The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-21

Inc county supervisor Of Oach cOun.
ty, he stall order an election snb
mitting tho question of "dispensary"
or mo dispensury" to the qualified
voters of such county, which clec
ton shall be conducted as other
special elections, and if minority Of
the ballots cast be found aud dc
clared to be for dispensary, then a
dispensary may be established in
said county, but if q majority Of the
ballots cast be found and declared to
be against the dispensary thon no
dispensary shall bo established there
in, and no dispensary already esteb
lished shall be closed. Elections
under this section can be held
not oftener than once in four
years. No dispensary shall be es
tablished in any county, town or
city wherein tho sale Of alcoholic
liquors was prohibited prior to July
|, 1893, except rs herein permitted:
Provided, That where dispcnsaries
have been established in such county,
town or city they shall remain H., es
tablished until removed or closed as
permitted in this act"
WANT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION.
MIR. Dorroh introduced a Joint res
olutlon proposing an amendment to
the constitution making tho term Of
office Of State officers four years.
Also an amendment to allow school
fund to be paid by white people to
GO to the support of white schools
and that paid by negroes to 20 to
tho negroes schools.
Mr.. Campbell introduced a ioint
resolution proposing constitutional
amendment permitting special leg
isIatlon in the matter of building
highways and bridges.
AIr. Seigler of Saluda wants to
amend the constitution wherein it
relates to the election of senators and
members of the house of represon
tatives and to abolish the classifica-
tion of senators. He also introduced
joint resolution proposing an
amendment to tho constitution by
providing for biennial sessions.
NEW BILLS.
Among the new bills introduced
was that Of Dir. McGowau ugainst
trusts and the one Of Mr.. w. j.
johnson in regard to- railroad charges.
BY Mr.. G. p. Sanders: A bill TO
provide for the selection by the gov
ernor of State repositories of public
funds.
BY Mr., Moss: A memorial for ap-
preparations to perfect Confederate
rolls. This is along the limo of sug-
gessiops OF MIR. d. II. Means to the
Confederate veterans.
Mr.. McGowun: To repeal that sec.
ton Of the revised statutes of 1903
which fixes the time in which taxes
mnst be paid.
IN TIE SENATE.
January lG.--The senate held an
other brief session today. No bust
ness of special Importance was trans
acted beyond killing number of
bills that had been brought over
from last year.
The judiciary committee reported
rs follows on several bills that were
brought over from the last session:
Favorable report on the bill pre-
scrIblhg tho manner in which counties,
ties ard towns may ISSUE rofnndlug
bonds. The bill went on the calen-
dar.
An unavor"ble report on the bill
to incrense the punishment for larceny
in cases whore the stolen goods arc
not recovered, and to provide COM
pensation to the owners. Tho report
WAS adopted and the bill was killed.
TEACHERS WILL DE GLAD.
The judiciary committee made a
favorable report on the bill author
izing county treesurers and superin.
tendents Of education to borrow
money to pay school claims. The
bill authorizes those officers to
borrow 85 per cent. of the amount of
taxes to be collected on the school
fund as reported by the auditor, at a
rate Of interest not exceeding 6 per