The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11

report on the hog cholera serum bill
The report advised that the house
give up its amendments and accept
the senate bill. Messrs. Belser and
Mixson argued that it would be better
to stick to the present law and said
that the senate bill was along wrong
lines.
Refusal to adopt the conference re-
port leaves the law as 1t was, pro-
viding that Clemson college shall fur
nish the serum at cost to persons able
to pay for it and free Of charge to
those not 30 fortunate. The senate
bill provided that the serum be fur
nished at cost to all applicants.
The house passed to third reading
the Stuckey bill to empower the In
spectors of Clemson college to enter
the plant of any fertilizer manufac-
turer in South Carolina.
Senats.
The senate sustained Gov. Blease
in his veto of the medical inspection
bill and thus the act fails to become
law. 1t provided for a mild form of
medical inspection Of the school chill
dren Of the state. This is the Sec
ond time the legislature has passed a
medical inspection law and the gov.
errors veto has been sustained. The
house and senate OVERRIDE the gov
errors veto on the portions Of the
county supply bill.
The senate killed all second and
third reading bills on the calendar
carrying the two-cent rate bill and
other important measures, but the
general assembly was unable to ad-
journ sine die as expected. The ap-
preparation bill was sent to the gov.
ernor but the senate, seeing the pos
sibility Of getting way, ever If the
bills were returned was unlikely I'm.
til late decided to return, after re.
naming in session close to the mid.
night hour. Important bills that died
on the senate calendar under the mo-
ton to kill anil second and third read.
ing bills include the Charleston high
license measure, the compulsory edu.
cation bill. The Former bill as to
whites teaching In negro schools and
80 other measures Of lesser import.
auce.
There seems to be mo disposition
on the part of the opposing minority
in the senate to allow a vote on the
rate bill at this session Of the legisla-
ture. .,,
Senator 1.aney, who made a speech
in favor Of the 2-cent. fiat rate, asked
Senator Young if he was trying to
prevent a vote on the measure. +
81 am trying to kill the bill any
way I can" replied the senator from
Union.
Sens'- Laney asked to whom ref
erence nad been made in the charges
of politics and damagogism. Senator'S
Crouch and Buck said that they had
refernce to no member Of the legis-
lature, but to influences outside. Sem
ator Laney said that he did not be-
'lieve there wa ga senator on the floor
but who was for or against the bill
because of good motives and honest
convictions.
The people of tho city Of Spartan
burg will not have the privilege OF
voting in the next primary election
on the question Of making children
between the ages Of eight and IL
years attend the city schools, because
the. governor vetoed the Carlisle act
aud the house sustained his veto, al
though the senate OVERRIDE 1t by a
large vote.
All the members of the Spartan
burg delegation in the house except
Mr.. Boyd and MI. Wyche . voted
against the bill, which was debated
for some time. Mr.. Wyche was not
In the house while the bill was being
debated, mol did he reappear on the
floor until after the result OF the vote
on the veto had been announced.
The veto was sustained by a vote OF
AZ to. 38.
Senator Clifton called up the Fort
ner bill, accepted in Its place a sub
stitute offered by Senator Nicholson
and had the substitute sent to a third
reading, with notice Of general amend
ments. @ t., 49,
The Nicholson substitute provides
that no person Of race shall be
allowed to teach in a school or college
where persons Of another race are
taught without first obtaining the
written consent of the county board
of education. It provides, further, that
nothing shall prevent the teaching OF
the Bible and religious matters mol
moral training.
The negotiable instruments BILL
which makes the laws in this state
uniform with the laws in other states,
approved by the American Bar asso-
citation, has passed both houses Of the
legislature. Co.,
The Lilies bill providing for an an
nual license ON motor carr for road
purposes was killed in the senate.
oIiphant Apologies to House.
A. d. Oliphant, house reporter for