The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-16

has finished tho first week of the scs-
sion. With the opening came the rain
and the mud, and it was as what is
known as "Scssion weather." But this
passed and VIC have had somc most
charming and balmy sunshine for the
past two or three days. Yesterday was
an ideal day.
Both Houses have gotten down to
hard work and one bill has been passed
and ratified, and on Saturday the Gov
crnor affixed his name, and it became
m act with the force Of law. 1t was Il
local bill to validate the drawing Of
tho grand jury for Union county.
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The principal topic of comment the
past week was the Governors message.
1t has been very heartily received and
warmly commended by the members
and the press OF the State, with the
notable exception, Of course, of the
State newspaper whose editor has con-
tractcd the habit Of seeing no good in
anything that docs not agree with him
and considers everybody an ignOra-
mus whose views do not receive his en-
dOrscmcnt.
The Governors message is Il plain
simple statement OF the questions he
treats and the suggestions he saw
proper TO make without any effort to
dictate to the Legislature what should
be done. lie docs not struddlc any qut>i-
stand for the positions he believes to
be right. IT WAS expected that there
should he difference Of opinion on
Mcotod questions. On the Dispcusary
his position was well known long be-
fore he became Governor, and since he
became Governor in his circular to
magistrates and voters he stated posi-
lively that no was believer in the
Dispcnsary system and urged proper
and rigid enforcement OF the law. If
ho had changed position, occupying the
Office he holds he would have lost his
own sclf-rcspcct, unless he could have
advanced some good and sufficient rca-
son for IL change Of front.
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Tho subject on roads, the Grrcnvillc
News says, contains the germ of IN
idea, though the editor says he doesn't
know what "pcrmancnt' means, and
then goes on to Suggest just what the
Governor recommended in his message
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1t Is strange how VIC arc all blinded
by our prcjudiccs md can see good only
In such things rs agree with our way
OF thinking. OF course somc arc guided
moro by their prcjudiccs than others,
but wo arc all weak along this line.
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Tho prohibition conference decided
simply to issue an address to the pco-
pic and to make no effort to unite on
any Legislation at this session. 1t is
intended to hold Il convention some
time later and suggest candidates for
Governor and other State officers and
run them in tho Democratic primary.
Several gentlemen arc spoken Of as
candidates ON this ticket for Governor.
Among them arc: Senator Mower, Of
Ncwbcrry, and Col. 1loyt, of Green
villo.
Mr.. Winklcr, Of Kcrshuw, has in
troduccd bill TO amend the Dispcnsa-
ry law, which makes some Important
changes, but retains tho State board.
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this docs not meet the approval of the
friends Of tho Dispcnsary, and it is
very probable that this bill will be ma
tcrially amended or Il substitute offered
for it, abolishing the State and county
boards of control and other wise
amending the present law.
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A bill has passed tho House rcuuir-
Ing Il marriage license, and it is good
bill and should have been law many
years ago.
1t Is tho general opinion as far rs I
havo heard it that Senator Appolt's
local option bill will stand no showing
with tho present legislature.
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Senator Mower and Representative
Bleasc are stopping nj tho Jerome IIo-
tel. Representative Evals is at the
Grand Central and representative
Wycho has room at .hc residence of
DIR. W. @. Mcmillan on Senate street,
Mrs. Blcasc camo 20 Col1mbia ycstcr-
day and will spend the greater part of
the session here. Senator Mower went
homo on Saturday and will return this
afternoon. Representative Wychc was
called homo on Friday evening on ac-
count OF the illness Of one of his Chill
dren.
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