The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-04

trouble to vote on sustaining the chair
He would stump Aiken count.
against the measure" he threatened
land talk to people who will hear me.
Watch the returns from Aiken coun
ty," was his parting shot.
Reduction Bill Enrolled.
The cotton acreage reduction bill
was enrolled as an act. 1t will go now
to the governor for his approval. The
act penalties planting or cultivat
ing" by any person. The penalty fol
each acre cultivated over the pre-
scribed one-third Is made not less thar
| SIS and not more than 500. Peace
officers are charged with the enforce
ment Of the act and empowered tt
bring proceedings in the name OF the
| state against violators.
The proponents Of the cotton acre
age reduction act hope h a 1t vii
add force to the live at home" move
ment and lead to Investigation Of
crops. 1t Is thought that If strictly
enforced the act may result In a re
duction of about so per cent In the
amount Of cotton produced In the
state.
Enroll Expense Bill.
The general appropriation bill fol
the special session of the general as
sembly, carrying a total OF STU,
S5S.42, was ordered enrolled as an &C,
after both the house and senate hao
adopted the free conference report
AS the bill came from free conference
it contained an item Of $1,000 for the
state board of health 20 put the vita
statistics law into effect. Ther Is
an appropriation of 100000 in the Dill
to make up the annual deficit at thu
State Hospital for the Insane.
Override Veto.
By a vote of 81 to 10, the house
overrode>the veto by the governor OF
the act providing that chairmen OF the
finance committee and Of the ways
and means committee should remain
members of the sinking fund commits
sion until their successors are ap
pointed or elected. The same act was
passed over the veto recently by the
senate, The act was passed In order
to clear up all doubt, whether the
chairman of the two committees Of
the general assembly remained mem
bers of the commission in the inter
val between the general election and
the converting Of the general assem-
bly,. '
Adopt Two Box Measures.
The senate adopted the free con
ference report on Senator CliftonE
constitutional amendment, relieving
the present election law Of its com
bersome features. As adopted, the
measure provides that at the coming
election three boxes shall be provided
one for ballots for United States
senators and congressman. one for
state and county officers, and the third
for constitutional amendments. 1t is
further provided that after the No
vember election there shall be but
two boxes, instead Of three.
To Free Conference. :
The McLaurin state warehouse Dill
went to free conference. On the part
of the house the conferees are: Mr..
MCQUEEN of Marlboro, Mr.. Shirley OF
Oconee and Mr.. Haynsworth OF Green
vile. .''.aa
Visit State Fair.
The house accepted an invitation
from county farm demonstrators to
visit the county exhibits at the state
fair between 5 and Z p. m.
Attorney General III.
Thomas H. Peoples, attorney gen.
eral. is i'll at his home, 903 Sumter
street.
"ouit Jockeylng," Sage Governor.
The governor sent a message to the
general assembly relative to the pro-
posed relief measures. He advised
the legislators ITO quit their nonsense
in jockeying for political position and
get down to something that will help
the people" .,"....-.,
The bond issue, the chief executive
said he regarded as "a huge joke"
upon it's Introduction. 1t would not
help those for whom it was originally
intended, besides the time was too
brief now to get the bill before the
PEOPLE for a proper understanding be-
fore the election November 3.
His recommendations were largely
a duplication of those advanced upon
the assembling Of the legislature IN
extra session. These were:
The prevention Of all foreclosures
prior to October, 1915.
Extension of time for the payment
of taxes.
The empowering of the incoming
administration to borrow money to
pay the public debt.
The message was received as in
formation and ordered printed in the
journal.
Farm Agents Camp at Fair.
Fifty-seven agricultural experts,
agents of the United States farm de-