The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 18, 1907, Page THREE, Image 3
rAVORS INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Christensen's Resolution Was
Adopted-Only Three Voted
Adversely.
The Cliristensen resolution for an
investigation of- the state dispensary
passed the senate Tuesday by an over
whelming vote. On the motion of
Senator McGowan to strike out the en
acting words the vote stood 29 to 3
against, Senators Bleaso, MbGowan
and Talbert voting in the affirmative.
The resolution was amended so as to
provide for the employment of an ex
ert accountant, stenographers, etc.,
nd calling for the report of the in
estigating committee, if same is ap
ointed, at this session of the general
ssembly.
The resolution called forth quite a
arm discussion, which was engaged
by a majority of the senators
resent, several taking occasion to
resent their views on the dispensary,*
o and con, one, Senator Rogers of
arlboro, going so far as to exclaim
at if an investigation were orderedi
d every man connected with the in
tution was found to be crooked, he
uld yet stand by the present system
,d believe that it is the best solution
the liqu6r problem.
,Tlhe question of the status of the
esent dispensary investiga ting coi
ittee was discussed, the prevailing
'nionl bein. that. it was functus of
io, owing to the fact that two mem
s of that committee, Senator Hay
Representative Gaston, are not
membei of the general assembly,
another, Ir. Lyon, has been elect
.to a state office, disqualifying
for service on same, and making
comrnittee powerless to act. As
s resolution was introduced by
nator Christensen, a member of the
mer committee, the friends of the
asure urged that it must not be
sidered a ''slap'' at the fromer
ittee, althougi several senators in
er remarks took that ground as a
sis for their opposition to it. Many
the pro-dispensary members of 'the
ate Were clearly opposed to the
*istensen resolution, but for one
on and another voted for it the
al show down and carefully avoid
a. test vote as between the dispen
.Y an( antidispensary forces.
lie senate was convened at 11
"'Iclock with President John T. Sloan
residing for the last time, after four
ears of entinuns seryvice in this ca
acity. A fitting memento of the high
steem in which Presidelt Sloan is
eld, by the members of the senate
as presented to him, on his retire
ent, in the form of a handsome solid
lver loving cup.
Senator J. Hampton Brooks of
reenwood made the speech of presen
tion in a few Well ehosen words,
residend SloanII replyilg in a brief
d (1 ress.
Before the presetatio exervises
everal new hills were Introduced and
melocal measures were given third
ading Outof cortes toine of
le sen atoirs, Senator Cliristeclsen co n
en led forw hiis eoneu rrenmt resoilut ion
n t he d ispensaryv to lie indefinitely
ost poned.
The hour' of .12 having arrived, a
essenger from thle house announced
lhat Gov.-elect Ansel and Lient Gov
heel MeLeod were readyv to receive
e oath of oflice and thant thle house
waited the senate, the latter repair
g gtehall of the house of repie
nttvsto attend upon01 the inaugur
Iservleies.
AftIer thle inaugural eeremlonies, the
senate was reconvened by President
homas 0. McLeod, who called the
ody together for thle first time as
ts dimly elected presidenit. After a
h'ort a,ddress. in wlihi lhe paid a
h~l trilbute to the retirinag presient,
1. Johni TP. Sloan, he( anniiouind
i session open for thme transaction
f Ibusiness.
Senator Blease formal ly announced
o the presideiit anid mn-bers of the
en.al e that lie hi,l bem: h keted p)resi.
le..t nro fenm ,a e- of .ii body, for
*'hiieh highl honor lhe felt. deeply grate
fuml.
Senator Christensen called up his
concurrent resollution asking for the
appointment of a commit tee to inves
tigate the affairs of the state dispen
sary.
'Senator Blease informed the presi
dent of the status of the resolution, as
he under stood it, and made thei point
that it would have to lie over for
three days under the rules of the
senate. The president ruled the point
well taken and ordered that the reso,
ution go over, but upon explanation
y Senator Otts, who showed that the
nator from Newberry misiniterpre
dthe status of the bill, the presi
t annonneed that the question wvas
n the didoption of the resolution.
