The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
House Has Voted as Usual to Kill
Lien Law and Senate viii Like
" Concur-Others Matters.
Snecial 70 Herald and News.


and il that time four hundred ollls
or more nave been introduced, While
there were that many and more al
ready on the calendar when the ses-
sion began. Of these some have been
killed, Others nave been passed and
the majority have not been acted on
Railroads in the senate and the lien
law in the house-during the latter
aalf Of the last week these two SUD-
iects were up. The message OF Uo7'
Ansel stating the proposition OF the
Southern and the Atlantic Coast
Line to put reduced rates IN effect
voluntarily was read in the two
houses on Saturday. The governor
recommended that since the railroad
commission has power under the law
to fix rates. the matter be lett TO the
commission. as the commission can
adjust the rates so as not to 1nJure
the local. short lines, which could
not do business at profit on a TWO
and one-half cent rate. The mes
saoe was received as information III
the house. In the senate when 1t was
presented the bill to require ralhoao
telegraph operators to stand al en-
animation before a state board was
mn for discussion and Senator Toole,
who had the floor, sharply criticized
+ha governors mild and conservative
recommendations regarding railroads.
Mr. Toole has been fighting for years
for reduced fares and he did not
aeree to the proposition that the
roads are giving the reductions volun-
tarilv. but asserted that the light
made by Gov. Glenn was responsible
for their course.
The bill to require railroad opera
tors to stand an examination passed
The house last year, being introduced
bv Mr. Kershaw Of Florence. 1t mas
not vet been acted on in the senate.
The senate has with the consent OF
the author. Mr.. Toole, killed the Dill
to repeal the Southern merger SUIT
act, leaving it to the attorney gener-
al to continue the case now In the
courts.
The senate has also killed the bill
Of Senator Graydon to increase from
one to five per cent the failure to pay
taxes within two months after the
time expires.
The senate, it seems. will pass the
bill which has already passed the
house to make the terms OF county
superintendent Of education and sup
ervisor four years instead Of two.
and the change will go into effect
with the next elections.
Tie lien law was decided In the
house on Friday. after debate that
dav and the day before. The Rich
ards bill, which repeals the act per-
nitting the merchant who furnishes
supplies to take Lien on the un-
grown crop. was passed after debate
by Messrs. Richards, Wycae, john
stone. Werner and others for the bill
and bv Messrs. Rucker. Norton, Sell
lers. and Garris in opposition. The
vote was Is to 20. Last year it was
IS to 80. In the senate last year the
bill was killed by vote Of 20 to To-.
but friends of repeal say it will pass
the senate this year.
The house has killed the bill by
Mr.. Morrell Of Richland 20 require
marriage licenses. A similar bill by
Mr.. Wallace Of Charleston was with
drawn to make way for the Morrell
bill, but has been introduced again.
The vote On the Morrell bill was SO to
At.
The Charleston license dispensary
bill has been killed. 1t was referred
to the dispensary committee, which
made an unfavorable report. and the
report was adopted, rejecting the bill.
The North Augusta dispensary
came in for some talk during the
week. Mr.. Line, the Marlboro pro-
hibitionist. who as school trustee re-
fused to receive his school districts
share Of State dispensary profits, in
troduced a resoltion con7emning the
action of the Aiken county board in
putting dispensary in North Angus
ia when it was not wanted by a ma
joritv Of the citizens. The resolu-
ton was adopted without division but