The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-13
SYNOPSIS OF WORK
OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BILL PROVIDING FOR STATE
WAREHOUSES; PASSES.
Electric Chair Pr0vided.-State Com.
mission for Agricultural Educa.
tiOn.-JuTenile Court.

tion.-Juvenile Court.
By a vote Of II to 20, the house
passed to third reading Thursday
morning bill providing for a. State
system of cotton warehouses. The
bill was amended in several sections.
The senate bill had been substituted
for the house bill, introduced by Mr..
Mcqueen.
The bill carries an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the contingent expenses OF
the warehouse commission and the
sum of s250,O0O in two equal yearly
installments.
The house accepted an amendment
authorizing the cotton warehouse
commission to establish cotton COM
presses in conjunction with the ware
houses. Another amendment proVid-
ed for placing 1-50 Of the amount and
per cent. interest annually in a
| sinking fund to reimburse the State
| for the $250,000 advanced. Another
amendment allows the members of
the commission 1-2 cents, instead
of 10 cents, for each mile travelled to
attend the meeting OF the board. .:N
Mr.. frby offered ali Amendment
! which the house agreed to, by which
the building and property Of the cid
State dispeHsary In Columbia is turn
ed over to the warehouse commission
to use as it sees fit. ....:::
Most Eligible Site.
Briefly, the bill as passed providea
that the general assembly shall elect
three commissioners to be known as
the State warehouse commission who
are to hold Office for two, four and six
years. The general assembly Is to
| designate the chairman of the board.
| The warehouse commission is charged
to provide warehouses at the most
eligible sites in the State, capable Of
holding at least 25O,00O bales of cot
ton. ....
The person who deposits cotton in
the warehouses is to be given a re-
ceipt from the State of South Carolina,
showing the weight, grade and num-
Der Of the bales stored. This receipt
is transferable only by written assign
ment and the cotton it represents de-
liverable only upon production of the
receipt.
The bill further provides for estab-
fishing sinking fund to retire the
bonds on the property purchased for
the warehouses.
Storage at Cost
In regard to charges for storing cot
ton the bill says: "The charges on
cotton shall, after the system herein
provided for has been in operation,
cover all current operating expenses,
it being the intention Of this act to
make this system self-sustaining, and
at the same time give storage at ac-
tual COST" ,'
The senate bill was substituted for
the house bill, but after the bill pass
IS third reading today, it will have to
20 back to the senate, since the house
amended the senate bill.
Reconsider Passage.
At the night session Mr.. Stevenson
moved to reconsider the vote whereby
the cotton warehouse bill was passed
to a. third reading in order to recon-
slider the amendment turning over the
State dispensary building and prop
erty in Columbia to the warehouse
commission. Mr.. Stevenson stated
that to give away this property was
contrary to the constitution, since it
had been given to the public schools
Of the State. A deal was now pend
ing On the property, and it was prob
able that it would soon be turned into
cash.
The amendment was proposed by
Mr.. Irby.
Reject Amendment.
The house reconsidered the passage
of the bill and rejected the amendment
donating the State dispensary build
ing and property to the commission.
Mr.. Wyche spoke against the bill