The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-09
MORGAN BILL HAS
PASSED The HOUSE
FINAL VOTE WAS SIXTY THREE
TO FORTY.
Salaries of Court Stenographers In
creased-Reformatory Bill
Discussed.

reading by an increased vote and on
Wednesday passed its third reading
and went to the senate. The final
vote on the bill was IS to 40, with
Mr.. Morgan himself and other
staunch friends of the bill absent.
The friends Of the bill have never
had any doubt since the first vote
what would be the final result, but
the dispensary advocates only had ~
votes against the Morgan bill, and
with this vote the bill was ordered TO
it's third reading.
The bill has been ordered to It's
third reading without the dotting OF
an "i'' or the crossing Of a "t'
from the manner In which it stood
when the house directed that the bail
be printed for the information Of the
members. There were efforts made to
Kill the bill, then to amend it, but
Mr.. Sanders, who was the floor mana
ger, kept the bill intact, and MI.
Whaley, together with the other mem
bers of the Charleston delegation,
kept the Charleston clause intact. al
though there was fierce onslaught
on-the license clause. Mr.. Sinkler, at
the conclusion of the vote, arose and
in a manly, dignifed and eloquent
speech repudiated the suggestion that
he. or Charleston, had made a edlrty
baEgain'' with anyone, as had been
suggested by Senator Tiltman.
Pay of Court Stenographers.
: The first bill taken up for consider
asion in the house on Wednesday was
Senator Staekhouse to increase the
salary Of court stenographers. Mr..
0Vs moved to strike out the enaeting
clause.
aGr. MeColl spoke in favor Of the
bill: He urged that the ten circuit
act had not diminished the area of the
foy:rth circuit and had increased the
work on the stenographers. When
-. the bill was introduced it was to get
the salary Of that stenographer IN
creased, but it had since been decided
to make the bill general and to make
the salaries Of all stenographers uni
form. At least $500 of the proposed
$1,000 must 60 to travelling expenses,
in the case of the stenographer OF the
fourth circuit.
Mr.. Ootts declared in reply that he
believes in paying men enough. But
he recalled that at the last session
the legislature two additional circuits
had been created, with an increase OF
$4,000. This bill would give the
court stenographer more money than
the circuit solicitor The stenogra-
pher also gets fees.
Mr.. Nash, Mr.. Beamguard and Cap
tain Sellers favored the bill.
Mr. Cloy, who is a stenographer, de-
clared that this bill would be mat
ter Of economy. He told Of the work
required Of the stenographers- 1t re-
quires a good man and a smart man
for stenographer.
Mr.. CASTOR favored the bill, but Of
fered an amendment to the effect that
the stenographer be required to make
certain transcripts without pay II
they fail to make the transcripts with
in the specified time.
Dr.. E. j. Etheredge opposed the bill
on the ground Of economy.
Mr.. Ashley offered an amendment
to reduce the proposed salary from
$1,000 to $500. Mr.. McColl moved
TO table. The vote was 81 to As IN
favor Of $500.
The bill has already passed the
senate.
Passenger Fares.
The Toole bill to make rate Of pas
senger fare on railroads 2 l-2 cents
also nassed third reading without a