Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-14

whom cotton is given in payment of
debts to. hold the same until it
reaches a fair price. The chief point
. of the resolution was an expression
Of the desire to hold cotton until
, fair price is reached.
No Election of Judge.
The House resolution to elect
Judge of the Fifth Circuit was killed,
J as was also the Irby resolution EN-
dorsing the Henry bill in Congress
for a direct loan from the General
Government.
Bill to Reduce Acreage.
Columbia, Oct. 12.-During a short
session of 10 minutes tonight the
select committee, appointed from the
! House to consider all acreage reduc-
ton bills, reported a bill to reduce the
third the arabic lands of the State,
! and provided that not more than six
! acres shall be planted to any one
work animal. The bill is so arrang-
! ed that it can be amended to provide
for total elimination of the staple,
and it Is reported in the House that
several amendments for elimination
will be introduced when the bill
comes up for consideration, when the
House convenes at 10 o'clock in the
morning. The bill and a mass of
acreage reduction measures consider
ed by the committee were ordered
spread on the calendar and printed.
One Of the reduction measures was
so amended that it provides for the
and appoint agents.
Mr.. James. Of Lee, introduced a
concurrent resolution authorizing the
banks Of the State to float $1O,0OO,-
600 in clearing house certificates, and
for the State to secure emergency
currency to cover 100000 bales of
cotton.
Running Smoothly.
The House of Representatil IS evil
IDENTIFY expects to devote itself large
~ to the matter Of acreage reduction.
| To-day everything went so smoothly
that one would have hardly supposed
that it was a regular session OF the
General Assembly.
| 1t apparently matters but little
how serious the legislation, if it is
thought it viii! help the present situ-
alton it is passed without a word of
discussion.
Mr.. Shirley's Bill Safely Passes
Second Reading
Mr.. Shirley's bill was given it's sec
on dreadjng. Here are its main pro-
visions:
THAT 1t shall be unlawful for any
common carrier, corporation or indi-
Vidual to bring into this State any
seed or bales of cotton which has
been grown or which is shipped from
any State where cotton is affected by
the boil weevil, and that Texas, Lou
isiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia shall be considered the
States which are affected by the boil
weevil." The act is to go into eff
feet November 1, 1914.
The enforcement is left to the De-
partment Of Agriculture and a pen
atty is provided for each violati of
the law.
There is an act now in force
against bringing cotton from sections
direc5sSsg affected by the boil weevil,
but under the bill passed by the
House to-day all the cotton growing
States are under the ominus ban. The
evident intention is to require the
purchase by South Carolina consum-
ers of home-raised cotton.
Acreage Reduction Bill
Following is the full text Of the
acreage reduction bill as reported by
the special committee:
A Bill Relating to the Cultivation of
Cotton.
'Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of the State of South Caro-
lima:
''Sec. l.. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, by himself, his
agent or employees, to plant or cult
Vate in this State in any year a great
er number Of acres Of land in cotton
than one-third Of the total acreage of
land planted and cultivated by such
person in said year: Provided, how