The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-01
Half of The Session Is
Now Behind The Solons

providing for the sale by the sheriffs,
at wholesale prices, to bidders without
the state, of the left over stocks in the
several county dispensaries.
The bill would require the sheriff of
any such county having such leftover
stock, within sixty days after the ap-
rrovaI of the act, to dispose Of the
liquor. at wholesale, to parties without
the state, the prices to be approved by
the county treasurer and clerk OF
court-bids Of course to be called for
and the highest offer to secure the
liquor. If after sixty days the sheriff
failed to make sale he would be re-
quired to pour out the liquor. The
proceeds would be divided equally be-
tween the schools. and the county, five
per cent, if so much be necessary, to
be used in paying expenses.
A letter addressed TO Mr.. Williams.
a member of the mouse from Edgefeld,
suggested a solution of this matter
which occas:ored considerable amuse-
nent. The letter follows:
q see some representatives want to
reopen the cispeGsary in those coun-
lies WHARF, they did not sell out all
their stock. The majority Of the peo-
ple of Sopth Carolina voted that South
Carolina be dry after January and
to allow drop of liquor to be sold
legally would be direct slap in the
face of this majority You all are not
going to do anything for the, benefit Of
the people nohow and l think the best
thing 10 do with the whiskey they have
en- hand is to snip it to Columbia and
let you fellows drink it up. lTrusting
you may take this view of the. matter,
am your friend, W. S. G. Heath"
The letter was dated January "a,
at Edgefeld, and sent to MIR. Williams
Of the lower house
On motion of Mr.. Johnstone the
nouse concurred in the recommends
ton contained in the letter. Imme-
diately afterwards, however, the house
on motion to withdraw the COM
munication from the files of the house
decided by a division vote of "a to %
n the affirmative.
The house committee on police regu-
lations has reported fayorably a bill
by Messrs. Warren of Hampton and
]. W. Boyd of spartanburg, looking
to the suppression of the evils of in
temperance by prohibi ing the sale,
manufacture, use, consumption or stor-
age of liquor The legislature will
hardly go so far as to make it crime
to take a drink, but there is no telling.
Certain Legal Defenses Retained.
The house On Saturday recommitted,
with the purpose of killing, bill by
Mr.. Moore Of Abbeville that opponents
said tended to run manufacturing cor
porations out of the state because the
! legal defenses of contributory negli-
gence and assumption of risk in case
of an injured employe would be prac-
ticaliy voided. The bill was on third
reading, having been given a second
reading without opposition.
The author of the bill maintained
that it is similar to the federal en-
ployers' liability act, with the prin-
cipal exception that the recovery OF
damages would not be limited to those
upon whom some one depended.
Compulsory Education.
Senator Carisle's compulsory edu-
cation bill. for which another was sub
stituted one year ago. has been intro
! duced in the senate again. This
provides for statewide compulsory at
tendance of four months each school
session, of all pupils between the ages
of 8 and IA years. Trustees shall
make a ceusus of the patrons and pu-
pills of their respective distric S. Civ
ing of false information would be a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine OF
not more than s25. 1t is not likely
that the legislature will interfere with
the present compulsory education law
at this session The house has already
killed bill to extend it.
Negroes in Textile Manufactures.
A bill was introduced in the senate
Friday by ]. F. Williams of Aiken, tc
amend the act passed one year ago
relative to the employment Of negroes
in textile manufactures. Violation o1
do Toic6nDo ga pE