The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-23
ACREAGE MEASURE
PASSED BY SENATE
Bill Now Goes to Free Confer
ence of Both Houses.
VIOLATION MISDEMEANOR.
Punishable by imprisonment or
Fine of Not Over One Hun
dred Dollars.

Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier. Oct. 22.-The
cotton acreage reduction bill, permit
ting only one-third Of the arabic
land to be planted in cotton in 1915
and prohibiting the harvesting Of
over 1000 pounds Of lint cotton to
the work animal, passed the senate
late last night and was returned to
the house with amendments. Viola
ton Of the provisions of the hill is
made q dismemeanor. punishable by
Imprisonment Of not less than zen
days nor more than thirty days, OF
n ane Of not less than $25 or more
than 800.
The vote on the final passage Of
the bill was 10 to 6, those voting
for the bill being Alderman, Buck.
Christensen, Clifton, Goodwin,
Gross, Hough, Johnson, d. B. Ketch-
In, Laney, Mars, McLaurin, Mullins,
Nicholson. Patterson, Richardson.
Sharpe, Stuckey, Werner. Total 10.
Those voting against the bill
were: Beamguard, Earle, Johnstone,
Sullivan, Sinkler. Young Total 6.
The following pairs were announc-
ed: Appelt for the bill, with Walker
against; Carlisle for the bill, with
Manning against; Lawson for the
bill, with Williams against.
REFUSED TO RECONSIDER.
After the passage of the bill Sen
ator Laney moved to reconsider the
vote. whereby II passed It's third
reading. stating that he was oppos-
ed to the provision making II a mis-
demeanor to violate the provisions
of the bill and crime to plant cot
ton. and said he wanted to substitute
as a penalty tax OF fve cents n
pound on all cotton harvested over
1000 pounds lint to the work ani
NAL. The motion by Senator Cliff
ton to table the Laney motion was
lost, IL to IA. The Sumter senator
then said that to reconsider the vote
would only mean the reopeninC of
the whole discussion, ard he de-
manded a roll-call on the motion
to reconsider. which was ordered.
the motion being lost, Is to 10, and
the senate refused to reconsider the
vote whereby the bill had passed its
third reading.
Those voting to reconsider the
vote were: Beamguard, Earle.
Goodwin. Johnson, d. b. Lanoy,
Sharpe. Sinkler. Werner, Williams
and Young. Total 10. Those vot-
Ing against reconsidering were:
Alderman. Appelt, Buck. Carlisl,
Clifton, Gross. Hough. Alan John
stone, Mars, McLaurin, Mullins,
Nicholson, Patterson, Richardson,
Stuckey. Total Is.
An amendment by Senator siIk-
Ter exempting sea island cotton
growing on sea islands and in the
vicinity of the coast from the opera
tions of the bill was adopted.
NATURE OF COMPROMISES.
The bill as hnaIly passed by the
senate was In the nature OF a com
promise between the advocates of
taxation on production and reduc-
ton in acreage.
Senator Clifton explained that
the house would not stand for taxa
tion on production only and 1t war
his amendment which was adopted
putting in the idea - the house bill
prohibiting the planting Of only one
thnd Of the arabic land in cotton in
1915 and the cultivating and har-
vestine of over c.pc0 pounds OF lint
cotton to the work animal. He also
made the penalty for violation mis-.
demeanor, punishable by fine and
imprisonment.
IT vas this provision which
brought forth opposition from Ss "a.
tor Laney, who opposed making yio-
lation a criminal act, but wanted TO
place tax OF rve cents a pound IN
ai.y excess. The bill will nov 20 10
free Conference to settle the differ
~l-c between the two bouI,.
The Haynesworth warehouse bill,
providing for bonds to- be given up
to 10 per cent OF warehouse capacity.
passed and was ordered enrolled for
ratification.