The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-23
COTTON ACREAGE
REDUCTION BILL
PASSED SENATE LATE LAST
NIGHT AND RETURNED
TO HOUSE
VOTE WAS 10 TO 6
Bill Prevents Harvesting of Over
1900 Pounds of Lint Cotton
TO Work Animal.
VOTE WAS 19 TO 6
Special TO The Intelligencer.

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cotton acreage reduction bill permit
ting only one-third of the arabic land
to be planted in Cotton in 1918 and
prof 'biting 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. Violation of the pro-
visions Of the bill is made q misde-
meanor punishable by imprisonment
OF not less than ten days nor more
than thirty days or fine Of not less
than $25 or more than $100. The vote
on the final passage of the bill was
~ TO 8, those voting for the bill being
Ackerman, Buck, Christensen. Clifton
GOODWIN. Guess. HouSh, Johrson. ID
b., Ketchin. Laner, Mars, McLauren.
Mullins, Nicholson, Patterson, Rich
ardson, Sharpe, Stuckey, Werner, To-
tai, 10.
Those voting may" against the bill
were: Beamguard, Earle, Johnstone.
Sullivan. Sinkier, Young, Total 6.
The. following pairs were annuunc-
ed: Appel for the bill. with Walker.
against: Carlisle for the bill with
Manning against; Lawson for She
bill, with Williams against.
After the passage OF the bill, SEN
ator Laney moved to reconsider the
vote whereby it passed third reading,
stating that he was opposed to the
provision making 1t misdemeanor to
violate the provisions of the bill and
q crime to plant cotton. and said he
wanted to substitute as q penalty q
= fC Ill
harvested over 1000 pounds lint to
the work animal. The motion by Sem
ator Clifton to table the Laney motion
lost IL to ID. The Sumter Senator then
said that to reconsider the vote would
only mean the reopening Of the whole
discussion and he demanded roll call
On the motion to reconsider which
was ordered. The motion Being lost
Is to 10 and the Senate refused to re-
consider the vote. whereby the bill
had passed its third reading.
Those votfp- IL reconsider the vote
were: 3eaLiguard, Earle. Goodwin,
Johnson, d. B., Laney, Sn..-n. Sinkler.
Werner, Williams and Young, tossi 10.
Those voting against Iecons;dering
were: Ackerman, Applet, Buck, Car
Isle, Clifton, Gross, Hough, Alan,
Johnstone. Mars. McLaurin, Mullins,
Nicholson, Patterson, Richardson,
Stuckey, Total Is.
An amendment by Senator Sinkler
exemptfng sea island cotton grown ON
Sea Islands and in the vicinity OF the
coast from the operations of the bill
was adopted.
The bill was finally passed by the
Senate was in the nature of COM
promise between the advocates Of TAX
ation Of production and reduction in
acreage. Senator Clifton explained
that the House would not stand for
taxation On production only and it was
his amendment which was adopted
putting In the idea of the House bill
prohibiting the planting OF only one
third OF the arabic land In cotton in
1915 and the cultivating and harvest
Ing of over 1000 pounds OF lint cot
ton to the work animal He also made
the penalty for violation Of misde-
meanor punishable by fine and I'M
prisonment. II was this provision
which brought forth opposition from
Senator Laney who opposed making
violation o criminal act but wanted to
place tax OF cents pound on any
excess.
The bill will now go to free confer
ence to settle the difference between
the two houses.
The Haynesworth warehouse bill
providing for bonds 10 be given MP to
10 per cent OF warehouse capacity
passed and was ordered enrolled for
ratification.