The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-21
Special to News and Courier


Columbia, February l9.-Thc Legis-
lative session will end this week. 1t
has been much longer than was antici-
patcd, but it has been IA peacrahle sos
siono Good feeling has been manifest
on all occasions, aud ;he only thing
which has permitted the factional dif-
fcrcnccS to be evidenced is the diSpcn-
sary issue. The dispcnsary sccms to
be harpcd upon as Il child c. factinnal-
ism, and therein some OF its friends
make serious mistake.
The session, aside from being con-
spicuOns for good feeling. has shown Il
marked stimulus in industrial dovclup-
mcnt There have not in ycars been
SO many railroad charters granted or
asked for, and probably ;wo-,hirds
OF the charters granted are bona ldc
Besides the railroad charters the
American Telegraph and Telephone
Company. Oong distance telephone. J
and the Postal Telegraph Company
propose extending their lines to cen
siderable extent in this State, and these
enterprises mean business. The Amrri-
can Company is distinct from the Bell
Long Distance Company, which has
been making promises for years to give
Columbia, Charleston and other points
long distance telephone connection
The influx Of railroad bills was so
a. m N a iDn l,, f,,,,
general Act permitting such charters
through the Office Of the Secretary Of
State, IN order to spare the expense
and troublc OF getting such charters
Though the General Assembly.
WHEN WILL. IT ALL BE OVER?
When will the General Assembly nd
Journ? That is the viralqurstion now.
Tuesday was named for adjournment,
III The Assembly may yet udjvuru on
that day, but there arc contingencies
which make it possible for the II usc
and Senate to remain in session TO the
end OF the week.
IL Is said that one Of the reasons
which nctuntrd the Senate i'm cuIlinu
ior The return Of the nd djournmcnt rcso-
luton WAS the illness Of Governor Ellrr-
be, and the possible inability ON his
part 10 consider and approve the np-
preparation bills. There is much con-
cern regarding Governor Ellcrbr's con-
dltion, and many members inuuirc con-
corning it daily.
DlLATORY LEGISLATlON,
Ihcrc seems to be no cure for tie
bad habit of leaving important lcgisla-
ton until the end Of the session. Yes.
tcrday the Senate passed to third
reading forty-two bills, two-lhirds of
which arc Of Importance. The scpa-
rate coach bill, the rom .;uruucr hin
the Southern insurance bin, laws as To
summons, chain gang statutes, corporal
tlon bill and free school legislation
were among the bclulcd measures
The House was no better, only thu, j.,
VIII consider twice most Of the nrns-
urcs rushed through
,,',,. ""''''o' VI '''''S"r"'' Oh which i'm.
porlnnt contests were mudc-thc hin
:" VIC use o' surplus dISpcn-
p'''''' we OH relative to the
r''''''So '"A ana Others are held up
~ ~'''''''V'e'H' ""'ch' II 'h"y DO no,
't ~ '''' VIII, XIII 'hc D'I'S' about which
there has hppu Sn ,nn,.I, ,l;..
r ,m '''' w." ~ "',''h discussion.
""'' >'"'' p''IoI 'hator Cru
M '""' W may h"' nave been agood
'"" l'aHo'" me Senate. bad
" lawn "n,' committee report, but went
"''''' '''' "'H' session. more be-
'""'o ~ WAS uhocr consideration 50
The Archer bin, on which ~. S,,
Wv. aS "po''' '"' ~ - o" I''' House Cnlcn-
"'" ""''"H INC extraordinary cf-
~ '' arc '''""c IL Will die with the ad-
'''' "''''''' u ''lc session, not because
'''' '''''''''c'H Will not pass the bill, but
~""'o IL '"'ca out in the fight