The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-11
TWO MORE WEEKS OF
GENERAL ASSEM- LY
LEGISLATURE VISITED CHAR
LESION ON SATURDAY.
A Summary of the Work of Past Few
Days and What Remains to be
Done. =.
Special to Herald and News.


columbia, Feb. 10.-~A great deal
of work pressed int a few days IS
the general assembly's record for The
last week. The invitation to visit
Charleston on Saturday primarily to
inspect the Citadel, was accepted
and leaving on a spec;a! train pro
vided for the occasion by the city OF
Charleston, the day was speat in the
metropolis. The house had met on
Tuesday at noon and the senate at
night, after adjournment from FRI
day, and on Thursday the house held
no session out of respect to the late
Representative Major, of Greenwood,
who died on the night previous OF
pnuemonia, committee being ap-
pointed to attend the funeral.
The senate without debate has
passed tne bill relating to farm labor
contracts prepared by the senate jul
dietary committee and the house has
done the same with the bill prepared
by the house judiciary committee.
The bills are radically different and
the two houses will have to get to-
eetaer on the propositions before
valid labor contract law can be Sc
cured. The house bill is on the SEN
ate calendar with an unfavorable re-
port from the senate judiciary com-
mittee and the senate bill is now IN
thc hands Of the house judiciary com
mittee.
The, appropriation bill will have
the right Of way in the house this
week. It has, not yet been brought
in. as tive ways and maa"s committee
decided to make SOM changes from
the original draft. Tt now seems
likely that thc levy will have to be
raised from four and oae-half to five
and one-half if not six mills, i'll or
der to raise the amount carried by
the appropriation bills.
Of the special orders on the house
calendar only one important one has
been disposed of, the compulsory ed
ucation bill Of Mr.. Kershaw, when
this was taken up Oh Friday, Mr..
Mxley moved to continue the bill and
this not being debatable motion. cut
off discussion and the bill was killed
by a vote Of 81 to 81. Mr.. Aull g
bill on the same subject was next IN
order but Ire asked to have it passed
over for the time being, and it was
not voted on.
The numerous Insurance bills and
the rural p"lc" bills are still special
orders on the house calendar. BY q
vote OF 44 TO 26, the house has also
made a srocial order of Mr.. D. Il.
Smiths hill to abolish the depart
ment Of Immigration. having twice
before refused to take up the bill out
of its order. This does not aeces-
sarily indicate the sentiment Of rhs
house regarding the department.
Having by vote of "a to 13, tabl-
ed Senator Talbert' IS prohibition bill,
the ;c IA: later passa' tHn Edge
field senator's resolution % request
the democratic executive committee
to refer the question Of prohibition
to the voters in the orimarv The
vote was tie. II TO II. on his rcso-
luton and Lieut.. Co.. Mcleod cast
the rlecain" vote in it's favor. Sana-
tor Otis has bill to have special
election on the question in July, and
Representative Richards proposes to
submit it to the voters ir special
election to be held Oh the same date
as the democratic primary.
The senate has debated the rail
road rate question at much length,
but no vote has been taken so far
that will indicate how the senate
stands on this matter. Senator
Toolc will probably force the issue
this week. however. Nnithcr has the
senate voted yet on the lien law is
sue, and this is under discussion, hav-
ing been up several times for de-
bate. The senate also has under
consideration the bill tn amend the
nigh scnooi act and the proposition
to limit the benefits Of the act to
towns with less than 1000 populla-
tion has been voted down. Is to 12.