The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
REACHES ADJOURNMENT
YETOES OF GOVERNOR WERE THE
LAST MATTERS.
Most of Appropriation NetoeS, as Well
As Those On Bills. Sustained.
Closing Hours.
Special to The Herald and News.

SemDIN Oh SOuLn (dICllnd duJOuIuS
in the early hours Of Friday morning
though still working in the 'legisla-
tive day" OF Wednesday, March 4, So
that the legislature went two days,
and little over, working in one 'leg-
islative day." keeping the legislative
clocks running very slowly.
The reports in The Herald and News
from time to time have covered the
session as fully in detail as it was pos
sible, and closed in Fridays issue with
the yetoes of Governor Blease upon
the appropriation bill, which at that
time were being worked upon by the
general assembly. The majority OF
the governors vetoes upon the appro-
priation bill were sustained, ard the
bill, as it finally passed, carries total
of about 100000 less than as it was
ratified.
The veto by the governor Of the
item providing that the State librarian
should be required to turn over to the
State treasurer all money in her pos
session, and all funds hereafter re-
ceived by her once a month, was sus-
tanned by the house by vote of "a to
42. The governor, in his veto mes
sage, stated that this provision had
never been inserted in a bill before,
and it seemed to him like reflection
upon the lady recently elected. The
house took the same view as the gov
ernor, and sustained the veto.
The veto of an item of $4,000 for pur-
chasing meters and general repairing
of electric lines, was sustained by the
house.
Veto of item of $1,000 for repairing
heating plant at the governors man
sion was overriden by both bodies.
The way the bill was worded it ap-
-peared that this was for repairing
heating plant at governors mansion,
but in the argument it was urged tnat
it was intended to repair heating plant
at State house.
Veto of item of $500 for prepara-
ton and printing State hand book of
commissioner of agriculture was sus-
tanned by the house, and the item
killed.
The veto of the item of $4,000 for ex-
penses, salaries, ETC., board of medi-
cal examiners, was oyerriden by both
houses.
CThe other vetoes by the governor
are enumerated in another column of
This issue.1
342 Acts-Several VetOes.
Three hundred and forty-two acts
we're ratified and sent to the governor
during the session of the general as
sembly. In the neighborhood Of "a
were vetoed by the governor, and il
most instances his veto was sustained.
among the more important acts vetoed
by him were those providing for medi-
cal inspection of school children, and
for compulsory education in Richland
and Spartanburg. The vital statistics
measure, providing for the registra-
ZION Of births and deaths in the State,
is still in the hands of the governor.
If he should sign it, it would become
law upon his signature being attached,
out he mas until two days after the
beginning of the next session to veto
it, if he so desires.
Mostly Local Laws.
Most Of the laws passed by the gen
eral assembly during the session were
local in their nature Of these laws,
those affecting Newberry county have
already been published in The Herald
and News.
The two measures upon which there
was the hardest fight during the ses-
sion-that providing for cent flat
rate on railroads, ana the Fortner bill
to prohibit white persons from teach
ing in negro schools-died on the SEN
ate calendar.
In many respects the session, dur
ing the closing days, was remarkable.
The incident which caused most dis
cussion was the delivery by The gov
ernor to the house on Wednesday
nig2t of a personal extemporaneous
message.
Goodwill and harmony marked the
closing night OF the session, and most