South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992
Journal of the House of Representatives

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1991

Wednesday, January 16, 1991
(Statewide Session)

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

The House assembled at 6:30 P.M.

Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:

As we prepare to hear our Governor this evening in his "State of the State" message, keep us aware, O Lord, that he and the Legislature will not be in perfect agreement at all times. So may we always be knowledgeable of the fact that differences of opinion reflect the democratic processes at work. But when a program comes up from the first floor and a Bill goes down from the second floor, every citizen in South Carolina has a right to expect that both Governor and Legislature are committed to a government which serves the best interest of all the people.

Help us to remember to do our part. Amen.

Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.

MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. MEACHAM moved that when the House adjourns it adjourn in honor of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in the Persian Gulf, which was agreed to.

ROLL CALL

The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows.

Alexander, M.O.        Alexander, T.C.        Altman
Bailey, G.             Bailey, J.             Bailey, K.
Baxley                 Beasley                Beatty
Bennett                Boan                   Brown, G.
Brown, H.              Brown, J.              Bruce
Burch                  Burriss                Carnell
Cato                   Chamblee               Clyborne
Cole                   Cooper                 Corbett
Cork                   Corning                Cromer
Derrick                Elliott, D.            Elliott, L.
Faber                  Fair                   Farr
Foster                 Gentry                 Glover
Gonzales               Hallman                Harris, J.
Harris, P.             Harwell                Haskins
Hendricks              Hodges                 Houck
Huff                   Johnson, J.C.          Keegan
Keesley                Kempe                  Kinon
Kirsh                  Klapman                Koon
Lanford                Littlejohn             Manly
Marchbanks             Martin, D.             Martin, L.
Martin, M.             Mattos                 McAbee
McBride                McCain                 McCraw
McElveen               McGinnis               McKay
Meacham                Neilson                Nettles
Phillips               Rhoad                  Ross
Rudnick                Scott                  Sharpe
Sheheen                Shirley                Short
Smith                  Stoddard               Tucker
Vaughn                 Waites                 Waldrop
Wells                  Whipper                White
Wilder                 Wilkes                 Wilkins
Williams, D.           Wofford                Wright
Young, A.              Young, R.

STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE

I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on January 16, 1991.

Ron Fulmer                        John Rama
Wes Hayes                         E.B. McLeod
Harriet Keyserling                Robert Barber
John J. Snow                      Jack Gregory
Alex Harvin, III
Total Present--107

HOUSE STANDS AT EASE

The House stood at ease subject to the call of the Chair.

THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 6:59 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.

JOINT ASSEMBLY

At 7:00 P.M. the Senate appeared in the Hall of the House.

The President of the Senate called the Joint Assembly to order and announced that it had convened under the terms of a Concurrent Resolution adopted by both Houses.

H. 3160 -- Reps. Sheheen, T.C. Alexander, Beasley, Bennett, Boan, Carnell, Foster, Hayes, Mattos, McTeer, Waldrop and Wilkins: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION INVITING HIS EXCELLENCY, CARROLL A. CAMPBELL, JR., GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION AT 7:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1991.

Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. was escorted to the rostrum by Senators J. Verne Smith, Matthews, Martschink and Hinds and Reps. HASKINS, McELVEEN, WHITE and BOAN.

The President of the Senate introduced Governor Campbell who then addressed the Joint Assembly as follows:

"Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of the Joint Assembly, my fellow South Carolinians... Tonight was to have been the time to give a State of the State address to the people of South Carolina and to the General Assembly. There, however, is much greater business at hand for America. America is at war. And it is not the time for the smaller problems of South Carolina to be discussed. It is a time for all of us to stand behind our men and women in uniform. Three of our colleagues have been called to service. Senator Phil Leventis, Representative Jim Harrison and Senator Mike Mullinax has been called up, though he is not in the Middle East. Let us remember them. Let us stand united behind America. I expect the President of the United States to address the nation sometime tonight. God bless America."

Upon the conclusion of his address, Governor Campbell and his escort party retired from the Chamber.

JOINT ASSEMBLY RECEDES

The purposes of the Joint Assembly having been accomplished, the President announced that under the terms of the Concurrent Resolution the Joint Assembly would recede from business.

The Senate accordingly retired to its Chamber.

THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 7:06 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.

Rep. WILKINS moved that the House do now adjourn, which was adopted.

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:07 P.M. the House in accordance with the motion of Rep. MEACHAM adjourned in honor of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in the Persian Gulf to meet at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow.

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