The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-21
GOV. BLEASE SIGNS
MEDICAL COLLEGE BILL
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL-TRCS-
TEES ELECTED.
House Passes and Sends to Senate
Bill to Abolish Hosiery Mill.
Charleston Liquor Bill.


Columbia, February 19.-Governor
Blease tonight affixed his signature to
the bill providing for the State to
take over the Medical college at Char
lesion, and the measure thereby be-
comes a law. Tomorrow the general
assembly meets in joint session at
noon to elect eight trustees for the
college.
The house is now pegging away,
marking time, while the senate has yet
many important measures to consld-
er. On the house side there remain
only % bills to be acted upon, and the
most of these are OF local nature
The only important ones seem to be
that by the Berkeley delegation with
reference to taxing timber and the
two propositions with reference to the
state Hospital for the Insane and the
removal of the plant to the new site.
Laney Oil Bill.
Another bill that may be of gen.
eral interest is one by Mr.. Laney with
reference to the inspection Of illumln-
ating oils. and this may go over to
next session, as a great many other
measures have done, so that the meas
ures can be more thoroughly digested.
The senate, on the other hand, is
not so far advanced with its work and
has many important propositions for
future consideration. Today On the
senate side the compulsory education
bill came up. A proposition was made
to substitute the house bill, but to
this objection was made on the ground
that the house plan of county adop-
ton had not been on the desk Of the
senator's for "a hours. After some
discussion the whole matter involving
any form of compulsory education was
made a special order for tomorrow at
II o'clock.
Rittenberg Bill Advanced.
The senate today advanced the Rit-
tenberg dispensary license bill to third
reading upon the request of Senator
Sinkler. Senator Sinkler stated that
the people of Charleston were very
much interested in the bill, and he
wanted it advanced, as the session
was getting late and he did not want
the bill placed in jeopardy. He prom
ised that every opportunity would be
given for full and free discussion OF
the bill when it comes up for final pas
sage. Senator Crouch having stated
that he was going to fight to kill the
bill. All proposed amendments were
ordered printed in the Journal, and it
is probable that final action on this
bill will be taken tomorrow.
Timber Tax Bill.
On the house side the 24-hour rule
with reference to the printing of new
bills was applied to the Berkeley coun-
t. timber bill. Mr.. Harvey, Of Berke-
ley, was very anxious to get up the
senate bill by which it was proposed
TO tax standing timber, but Mr. Bel
ser thought the matter too important
tc he rushed through, ana the point
he made was finally sustained and
the timber taxation bill was, there
fore made special order for to-
morrow, when it will be thrashed out.
Hosiery Mill Bill to Senate.
There were twenty-five third read
ing bills on the house calendar today
and twenty-four of this number went
on through and were ordered to be
ratified without the raising Of SIN
gle point, and it was only on the last
If the entire group that Sight was
precipitated This was on Mr.. c. c.
Wyche's bill to abolish the hosiery
mill, now operated within the peniten
tiary inclosure A strenuous fight was
made to recommit the bill, practically
the entire fight being based on the
position that the legislature had no
right to abrogate a contract, rs that
was matter for the courts. MI.
Wyche. who has made this question
the all-importart one in his work for