The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-30
RESUME OF SESSION.

Important Matters to he Discussed
During Present Week-What Has
Been Done by SOlonS
Columbia, Jan. 29.-The general as
sembly begins the fourth week OF the
session Monday, the house assembling
at 1915 o'clock and the senate at p.
IN. With the session half over, both
houses, having gotten away already
with new record for work, will
buckle right down and get many mat
ters disposed of. A full weeks work
will be gotten in and the two daily
sessions will continue, for although it
usually has been the rule to hold
aight sessions only during the last two
weeks of a term, this custom was
set aside and night sessions began as
Soon as the general assembly conVen-
I'd, all records for work having been
broken in this respect by the present
session.
@Anti-Raeing" Bill Fight.
Secretary Carlisle's anti-gambling
bill, or, as some call it, ''anti-racing"
bill, is set for special order in the
senate Monday night, Immediately af-
ter second reading bills. 1t is un-
likely that it will be called up before
Tuesday morning, and a hard fight
will ensue. The Injunction feature of
the bill is going to cause many who
would otherwise favor it to vote
against it's passage. Senator Carlisle
will lead the fight for the adoption of
the bill, while Senator Applet, and
probably Senator Clifton, will head
the opposition.
y Commission Form Veto.
Another measure of unusual inter-
est is the disposition the house IS go
ing to make of the veto of the COVER
nor on the bill permitting Charleston
to vote on the commission form OF
government. A hearing on this mat
ter last week before the house judi
! ciary committee, to whom the message
was referred, was remarkable for the
bitterness which was displayed by the
different political elements in Charles
ton. The judiciary committee has de-
cided to hold their report on this veto
until measure providing for an addl-
tional registration for the plan can be
Fgotten through.
View of Grace Faction.
The friends of Mayor Grace profess
to see in this a move to lend legisla-
tive aid to the passage of the bill over
the veto, and thus help along the plan
TO legislata IT,. Grace administration
out of Office. They are streruousl" cp-
posing the plan to hold the veto in the
judiciary committee, and have threat
ened TO offer a resolution in the house
compelling the committee to report on
the matter at once and let the house
vote on it. This resolution is expect
ed to be offered in the house Monday
bv Representative Earle, of Greenville.
r,~;, m HharInStnn
The house met Saturday, but on ac-
count of the absence of quorum was
eompelled to adjourn over until Mon
dav. The senate held a session on
Thursday afternoon and took re-
cess until Monday night, both houses
spending Friday in Charleston, where
they had royal time as the guests OF
r. the Citadel and of the city OF Char
lesion. Both Charleston and the leg
: islature will Leneft by the trip, for it
will undoubtedly make for a better
understanding between the lawmak-
ers and the metropolis.
sExpunging" Resolution.
Probably the most significant action
taken by the house last week was the
expunging from the Journal of that
BODY all of the message OF Governor
Blease on the ''liber' bill excepting a
j bare statement of his reasons for We
toing the measure. The message was
bitter attack on the press Of the
State, with especial reference to GER
tain newspaper men. The house sus-
tanned the veto of the governor, the
necessary two-thirds vote to pass il
a. bin nhioctinnc having fallPd t.