The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-16
PASSED BILL TO
THIRD READING
NOT MORE THAN ONE-THIRD
OF LAND CULTIVATED
SHALL BE IN COTTON
VOTE 70 TO 19
Proposal TO Issue Bonds. to Buy
Cotton Has Eclipsed All 9th
er Measures.
Especial to The Intelligencer.)

Especial to The Intelligencer.)
COLUMBIA, Oct. 15.-By vote
OF 70 to 10 the House passed to third
reading at it's morning session the cot
ton acreage reduction bill introduced
by the select committee. The bill pro-
v1des that ii shall be unlawful for any
person to plant or cultivate in this
State In any year greater number
OF acres of land in cotton than one
third OF the total acreage of land
planted and cultivated by such persons
in said year; Provided, however, that
In no case shall any person plant or
cultivate in cotton more than six
acres TO each regular work animal
used in his farming operations in said
year. Violaters of the provisions of
tho bill arc to forfeit not more than
800 and not less than $40 for each
acre cultivated In excess of the speci-
fed number.
{ Opposition to the committee bill
vanished after long debate this
morning in which the measure vas
praised for its double check provis-
ions on planting and cultivating cot
ton contained in the section quoted
above. The members OF the House
were apparently ready to vote ON the
measure today at 1890 O'Clock, but
could not do SO under the rule proyid-
ing that no vote on the bill should he
taken before / o'clock. Just before
THIS fodr. an unexpected position de-
veloped and speeches were made
which delayed the vote on the Question
OF striking or. the enactment words
until 1:54 o'clock when the House
voted vive voce overwhelmingly
against the motion.
In short ortier tine Fiouse killed six
amendments offered 70 the bill. Al
Ter -cii call oii tho question or pas
sing the bill to third reading was fak-,
en- at 2;30 o'clock only 10 members
voting against the bill while 10 vote
to pass 1t to third reading unamended.
The proposal to issue bonds with
which to buy cotton has eclipsed for
the moment other measures adyocat-
ed In the State Senate for relief of
the cotton crisis, in accorlace with
Senator Alan Johnstone's resolution
adopted late last night to appoint
q special committee of the Senate to
frame and bring in joint resolution
ror submission to the people OF a sew
Ieral million dollar bond issue to buy.
cotton, Leuteant Governor Smith
THIS AFTERNOON announced the follow
ing as members OF the committee.
From the committee on afyrfcul-
ture Alan Johnstone and Lawson:
from the committee on finance, Hanks
and stuckey; from the committee on
judiciary, Carlisle and Clinton, from
the committee on banking and insu-
rance, McCown and Lide. The COM
mittee assembled Immediately after
the adjournment of the Senate this Ar
ternoon and got down to wcfk. 3
The proposition to issue bonds
with which the State is to buy the
cotton crop originated with Senator.
Johnstone of Newberry. < who said
1t before his colleagues at an execn-
tive session held late last night. Tghe
newspaper men, of course, excludad
rom the executiv's session, but tile
like this. - =
For the State to issue $50. .oO4 gof,
IN bonds for short term OF yeara
say three or six, In denominations az
$40 angup The State to buy cotton
on basis Of ten cents q pound ana
give the cotton growers in peyrne,,t
these bonds The State to warehouse
this cotton, properly insured, and
with all the safeguards poss,S,a and
70 hold the cotton until s.iie end of
the European war.
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