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 Will Like
ly Concur-Others Matters.
Special TO Herald and News.

Columbia, Jan. 27.-Two weeks Of
the legislative session have gone
and in that time four hundred bills
or more nave been introduced, while
there were that many and more al
ready on the calendar when the scs-
sion began OF these some have been
killed, others nave been passed and
the majority have not bcea acted on.
Railroads in the senate and the lien
law in The houscf-luring the latter
nalf of the last week these two sub
iects were up. The message OF Gov.
Anscl stating The proposition OF the
Southern and the Atlantic Coast
Line TO put reduced rates III effect
voluntarily was read in the tw"
houses ON Saturday. The governor
recommended that since the railroad
commission has power under the law
to fix rates. the matter be lcli 10 the
commission. rs The commission cam
adjust the rates SO rs not to mJurr
thc local. short lines. which could
moi do business at Il profit on II tW"
and onc-hulf cent rate. The mes
sage was received as information IN
the house. In The senate when II Was
presented the bill to require railroad
telegraph operators to stand al en-
animation before Il state board was
up for discussion and Senator Toole,
who had the floor, sharply criticized
the governors mild and conservative
recommendations regarding railroads.
Mr.. Toolc has been fighting for years
for reduced fares and he dit not
agree 10 the proposition THAT the
roads are giving the reductions volun-
tarily. but asserted that The fight
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
by MIR. Kcrshaw Of Florence. 1t has
not vet been acted on in the senate.
The senate has with thc consent Of
the author. Mr.. Toole, killed thc bill
to repeal the Southern merger sur:
act, leaving it to inc attorney gencr-
nj 10 continue The ease now III 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.
bill which has already passed the
house to make The terms Of county
superintendent Of education and sup
crvisor four years instead Of two.
aAd thc change will go inlo effect
with The next elections.
TIE lien law was decided in the
house on Friday. after debate that
day and the day before. The Rich
ards bill, which rcpcals the act per-
mittin" the merchant who furnishes
supplies to take lien on the un-
grown crop. was passed after debate
by Messrs. Richards, Wycnc. John
stonc. Werner and others for the bill
and by Messrs. Rucker. Norton, Sell
lers, and Garris in opposition. The
vote was rs to 20. Last year it was
78 to 80. In the senate last year the
bill was killed by vote Of 90 TO 16.
but friends Of repeal say it will pass
the senate this year.
The house has killed the bill by
Mr.. Morrcll of Richland 20 require
marriage licenses. A similar bill by
Mr.. Wallace Of Charleston was with
drawn to make way for The Morrcll
bill. but has bcca introduced again.
The vote on the Morrell bill was 50 to
47.
The Charleston license dispcnsary
bill has been killed. TT was referred
to the dispensary committee, which
made an unfavorablc report, and tho |
report was adopted, rejecting the BILL
The Month Augusta dispcnsary
came in for some talk during the
week Mr.. Line, the Marlboro pro- |
hibitionist. who as school trustee re-
fused to receive his school district s !
share Of State dispensary profits, in
troduccd resolution conlcmning the !
action Of the Aiken county board in
putting q dispcnsary in North Angus
ia when it was not wanted by ma
jority Of the citizens. The resolu-
tion wos o1npt,.I WI ont division hut !