The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-10
APPROPRIATION BILL
BECOMES STATE Law
BOTH HOUSES ACT QUICKLY On
VETOES BY GOVERNOR
Measure Received by House Shortly
After Noon OH MOnday-Sent to
Senate in Evening.
The State, 9Th.

The State, 9Th.
Voting amost continuously at the
morning, afternoon and night sessions
yesterday, the house last night al
1915 o'clock finished consideration
of the general appropriation bill and
sent the measure to the senate. All
bills and resolutions on the calendar
were continued at the morning ses-
sion.
Everybody thanked everybody else
last night in the house just before ad-
journment. These thanks were hand
ed out with rising votes. The mem
bers rose early and often as tribute
after tribute was paid to the various
attendants. With some of the tributes
were gifts-the usual gifts that go to
some of them. Speaker Smith was
presented with his robe of office and
responded with a few remarks.
James A Hoyt, clerk OF the house,
was given his robe and broke a 81
lence of six years (expect on roll
caIls) to thank the members.
Robert H. Welch, chairman Of the
committee on enrolled acts, was
thanked and given pitcher now used
in one of the committee rooms. Mr..
Welch has often admired the pitcher,
although it is cracked.
The thanks bacilli then spread
rapidly, and before the epidemic was
stopped by quarantine invitation
from the senate to come over and
ratify acts, the following were thank
ed, each coming in for few kind
words: The press, the sergeant-at-
arms, the reading clerk, the bill clerk,
the pages, the engrossing department,
the chaplain, the telephone operator,
the telegraph operator, the pages.
Nobody thanked the house clock, be-
cause it stopped.
Remember DR.. Wyches
The house last night adopted, by
a rising vote, a resolution sending a
message to DR.. c. T. Wyche, speaker
protein, felicitating him on his re-
covery. DR.. Wyche, it will be recall
ed, was stricken with paralytic
stroke while presiding over the de-
iberations of the house several days
ago. At one time his condition was
very serious, but he is now recover.
ing rapidly Representative c. G.
Wyche thanked the house for its con-
sideration of his father.
Accompanying the resolution will
be a. beautiful bouquet of roses as
suggested by Representative Welch.
At midnight last night the general
appropriation bill; having passed
through both the house and the SEN
ate, became law. The senate over
rode every veto which had been over
ridden by the house, except as to the
item Of $4,000 Tor the rent Of % Of
fees, to be occupied by State Off
cials in the Union National bank
building. The veto on this item was
sustained by the senate.
Clock Turned Back.
When the house was called to order
at 10 o'clock yesterday, Mr.. Miley Of
Bamberg moved to continue all bills
and resolutions on the calendar. He
said he saw no use in taking up the
time of the house in discussing them.
The house agreed to the motion.
A moment later the house took a
recess subject to the call of the speak
er. Since the house agreed to ad-
journ sine die at 9 o'clock Wednes-
day, yesterday was not considered a
new legislative day. The hands of
the clock in the hall of the house still
indicated that is was $50 o'clock
presumably of Wednesday night. The
house refused to recognize any time
piece as an authority except its own
clock.
The house had nothing else to do
except wait on the governor to return
the general appropriation bill,
Clerical Error Corrected.
At 1880 o'clock the house passed
a resolution recalling the general ap-
preparation bill from the governors
Office for the purpose of correcting
clerical errors made in the bill in the
engrossing department. One of the
engrossing clerks failed to copy the
provision relating to the expenditure
nf the e. 000 item for the enforce