The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-25
HOIIsE, MAKING TINE
SENATE KILLING TINE
,rc1sIATIyE SESSION GOES ON
ANOTHER WEEK.
House Adjourns Over Until Wednesday
v;obt- Senate Meets Again Tues
day Night.
Tho Herald and News.

onac;a, 70 The Herald and News.
>Columbia Feb. 24.-The general as'
semblv did not finish its session IN I'll.
forty days which is the usual iens'n VI
tho animal sessions, in accordance WILL
the constitutional suggestion Unue'
tho constitution the general assemoi'
Is not limited to any length OF tune loi
session. hut the constitution proEluoS
that the members shan not receive pay
Cor more than forty days. FormS'>
tho members received four dollars eacL
ner day, and the usual custom was u
stav in session forty days, ana lleNe
+bA nav warrants s168-each, The mehi'
hers now receive 5000 per session. nc
matter what the length of the session
There is a great deal Of expense now
over in addition to the pay OF nleH'
hers connected with a session OF tne
,ogis,ature, and this other expense
goes on.
House Waiting on Senate.
The house of representatives mas mn
ished its work and has been marking
time waiting on the senate, 'Wnlch mas
in the opinion of a great many people
been killing time. The house on FIJI
dav night, with the consent OF the SEN
o+e adjourned over until wednesday
nioht The consent of the senate was
necessary for the reason that' unuei
tho constitution, one house can not ad-
ionrn for more than three days with
ont the consent OF the~other.
The governors Office is clear OF all
Acts and appointments, and waiting on
the legislature.
The senate held session on Satur-
dav. had some more flibustering, and
then adjourned over until Tuesday
night.
The Appropriation Bill.
The plan now is for the senate 10
finish with the appropriation bill oy
the time the house gets back mere
Wednesday night, get the amendments
over to the house, and send the bill
down to the governor on Thursday
Whether this plan will go through II
were idle 20 prophecy. If the governor
should see fit to slash the alproprla-
tion bill to any considerable extent II
would take some time to finish with ii
after it gets back from him.
Over in the senate the appropriation
hill was still in the hands Of the
finance committee when the senate al
iourned on Saturday The bill is ex-
pected to be taken up by the sen2'e
when it gets back here Tuesday night
The senate will have to get move OIL
il, however.
The Senators Talk.
The session of the senate for the p9 il
several days has been characterized by
talk. and a great deal of it. There has
been protracted flibustering on the
local option compulsory education bill,
which has passed the house, and dlla-
tory tactics have been much in evil
dence. Senatorial courtesy forbids the
curtailnlSnt of a speech by a senator
and all senator needs is plenty OF
lung power and plenty of endurance to
hold the floor long while.
The Representatives Sing.
During the past couple Legislative
DAYS the house has been taking re-
cesses farequently, and indulging in
song. The tunes have been varied
Int much enjoyed The Hon. Joshua
W. Ashley, of Anderson, has a very
fine voice, which can be heard con-
siderable distance, and when he leads
in the singing the boys at home would
feel very proud of him if they could
hear him.
The One-Mill for Common Schools.
The bill to levy one-mill tax fol-
the common schools is still in the SEN
ate The committee has proposed
amendments to the bill which are il
line with the suggestions of GoyernoI
Blease, but there has as yet been nc
vote upon the amendments. The COVER,
nor, it VIII be recalled, has stated eli