The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15

would get the mombers of tho Con
oral Assembly to visit their plants
for at least week, and make an IN.
telligent study of the subject.
This is said because of the owl
dent misunderstanding of the situa-
ton on the part Of many Of the
members. The debate, especially on
tho House side, did not disclose the
real situation, but narrowed down to
the comparative conditions in Ander-
son, Aiken and other counties.
One noteworthy fact is brought
out by the vote on the House side,
and it is that Il large portion Of the
votes in favor Of tho proposed labor
Aegislati n came from counties whore
there is no cotton mill, and where
thoro has mover been one, and that
tho Anderson and Greenville and
other such delegations, representing
the largest cotton mill sections, voted
solidly against any interference in
tho cotton mill situation.
The only bills that arc likely to
pass relative to cotton mills are
those which refer to the recognition
Of cotton mill stock as realty, which
IS intended to avoid taxes being col
lected on such stock outside Of tho
State, and which is in the interests
Of outside investment in cotton mill
stock, and the bill relative to the
assessment on cotton mill property.
This last bill, however, has not yet
passed the House.
HAPHAzARD LEGISLATION.
The General Assembly has this
time, perhaps, more than ever before.
evaded the consideration of tho most
important matters BefJr the Gen
oral Assembly met there was a great
hurrah about what general bills
would have to be passed to remedy
tho decision in the Spartanburg Dean
case. If memory serves, there was
not a single such bill passed. Com
mi tees were appointed, and at much
labor and expense such general bills
were prepared and printed, but they
were all showed off. That is what
happened to the general salary h:!N
that is what happened to the gen, raj
county government bill and road law
measure, that is what happened to
tho general fish and game bill that is
what happened to the Congressional
redistricting bills: that is what hap
poned to the banking and insurance
bills; that is what came to pass on
tho bills to regulate the hours of
working in factories; that is what
occurred to the general magistrates
bill and so it was all along the line,
and it was the passage of such gen-
oral laws which it WAS said would
k"ep the General Assembly here tied
hand and foot for tho full forty days,
for which pay is allowed under the
Constitution, aud there will not be
day saved if tho present programme
is carried out.
The House has passed and senC to
the Senate the general appropriation
and supply bills, and there ought to
be passed without much trouble and
by the time they are out of tho way
tho Legislative appropriation bill will
be on tho Senate side, and an al
journmont will be in order. The
House has labored under the difficult
ty Of almost two weeks Of electioneer.
ing and being practically a new body
it has taken some time to get ac-
customed to Legislative work The
House will now have a Calendar full
Of work, 80 when the law makers
come here next January they will
find abundant work on hand.
The two most commendable things
on the part of the House have been,
first the good feeling and second the
disposition to kill useless and un-
necessary Legislation, and the pros
poets arc that the good work will
continue. The pity is that really
useful legislation showed the same
fate.
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