The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-07
RRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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The bill went over to The senate with
out change or modification from the
Roor OF the house. Each and every
item as agreed upon by the ways and
means committee was adopted, and
curious to say, the hardest fight was
over the water item, as affecting the
atty OF Columbia
One of the reasons that the bill had
such a successful and easy passage
through the house was because Chair
man Browning divided his committee
into b-committees and had each OF
these subcommittee make actual
and careful Investigations with re-
gard 80 the various branches of the
State government and affairs, and
when the reports of these special
committees, with all the facts in hand,
were considered and acted upon the
general committee was on the right
track and the house appreciated the
careful and diligent work of the COM
mittee, and passed the bill without
the change of single item, as report
ed.
Tax Levy Unchanged.
The State levy for the coming year
will be 3-4 mills, which is the same
as it has been for the year 1910, and
without an increase Of the levy sub
stantial Increases have been made in
fhe bill, although there is a latitude of
S80,000, which last year came out the
general fund, that will this year come
cut of dispensary money and in this
way the expectation is to provide for
the new work in connection with the
State hospital for the insane, without
disturbing the annual levy.
As to New Counties.
! There has been marked and ap-
preciable disposition to check the new
county movement. The members of
she assembly are passing measures
that will further restrict tine forma-
ton Of new counties. The constitu-
tional provisions we're regarded as
strict, but the members have found
other methods of Tightening the con-
ditions preliminary to the elections.
New Justice Wednesday, Perhaps.
The date for the election of the new.
associate justice has not yet been fix
ed, but the understanding is that it will
be on Wednesday. No one expects an
election on the first ballot, and there
is all sorts of speculation as to how
things will adjust themselves in the
final voting.
Adjournment the Fifteenth?
The house has Indicated that it will
work with a view of adjournlng at
noon Wednesday, the 18th instant.
The senate suggested the 10th, but
the house amended by fixing the 18th,
ands this will, in all probability, be the
last day of the present session, all
though there is really no reason, with
the work as far advanced as it is, why
the members can not spend next Sun
day with their families and not re-
turn to Columbia.
Generally, the movements Of the ap-
preparation bill are the index of when
an adjournment will be had, and this
bill is now in the hands of the senate,
with ample time for its passage and
careful study by the end of the pres
ent week.
There has been an unusual demand
for the establishment and extension
of the rural police system for the
various counties.
There will be no change in the priv
ilege tax system, and its distribution.
A compromise bill has been sug-
gested by Mr.. Rembert, relative to
electric headlights This bill, it is
understood, has the approval Of the
Brotherhood.
When one hundred and twenty-five
bills are sent to the senate, as result
of single days work, some idea may
be had of the extent of the house cal
endar.
Just before adjourning on Saturday
afternoon the senate passed to third
reading the bill providing for the in
vestigatiion of Attorney General Lyon,
the original dispensary investigating
committee, the State dispensary wind
ing-up commission ct al.
Notice of general anendments on
third reeding was given.
Fifth Associate Justiceship.
The last Of the batch of associate
justice bills passed the senate on Fri