1eiator McGowan moved to strike
the enagcting words.
nator Blease moved to adjourn,
hi was voted down.
the motion to strike out the re
ing wo(1s, Senator mlase- a.gue
that there was no necessity for a nov
committee to inlv0stigate the dispen
sary. The old conmittee( has the sam,
power it has always had; let it do tih
investigating. He considered it fool
ish to npp~oint a Conmiittee to go dowi
to the state dispensary and find ou
what everybody knows. We all know
lie declared, that. there is a big lot o:
liquor down there, about 35 cars oi
the side tracks, with nowhere to pu
it, but if this is contrary to law let the
attorney general prosecute the offend
ers. It is up to him to put stripes oi
the grafters and place shackles up
on the men who are alleged to havc
mismanaged the dispensary. He char
acterized the Tatum letters, read ii
the senate Monday night, as a bid fo:
notoriety and ehleal) prominence aln
again referred to the correspondene(
as "Tattim's platform for reelee
tion.''
Senator Appelt objected to tih
terms employed by Senator Blease i4
his reference to the Ttunm corres
pondence, and a lively tilt occurr6<
between theimi as to the propriety o
the language used.
Senator Toole believes it is-the will
of the majoriy of the citizens of thc
state that the dispensary shall b
abolished. He wants full investiga
tion and declares that inl a grave mat
ter of this kind cost should not. b
considered.
Stiator Weston fa'vored the resolu
tion and hoped that the seniator fron
Laurens woild vithdraw his motion
Senator McGowan declined to with
draw his motion and spoke at som
length agaiiist tle adoption of ti
resolutionl, on tle ground that a iev
comm1111ittee is ntt necessary. le lad(
the point that a coicirreit resol
tion does not have the force of a lav%
or joint resolution aid that third par
ties, others thin state officials, cou](
ot be bound by it.
Senator R(o.ers of Marlboro move<
that debate on tle resolution be post
poled un11til toimorrow, but on a vivv
voice vote this was lost. "If it b
proven beyond peradventre,'' de
clared the senator from Marlboro
''that every man connected with thi
state dispensaYy has been guilty o:
wrong doing, it would not, so far as :
am concerned, impair the eflicieney o:
the institution, and I would still be
lieve it is tle best solution of thi
liquor problem.''
Senator Raysor offered an amend
ment to the resolution, providing tha
the investigating committee report a
this session of the general assembly
which was adopted.
Senator Christensen submitted tw<
amendinents relating to the employ
ment of an expert accountant, sten
ogaphers, etc., and to provide fo
the pay of same. Both were adopted
after motion qf Senator Raysor t<
amend the amendment by strikingonu
the words ''expert. aceountait'' wa
lid 111111 thie table oil motion (if tih(
senlator from) York.
Senator Wells thoug,ht that cvi
dence warranting criminal act io1
against pa i-ties connected withi the di s
Wesr waV brloughlt. ((lt in' abuniid
aniie by the formler 'ommiii ttee, hu
announciiied that lie would favo'(r at al1
imes a ll invest iga tion of t he af
fairs of this institution wheneve
heic appears evidence.
Senator' Brooks t houghl It lie dispen
sar th~ le worst solu1t ion of the I lio
problem ever devised, It reeks aml
rots withi corruplt in and11 1 le inves('ti
ga tion should lie continued.
Sepator' Raysor decilared thamit ti
in forimatloll given the senate thirough
lie senator from Beaufort in the Ta
ium letters presented1 an alarmiini
st ate of affairs and (demanided Ilha
somethuing lbe (done immediately. U<
dielaried that lie feared lest bank
rupt11cy was Isar1ing the system in th<
face. lHe saidl tha t the d isplensary ini
vest i2nting commit tee which hias serv
ed for the past two years deserve
lie hearty cominenda tion of thle en
I ire people oif the state fur the wvorl
whliichi they have so adiirably d one.
Senator Black of Baimberg, at
thlougrh from a dispenisary count4y
woul never lie foundl tryinig to shiiehl
any state olViers from in vest iga tim
and phillishmenit, t here fore would sup
port t hie resolution11.
Seiiatoir Laney stat ed that while.hi
counity favored the dispeiisary systenm
lie was conviniced his people favore,
placing an iron hand on thle purcehas
ing powver. ''If -thlere is aiiythinig den,
iul 4the braniich,'' lie said, ''let us fin
it.'
Senatorm Sinkler of- Charleston mad
a brief but strong talk in favor of th
resolution, and took occasion to con
gratulate the former committee fo
the seivice.it had rendered. In man
of our sister states the great corpora
tions frequently control legislativ
bodies, buit is thankful to say, thor
is 1n0 evidence of that in South Cal
olina, anid but for the- dispensairy ni
dIepartmenit of thie sinate goverinmen
has broughit taint upon thie fair nam
of the state.
