The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-07
CUT LEGISLATIVE LETTER.
The Farm Labor Contract Law
New Dormitory For Winthrop
College.
Sppcial to Herald and News.


of tais week the most important meas
urcs before the general assembly are
apt to be acted on. The way will
then be clear for the consideration Of
the appropriation bill, on several
items in which there is apt to be a
lively fight.
There is pcndin" however an APP
parently inevitable conflict between
house and senate on the matter OF
farm labor contract statute. The bill
proposed by the house Judiciary COM
miitcc went throuoh that body with
no dissent at all. in fact with no dis
cussion on the floor, as ii had the
unanimous favorable report Of the
judiciary committee. But the judi
ciarv committee Of the senate has re-
ported 4 very dff"rant bill. and has
made an mfavorablc report on Tire
house bin. many Of The senators de-
clarin" The house bill will NOT serve
to a1l labor contracts while the SON
atc hill refers only 60 farm contracts.
and ihrrr arc other diffcr"nrcs. As
this is lrci.l"dlv the most important
matter before the general assembly,
iuStifvin" an extra session if it were
not settled. il iS to be hor'l that
2 valid bill will bn aHrccd on.
Tho senate has killed the bill in
tro,lnccd hv Senator Talhcrt last wear
providing" for State prohibition. The
vote was 81 TO 13 against the bill but
there are other prohibition measures
pendnm that may oct larger vote.
anil the nr0rosition to refer the whole
matter to The nconlc is moctin" with
.,,vor. 'wwwYgE.w1"
The senate has moi vet acted On
he rate bill ror on ~, repeal Of tha
lien law hut has discussed both qucs-
TONS extensively. Thc hills on This
subject arc special orders on The scn-
ate calandar.
The house has passed with little
opposition the bill to rroviwe for a
new dormitory at Winthrop. the ap-
preparation hcin" $4,000 Of which
oNc-half is to be paid this year and
an additional $4,000 will he obtained
from the Peabody board. In opros~
ING this bill. Mr. Aull took thc posi-
tirn thai last vcam ihc legislature
CAV. an annropriation for Il model
school at Winthrop ana the building
has not vet be"n begun, and he
thought one buildin" OUGHT TO be com
= plctcl before another was paid for.
Tie els" pointed ont that other State
colleges were said TO need build
inos more lhar This building was nee l.
ed. Nv. Aull warned tlr house
against excessive appropriations. de-
clarinw that as already framed the
appropriation bill carries over cac
and one-haf million dollars.
The house passed without opposi-
tion the bill creating the 18th judi
cial circuit, which is primarily in
tended to relieve the congestion Of
the dockcts in Richland county
I1ichland and KcrShaw arc left in the
fifth circuit. of which Judge Ernest
Gary remains the judge, and STEM
oGraphcr Macfeat the stcnoeraphcr,
bnt a solicitor for this circuit will be
appointed by the governor. The 18th
Circuit is composed of Lexington and
Edgafield, taken from the fifth. and
Saluda. taken from the eighth. Soil
citor Zimmerman will become so!ici-
for Of the nth and judge will be
elected by the general assembly, and
he will appoint stoaographcr. The
senate has not yet acted Oh the bill.
'Mr house has passed Mr.. Nash s
bill TO establish the Office Of State
health officer. at a salary Of $4,000
per year. Tho duties Of the sccre-
tary Of the State board Of health
are dcvolvcl upon the health officer,
who is to be a physician, and who will
have other important duties.
Mr.. Rue kcr's bill to require a H.
, ccnsc of all secret orders was killed
on Ihid reading. by a vote Of Sd to
81, after it has passed second read
ING by 4 vote of Sc to 46 few days
ago. The bill sought to suppress the
neg secret societies which are be-
licvdd to be harmful in their influ-