The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-30

asylum grounds in Columbia, the
new State Park which is being de-
veloped for the asylum use, and in
regard to changes as to the appoint
Sment of superintendent, physicians,
etc, will claim the attention Of the
seneraI assembly Whether or not
change in the policy of the State
in regard to appointment or salary
physicians, will be made, remains
be seen. All matters, in connec-
on with the investigation, will prob
Ably be fully threshed out in the dis
Bcussion of the various bills before the
Y general assembly.
Warehouse Bib Changed.
Senator John L. McLaurin has
made important changes in his State
warehouse bill, with the hope, as
stated. that the amendments suggest
ed by him to his original bill would
aid in the passage of the measure,
One of the serious objections OF the
opponents of the bill, it is stated,
had been with regard to the % cent
charge per bale on all cotton grown
in the State or offered for sale. Sen
ator McLaurin has changed this fe2r-
ture cf the bill by providing for
charge Of % cents upon those bales
only which are offered for storage in
the warehouses under the provisions
of the act. Another important change
made by Senator McLaurin in his
bill is with reference to t1e direct
appropriation from the general as
sembly to carry out the provisions OF
the proposed law. Instead Of 500
600 appropriation, the author OF the
hill has put the amount at S150,000.
This, Senator McLaurin says, he
found necessary in order to put the
system into operation if the bill IS
passed and to make up the difference
occasioned by the changing OF the %
cent clause. The % cents per
bale is for the grading charges,
Senator McLaurin stated that, With
the changes he has made in his bill,
he feels that its passage is assured,
.1 believe that the bill was correctly
SHAPED as the original stood, but
rather than endanger its passage l
decided to put in the changes with re-
gard to the grading charge and the
appropriation Subsequent general
assemblies may see fit to change the
bill to meet conditions from time to
time
To Fight tuberculosis and Pellagra.
Representative Miller has introduc-
ed in the house a bill to appropriate
$4,000 for the establishment Of an
anti-tuberculosis camp near Column
bia and to appoint a commission to
operate same.
favorable report has been made
by the senate finance committee on
Senator SuIliyan's bill to establish a
pellagra hospital and a pellagra COM
mission Of five members, the bill to
carry an appropriation Of $4,000 for
the hospital and $4,000 for the COM
mission.
At the hearing on the bill Capt. }.
F. siler, of the medical corps Of the
United States army, and chairman of
the Thompson-McFadden pellagra
commission, with headquarters In
spartanburg, appeared in support OF
the bill. Among other interesting
statements, he announced that Col.
Thompson, of Philadelphia, has stat
ed that he would continue to furnish
the funds for carrying on the field
work of the Thompson-McFadden pei
lagra commission until the first OF
next year, but at that time he would
cease, and Capt. Siler said they would
Ahave to look either for State or Fed
" raj funds with which to continue
.,he work after then.
= He said that he thought Spartan
burg the best location for the propos-
ed pellagra hospital,