The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-21
SOLONS SPENDS LEES
BIRTHDAY At WINTHROP
UsUAI, NUMBER OF NEW BILL
POURING IN.
Increasing Scholarships. - Senate
Talks Iiquor.-Go7ernment by
Injunction.

Sneeal 10 The Herald and News.
Columbia, Jan. 2O.-The general
assembly spent yesterday, Lee $
birthday, at Winthrop college,
leaving Columbia yesterday morn
sng. and returning last night.
Both houses were in session on
Monday and on Tuesday, and the
house will meet to-day at ten O'Clock
and the senate at noon.
Both houses have been hard at
work, but, as usual, new bills are
pouring in, and there seems to bs
Little doubt that the session Will
continue for the usual forty days.
The Injunction Bill.
The senate has passed to third
reading Senator Graydon's bill
sreviding for injunetions for the
enforcement Of the whiskey laws.
There was hard fight on the bill,
cut it passed up by a. safe majority.
The bill brought up a iscussion OF
the whole whiskey question, and
there was a spicy debate. The ad-
voeates Of the measure contended
that it was necessary in order to en-
feres the law. It's opponents urged
that it was taking away the hight OF
trial by jury.
There was also a lively discussion
Ia the senate on the Otis bill to de-
clare the unlawful sale or keeping
in possession Of alcoholic liquors a
nuisance. The vote has not yet been
taken on this bill. It Is contended
;by its opponents that there Is al
ready law along this line, but Sen
ator Carlisle, Of Spartanburg, who
is leading the, fight for the passage OF
the bill, says that there is a neees-
sitv for the measure. This bill IS
opposed by the author of the In
junction bill.
Passenger Rates.
The house has passed Mr.. Dixon s
bill fixing the passenger rates at not
more than two and half cents per
mile. This is the rate now in force
by s.greement Of the railroads, the
present legal rate being not more
Slan three cents.
The house has also passed the bill
reaairing the use Of electric head
Lights of 1900 candle power.
In Aid Of Firemen.
The house. has passed Mr.. Garis
sas requiring tax Of one per cent.
u be paid by foreign fire insurance
companies doing business in towns
or cities having fire department
whsse equipment is Of the value OF
$1,000 or more, the fund so derived
70 60 to the improvement Of the fire
department. This bill really aims to
aake this fund pension fund.
Increasing Scholarships.
. Senator Graydon;s bill to increase
,Ae number of scholarships at the
South Carolina university to l24,
the beneficiaries to be apportioned
among the several counties in the
same manner as members Of the
house are now apportioned, has
eassed the senate. There is a SINH
lar bill in the house introduced by
Mr.. MeColl.
Marriage License Bill.
Senator Earle has introduced in
The senate a bill requiring that par
rles marrying shall secure from tbs
clerk of the court a marriage license,
the license to be issued upon the
yarties making oath as to their ca
eacity to marriage, and as to their
names and ages, and the payment OF
6 fee Of twenty-fv ecents. The law
requires that the licenses be record
d by the clerk of court.
As to Contribrtory Negligence.
Senator Croft has introduced bill
n the senate which provides that
contributory negligence on the part
Of employees of railroad corpora
lions shall not be bar to recovery,
out that if there is negligence on the
uart Of both railroads and employ
ees that the damages shall be dimln-
shed in proportion to the negligence
ef the employee.
To the Citadel and Clemson.
The general assembly will go to