The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-09
KILLS BOND ISSUE
AND TAX EXTENSION
Senate Makes Short Work of
McLaurin Joint Resolution.
DEBATE ON ACREAGE.
John l.. McLaurin for Total Elimi-
nation, With Alan Johnstone
OppOsing.

News and Courier, Oct. 7.-Debate
Senator McLaurin providing for to-
tai elimination of cotton cultivation
next year occupied the entire time
of the Senate tonight, and had not
been concluded when at a late hour
adjournment was taken until to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. The
substitute was offered for the Clifton
resolution, declaring it to be the
sense of the Senate that not more
than seven acres to the plough
should be planted in 1915, which
had been amended by Senator Man
ming to provide for cultivation in
1915 of only one-third of the land
planted in cotton this year
In a speech, which showed his
thorough understanding of the cot
ton problem, Senator John l.. Nc
Laurin urged the total elimination
OF the cotton planting next year. He
said it was largely matter OF fnan-
cling the present crop and quoted
figures to show the great surplus of
cotton on hand. Senator Alan John
stone, in his mastery way, raised
his voice in warning against enact
ing a law which would not be con-
stitutional and which he said, might
force the poor white men to emf
CRATE. While willing and anxious for
a measure to reduce cotton acreage
which would reduce surplusage the
Newberry Senator vigorously oppos-
ed total elimination.
NO OPPOSITION TO REDUCTION
The debate attracted great inter
est, many members of the House
and visitors crowdinE the Senate
chamber to listen to the discussion.
Not a voice was raised in hpposI-
tion to reduction of the cotton acre
age. Some favored limiting the
planting to three bales to the
plough, others five still others
seven. All amendments were order
ed printed in the Journal and the
senate will take up again IN the
morning the threshing out of all
ideas and evolving the sense NJ the
majority on what kind Of a reduc-
tion measure to enact.
Favorable reports were made 10y
the committees to the senarc on the
McLaurin warehouse bill and on the
Hackerman occupation license tax
bill to reduce cotton acreage, report
without recCmmendatiol was re-
turned on the Sullivan bill restrict
ing the acreage to ESQ lint pounds
of cotton to the plough.
The report of the judiciary Gem
mttHc affirming the right of $ar atnr
Patterson OF Barnwell to retain ais
seat was adopted.
SENATE KILLS Bill.
The senate this morning killed the
McLaurin joint resolution provind-
ing for extension of time for pay
ment of taxes and proposed ST.
100000 bond issue to put the state
on a cash basis, and compete the
removal of the asylum. Tho fight
on these two measures was opened
by Chairman Hardin of the finance
committee. Senator Sinkler thought
the measures unwisc and would tend
to dislocate the county government.
Senator Sullivan denounced the
measures as unwise and could not
understand" how Senator McLaurin
backed by Representative Stevenson
could propose them.
Senator Nicholson thought prompt
action in rejecting the measures
was necessary to state the policy OF
the state to the counties and help
extend the credit of the counties and
the state by promptly killing the
measures. Senator Carlisle showed
how the greater, or major part of
the taxes were paid by corporations
and TO extend the payment would
work serious hardship on the coun-
ties. Senator McLaurin defended
the measures but the senate prompt
ly rejected them overwhelmingly
NO ELECTION OF JUDGE
Prior to this the house concurrent
resolution fixing today as the date
for the joint assembly to elect a
judge for the fifth circuit and a trus-
tee of the Citadel was killed in the
senate, the fight on the resolution
having been led by Senator Clifton
His motion to table prevailing pa
to 13.
The upper body made clear it's
determination to act instantly on the
emergency legislation for the relief
Of the cotton situation and not to
allow other things to interfere. In
order to get the sense of the senate
as to what form of cotton acreage
reduction for next year should be in
Senator Clifton offered a resolution
declaring it to be the sense Of the
upper chamber that the cotton acre
age next year be restricted to seven
acres of cotton to the plow, condi-
toned on one-half of the cotton
states passing a similar law The
Sumter senator said he wanted to
get the sense of the senate so as TO
facilitate the passing OF an acreage
reduction act and get through with
the session. Debate on the Clifton
resolution was postponed until to-