The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-07
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NOW ON HOME STRETCH
LEGISLATURE EXPECTED TO AD-
JOURN ON FEBRUARY Is.
House Has Made a Record on the Ap-
preparation Bill-Partial Review
of the Session.

Columbia, Feb. 6.-The legislature
is not in session today, both houses
having adjourned Saturday until
Tuesday at noon to allow the mem
bers to spend February salesday at
their homes.
Four weeks of the session are gone,
and the legislature is now on the
home stretch. Indications now are
that final adjournment may be reach
ed on February Is.
The general assembly is progress
ing finely with its work. There has
not been the slightest jar in the even
tenor of the body. All has been
peaceful and contentment. There have
been no ugly contests, no bitter feel
ing, mo Unnecessary fighting, but on
the contrary all has gone along like
a May morn.
Marriage License Law.
4uS AuoSI IuC01 OoLluS nOcDoU1S IAe@e
will find its way on the statute books
as result of the weeks work will be
the marriage license statute. Under
the terms of the act all parties wish
ing to marry after July 1 must secure
a marriage license. At the outset the
penalty is to be imposed on the
preacher or magistrate who performs
the ceremony without the license hav-
ing first been obtained.
After awhile, and when the law has
been working for a while, the penalty
may be attached. to the husband who
neglects to secure the license, but it
was thought best to make a start.
Compulsory Education and Liquor.
Strange as it may seem there has
not been suggested during the present
session a bill looking towards COM
pulsory education, nor one looking to
Statewide prohibition, or in fact any
material change in the liquor ques-
ton. Both of these issues, that in
previous years have been the topic for
long and spirited discussions, have
been entirely and absolutely over
looked and no single proposition look
ing to material change has been
proposed, unless it be the Fultz meas
ure on the liquor question, which does
not propose direct legislation, but
rather a referendum.
The fact of the matter is that the
dHpensary has mot tbeen mentioned, ex-
cept in the Stevenson bill, which
seeks to provide a plan for the distri-
button of the salvage from the old dis
pensary system and the general desire
is to have the fund expended and to be
sure that there is not another years
delay in getting the money distribut-
ed.
The Tax Question.
There does not appear to be any
disposition to seriously undertake
revision of the tax system of the
State. All apparently admit that the
appraisemnts are out of Whack, but
there is evidently no mature effort to
remedy what is recognized as a Sc
rious evil On the senate side there
is "a bill to provide tax commission
that will not pass. On the house side
there is no general proposition.
Gen. James has a bill pending
which seeks to place the bank assess
ments under the charge of the State
board of equalization and take these
matters out of the hands of the county
boards, as is the present law. There
is another more extreme bill, which
seeks to have the attorney general
attack the charters of banks that are
supposed to have been underassessed.
Tread Lightly, Its Asleep.
The indications a Week ago were
that the educational bill, proposed by
the special commission, would be en-
acted. The outlook now is that it is
being chloroformed. In legislation
there are many ways Of killing
measure without having a knockdoWn
and drag out fight, and the outlook is
that the commission bill is going to
rest quietly on the calendar of both
the house and senate without any for
NAL action one way or another.
Appropriation Bill.
The house has made record on
the general appropriation bill. Thls
all important measure is now in the
hands of the senate, having received
it's final house reading yesterday, ten
days prior to the date generally
agreed upon for final adjournment
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