The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-11
CLOSE OF THE SESSION
IS NOW DRAWING NEAR
THE APPROPRIATION BILL Is
WE'LL UNDER WAY.
A Great Deal Of Work, However,
Not Yet Disposed Of.-Both
Houses Working Fast.

Houses Working Fast.
Columbia, Feb. 10.-Both houses
Of the general assembly got down to
work again on Tuesday, and on
Tuesday and yesterday a mass Of
Legislation was put through in both
houses most of the bills being Of
only local effect, but many Of them
being Of more general Importance.
As an instance Of how fast the leg
islative hopper sometimes grinds,
165 bills we're put through second
reading in the house on last Satur-
day, under the rule adopted the day
b~fore that only uncontested matters
be considered on Saturday. All
these bills, Of course, came up for
third reading in the house on Tues
day, and a great number Of them
received final reading. This method
Of railroading bills through is very
dangerous; but there are so many
local measures every session that are
pressed by the various delegations,
and which do not fleet any other
county than the one from which they
originate, that this rapid-fre work
is necessary unless the legislature
should sit indefinitely. "
The License Bill.
Columbia, Feb. 1O.-The high Il
eense bill is a special order in the
senate for this evening at 8:15
O'Clock. It was all done so quickly
that perhaps, few senators realized
that the whiskey question was up
once more in the senate, where for
the past two weeks it, Las slumbered
so serenely. But just before the
senate took a recess yesterday after
noon Senator Smith, Of Hampton,
the author Of the measure, moved
that it be made a special order for
tomorrow evening, and the motion
prevailed. !.
At the same time Senator Carlisle
wished to make the prohibition bill,
the house measure, a special order,
and he made a motion to that effect.
Senator Sinkler objected Immediate
ly, and in the next few moments a
motion to take a recess was made
and carried, and the senate reeeded
from business with the prohibition
measure untouched. It rested on the
calendar along with other second
reading bills. This bill is the Rich
ards prohibition measure from the
house. The senate proh~bi Lon bill
was killed by vote Of % to l8,
nearly two weeks AGO. ..
Senator Smith stated yesterday
morning that the high license bill
would be vigorously pushed, and that
a candidate for governor would
come out on that platform.
The Appropriation Bill.
The house has passed to third
reading the appropriation bill There
were only two changes. The. appro-
priation for scholarships at the
University was reduced from $1,000
to $4,000, and the appropriation for
the extension. Of school work which
was increased from $4,000 to $780,
900. This increases the appropria-
tons from SLIT, 1924 to $751;
O52.84 and there may be further
amendments.
The State levy has not been fixed
Chairman Rucker and the members
of the committee have worked hard
on these items and the fact that
there were only two changes is un-
usual on this legislation.
When the appropriation bill came
up Chairman Rucker, who mas worked
hard in urging that the various di-
visions Of the bill be arranged in a
systematic way, explained the vav
rious items. There was an Increase,
he said, Of about $4,000, of which
$4,000 was for asylum improve
ments, $4,000 for a new building at
the State colored college ct Orange
burg 10 replace the one burned; $751;
B. Latham, Of Little Mountain, was
very ii. At this writing she is
somewhat improved.
1uy. E. G. Crcnk Will address the
Missionary society Of Grace church
on the fourth Sunday evening in this