The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-18
APPROPRIATION Bill
now IN The SENATE
FEW CHANGES WERE MADE IN
BILL BY THE HOUSE.
What the Legislature Has Done ana
What 1t May Do This Week
Three VetOeS.
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Columbia, Feb. 1.-THE general as
sembly is today entering upon what
will in all likelihood be the final week
of the session of 1913. 1t will be
busv week. There are numbers of bills
which have passed the house which
will be knocking al the doors OF the
senate, and a number Of bills which
have passed the senate which will be
asking consideration Of the house
The general appropriation bill has
gone through the house, unchanged as
it came from the ways and means
committee, except in few parucu-
lars. and it will demand the attention
of the senate this week 1t has receiv-
ed it's second reading in the senate,
and if there is any attack on it, it will
come on final reading.
Few Statewide Measures
The session of 1913 will be marked
by the passage of very few measures
of Statewide interest. Numbers OF
local bills have been going through,
and several bills of Statewide inter-
est have passed one house or the 9th
er, but it is difficult to recall single
measure of general Statewide inter
est that has SO far passed both houses
A good many things may happen in
legislation in week, however
The house and senate have agreed
upon the Charleston Medical college
bill, the State taking over the college,
and the bill will go to the governor
AS agreed upon by the two houses, the
bill carries an appropriation Of $10,-
900, instead of $4,000, as passed by
the house The text of the bill, as
already outlined in The Herald ard
News, has not been materially chang
ed
charleston License Bill.
The Rittenberg bill, providing for a
high license system for Charleston,
under dispensary restrictions, has
been made a special order in the SEN
ate for Tuesday This bill, which has
already been passed by the house, is
being watched with great deal of
interest throughout the State
Local Option Compulsory Education.
The McCrayey bill, providing for a
local option compulsory education sys-
tenn, which was outlined in the last
issue of The Herald and News, has
passed final reading in the house, and
has been sent to the senate A sim
liar companion bill has passed second
reading in the senate.
A number of important measures
have received second reading IL the
senate without discussion, the fight tc
be made on them, if there is fight, Oh
third reading. Among them is the bill
providing for the transfer Of the State
Hospital for the Insane to State Pa i
and appointing commission to dis
pose Of the property in the city OF
Columbia. A similar bill has bee
killed by the house, however. and this
legislation can not get through this
session
Hosiery Mill Bills.
The senate bill to abolish the hcsi-
cry mill at the State penitentiary has
passed second reading in the senate
There is similar bill in the house
Both the house and senate may take
up the hosiery mill matter this week
or it may go over until the next ses-
sion.
Senator Earl's bill for fat two.
cent passenger rate has been made {
special order in the senate Tor tc
night
EetOes by Governor.
SO far forty-fve Acts have been rati
fed and sent to Governor Blease 70
approval Four of these Acts were
vetoed by the governor, but the vetC
on one was withdrawn, leaving three
vetoes. These vetoes are still before
the house Two of them relate tt
Jasper county affairs. these two loca
oGls having been vetoed 5g the COVER