The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-10-23
SENATE FOR TRIR1Y-FIVE
MILLION BOND ISSUE
SENATE FOR CURTAILING OF COT.
TON TO 2.5C0 LBS. TO ANIMAL
In Executive Session Senate Confirms
appointment OF DR.. Strait by
the Governor.

appointment OF DR.. Strait by
the Governor.
News and Courier.
columbia, Oct. 20.-By the over
whelmingly majority Of q to 4, the
senate late tonight went en- record as
'favoring a bond issue to buy cotton.
Only four Senators, Williams, Mars,
Carlisle and Black, voted to strike out
the enacting words of the bill. An
amendment increasing the amount of
the bond issue to $35,000,OO0 was
adopted, IS to u, and the bill passed
to third reading. 1t will come up
For final consideration in the senate
tomorrow.
The motion to strike out tie enact
ing words cleared up what at one time
looked like a tangle which the hackers
of tie bond issue were about to get
themselves into. One wing wanted the
issue to remain at $25,000,0OO and an
ether wing wanted it increased and
ere were signs of approaching dis
sensiou, when the motion to strike out
the enacting words by Senator Mars
cleared up the incipient pickering
among the advocates of the bond issue
and solidifed them behind it.
TIE senate will take final action on
the measure when it reconvenes to-
morrow morning at 10:30.
The senate late this afternoon de-
cleared for the policy of reducing cot
tion through restricting the produc-
tion by adopting the Sullivan bill as
an amendment to the house bill, watch
reduced the acreage two-thirds and
limited it to six acres to the work
animal. The bill as now amended by
the senate limits the production to
2,5G0 pound lint cotton to the work
animal and places tax Of > cents
a pound on all cotton over tits amount.
Tie vote for tie Sullivan ahmed
mnt was 20 to- s. Those favoring it be-
ing Senator Ackerman, Appel, Car
isle, Gil ton, Goodwin, Gross, Hough,
johnson, D. B. Ketcnin, Lawson, Mars,
McCown, McLaurin, Nicholson, Pat
terson, Sharpe, Werner, Williams,
Young. Total 20. Those voting against
tie amendment were Senators Beam
guard, Black, Buck, CHM, A. john
son, Laney, Lide, Stuekey. Total, s.
The bill as amended was than pass
ed to third reading. 1t will probably
be given third reading in the morning
and then be ready for free conference.
Discusses Bond Bill.
The senate then began discussion o.,
the proposed s25,O0OOOO cotton bonds.
An amendment offered by Senator APP
pet to raise tie amount of the bonds
to $5O,000,000 brought on prolonged
debate. Declaring that it was an che
roic act only justified by the gravity
of the situation" Senator Alan John
stone explained tie bond proposal and
advocated the s50,000,000 amendment,
saying it was better to take care OF
the whole situation than half Of it. He
argued that the proposal to save the
cotton crop through issuing OF bonds
was sound legally and financially and
in an exhaustive review Of the situa-
tion made strong argument .or the
bond issue. Debate on the propose.
was still under way when the senate
lat 6:15 recessed until 8 p. N.
A concurrent resolution, introduced
by Senator Applet, requesting circuit
judges not to allow any foreclosures
before October 1, 1915, was adopted by
the senate without opposition and sent
ever to the Rouse. This carries out
the idea of Governor Blease not to
sell any property under foreclosure
prior to the first of October next
year.
Executive Session.
The senate in executive session this
afternoon com irmed the following ap-
pointments of Governor Bleasf
IT. J. Strait of Lancaster, as super
Tn