The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HAS YET MUCH TO DO
LOOKS AS IL SESSION WILL CONTISUE
Al LEAST y FORTSIGNT.
Feature Of rnst Weeks worIS--hn ENamina-
ton Of tho House Cnirndhr ana tho
showing Mudc-~tn'uso OF the Liquor
N!cUSure.
(Thc State, 7th.)

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interesting ono in tho House Of
Representatives. There have bccn
several warm debates and full dis.
cussions, but the body madc worry
good Roadway with its work. Both
tho appropriation and supply bills
have been gotten out of tho way nt
last, but th" Legislative appropriation
bill has not yet bcen sent in.
Tho Honsr ended tho week with
$50 House bills, exclusive Of great
many claims, and l3 special orders
on its culendar In addition to this
there arc some 60 or moro Scuute
bills, among them being Senator
Henderson's county government bill
awaiting consideration.
Among the l3 special orders may
be noted the two remainhcrs Of the
last session-Mr. Burns privilege
tax bill and Mr.. Il. d. Smiths bill
relating to tuition in all State col,
legss-Mr. McCullough's bill rrlat,
ing to negotiable instruments, which
has bccn partially discussed Or.
Wyche's adulteration food, medicine
and liquor bill, which has been fully
discussed, The substitute bill for Mr.
Cages county government PROPOSE
ton, which has likewise been dis
cussed, and tho prohibition bill,
which the House has gone on record
as refusing to kill. Under tho head
Of unfinished business is the direct
tax bill of Mr.. Garris. In tho long
list Of second reading bills arc mraS-
ures Of various kinds, many Of which
if they aro over called up wil excite
lively debate. SO much for tho work
ahead 1t nocd only be said that
there is much of it yet to bo done.
AS to tho time Of al djournment sino
die, that is u question Of the great
est uncertainty jnst at this particular
time. The house has enough work
ahead Of it to keep it busy for some
weeks yet if it insists on considering
all that is before it. BY hard work
an adjournment inside OF 10 days
seems unlikely. The Senate has
adopted resolution to adjourn Oh
the 10th inst. That will be one
week from Wednesday next. When
this resolution came over the House
adopted Il concurrent resolution re.
ferring it to II joint committee TO in
vestig: to >ln ascertain the earliest
! possible day upon which the general
assembly could ndjonrn sine die
w thout dHrlnrnt to the public in.
tercst. This committco has been up-
pointed, bnt it viii donbtIrss wait
until the Legislative appropriation
bill reaches the Senate before MAX
ing its report.
The House curly in tho week shut
of the Introduction Of bills except
through chaiymer Of committees
and it is not thought that any moro
other than the necessary measures
will bo presented
The feature Of the past weeks s
work in tho House was tho vote on
the motion TO strike ont the cnactin1,
words Of the prohibition bill. The
esult Of thai Fotc was a surprise to
everybody. Mr.. Childs made an able
presentation Of his views Of the sub
ject. But the public is aware of
what transplred after tho votc and
since that day. Al arc now anxious.
ly watching to SEQ what tho House is
going to do with the bill. The otncr
liquor. bills are on the way to con
sideration this week. Mr. poliock's
bill AZ to o. p. stores has been Offered
rs an'amendmcnt to the prohibition
bill, and by virtue o. that will come
up for consideration tomorrow at the
day session. Mr.. Hynrch's liQuol
moasuro has como from the committee
with majority favorable report. 1t
will doubtless OCCASION considerable
debate when IT comes up for cOnsid-