The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-31

court. II is eApeCleu Iudl ue VIII Hc1' Z
approved the act by Monday and the
time for holding the election can then
be agreed to. The house has indicated
"Wednesday as being agreeable for the
election, and this time may be selected.
Too Many Bills.
There have been more bills intro
duced during the present session than
in many previous years. It is curious
that so many bills are introduced when
there is little or no hope that they will
be enacted. The observation of the
most experienced members is that
those who Introduce one or two bills
and concentrate their energies on
these measures accomplish the real
results. Members with twenty or thir-
ty bills have difficulty in concentrat-
ing.
Given Good Advice.
One of the most distinguished law
makers who ever came to Columbia
was Solicitor Monroe Johnson of Ma
rion. He prepared the celebrated ORR
ginal dispensary law and knew how to
draw bills that held IN the courts.
He met a young member on the steps
of the State house whom he knew very
we'll and undertook to give him some
friendly and fatherly advice. In a
word, it was that the best t'ing he
could do was to introduce no bins, un-
less they were absolutely necessary,
help to kill nine-tenths of those that
we're proposed and go home as soon as
possible.
Appropriation Bill Nearly Ready.
The ways and means committee has
practically completed its work on the
general appropriation bill, and the an
nouncement was made by Chairman
Browning that it would be presented
on Thursday. If this should be done
the house can finish on this important
bill by the end OF the week, as there
need be but little difficulty in accept
ing the house bill, as the committee
has worked with such care and exact
ness in getting the bill in the best and
most economical shape.
Railroad Bills -"Merger" Resolution.
There have been a great many bills
proposed affecting the railroads and
the business of that branch of activi-
ties. The Carlisle-Dixon bills, relative
to the pulling of mileage by the con-
ductors on the selling roads, has not
vet been taken up in either branch
Both of these bills have divided COM
n1ittee reports.\
The senate resolution providing for
the discontinuance of the merger"
suit has been referred to the house
judiciary committee. A similar reso-
luton, by DR.. Saye, has been acted up
on by the railroad committee, where it
has received a practically unanimous
report in favor of the adoption of the
resolution.
The sentiment of the house is in fav-
or of passing the resolution and stop
ping the appeal.
For Highway Commission.
There is a strong likelihood of a
highway commission bill passing and
becoming law. The only difficulty is
in getting together on some one def
mite plan. The sche14-: is to raise the
fund for the support of the engineers
and the work by direct tax on auto
.A+..Hiles. The idea is that graduated
tax on automobiles, based on the horse
power, will raise considerable money.
The plan is to have the tax begin at
$40 for all automobiles Of 2O-horse
power or less, and for this entire fund
to be used in the employment of COM
petent engineers and exclusively for
highway road work, and not on the
general road work of the county.
Dispensary Salvage.
The house has passed the bill pro-
viding for the distribution of the SAL
wage from the old State dispensary.
The fund will run between S4OO,OOO
and s5O0,000.
The general appropriation bill will
probably run more in the aggregate
than in previous years, on the ground
that the State is growing. One thing
has been settled, and that is where the
general assembly will go on Lees
birthday of next year. The Institute
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind and
Spartanburg have been the early birds.