The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-09
THE WORK OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SESSION WILL PROBABLY CON.
TINUE TWO MORE WEEKS.
Deadlock in Associate Justices Race
Continues Liquor Fight Begun
Elections and Other Matters.

salary was made as pay for the mem
bers of the legislature that the session
would probably be less than forty
days. The present legislature mas
been in session now for four weeks
and 50 far as disposing of any meas
ures that have been proposed IS con-
cerned. very little has been accom-
plished. About 800 bills and resoiu-
tions have been turned out from the
engrossing department, and up 10
Saturday only ten had passed and
been enrolled for ratification. The
house on Saturday considered uncon-
tested matters and quite number OF
second reading bills were ordered Tor
third reading and will today pass the
house and be ordered enrolled or re-
turned to the senate with amend
ments. These, Of course, pertain
LARGELY to local affairs. 1t may be
best for the country, however, IT the
present legislature does but little IN
the way Of passing new laws and
amending old ones. AS a general thing
oua. laws are changed too frequently,
anyway.
The liquor question has had two or
three skirmishes and an effort IN the
house to bring the matter up on a test
vote was very close.
A skirmish was also had in the SEN
ate on Saturday on Mr.. Appelt's bill
to require agents soliciting business
in this State to pay license OF 3d.
900. No test vote was made except
that the senate refused to make 1t or
anv other measure special order and
The discussion will be continued to-
day.
The deadlock on the election OF an
associate justice still continues and
seems not much nearer solution than
several days ago. The last ballot tax
en- was on Friday night when Mr..
sheppard and Mr.. Hydrick each had
So and Mr. yCothran 46 votes. The last
ballot was taken on Friday night, 1t
being the oath ballot since the ballot
ing began. Judge Gage was with
drawn from the race on Thursday
night, and on Friday the name OF
judge Watts was withdrawn. The
Joint assembly receded from ballotlng
on Friday night until II O'Clock on
Tuesday.
It may be interesting to print the
ballots so far taken.
First Ballot-Cothran 38; Gage p;
Sheppard Sc; Hydrick 80; Watts 50.
Second Ballot-Cothran 81; Hy-
drick 35; Sheppard 81; Watts 80;
Gage 81.
Third Ballot-Cothran 38; Hydrick
3d. Gage l8; Sheppard 81; Watts 81.
Fourth Ballot-Watts 81; Cothran
81; Sheppard 80; Gage 20; Hydrick
81
Fifth Ballot-Cothran 81; Hydrick
81; Apge 2l; Sheppard 81; Watts 81.
Sixth Ballot-Cothran 80; Hydrick
81: Gage 80: Sheppard 38; Watts 81.
Seventh B,allot-Cothran 40; Hy-
Seventh BA}lot-Cothran 40; Hy-
driek So; GAGE IS; Sheppard 81;
Watts "A. !
Eighth BallotA -cothran 40; Hy-
%stt. SFist 10; 80 Gage }20' Sheppard sS'
Ninth Ballct-Ca,thran 81; Hydrick
80; Gage IS; Sheppard SO; Watts "a.
Denth Ballot-Cd|thran 3S; Hydrick
81; Sheppard 10; Gage IS: Watts 80.
Eleventh Ballot3{ 3{Cothran 38; Hy
.5 dsjs5 % "a; Watts 2SA Gage 20; shsp-
Twelfth Ballot-Cpthran 80; Hy-
drick 35; Watts 80; Gage Is; Shep-
pard 3S; Shand l; Scarborough l; NJ.
L. Smith l.
Thirteent Ballot Cothran 80;
Hydrick So; Watts 3oE Gage 13;
Sheppard 10.
Fourteenth Ballot-Eydrick 81;
cothran a6: Sheppard SO; Watts %;
Gaze 20. \
Fifteenth Ballot-HyIrick il;
Cotbrnn 40; Sheppard A., Watts %.
Sixteenth Ballot-Hytlrick II;
Cothran Al: Sheppard 43: Watts 80.
Seventeenth Ballot-HNdriek 48;
Cotbr*n 40; Sheppard 49,: Watts 81.