Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-04
WORK IN NATIONAL HOUSE.
What South Carolina and Other Sou
tIlern Representatives are Doing.

| Washington, ID. c., Feb. 2S.-Spe-
cial: The Judiciary Committee of
the House of Representatives is de-
voting considerable time to the con-
sideration of the anti-liquol mea-
sures which have been introduced,
and referred to this committee, upon
which committee CoDarSssman Wy
att Aiken, of South Garoli,sa. Is one
of the leading active Democratic
members. For the last two or three
weeks this committee has been in
almost constant session. A large
number of people representing both
| sides OF che question have been be-
fore the committee representing diff
ierent views of the subject. The
prorUsei legislation is II pro Vision
to subject Intoxicating liquors. shin
| ped In .ntar. state commerce TO tho
police powers of the States when
they cross the boundary line OF the
State. Mr.. Aiken has drafted bill
to this effect, which is being consid-
cred by the committee. If his mea-
sure should be enacted into law 1t
would effectually solve the perplex-
ing problem which just at this time
Is agitating the entire country from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. In sub
stance Mr.. Aiken's bill is to prohibit
the transfer of liquors and intoxi-
eating drinks from wet State into
one which has prohibited by law the
sale of whiskey. 1t is the expecta-
ton of Mr.. Aiken to receive favor
able report on his bill, and he be-
lieves that ultimately it will be made
a law.
1t is learned here with great in
tereSt that as soon as the agricultu-
raj appropriation bill is reported and
comes up in the House for passage
Hon. j. Thos. Hefiin, of Alabama,
will discuss before that distinguish
ed body, in his customary eloquent
manner, the question OF cotton eX-
changes dealing in cotton futures 1t
Is said that Mr.. Heflin intends to
make strong appeal in favor of
sending more agents into foreign
countries to look after our cotton
trade, and urge the use of more cot
ton goods. This address promises to
be one of valuable Importance, and
Is being looked forward to with close
interest.
In the matter Of gathering cotton
statistics to make an estimate there
on, by the Agricultural Department,
Mr.. Heflin was instrumental in get
ting provision in the penal code,
now pending In the House, to punish
any person in the department for CIV
ing out information to cotton ex-
changes, or any one else, prior to
the time Of publishing these esti-
mates. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Heflin introduced resolution
| before Christmas charging that the
Agricultural Departments estimate
of the cotton crop for 1907 was too
| large. He has been persistently pur-
suing this resolution to final action
and at the investigation last week, it
was admitted to the Agricultural
Committee that the charge was true
| and that the estimate was eXagger-
ated.
1t may, be we'll said that the cot
ton growers and the agricultural in
terests Of the country have no better
friend than Hon. j. Thos. Heflin, o:
Alabama.
Congressman Ellerbe, of South Ca
rolina, has secured from the Post
Office Department an order to have
Darlington county inspected, looking
to the Inauguration Of complete ru-
raj free delivery service ,T that coun-
| ty. Mr. Ellerbe, in his efforts to Sc
cure the very best advantages for his
constituents along this line. Is in
| deed persistent. 1t will be remem-
bered that he just recently obtained
an inspection of Marlboro county,
and succeeded in having 1t put un-
der complete rural service. AS a
manifestation Of the forceful manner
Of work which Mr.. Ellerbe has been
continuously engaged in along this
line, it Is an interesting fact that he
has given his constituents the bcne-
fit Of establishing three times as
many rural routes in his district
since his induction into Office as