or motive th;
racy in restraint of trade, pro- kidnappini
prison terms for violators and for ran son
ling an adaptation of a Texas sition cont
provide that the Sherman act e(1 to phi
not apply "to members of or- definitely
tions not conducted for profit know mor
ithout capital stock, or to agri- | Mrs. Cli
il products or livestock, in the shP believ<
of the producer or raiser." , \y held l?v
resentative Stanley and Len-1 ' while t
Iso have bills amending the that he wa:
an law on the docket of the an effort w
ttee on which they will speak. failing in
e opposition is developing to gotiations
laries proposed in the Inter- return of
Trade Commission bill which tive.
give each of the five members , _
commission $10,000 annually
e secretary $5,000. An amend- MARIN
tlso will be proposed to limit
?mbership of the commission
>e members.
? Americans
PUT PEOPLE IN SADDLE. Forei>fn
_ , . shii
iry Uryan Hpeaks of Presidential
Primaries. Washing
htneton -Inn 98 S^rptnrv prt rtraft Ih
today told the Common Coun- to lay 1h ru
ib here that adoption of the passage fo
>ntlal primary plan would mark where her
mpletlon of the movement by, will Join v
the people are coming Into ab- cruiser Mo
control of the naming of their Americans
ent. Never again, he declared, I Left wit
Wall street have anything to sudden ab<
the election of a President. who fled t
Bryan denounced senate rules terday the
lg unlimited debate, referring ed with ar
n as the "last stand of the re- tion.
tries," which permitted a few | Capt. Tti
/hat they ought not do and pre- will take
a majority from doing what deems nec<
to be done. , foreigners
Is I). Brandeis told the club j
ie government ought to furnish 1 Stn
small Industrial, commercial j por? (
isiness men of the country in- ' '
Ion to enable tliem to conduct American
iffairs with the same scientific Montana v
ement employed by the big American
rs man or concern with large and the Fr
. This, he asserted, would be jackets an
st step in progressive democ- duty at tl
and at th<
Large It
French Cruiser Caoing. '
* chel Orest<
s, Jan. 28.?The French cruls- man cruls
do now in Mexican waters was broke out
placed at the disposal of the Fusillad
i consul at Port au Prince, tors of the
where the stltuatlon caused by and there
rotation and the flight of Presi- pillage of
docchcl Oreste is regarded as these were
J. city was q
HACiKTTES AC TIVE
to Itrenk Into n Cabinet
Meeting.
.Jan. 28.?Mlllitant suffaly
made a bold attempt to
a meeting of (lie British
nincll sitting at the official
of Premier Asnuith, in
reet.
mobile belonging to the Wo
:il and Polltcal Union, with
nauneur at the wheel and
suffragettes dashed into
ect before police stationed
Asquith residence realized
going on.
tie driver refused to obey
order to retire from the
entire party of women was
er arrest and taken in their
tland Yard. The women's
i was decorated with placsting
against the forcible
suffragette prisoners and
that the cabinet cease the
r women in English Jails."
tie women were arraigned
hem refused to give their
were entered in the charge
r numbers. The other one,
?ted as driver, said she was
s and was the private secreeneral"
Mrs. Flora Drumromlnent
suffragette, Miss
aid to be engaged to marry
rancher as soon as women
ed the vote in Great Ilrittlio
prisoners were bound
of good beravior for six
lNE man is
:ld for ransom
rrs Demand 8">".00(t For
elense of Francis
Lewis Clark.
geles. Jan. 29.?According
nyraous letter received by
X paper, Francis Lewis
Spokane miliionaire, is
nsom of $75,000 by "blackn
or near this city. Clark
d from Santa Barbara,
7, after seeing his wife off
. and was thought to have
suicide by throwing him:he
ocean. The letter dehe
ransom for Clark's readdressed
to "Chief of Podated
Los Angeles, Jan"We
are holding millionof
ransom of $75,000.
Examiner if his folks will
lot. He is well taken care
The Rlackmailers."
the top of the letter was
Notice; Make prompt reply
ers as he Is very anxious to
i-ho knew Clark intimately
a take the letter seriously.
; today dictated the follow:o
the note:
to communicate with you
r concerning my husband's
nee. I want to know
money is to he paid and in
nor. I want to know the
at inspired the supposed
?. If my husband is held
1 I will entertain the propoained
in the letter addresspf
Sebastian, but before I
commit myself I must
e."
ark did not state whether
>d her husband was actualkidnappers,
he local police admitted
s willing to waive his rights
as made to trace the writer
this, it was announced newould
be opened for the
Clark if he is held capfES
HOLDING
AITIAN CAPITAL
and Germans Guarding
Interests?Another War.
p Racing to Scene.
fton, Jan. 28.?Under force
battleship South Carolina
ishing across the windward
r i*ort au rrince, Haiti
bluejackets and marines
i-ith forces of the armored
ntana for the protection of
and other foreigners,
hout government by the
lication of President Oreste
0 a German warship yesisland
republic is threatenlarchy
by its latest revolutssel,
of the South Carolina
whatever measureres he
essary for the protection of
and their property.
