The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-20

a quart to each individual only upon !
prescription of physician, and would !
grant churches the privilege of Sc
curing a quart Of wine each month
for sacramental purposes. When the
house recessed from business at 1:oo
O'Clock this afternoon no vote had
been taken upon the measure.
Mr.. Harry r. Hughs, of Oconee,
made the statement this morning, dur
ing the debate upon the DuRant DILL
that he had secured quart OF "tlve-
star Haig and Haig Scotch Whlskey,
through policeman OF the city OF
Columbia, at a cost of $3.50. Five
star Haig and Haig," it was generally
agreed by the house, is pretty good
whiskey, but the price was consider
ed to be somewhat high. Mr.. Hughs
assertion came during the course OF
an argument in which he urged that
the DuRant bill be amended in the
interest of real temperance, by allow
ing so pints of beer or a gallon or
wine per month, in lieu Of quart
of whiskey, and in which he called
attention to the danger of the ply
sician's prescription requirement for
the monthly quart.
Eight Mills Levy.
Without taking a record vote on
any item of the appropriation bill,
the senate today passed Is of Its Sec
tions. Every amendment offered by
the finance committee to the bill as
it came from the house has been ac-
certed by the senate. which appears
to be lined up solidly behind the rec
concentrations of the committee on
| finance
The bill as it came from the house
carried an appropriation of S2,66l,-
5000 and proposed a levy of eight
mills. The several amendments OF
fered by the finance committee, #
adopted, will run the total up to 81
i 915,919.78, which will be covered by
/ an increase in the levy Of one-half
mill.
This levy is divided as follows:
Ordinary expenses Of State govern
ment, 3 mills; maintenance and re-
building State hospital for the insane,
l 3-4 mills; common schools, l IA;
State educational institutions, l 1-2;
pensions, mill.
A $4,000 Plum.
! One of the most important amend
ments offered Ny the finance commit
| tee is that setting aside $4,000 for the
enforcement of the prohibition laws,
, if so much be necessary. The house
had provided no law enforcement
fund. The amount allowed for main
tenance of the militia was increased
from $4,000 to 100000. The senate
today passed this amendment.
The University of South Carolina
under the recommendation of the fl
nance committee, would be allowed
$4,000 for law building; $4,000 to
be appropriated out of the funds of
this and next year each. The SEN
ate will act on this item this after
noon
The H0uSe-Canal to be Completed.
The bill to require that the Colum-
bia canal be completed within Is
months, and directing the attorney
general to bring suit to revert the
property to the State in case of fail
ure of those now in control Of the
property to comply with the provis-
ions of the bill, passed final reading
in the house this morning. This Is
the Banks-Ketchin measure, which
has already passed the senate. The
senate measure was amended in some
particulars by the house, and the bill
went back to the senate this morning
for consideration by the upper branch
of the amendments.
The bill, with the house amend
ments, is as follows:
whereas, The construction of the
Columbia canal was entered upon by
the State of South Carolina largely
for the benefit it would be to naviga-
ton, as appears by acts of the gen.
eral assembly heretofore passed, and
to afford connection between Broad
river and the Congaree river, two nav
igable streams, thus affording passage
of commerce from up-country to
the seacoast; and,
Whereas, BY act of the general as
sembly of December oath, 1887, and
acts amendatory thereof, the board
of trustees of the Columbia canal were
authorized and directed to convey the
said canal and all its franchises and
appurtenances to any person or cor
poration, upon certain contingencies
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