The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-14
FEWER ACRES
OR ELIMINATE
THE HOUSE WILL POSssRL Y
FAVOR NO COTTON
LAW
SCORES ALL BILLS
Senator Carlisle, of Spartanbrrg,
Arraigns All Cotton Bills and
Doubts Constitut;onality
Special to The Inteliigencer.

Special to The Inteliigencer.
Columbia, ct Especial: At its
morning sesson the House en-.
gagged in jockeying preliminary to set
tiing dowr In the race which will de-
termine whether cotton is to be total
ly eliminated as crop In 1915 or
whether legislation shall be directed
soleiy to curtailment of the crop. Oh
servers regard the action OF tho house
this morning in passing q resolution
that vote on the question should not
De taken before one o'clock. on next
! thursday as significant. This was
done for the purpose Of allowing full
discussion of the select committees
bill reducing the acreage devoted to
cotton to six acres to the work AMI
NAL, and the bill introduced TODAY In
eliminate cotton as q crop. The o,,es.
tion OF action by the House IA RAPIDLY
becoming narrowed to curtaiIment nv
elimination OF cotton. Those who are
IN close touch with the sentiment In
the House would not be surprised to
see the House pass the bill providing
lor the total elimination OF the cottan
crop next year. A strong lobby OF
farmers was at work In the state
mouse today all Of whom were appar-
entity committed irdeyocahly, to the
idea OF eliminating the cotton crop In
1915. - s
Announcing that he did not believe a
single line OF the emergency legisla-
tion proposed would put dollar into
the pockets OF single farmer, or any
other South CaroIiIian, Senator How
ard u Carlisle, of Spartanburg, lid,
died the cotton storage wareho,irss t,lita
sponsored by Senator McLauri5 ins n
two hours speech In the Senate 'tyss
morning. The SpartanbtifR ss5hfI6f
gave notice tiiat ne would not Sta,,d
Tor total elimination OF the cotton acrof
and IL necessary, would talk asiainat
1t until the terms OF the present ia,efr,s
pers expired. He secuted all the meas.
ures now before the General Assam.
Diy Tor RELIEF OF the cotton cribis an
neing or no value and made Il main
that he might vote for restriction
OF the acreage net year conditioned ON
its Deing referred, to the people 10 vote
on at the November election.
Senator Carlisle drew dolefnI mic.
ture OF Shat he believe woa.iis: ft,fiav
total elimination of the cotton cron
Extended To upper South i::a5,;.n. ;i
would cause stagnation and iufIustrfal
rum, ne exclaimed He said his teo.
PIE aid not want tcta! el:a.-etion. The
also went into the constitu-v
tionaiily OF tie proposed measures for
leuucing the cotton acreage, eerIously
uou0sing the constitutionality es q bin.
gIe one OF item. He wa firmly OF the
opinion that total elimination was mn
constitutional and discussinE the nro.
posea acreage reduction bills doubted
whether the police power of the sfata
could De stretched by the most elastic
minds 10 make such measures cUussfiff-
tutional. T''''
The cotton acreage reduction ,lll
reported to the House by the select
committee follows in full:
+. Text Of the BIN.
be 1t enacted by the Gpnerai Al
sembly OF the State OF South Sin+oIin,
section l. That It shall be usliav.
Iul Tor any person. by himself. Jiis
agents or employees tD plant sr r,,lti-
vate In this State IN any year irfaaf.
er number OF acrAs OF land m, Snttn,,
.han cne-tihrd or the total acreage az
land planted and cultivated by sueh
person In said year: Provided. hos-
ever, that in no case shall any uorsou
plant or cultivate In cotton mora tbnr
six acres to each regular work ai,ir,SaI
year. & :. 49, n n sa'o
Sec. 2. That any person yiolat.nr
the provisions OF this act siia,s farsa;s
u.s. ls penalty q sum Of not iees than
szo nor more than 800 for sacli sId
every acre planted or crltiyN.e in 80
cess OF the number herein ss,owea ~. /.
ne recovered In any court pf eor,,ns.
tent Jurisdiction In an actfon e,tr mn.
seedinE brought In the paiiie az the
state; and said penalty wiisn rschv.
cred shall be paid over 10 tils cnsSsv
treasurer for the use OF tina comnfw in
Which the Eaid offense wfss xttf,,f,,;fssS
said penalty and the eosfs .ss fl,e -,s.es
'seaing In which the same q recdysrad
shaii be q lien upon ali Of sths ,,ssSs y
erty or the person adiudsesi ts nsv
me sames subject only to iiefs erisf. 4
ng prior to the paasags az ilie ~
and liens for taxes: Provf.;eN sSAs
me 1ndgment for said penalty sSlsd
fost> be entered and enfolIee III me
office OF ths clerk or court of eel,syssi
sessions and common pleas sb, other
'uugments are now allowed Is Be esss
.erad and enrolled where the recovery
= tad In such couft. And, prodived,
Iurther. that where the reeayAsy is
.lsss.