The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-14
SENATE HAS PASSED
RAILROAD RATE BILL
HOUSE PASSES CONFEDERATE
INFIRMARY BILL.
Situation in Regard to Lien Law Con-
neutrality-suspicious. Bill Pass
ed House With Ease.
Special to The Herald and News.

''i'tNltl ~ III IlttiNl anu news.
Columbia, Feb. 13.-Thc supply
bill. introduced in the house las,
night. fixes the state levy for 1908
at five and unr-half mills. and this
figure will probably stand. The ap-
preparation bill. passed by the house,
carries appropriations amounting TO
one and onr-ialf million dollars and
there are other items YET to be add
ed. besides the 100000 for the lcgisla-
tive expenses.
Th appropriation bill went through
the house with remarkable ease, there
being few fights on any Of the items
An effort was successfully made to
cui out the $500 for the Confcl-
crate reunion. but the effort to cui
out the $4,000 for the State house
grounds failed. There was some oh
lection +" the high school appropria-
, ti"n. but it was left at $4,000.
; The senate has passed the rate bill.
the vote being IS to II on the pas
sage Of the Carlisle bill, which was
put in as 4 substitute to the Toolc
bill. The Carlisle bill Incorporates
the suggestions of President Finley
and fixes passenger fares at two and
one-half cents per mile. with mileage
books at less. II has been an open
secret that the Southern railway fav-
orcd the passage Of the rate bill anl
the Atlantic Coast lime opposed it,
The house will agree 70 any bill ON
this subject which the senate passes.
as Il bill similar tn the Toolr bill
! passed the house last year.
+ TIE situation in regard to The re-
! peal of the lien law is confused bv
reason Of thc fact that while the SEN
at" has passed. the bill in repeal The
/ lien law il has moi passed the bill to
rrpuir" the existence "t crops to
make il mortgage thereon valid. The
Crouch bill I" repeal thc lien law
passed The senate by vote Of II to
10. but The lIvdricl bill. requiring
, thc existence of crops to validate
MORTGAGES. was lost. the vote being
rs I" 1G and Lieut.. Gov. Mcleod
irastin" the deciding vote against The
! bill. The Crouch bill is similar TO
th> Richards bill, which has passed
the house. AMI the Hydrck bin has
! passed fac house also. MR. Richards
holds that thr repeal Of the lien law
( Is Ineffective without lhc passage Of
! In I,l lr,, 81
, IS the opposite view.
y large number Of bills rclatin"
I" insurance matters have been in.
! tr"ducrd in each house this year. and
IL the house Of representatives nine
| OF these were made special orders and
| placed on the calendar together They
were taken up Oh "Wednesday. and
the house reversed itself BY passing
the bin TO establish an insurance de-
parlmcnt, havin" rejected practically
the same bill several days ago. This
bill. introduced by Mr.. Harley, was
opposed by Comptroller General
Jones. who is now il charge Of in%rr-
ancr regulation under tnc present
laws. The Harley bill passed by
vote of - to %. Then the house
passed bill. which thc insurance
agents opposed, that Of Mr.. 4. G.
Brirc t" prchihil ihr combination and
agreement Of insurance c"mpanir. rr
agents to fix rates. which will out
law the Snut n"a>irrm Tariff aSSocin-
ton. Comptroller Gccmrnl Jones ia
r"r>I this bill, and il passed by
vote Of 81 TO IS. The other inSllr-
ancr bills passed were DR.. Savr's
bill ln prohibit "board ron,raciS' in
life insurance; Senator CarliSlc's bill
providing for deposits with state
TREASURER by domestic companies in
order I" comply with th" laws Of 9TH
or states: Mr.. Milry'S bill 10 require
domestic companies I" protect their
r"lryhrlhrrs by takin" out bond
IT," $4,000 against suits. thc bill be-
in" amended 81 a. 10 exempt county
mutual companies limitim" their bus
iMHSs to one county. The Milcy bin
was vigorously fought, every posi-
bic parliamentary motion to defeat
it being made. A similar bill has