The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-15
This Week Will Possibly
End Legislative Session

was killed in the house on yea ana
nay vote of 65 to A.
1t was held out in vain that the in
heritance tax was just in that it would
levy tax on intangible property,
such as stocks and bonds, while the
poor devil With a mule and house
hold furniture is taxed out Of pro-
portion. The bill, in substance in
dorsed by the State tax commission,
provided for the exemption from tax
alton of a widows inheritance to the
amount of $4,000 an s. 600 for each
child.
There ought to be an inheritance
tax law in South Carolina, and it is
hard to understand why some measure
of this kind can not get through the
general assembly. The late Mr. Geo.
R. Rembert. as a member of the
house from Richland county, made
an earnest fight several years ago for
a law OF this kind. Such law
would reach pdoperty Of tn wealthy
which ought to be reached and would
help tne roor man in just way.
For Board of Cancellation.
Gov. Manning has sent a special
message 20 the general assembly urg-
ing the enactment into law of the
pending measure to create board of
conciliation to deal With disputes be-
tween capital and labor. fhe ad-
ministration bill along this lne pass
ed the house without opposition or
debate. 1t provides for board Of
three mebers to b appointed BY
te governor, one for two, one for fo1r
and one for six years which will there
after be the term of service. The per
diem is fixed at SO and the board can
be called into session by the governor
or attodney general or either of the
lggrieved parties.
The duties and functions of the
board shall be the ''conciliation of in
dustrialr disputes or strikes or lock-
outs and the removal of cause for in
duscd;al disputes or strikes or lock-
outs" The board is given power to
summon witnesses and compel them
to testify, to compel the production
of books and documents, to inspect
property and to examine into work
ing conditions and sanitary condtons.
Agriculture in Rural Schools.
Without opposition the house pass
ed the Toole LeGrone bill, providing
for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
teaching of agriculture in the common
schools of the State under certain
conditions, involving the cooperation
Of the schools and the kind of schQoaG
This is one OF the measures the pass
age Of which was urged by Gov. Man
ming in a special message.
The bill provides that State aid to the
extent of $3.50 will be given when
three or more school districts rase
similar amount; the aggregate Gill
provide for the teachers salary. Any
public school. however, cooperating
n this work must have an enrolment
of at least three dooms, GnesErdl
attendance of at least 40, three teach
ers. a term of seven months, a local
tax Of eight mills, a sanitary building
of at least three rooms, a plot OF not
less than two acres, satisfactory
equipment and use of the adopted text
books. The bill also provides for the
free enrolment of pupil more than
"A years old who desires TO pursue
the agricultural course The bill does
not prevent school districts from re-
ceiving State aid for term extension,
Rural Credits.
Debate on several bills in the SEN
ate was discontinued until Monday
night. Leading these is the group OF
three bile introduced bn Senators NC
Gown. Nickels and Shedard. An amend
ment has been offered by Senatos
Williams of Lancaster to strike out,
the enacting words of the Sherard bill,
which hlds the right of way over the
other two. and 20 substitute therefor
the amendment providing for com
nilsson of four members to study eX-
listing rural crelits laws and to make
certain recommcLt&;i:n as to the
expediency of the venture.
Two other bills on which debate was
adjoudned Il tonight were that which
would allow Clemson college to print
the analyses of fertilizers on rags
ho cSo Shpr9r0-