The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-18
General Assembly Enters
On Sessions Final Work

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delegation of Jasper county citizens
In his veto message the governor stat
ed that there seemed to be two fac
tions in Jasper over local affairs, and
he suggested that the veto messages
be referred to a committee in order
that both sides might be given hear
ing. Jasper is the baby county, he
said, and he would regret very much
to see her interests injured in her in
fancy by internecine strife.
The other veto before the house is
on an Act to empower the mayor or
recorder of the city Of Greenville to
punish offenders against the ordi-
nances of the city of Greenville by
fire or Imprisonment, singly or in the
alternative. The governor holds that
the Act is unconstitutional, in that no
such power can be conferred upon a
mayor or recorder under the consti-
tuition, to put man On the chain gang
without giving him the alternative OF
paying fine.
The house has not yet taken a vote
upon any of these three vetoes.
The Appropriation Bill.
The house made very few changes
in the appropriation bill as it came
from the ways and means committee.
The item Of $4,000 for driveway around
the State house was stricken out. Mr..
C. C. Wyche, of Spartanburg, an
alumnus of the Citadel, succeeded in
having inserted an item of $4,000 for
the purpose of having the Citadel ca
diets attend the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Wilson. The A. w. Todd claim
was stricken out by the house. The
ways and means committee had in
serted an item of $4,000 to pay Mr..
Todd for his plans for new State
house-the matter which caused so
much discussion and Investigation,
ETC., last session. There was an ex-
tended debate on this item, and several
times members rose to question of
personal privilege. Efforts were made
to get through items of $1,000 on up
to $4,000 to pay Mr. Todd, but the
house declined to pay him anything
Warehouse Bill Continued.
The bill to provide for a State ware
house system has been continued by
both houses until the next session.
The bill had been introduced in both
houses. 1t was continued first by the
house, and then by the senate on mo-
ton of Senator McLaurin, who has the
bill in charge in the senate, and who
has made elaborate arguments ia its
behalh Senator McLaurin gave ex-
tended reasons for his motion to con-
tinue the bill to the next session.
Bill Against Hazing.
The house has passed the bill MAX
ing hazing in colleges a misdemeanor.
This bill was introduced by Mr.. Nc
Queen. 1t has been sent to the SEN
ate. This bill will happily not affect
Newberry college-the first college in
the State whose students Of their own
motion abolished hazing and them
selves enforce the ban which they
have placed against it.
Primary Bills!
The primary bills are still on the
calendars, and may come up for dis
aussion this week, but there seems to
oe little likelihood that any measure
will get through at this session cnans-
ing the primary laws.
Investigating Resolutions.
There were some spirited remarks
tAe past week il the senate on the
resolution calling on Senator Tillman
Tor proof OF statements in his reply 10
Governor Biease-tne senator 5
charges that the railroads dominated
the legislature, and On Mr.. Foftn@r's
resolution, which has passed the
house, providing for investigation OF
railroad passes, the matter OF cam
pajsn contributions by railroads, etc.
There was first carried a motion to
take these resolutions off the senate
calendar, but this motion Was re-
considered, and the resolutions plac-
ed back on the cale4Gar, where they
now are.
Game Warden's Claim OF Salary.
Governor Blease sent 10 the legis-