The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-25
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Columbia, j January 21.-The House
touched bottom on It's Calendar to-
day and the Senate was not satisfied
with good days work, and deter
mined upon night session. The
more important measures, however,
in both branches have not been acted
upon, and there is now another series
ofselections ahead to attract special
interest.
The incidents of the day wcre tho
statements Of Representatives Kin
: l.siissnd Blythe relative to the State
printing. Mr.. Kinard, who is chair-
! msnfof the committee, stated that
she had not been invited to act and
knew nothing Of the matter until he
saw it published, and disclaimed re-
Nlspensibility for anything that might
y nave been done. Capt. Blythe stat
8ad that he received telegram and
ISthat he did not know the occasion
SSfor the summons and further that he
thought the committee acted merely
NRs advisors of Governor Ellerbe, and
She saw no wrong. His name up.
Stpeared as chairman on some card or
iSScalendar, but he was not chairman
gof the committee on printing on the
iRpart Of the House.
S Mr.. Rainsford and the friends of
Sthe measure made. a hard fight to
Sget vote by the people on an amend
sment to the Constitution to provide
for the popular election of Judges.
It>waanecessary to have two. thirds
vote for the resolution to mako it ef-
fective, but it was killed upon the
direct vote by the House.
Strange to say bill directed
against the famous "yaller dog" was
passed, and by large majority.
Quite q number of minor bills
were acted upon and altogether a
considerable gap was made in the
Calendar.
In the Senate Senator Buist dis
cussed at length his primary bill,
but final action on it was postponed
Tor the present.
Senator Henderson's bill relative
{. to medicine vendors also came in for
considerable discussion, and was de-
feated. ..."
Quite q number of minor PROPOSE
tions were acted upon and the Sen.
ate decided to hold it's first night
session, getting one point ahead of
the House on this line, The House,
however, is comparatively further
ahead. The dispensary and aprro-
priation bills are still unheard from.
PROCEEDINGS OF TnE HOUSE. -
The House this morning first took
up Mr.. Rainsiord resolution, which
sought constitutional amendment
permitting the popular election o.
Judges.
Mr. Rogers called for the previous
question, and under the Constitu-
ticn a yea and a nay vote had been
taken, which resulted AZ in favor of
the resolution and 81 against it.
NO BANK EXAMINER.
Mr.. Winkler said be had no OK,
tended remarks to make in favor Of
his bill to provide for the examina-
ton OF the banking corporations of
tho State. He simply wished to
carry out the constitutional provi.
aions.
Mr.; Dc Loaoh proposed that the
salary be fixed at $1,000 instead OF
$1,000.
On motion Of Mr.. Livingston the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
1s THERE PUBLIC PRINTER
There was quite break in the
monotony Of the proceedings today
when Mr.. J. y. Kinard, chairman Of
the committee on printing, arose and
said that he had noticed an article
with reference to the award Of the
State printing. The article Gin the
Register) spoke of the illegal award
OF the State printing, and grave