The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-25
Governors vetoes Sustained.

leges.
Governors Vetofs Sustained.
And, by the way, every single veto
of the governor so far has been sus-
tanned, except one which he requested
should not be sustained, after hear
ing upon the bill-the measure relat-
ing to the proposed bond issue for the
AGRICULTURAL society The house sus-
tanned both vetoes Of the governor on
the Jasper county Acts. A veto on
Spartanburg Act, which was oVer-rlG-
den by the senate, was sustained by
the house by more than two-thirds ma
jority. The bill was introduced by
Senator Carlisle, and proposed to cut
down the number of commissioners for
Spartanburg, under the commission
form of government, from four to two.
Six of the seven members OF the house
petitioned Governor Blease to veto the
Act, upon the ground that the people
of Spartanburg had voted for the COM
mission form of government, under
four commissioners, and the house
sustained the governor and the
Spartanburg members. A local bill
relating to Cherokee county was vetoed
by the governor, and the veto sustained
by the house. The house also sus-
tanned a veto of bill permitting the
Greenville municipal authorities to
pour out seized contraband liquors.
This bill was vetoed by the governor
on the ground that he understood bill
had already been passed to give suca
liquors to hospitals, etc.
No vote has yet been taken by tHa
house on the veto of the Act allowing
Judges $500 per day expenses, nor up
on the Act to permit the mayor or re-
ccrder of the city of Greenvil!e ID i'm
pose sentence of Imprisonment with
out the alternative of fine.
What Will Senate Do?
What the senate is going 10 do when
It gets back here Tuesday night, no.
hody seems to know. Tw' very im-
portant measures still on its calendar
are the bill to abolish the hosiery mill,
already passed by the house, and the
Till to levy a one-mill tax fol- the COM
mon schools, already spoken of above.
It has not yet finished with che local
option compulsory education bill, on
which there has been so much flibus-
tering. AS matter of fact, the leglsla-
ture might get through in short order
next week, or it might not get through
this week at ALL
1913 Acts Ratifed-GOverRor's Office
Clear.
So far 1913 Acts have been ratified.
Almost all of these are of purely To-
cal nature. All of them have either
been turned over to the Secretary Of
State, after passing through the hands
of the governor, or returned to the
house in which they originated, in
the cases of the comparatively few
vetoes. In other words, the governor
has 20 Act held in his Office. The Acts
have been disposed of by the governor
ON the same legislative day they were
received, in every instance The gov
ernor on Friday had also concluded all
appointments, etc, so that his Office
is clear for the adjournment of the
general assembly on Friday night.
Trustees Medical College.
The general assembly spent long
while on Thursday in electing eight
trustees for the South Carolina Medi-
cal college. The following trustees
were elected, out vi the 27 placed Ia
nomination: Henry P Williams, Char
lesion; Dr.. w. w. Fennell, Rock Hill;
DR.. Charles Sims, Spartanburg; DR.. S.
B. Fishburne, Columbia; DR.. W. A.
Tripp, Anderson; DR.. J. NJ. Davis,
North; DR.. R. E, Hughes, Laurens; Dr..
T. G. Croft, Aiken.
No Primary Legislation.
AS was predicted. there will be no
primary legislation at this session, the
senate having continued the bill at
tempting further to regulate the pri-
mary. There is well-settled opinion
that it is best for the people not TO
legislate on the primary at this ses-
sion.
Rate Legislation Improbable.
It is highly improbable now rhat
the two-cents rate bill has acy chance