The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-13
ture retained he will have a good posi-
tion. in the opinion of very many care
full observers.

ton, in the opinion OF very many care
full observers.
Warehouse Bill.
The most important action of the
session, of course, is the passage OF
the cotton warehouse bill. The SEN
ate accepted the bill exactly as it was
prepared, providing for only one
warehouse, without limit to the bonds !
to be issued, the rate they were to
bear and everything else, and sent 1t !
over to the house. The judiciary COM
mittee of the house and of the senate
have never considered the legality OF
the bill and the measure has been
rushd on through because, 1t is con-
tended the farmers Of the State want
it and members feel that if a half MIL
lion dollar investment will do any
good towards the cotton holding Sit
uation it may be money we'll spent, |
even if the system amounts to but
little in the final solution of the prob !
lem. The bill is now in free confer
ence and may be materially changed
in that process. AS at present framed
the commission to be elected Will nave
authority to contract for the spend
ing of s25O,OO0, payable in two install
ments, and the issuance Of s25O,OO0 IN
bonds, or a total investment Of $780,
900. Thus far the State Is obligated
in the bill for s250,000 in direct appro-
priations and $4,000 for organization
It is a gigantic venture and it is to be
hoped that men Of sound business ex-
perience and not good takers will be
selected to manage the system OF
warehouses.
Dispensary Elections.
There is now a decided prospect that
there will be provision made for most
of the counties of the State to hold
elections on the liquor question, if the
voters petition so to do. The Lide bill
has passed the senate and IS now ID
the house. 1t provides that upon prop
er petition elections may be held IN ten
various counties as to whether or not
they wish to adopt the county dispen-
sary system, and if the counties con-
tinue to vote dry" then there shall
not be another election in those coun-
ties voting for four years.
The Moore Abbeville county bill Was
killed On the house side, largely be-
cause it was proposed to have the
election in Abbeville county on the
day set for the primary. All hands
seem agreed that it is best not to hold |
such elections in connection with the
primary and to remove the issue just
as far as possible from the primary
and on that account the senate bill as
sent to the house, fixes the second
Tuesday of February, 1913, a year
hence, for the elections. If brought to
a direct issue the bill will probably
pass the house.
School Book Bill.
The school book adoption question !
came up in the house in the form OF
a concurrent resolution and In several
bills. The house has adopted and sent
to the senate a bill, under the terms
of which it will be difficult to change
the books recently adopted. Under the
Daniel bill it will be necessary for
majority of the county superintendent
to petition for change before 1t can
be made in any of the books now on
the list.
Proposed Asylum Bond Issue.
The prospect is that the voters OF
the State will be called upon to say
whether they want to issue a millicl
dollars worth Of bonds Tor the COLL
pletion of the new State Hospital for
the Insane, or whether the work is to
continue with money to be directly
appropriated f ON the treasury from
year to year. The bill providing for
the vote On the Asylum bonds has
passed the house.
An entirely different fate has met
the resolution looking to a million
dollar bond issue for the completion
Of the State house. It has ueen killed.
"Rascality," Says Blease.
The temper of the TINES may bel
shown by the following little incident:
Several days ago the sinking fund
commission elected Attorney General
Lyon its chairman. It did this, so it is