The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TEN-CIRCUIT BILL IS NOW
LAW.
No Dispensary Legislation-Ten-
Hour Bill Killed-Appropria-
ton and Supply Bills.
Special to The Herald and News.

Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia. February I3.-The leg
islature has now entered upon the
last week of the session. The gener-
al appropriation and supply bills have
passed the house and will be passed
by the senate this week. The appro-
priation bill was passed by the house
exactly as it came from the ways
and means committee and with very
little discussion and practically no
opposition to any of the items.
Of all the bills introduced during
the session proposing amendments in
the dispensary law not one has been
able to get through both houses, and
1t is practically certain now that no
dispensary legislation will mark this
session. The house by decisive vote
has killed the Raysor-Manning dis
pensary bill, the full text of which as
it was passed by the senate and sent
to the house, was published in the
last issue of The Herald and News
The senate, it will be recalled. some
time ago killed the local option bill
introduced by Senator Brice. The To-
cal option bill introduced in the house
by Mr.. Toole went through the
house by decisive majority and is
now in the senate, but unless the sem
ate reverses the position it took on
the Brice local option bill, which does
not seem at all likely, the Toole bill
will die. I. is now on the senate cal
endar with an unfavorable committee
report. The senate discussed at con-
siderable length on Saturday and
passed the Mauldin bill to abolish
hotel and beer privileges. This bill,
it is predicted, will die in the house.
1t will be seen that each house has
passed several bills proposing chang
es in the dispensary law, but on no
bill have they been able to agree.
There was a food of dispensary bills
early in the session, and it was pre-
dicted in The Herald and News at
the time, it will be recalled, that with
the number of bills before them the
two houses would not be able to
agree on any one making an i1npor
tant change in the law, and il appears
now that the prediction will be veri-
fled.
TIE ten-circuit bill, after going
through the hands of conference and
free conference committees, has been
agreed upon by both houses and has
become law. The bills providing for
additional judges and solicitors will
also be passed, and the two new
judges will be elected this week, be-
fore the end of the session. The bill
as finally agreed upon IS practically
the measure as it was amended ard
sent back to the house by the senate.
A new judge will be elected for the
9th circuit, composed of the counties
of Charleston, Colleton and Beau
fort, and new Judge for the 10th cir
cult, composed of the counties of
Anderson. Greenville, Pickens and
Oconee. Mr.. R. w. Memminger, of
Charleston, has been endorsed by the
bar OF Charleston for judge of the 9th
circuit, and it seems probable at this
writing that he will be elected. He
will be opposed, it is stated, by Rep
resentative Fishburne. of Colleton.
For Judge Of the 10th circuit Mr.. Geo.
F. Prince. OF Anderson and Mr.. Thos.
?. Cotllran. OF Greenville. are candi-
dates. Both are well known through
ont the state Mr.. Julius F. Rogg>,
oi PicHens. has been mentioned as 4
candidate. bnt has stated hat he is
not in the race
The Ten-Circuit Bill.
There w2S {, hard tight on the ten