The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-23

complete financial statement Of the
condition Of the company in which he
happens to be a stockholder. Com
plaint has been made that certain cor
porations when asked for financial
statement found some excuse for not
sanding the report, and under the
terms Of the K. P. Smith Act when
ever a stockholder, in writing, asks
for a statement it must be sent him.
Such statement need not give a list
Of creditors or go into affairs that
ought not to be exploited to unwise
stockholders.
$4,000 for Silver Service.
Two appropriations that have been
passed in the tag end of the session
is the allowance Of $4,000 for the pur-
chase Of a silver service to be present
ed to the battle ship South Carolina
in the name Of the State. II may be
! Within the range Of possibilities to
have the ceremonies ineident to this
presentation in the port Of Charleston
during the session Of the general as
sembly, and it may be 50 arranged
that the assembly can wituess the
presentation.
Another appropriation passed upon
by th ehouse was an allowance Of ST.
500 in the event that the people of
the State raise $1,000, and with this
$4,000 that monument be erected
on the State house grounds to "The
Women of the Confederacy." This
movement was started by Mr.. John
G. Richards, and the passage Of the
bill was, largely due to his efforts.
Nothing much was done in the mat
ter of insurance legislation at this
session, except to pass one of Com
missioner McMaster's bills. This was
to amend the present law in neees-
sary particulars. One of the bills
the Cothran- Christensen, is pending.
This bill provides for a manner of
collecting back taxes from the lnsur-
ance companies.
Adjournment.
When will the general assembly
adjourn? Ask Mr.. Otis or some 9TH
er of the prohibition leaders. If they
expect to force a full consideration Of
the Statewide prohibition bills, and
the other side are unwilling to do so
that there is no telling when an ad-
journment will be had. Over on the
house side the question was whether
the supply bill would be considered
before the Statewide bills, and the
same condition exists over on the Sen
ate side. When the senate returns
here Tuesday by a majority vote the
appropriation and supply bills can be
taken up and passed upon Or the pro-
hibition bills can be taken up. All
Of these bills will have been on the
desks for the required time, and it
will simply be question of proce-
dure, and whether or not there is to
be any filibustering on one side or an
other. In the meanwhile the house Is
ready and waiting to adjourn. The
..ouse comes back day later than the
senate in the hope that by Wednesday
evening the supply and appropriation
bills will be out of the way.
It would be a very easy matter to
reach final adjournment by Thursday
evening, provided, Of course, the SEN
ate passes the supply and approprla-
ton bills and sends them to confer
ence.
Perhaps the most unusual bill that
has been passed at this session is the
one prohibiting the publication OF the
name Of woman or girl who has been
ravished or on whom such all attempt
has been made. The newspapers will
hereafter be compelled to use dots
and dasihes for names, and the serious
question whether this will not arouse
more inquiry and comment than IT
the full name were used in the pub
1ished accounts.