An amend(menit initroduiced by senia
tor Crouch instructing the attorne,
general to bring criminal action upon
the filidiln-s of the committee, if evi
dence of wroig doing is developed,
was lost, the senator from Beaufort
- id maniy of the frielids of thle resolu
tion voting against it, the grounds of
objection behig- that it was premature
111d that such instructions, if, indleed,
any are necessary, could be made af
ter the report of the committee is
rendered.
. Passed House Wednesady.
Tile house of representativ s Wed
nesday in the short session took up
- the Christensen resolution introduced
in the senate Monday night and after
considerable discussion passed it with
an amendment limiting to ten days
the investigation of the committee in
to the dispeiisary purichases. The reso
lutioi, which came over from the sen
ate early in the day, was not voted on
in what might. be termed a strict dis
pensary line-ul). Some of those who
favored the institution votq\d against
a resolution offered by Mr. Gary
- which Mr. Nash said would have cut
off inquiry as had been done the
other committee.
The resolution provides for an in
ve.stigationl by a committee of two
members of the senate and three mem
- bers of the house with )raeticallY the
- same powers given the old committee
It calls for anl investigaion of the
chiaiges Ilade by Commissioner Ta
.111um inl a ILetter ito Senlator C hri-tenl
senl; that thle board of' directorls WereC
heavily overstocking the dispensary
with case goods. There is some ques
tion as to the status of the old coi
mittee. The resolution came up first
inl the message sent over without.the
signatures of the presiding ofileer and
- had to be sent back for that require
ment alon-, with a miuber of others.
Whieii bioight back Mr. Richards,
I who is regaiirdled as one of the leaders
in favor of thle slate dispeinsary, said
I that lie wished a thorouh -.11 investiga
- tioii, but. thinks the iiime should be
limited in order that lie gnelral as
seibly may act on any evidence
broulIt out at this session. le sug
rested ten days as tihe limit for a re
port.
Mr. Nicholson said he was gratified
iat tile sentiliieit of the house, which
mighIt he divided as to the issue, but
was willing to get at the facts in this
case.
Mr. Gary's Amendment.
M. Richards' amendment was agre
ed to by the house and Mr. Gary of
fered another amendment to strike
out the words "affairs of ithe dis
dispensary'' were too broad to in
said charges,'' which referred to the
- letter written y Mr. rattum. Mr.
- Gary said the ";afTairs of the state
dispensary'' were too bdoard to in
vestigate at this time, when some
thinl- definite was demanded in tle
way of chuarges ad11( proofs.
Mr. ltker opposeld tle eliang on
t.he grimdi14 that ii was too4 naow andW01
(1111oinn. :111id the people wanled to
- kniow exactly thme status of the ease.
iMr. ariris hoped thle chanugewol
- he ni ecept ed. TFhe house wanmt ed to
- Ikniow Ilhe truth ablouit this paiticuilar
(iJehrge.
Mir. N ichotlson aid1( the changeo
- wouildl conlfine the comimittee toi the
(ruthI of the stat emenit mnade hiv thle
. eniough.
Mr. Say e asked if there was not at
I commititee niow. Mr'. Niehiolsoni said
- there is some doubt1) as to its exist ence.
Three of thle membeis arie no longer in
the general assembly and( the commit
I tee might lhe out of existence. Mr.
- Tohnstone said the chiange offeredl
l)by Mr'. Gary tnighlt affect the efforts
to b)ring out thle whole tuthI.
Mir. Nash striongly advoc4)ated the
- r'esolut ion as it theni stood. lHe wvas 01p
Sposed to t,he chianie sugge- ted lbe
- eanse it might nullify the power of
- the commit tee and Ithe people had seeni
li e resuil t of thle power's of thle othleur
- commilit I (e being eiramped1. A t al most
: every turin thei y had been imet withb
lie queistion;1 (does it.( c wvithlini the
resolution ? The commit tee cannot go
over' thle whole earthI in 10 day's but
I it could ceritainly' inv~estigate the char
ges mnade against the hoard aid prov4~e
- tir truth or falsity ini that time.
M'ir. Nicholson moved1 to lay the
I Gary amend~menit on the table, which
,was ad1opted almost unanimously. The
1 resolution was then adopted with no
- other chlange and the adment ment of
1 fered by Mir. Richards was sent over
I to the senate anld accepted.
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