The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-15
SENATE WOULD DRIVE
The SOUTHEASTERN OUT
SENATE WOULD DRIVE SOUTH
EASTERN OUT.
New Judicial Circuit Created-Senate
to Dispose of Appropriation
Measure This week.


Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, Feb. 14.-This week VIII
nrohabIv witness the final adjoudn-
ment of the legislature Of 1916, though
there is a possibility that the session
NAV run into next week. The hnance
committee of the senate is expected 10
renodi the appropriation bill to that,
hodv early in the week, and the ap-
nronriation measure ought TO be ready
Tor the governor by the latter part ol
the week.
Lilies Chaingang Bill
The Lilies cnaingang bill, as 1t mas
come to be called is ready Tor ratln-
cation The senate amended the Dill
so as TO make it apply only to convlc-
tions on selling liquor, eliminating
Transporting and stoding. The mouse
concurred in the senate amendment
60 that the act as it will go on the
s+atute books makes the penalty Tor
selling liquor a straight cha1ngang
sentence without the alternative OF a
fine. and the punishment for trans
porting and storing remains as at
present.
As was stated III the last issue OF
the Herald and News, the senate mas
voted to cut down the amount OF
,iouor which may be ordered IN any
one month to two quarts, but Woulo
allsw so pints of beer in lieu OF the
TWO quarts. The house mas yet 10 act
on this amendment. The house one
night last week decisively voted down
hill TO except beer from the proVls-
ions of the gallon-a-month law.
Directed Against southeastern.
4 good deal of the legislation OF
,bo sossion has been revolving around
the State warehouse system, and ehe
insurance feature in the system. "A
resolution was intdoduced in the SEN
alto TO require the commissioner %
furnish names of the companies from
which he mas secured his low rates
ON State warehouse cotton. The reso-
:1ution was emphatically voted down.
deceiyin only six votes. In his annual
renort the commissioner charged thas
tho insurance trust, of which the
Southeastern Tariff association Is
part, wanted the information for pur-
noses not friendly to the system, ana
condemned the Southeastern Tarln
association as a combine in violation
Of the federal antitrust laws and OF
the constitution of the State. On Sat
nrdav morning the senate passed a
hill introduced by Senator haney 10
nrobibit insurance combinations in the
State. which would have the effect OF
dissolving the Southeastern, so far as
South Carolina is concerned.
There are bills in both houses TO
an4horize the warehouse commission
er 10 act for parties in the State seek
ing insurance on any kind OF property.
These insurance measures have ere
ated widespread interest, and are
causing a great deal of activity
among the insurance people.
Employers Liability Measure.
The house has given final passage
10 the senate bill defining the liability
of railroads for injuries to employees.
The house amended the bill so as to
exclude the recovery of punitive lam
ages under the act. 1t now goes to
the senate for concurrence in the
amendment. The measure conforms
to the federal statue.
New Circuit Created.
This legislature mas created new
judicial circuit, and if the act is ap-
proved by Gov. Manning, South Car
oIina will have IA judicial circuits, in
stead of 13, as at present. The act
leaves Charleston in circuit by her
self. and puts Hampton, Beaufodt'
Colleton and Jasper counties in new
14tn circuit. A motion to strike out
the enacting words, made by Senator
, Wrightman of Saluda, was killed byI
: Tot9 Of 10 to 21. -
Inheritance Tax Killed.