The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-10-09
Special Committee.

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The house CT representatives decided
yesterday m ;ng, after a prolonged
discussion. to point a special COM
.mittee Of II members to consider
all bills concerning reduction Of the
acreage planted in cotton in 1915. The
resolution to this effect was intro
duced by Mr.. Belser and Mr.. Epps
of Sumter and was adopted after two
other measures of similar effect lad
been rejected.
The members of tae select commit
tee were chosen by the committee on
agriculture, the committee On ways
and means and the committee on jul
dietary from their bodies and by
Speaker Smith rom the members of
the house at large.
The special committee to consider
cotton acreage reduction bills fol-
lows: From the committee on agri-
culture, Belser, Sumter; Pegues, Marl-
boro; Atkinson, Chester. From the
committee on ways and means,
Blackwell, Laurens; Bethea, Dillon
From the committee of judiciary,
Mower, Newberry; Wyche, Spartan
burg, From the house at large,
WeldA, Ricnland; Epps, Sumter; Lee,
Darlington; Riley, Saluda
No Cut in Pay.
The house blithely killed the Nc
Queen resolution limiting the compen-
sation Of member for the special ses-
sion to mileage and per diem for 10
days.
Richard l. Manning, O. Sumter,
nominee for the Democratic party for
governor of South Carolina, w,-o was
a visitor on the floor of the house yes
terday, was introduced to the members
from the desk by Speaker Smith. Mr..
Manning was applauded when Ae ap-
peared on tne rostrum. He Thanked
the house for its reception of him
and told it that he realized the grave
ness of the problems it was seeking
to solve
After being in session for two
hours tie house adjourned to meet
at 10 o'clock this morning.
The chaplain of the house, the Rev.
J. P. Knox, prayed earnestly yester-
day morning for the recovery Or R. NJ.
Mixson, member of the house from
Barnwell, Who is desperately i'll at his
home at BIacwille.
The house refused to consider two
resolutions by Mr.. Brice of Chester
limiting action at this session to mat
ters relating to the economic condi-
tion OF the State and fixing October s
as tie final date on which members
could introduce bille
The house took UP the resolutions
introduced Tuesday appointing a Sc
lect committee to consider bills in
tended to meet the conditions o. the
present emergency After an hour
of debate the house killed the Sturkie
and Welcn resolutions to this effect.
The Epps-Belser resolution pro-
viding for a special committee to con-
slider cotton acreage reduction bills
was passed by vote of 81 to AZ 1t
follows.
Epps-Belser Resolution.
Whereas this special session of
the general assembly was called with
the primary object Of affording some
means of relief from the demoralized
COlulllOl vi IlIS COULOl llldI ASI, O"IlfS9
to TIE European war; and
"Whereas it is universally recog
nized that great reduction q. the
cotton acreage to be planted N the
year 1915 is necessary to any solution
of the difficulties arising tAerefrom;
''Now, therefore. be it resolved,
That special committee to consider
all proposed bills and measures look
ing to cotton acreage reduction be
appointed by the speaker, said COM
mittees to consist or three members
from tne agricultural, two from the
Judiciary committee. TWO from the
ways ard means committee and foac
from the house at large.