The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-29
Tuesday, January 90, 1907.
COLUMBIA LETTER.

took advantage of the recess to go
home and spend Sunday. What eff
feet this visit will have in tanning
any opposition to Clemson, if
any, crmains to be seen. The pur-
pose of the visit was to let those
who had never been to the institution
see what is up there and get better
idea of the college from Il personal
visit. All of the Newbcrry members
came home. Mr. Johnstone, who is
the only member of the board of trus-
tees Of the college in the legislature,
had charge Of the arrangements for
the trip and extended the invitation
in behalf Of the trustees.
The only fight of consequence in
the house the past week was on the
proposition to repeal the lien law.
1t occupied the session on Thursday.
The house passed the bill repeating
the lien law by vote of more than
two to one.
Messrs. Johnstope, Wyche and
Aull of the Newberry members voted
to repeal the law. The senate debat-
ed the qustion on Friday and refused
to pass the senate bill repeating the
lien law, but it is said there were
some objections to the senate bill.
The senate will have another chance,
rs the house bill reaches them this
week.
This week will be taken up largely
in the discussion of the liquor ques-
ton. In the house the two dispensary
bills have been made special orders
for twelve o'clock tomorrow and
from day to day until disposed Of. 1t
is likely night sessions will be held
during The week in order to give ev-
cry one an opportunity to talk. In
the senate there was more discussion
over what is known as the Smith res
olution. The resolution was adopted
by vote of 10 to 81 which is re-
gardcd as victory for the anti-dis-
pensary side.
The following is the resolution as
passed by the senate:
Be it resolved by the Senate of the
State Of South Carolina, the House
concurring, that joint committee
consisting of the judiciary commit.
tees of each branch of the General
Assembly shall prepare and submit a
bill to abolish the state dispensary
and to submit bill for the handling
Of liquor, providing for local option
in the counties between prohibition
and county dispensaries.
This would indicate a sentiment
against the dispensary but when it
comes to vote on the concrete prop
osition on the adoption of some place
for handling the liquor question it
may be that the senators may be I'M
able 10 agree and in that event the
result will be nothing done. There
seems to be little doubt that the
house will adopt some bill abolishing
the state dispensary but the senate,
in my opinion, is not so. certain. The
special committee to examine into
the dispensary at this session will
make their report today and that re-
port may have some influence on leg
islation. The sessions have been
private and no intimation is given
out as to what the report contains. 1t
is very much desired that the dis
pensary question SO far as this ses-
ion is concerned may be settled this
week SO thM other matters may be
taken up.
The ten hour law for cotton mills,
compulsory education, matter Of tax-
alton and others Of more or less inn
portance will be side tracked until the
dispcnsary is out of the way.
With the increase in the taxable
property it is hoped the levy for
State purposes may be reduced to
1-2 mills but if the proposed new
measures carrying appropriations and
new officers 60 through it will be
necessary to increase the levy. Some
of us at least are trying to put the
brakes on but it may be a difficult
thing to do.
: The measures introduced affecting
Newberry alone are printed elsewhere
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