>ng Forces Landed.
Prince, Haiti. Jan. 28.?
sailors from the cruiser
t-ere today 011 guard at the
legation, the cable station
ench hospital. German blue
d marines were placed on
tie other foreign legations
German stores.
Hiding parties were sent
iterday when President Mip
fled for refuge to the Gerer
Vlneta after fighting,
in the capital.
les continued in all quar!
city throughout the night,
were numerous attempts at
houses and stores, but
1 quickly suppressed. The
lUlet today.
$i.ou j'KK YEAR.
iTHP SENATE FAVORS ~
PRtMARY REFORM
Senators Sharpe and Mars Opposed
the Hill.
AN AGREEMENT POSSIBLE.
Question Referred to Kpecail Committee,
Which is to Report at
Earliest Possible Moment.
Columbia, Jan. 28.?There is an
excellent chance of the senate's
agreeing upon a bill to safeguard the
primary and to pass the bill at this
KPS?ior> 4'?n" " *
<u?i o. pruiongea debate
this morning, during which there developed
much opposition to the Nicholson
bill but a general agreement as
to the need of legislation of some
kind and simply and well defined if
possible, Senator Crouch, of Saluda,
with Senator Nicholson consenting
moved that the whole question be referred
to a special committee consisting
of Senators Nicholson, McLaurin,
Sullivan, Sharpe and Clifton,
to draft a substitute measure which
would include the provisions favored
by the senators and exclude the previsions
to which there had been objection.
The Crouch motion carried
and the special committee is to report
back to the senate at the earliest
possible moment.
Senator Nicholson said that ho believed
that the whole question resolved
itself into an elimination of
the features of his bill upon which
the senators could not agree. This
statement was in keeping with the
previous statements of the senator to
the effect t.Jjat his only purpose was
to get a bill passed that would safeguard
the primary; that he did not
intend to insist upon the passage o
his particular bill if something better
could be nad.
A0 It 10KMENT POSSIIIU\
Senators Clifton and Crouch sai l
they thought that it was evident from
what had been said in the debate
that an agreement could be reached.
"No man need fear voting for publicity,
honesty and leaglity in the pri[
mary," said Senator Clifton. "Wo
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prevent fraud. The opportunity to
commit fraud should be prevented."
I Senator Slinrpe moved to strike out
tl^e enacting words of the Nicholson
bill, to get it. as he said squarely before
the senate. The senator from
Lexington opposed the bill 011 the
ground that it would deprive numbers
of voters of the suffrage by complicating
the rules of the primary.
He said that he did not think that
there had been any great amount of
fraud committed.
Senator Mars opposed the bill.
SEES NO NECESSITY.
"I don't see the necessity for a
bill of this kind, said the senator
from Abbeville.
He said that the bill would have
the effect of cutting out many a good
man from voting.
Senator Young replied to these
senators by saying that the constitution
of the state did not allow every
Tom. Hick and Harry to vote, regardless
of qualification. He said
that the constitution did not allow
every man to vote for bond issues.
Senator Young attacked the Nicholson
bill as being too weak. It was
his opinion that the general laws
should be made to apply to the primary.
and the senator offered an
amendment to provide for this.
"We are afraid to get up and stato
bare-handed and exactly what wo
honeRtly believe to be for the best
interests of the state," cried Senator
Young, "and so long as we indulge
that cowardice so long will these conditions
prevail in this state."
Senator Stuckey opposed the bill,
saying that he was against enacting
any change in the existing primary
rules.
1 Senator McLaurin opposed the bill.
Tip thnnpht it Hono-orAiio ornnn/l trv*
the general assembly to go upon. He
thought the general assembly should
simply provide criminal penalty for
the breaking of the rules made by
the democratic party. The restrictions
around the general election had
been placed there because of the
negro, he said, and the white vote
should not be restricted in the primary.
Senator McLaurin said that
he thought the Nicholson bill was
as good as could be drawn up, hut
thought the primary provisions
should be enacted by the party and
not by the general assembly.
Senator Christensen said that there
was nothing in the party rules, or in
the constitution to prevent the padding
of club rolls.
Senator Sullivan said he hoped the
senators would get together and pass
a short bill to correct, existing evils.
Senator Appelt suggested getting
together during the afternoon and
drafting a substitute bill that would
correct the evils of enrollment and
representation.
Senator Strait opposed the bill.
Senator Rlack opposed the bill. He
favored enforcement of existing
laws.
Old Dominion Steamer Sinks.
The Old Dominion steamship
Monroe, outward hound for New
York, sank off Hog Island in collision
with the Nantucket! of the Merchant
& Marine Transportation Company.
The Nantucket was badly damaged.
Forty-nine lives are reported lost.?
Reported by Mr. J. M. Madra.