The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-15

.ast general assembly, it can not be-
come a law without his signature un-
ii three days alter the convenlng OF
ne next Legislature. 1t Will go into
eject at tnat time, unless the GOV
u nor vetoes it.
The people of Beaufort, as reported
II the Charleston Am >rican, Aa,e held
:. mass meeting, and requested tnelr
delegation to work for absolute pro-
4loiJlon, or, falling in that, to Try to
lave the quantity which may be re-
,elvSd during a month cut down as
mali as rossible-even to hall pint
The attorney general has recently
.endered several opinions in the pres
ant month law, which lave
5iven the law severe jolt. The first
vas to the effect that a person might
store as much in mis- own home. TOT
his own use, as he could legally Sc
cure: the second, that there was notn'
ing to prohibit express companies
from d, ,livering liquor in the hight
time, provided it was not contraband,
and third, that non-residents Of the
State might order whiskey shipped
l.ere, and come here and get it, and
that as many as might desire might
use the same automobile and each oc-
cupant take his gallon along with him
in the car.
All this agitation of the matter, with
the general dissatisfaction which now
prevails as to conditions throughout
the State, will lead to threshlng out
of the whole problem again at the ap-
preaching session, it now appears.
TwIce-a-Year.
Biennial sessions of the general as
sembly, which has been agitated for
a number of years, will probSoly be
brought up again. This reform was
one of the planks in the platform OF
Former Governor Blease during the
past summer.
The public pritiing will be discus
sed. At the last session a joint COM
mittee on fiprinting was established.
and this committee has looked into the
public priting during the past year,
and has awarded the contracts orr the
priting needed by the various depart
ments of the State government. The
committee will submit a number of
recommendation to the legislature
Mr.. W. R. Bradford, member Of the
house from York, and practical
newspaper man, is clerk Of the COM
mittee.
Rural Credits.
One Of the important questions
which will engage the attention OF the
legislature will be that of system
Of rural credits. The rural credits
commission created at the lal ses-
sion of the legislature held meet
ing in Columbia recently, and an ef-
fort will be made by those in favor
of such system for the State, to ge!
together upon proper measure and
push it through. at the last session the
sentiment seemed to be in favor of
a system of rural credits, but there
were a number of different measures
proposed, varying widely as to meth
DDS, and the friends OF the PROPOSE
ton did not seem to be able to get
together. AS a consequence, nothing
was one. Senator Jno. L. McLauri1:
State warehouse commissioner, who
has studied the subject thoroughly,
has completed draft of rural cred
its bill which he will submit to the
legislature in connection with his an
nual report. 1t is in line with the ma
tional act, but is especially drawn with
a view to giving State banks an op-
| portunity, through the aid OF the State.
of making loans on lands where the
amount is not over $4,000. State
Auditor w. w. Bradley, who was en-
gagged for about six weeks in the
checking up of the State warehouse
office, was engaged with Senator NC
Laurin during that time in the pre-
paration Of the bill. Mr. Bradley made
| a careful study Of rural credit legis-
| lation while he was in washington
with Congressman Aiken. The bill
provides in the seventh section for a
land loan board, compose of the
governor, the comptroller general,
the State treasurer. the State bank
examiner and the warehouse commis-
sioner, all of whom shall serve with
out extra compensation.
State Warehouse.
In this connection, it may be stat
! ed that there is little doubt that the
State warehouse system will again re-
ceive a good deal of attention at the
hands of the legislature. Senator
McLaurin is going to urge a develop
ment of the system, and his report will