The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-09

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EDITORIAL COKKESrO NDENrM
Columbia, Feb. & Il regret ruiird
to get my letter OIL for Tlrsdav'a papcr
hut have been very busy this wrrl;
and had no time for anything outside
of the Office.
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The Legislature il now ON the ho,u,
stretch aud expects to udiuurn ON tlr
l7th. IT. will hardly go further ,hpu
That date. great deal uf the ,imr
has boon takon up in discussing INC dis.
pcnSary. | hav" already noted tho
provisions Of the Senate blll umrudiuu
the present law.
The Senate bill has been under dis
c"SSl9h III the House this week. lus'
night it was passed to ;.hird rrud:ny
but with several nmrndm, nis. rhr
main textures Of the bin, however, re-.
main ns II passed the Senate.
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Tho present board Of control l. nnul-
iShrd and hoard uf three is substitute
cd, ~ provided IN the Senate hill rx-
'cpt tho House wants all three m,m.
bcrs elected In joint Assembly aud the
senate will worry probably agree to ,his
Inc commissioner is to hr elected hy
tho Legislature. This bin will very
probably he passed this week and the
elections held early next week.
During the past week the folluwiuy
elections wore h"ld:
Directors or the L, itrntiary DR.
NJ. O. Rowland, w. B. owe and W. y.
Mann.
trustees South Carolina CuIlryr G.
e. Spencer, DR.. w. Il. {. Bates, John
L. Sloan, |. |" Withrrs. lamva o.
Davis, Julian Mitchell and EnlrrL AI,-
Furlnnc.
Winthrop College, .Wiir Jones, Il.
Il. Tillmnn, DIR. II. \. Crawford. ". j.
koddoy, ~. NJ. Ice, DR.. t.. =. Io, nr%
and {. a. Leo.
Iho Trustees Of Clemson and the
Citndol nnd the Colurcd college will hn
elected today.
Senator Mnuldiu'S wide tire bin l.,
still on the House calendar without
much hopc Of becoming II law.
The Senate has de, idrd to rnmplrtr
the State House but | doubt very much
II tho bill passc" the House. The
aPrrintion$ this year are nuinv
10 hr little moro than la,L.
Anyway us it. seems settled that
$4,000 is to he given Winthrop
Tor tho now dormitory and then $40.
oul has hccn appropriated for the rrrc-
tlon OF monuments ut Chirumauna and
now to add $4,000 to complete the State
liouso would run the additional appru-
prtaCions to over $lO0, 900 aud | hardly
think the House will agree to that.
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III the bill to submit the question
Amending the constitution so us 10 pro.
vide for brinniul sessions paHsrs the
Senate by the necessary two.thirds vote
1t Will bc close shave. Thrrr was n
vote taken last night but il was SO close
and rs three senators wore absent the
matter WAS continued for the time hr-
ing. 1t has already passed the House.
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The appropriation and supply bills
have boon presented by the Ways and
Means Committee and will no doubt
evoke considerable discussion. The
bill provides for appropriations, ,AouEhi
to be necessary without hrins cxtruva-
giant but thcrc are always members
who want to poso rs economists and
think II part OF their duty to tackle all
appropriations, It matters not how lust
they are. Vet suppose these mon serve
good purpose, for possibly, without
them tho Legislature would become
cxtrayagant.
Tho prohibitionists held conferences
hero last night and decided to issue an
address IN about ton days and II hold
convention IN April, They will worry
probably at this convention put out a
State ticket II they can agree on n plat
form and candidates.
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Thoro aro already several candidates
for liquor commissioner and no doubt
tho contest will be lively.
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DR.. Curry addressed tho JOINT As.
sembly yesterday and It was one of the
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