The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-13
THE' LEGISLATURE now
ON THE HOME STRETCH
SESSION OF 1912 SHOULD END ON
NEXT SATURDAY.
Lawmakers Probably Won't Remain
Beyond Time When Fay Ceases
appropriately Bill.

Columbia. Feb. l1.--The forty days
contemplated for legislative session
will end on Saturday, the 18th IN
slant. When the constitution of 1880
was framed it was thought most e2-
traordinary conditions must arise 1or
q session to continue for more tnan
forty days. Prior to the constitution
of 1895, when the general assembly
met before the Christmas holidays ana
adjourned in time to get home Tor the
Christmas turkey, the sessions did not
last thirty days. The constitution OF
1895 undertook to prevent certain leg
islation getting into the hopper and
thereby save time, but many matters
sereu to authority for opening roads
AID giving permission to stand law
exa limitations, have gotten back into
thg hopper.
:, Will They Do It2
There Is every reason now to anti
cipate an adjournment Saturday morn
ins, in time for the members wishing
to 20 to the up-country to do so, but
of course, the habit Of delay may nave
the members leave the city early Sun
day morning. The usual trouble IS
with the appropriation act, but that
measure will probably receive its Sec
ond reading in the senate tomorrow
and by Wednesday night it is thought
it can be finished in the senate, and,
If necessary, go to free conference by
Thursday and have the act quietly and
properly enrolled Friday, and deliver
ed to the governor during that day.
Will Take no Chances.
One thing appears pretty CERTAIN
the members are not going to leave
the city in any considerable numbers
as they did last year, before the ap-
propriation bill is returned to the gen
eral assembly with the final message
of the governor. Many members, who
anticipated no trouble, have not been
able to satisfy themselves at their ab-
sence last year, when the veto message
on the appropriation bill was acted
upon. As the appropriation bill does
not carry any larger levy than it did
last year, it is not expected that there
will be much trouble with it.
: Recess Suggested.
Saturday is the fortieth day OF the
session and final adjournment will be
ready at that time. It is being suS-
gested that the house and senate
might early Saturday morning vote to
take a recess until Wednesday or
Thursday of the following week. The
idea is to leave an interval of three
DAYS between the recess and the time
of returning to Columbia to insure &C
tion on all bills in the hands OF the
governor and to avoid any rush. II
an act is left with the governor from
Saturday until Thursday, it will be-
come the law of the State whether ap-
proved by the governor or not, and II
he decides to veto the act, the assem-
bly, will have to have such report upon
its reassembling on Wednesday OF
Thursday. In other words, some OF
the members do not want to have Veto>
MESSAGES 20 to the general assembly
of 1918 on acts that they have passed.
hut prefer to assume full responsible
ity and settle the issues. Most OF the
important measures OF this session.
however, will have gone through with
this three-day period before Saturday
and will either become law or be re-
turned to the house or senate by that
time.
Fate of Race Track BillG
What is to become of the anti-racing
course betting bill? It is hard to say
and a worse bet than they are offering
at the race course. The debate has
been in progress for days and days
without final action. The close vote
49,, tbo motion tn strike out the clause
relative to the granting of injunctions
indicates that there is no overWhelm-
ing enthusiasm on the part of the SEN
ate to rush the bill to the governor.
What course the governor will take
on the bill, if it get to him, is un-
known, but it has been intimated nat
his course will be Influenced by the
fact whether the Injunction feature /
Reft in the bill or not, and should ue
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