The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-03
MANY MEASURES OF
IMPORTANCE DISCUSSED
THE BRICE LOCAL OPTION
BILL KILLED.
Part of Fertilizer Inspection Tax Di-
verted to Winthrop College-The
Legislature This Week.
Special to The Herald and News.

special TO Inc Herald and News.
Columbia, February 2-Three of
the most interesting and important
questions discussed by the general as
sernbly this week were compulsory
education, the dispensary and the
measure to reduce the income of
Clemson College and divert some of
the privilege tax money to Winthrop.
The discussion on the dispensary
was provoked in the sena,e yesterday
when the local option bill of Senator
Brice, of York, was taken up. The
bill came up yesterday morning, but
after argument by the author of the
measure debate was adjourned until
last night. Last night the bill was kill
ed by vote of 18 to II.
The Pollock bill to reduce the in
come of Clemson College and divert
some of the privilege tax 10 Winthrop
consumed nearly two days in the
house. The bill as it finally passed
gives Clemson the first $4,000 of the
income from the privilege tax and
Winthrop gets the remainder. The
original bill as introduced by Mr.. Pol
lock provided. that 10 per cent. OF the
tax should go to Winthrop, but it was
urged that the income would be con-
siderably smaller this year and al
ways varied from year to year, and
that to give Winthrop 40 per cent. OF
the tax might cut Clemson's appro-
priation so much that the institution
would be seriously crippled. 1t was
urged that the fertilizer tax would be
considerably smaller this year than
for number of years past on account
of the concerted movement through
out the South ior reduction OF the
cotton acreage and this entered very
lareely into the discussion. The
amendment giving Clemson specl-
fed amount of the income was pro-
posed by Mr.. Hemphill. Mr.. Hemp
hill suggested $4,000 but accepted
Mr. Princes amendment making 1t
$4,000.
After being amended in a number
Of particulars Senator Raysor's COM
Du1sory education bill was recon-
mitted Whether or not this means
that the bill has been buried tor the
present session or that it will be re-
norted back by the committee and
will pass the senate remains TO De
seen. 1t appears from the votes which
have been taken that the senate taVors
a compulsory education bill OF some
kind. though the fight against the
measure has been determined.
The Fertilizer Tax.
Following is the text of the Pollock
BILL as it passed the house, dlvertlng
a part of the fertilizer tax income to
Winthrop College:
Section I. That the trustees or the
"Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College of South Carolina" shall'
whenever requested SO to do by the
hoard Of trustees of Clemson Agrlcul-
tura1 and Mechanical College, cause
to be inspected any fertilizers or ter
t;lizine materials sold or offered tor
sale within this State, whether man.
,1factured within or without the State,
so as to determine the agricultural
value of the same as applied to tarms'
trucking, gardens. orchards and crops
grown within the State; and snail
make report of such inspections 10
the said board of trustees OF Clemson
College when requested.
Section ?. That the trustees OF
"Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College" of South Carolina shall cause
experiments 10 be made with the sew
eral kinds of fertilizers and tertll'zlng
materials offered for sale within the
State: and the said trustees shall cause
the result of the use of such fertilizers
and fertilizins materials to be report