The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-12
THE WORK OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROHIBITION FIGHT BEGUN IN
BOTH HOUSES.
Mileage Rate Bill Passed by House
Session Will Probably Go For
ty Days.

Columbia, S. c., Feb. 11.-There
seems to be little doubt that the pres
ent session Of the joint assembly Will
last fully forty days. 1t is under
stood that some Of the members
thought it would not be in good taste
to Get the session shortened after the
act fixing a definite amount as SAL
ary, as it might be construed as re-
Election upon former sessions that
they went 40 days simply because the
pay lasted that long.
However. with the deadlock which
has been on for several weeks IN the
election of an associate justice good
deal of time has been consumed that
would not otherwise have been. The
deadlock is still on at this writing.
During this week a number Of I'M
portant matters have been discussed,
but ITO one Of them has yet been pass
ed by both houses. It Is not at all
probable that any legislation will be
had looking towards Statewide pro
tlibition at this session.
For associate justice the three can
didates who have been voted for con-
tinue to receive about the same vote.
! Now and then "a few scattering votes
for some one who has not been in the
race. The last ballot last night gave
Hon. J. E. Mcdonald, Of Winnsboro,
ten votes. the largest received by any
one outside of the three candidates.
The ballots on Tuesday, the first this
week, We're as follows:
Fhst-Cottran 49; Hydrick 50;
Sheppard 81.
Seeond-Cothran 50: Hydrick 81;
Sheppard 81.
Third-Cothran 81: Hydrick Sc:
Sheppard 81.
Fourth -Cothran Is; Hydrick 55;
Sheppard So.
Fifth-Cothran 43: Hydrick So:
Sheppard 81; T. Moultrie Mordecal
! |; T. B. Fraser 2; McIver l: r. O..
Purdy l; R. c. Watts l.
Sixth-Cothran 10: Hydrlck 36;
SHEPPARD II; Fraser /: NJ. L. Smiu!l
Seventll- -Cotvran 43; Hydrick So;
Sheppard 10; Fraser l; Smith 8; j..
P. Carey l.
The ballots Wednesday were as fol-
lows:
First-Cothran 48; Hydrick 81;
Sheppard 50; Jno. J. McMahan l.
Second -Cothran 43; Hydrick 68;
Sheppard II; Walter Hazard 3.
Third-Cothran IS; Hydrick 50;
Sheppard IT: J. E. Mcdonald 10.
The bill fixing a passenger rate IN
this State of 2 1-2 cents per mile on
all roads 10 miles long passed the
house by a vote OF 81 to 5. 1t also
provides that if any railroad shall sell
mileage books at such rate or less the
presentation of the mileage on the
trains shall be accepted by The short
est route, the conductor or other otti-
Ger taking out the mileage instead OF
requiring the passenger to exchange 1t
for ticket.
Mr.. Otis of THE senate ald Mr..
; Nicholson of the house have introduce
ed a concurrent resolution providing
for the investigation of the county
diSpensaries. 1t is stated that the bill
is aimed at Charleston principally,
certain disclosures having been made
in the conduct of the dispensary busl-
ness in that county being responsible
for the introduction of these resolu-
tions.
Senator Appelt's bill looking to a
license upon persons soliciting orders
for whiskey houses outside OF Ithe
State has been so amended that he
himself voted against his own bill
though it passed the senate as amend
ed. An amendment which was offer
I'd NV Senator Clifton makes it mis-
ilemeanor for liquor drummers to So
li"it orders in this State and provides
a penalty for 50 doing.
On a motion to lay this amendment
on the table the vote of the senate
stood as follows:
Aves-Appelt, Carlisle, Crosson'
Forrest, Graydon, Hardin. Harvey
Lanev. Lide, Mauldin. Otis. Sullivan.