The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-28

vile. which seeks to permit the es-
tablishment of distilleries, brewerfes
and blending establishments in cities
of 10000 inhabitants and over. The
bill provides that the blending shall be
done under supervision Of the federal
government
There was a very long and tedious
argument in the house on the all-im-
portant matter of labor contracts, and
finally the house passed substantially
the bill proposed by Mr.. Cooper.
After a general discussion on the
fertilizer proposition, the house killed
Mr.. Webbs bill to establish a state
fertilizer factory under the control of
the penitentiary, and sell the state
farms. The plan was freely discussed,
but summarily killed after discussion.
A whole morning in the senate was
devoted to consideration Of the shad
bill, which comes before the legisla-
tors every year. Senator Walker, OF
Georgetown, argued against the pass
age of the house bill, which, If adopt
ed, would prevent the expectation OF
shad from this state.
At Saturdays session the senate
pretty we'll disposed of the whole cal
endar with little debate, except on
the fertilizer bill and the shad bill.
Friday Senator Walker spoke in oppo-
sition to the shad bill, and Saturday
morning Senator Ragsdale, of Flor
ence, spoke in favor of it. There is
nothing new in the argument how
ever important the bill may be, but.
Notwithstanding this, the debate was
listened to with interest.
In the house Saturday considerable
work was done in disposing of a great
mass of legislation that principally al
fects the various counties and local
communities. There is always a great
deal of such legislation necessary to
authorize the issuance of bonds, to
authorize the borrowing OF money, etc.
The first order was to pass upon
only uncontested matters and under
this provision quite a number OF local
matters were disposed of, one OF the
most important being a bill which atl'
thorizes the city council of Charles
ton to impose, if deemed advisable.
license fees of as much as $4,000.
Mr.. Rainsford succeeded in having
the house pass a resolution looking to
an inquiry by the penitentiary author
tiles into the advisability of the state
going into the fertilizer business.
Clemson college, from the drift OF
the talk of the members, has rather e
heavy bank account, and, as one mem
Der expressed it, the purpose IS
to take away some of ITS surplus, rath'
er than have it get ''incurable gout."
Mr.. D. o. Herbert, Of Orangeburg,
made proposition by which 124 bene-
ficiary scholarships are to be created
for Clemson college, with an award
of s1O0 20 each OF the scholarships,
this money to be paid out of the re-
sources of Clemson college. The idea
seemed to take very well, as it Will
cost the state nothing, and will SIM
ply tax the present resources OF Glenn
son college to the amount of S12,4OO,
which is regarded as bagatelle to
that institution, and the great Difficult
ty now, judging from the develop
ment of the discussion, is as to how
these scholarships are to be regulated,
and whether they can be used towards
the development of the agricultural
feature of the college, and whether it
is possible to make the college more
Of a farmers college than otherwise
Nothing was done upon the measure
and it promises to be field for con-
siderable agitation, and the only point
now is whether the bill will be loaded
down with amendments in the hoise
Or not.