The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-30

vigorously opposed the bill. They tell
us the judges can't live on the salary,
yet we have just finished re-electing
four, and to see Judge in South Car
olina resign would be a curiosity"
To increase the judges salary in this
manner, he contended, was simply an
evasion of the constitution.
Mr.. Arthur R. Young, OF Charleston,
said that alter man had the en-
pelience necessary for Judge and
yielded to the solicitation Of his
friends and went upon the bench, he
WIS Untitled certainly to comfortable
livelihood, and he hoped the measure
would pass. Many OF the judges, he
believea, Woald have livelihood three
,Imes as great aS at presen, had tney
never gone on the bsnch.
Nr. }. T. Lilies, of Orange0urg,
farther Tended his measure, and re-
ferred to Tn. fact that Mr.. George
Warren, of Hampton, at recent Ses-
sion of the legislature. had declined
the position after his election, on ac
count of the m9agre salary.
Mr.. Walter B. Stafford, of Green
vile, opposed the measure because he
was against raising taxation. and
every man who had the interest of the
farmers at heart, ought to vote against
it, he said.
$500 Amendment Adopted.
On the motion Of Col. Joseph From
berg, Of Charleston, the previous ques
ton was ordered, and the motion Of
Mr. T. A. Dominick of Newberry to
strike out the enacting words of the
measure was lost by an aye and nay
vote of 4S to 5S, and the committee
amendment to make the expenses $500
for each judge was adopted, and the
bill as amended passed second read
ing. The parliamentary clincher was
put on, upon motion of the author Of
the measure.
Bone -Dray On Calendar.
An effort was made by Mr.. Thomas
S. Mcmillan, of Charleston, to have
Mr. w. R. Richey's Statewide proht-
bition measure recommitted to the
committee on police regulations for
the purpose of submitting a minority
unfavorable report Mr.. Richey said
that he would not object if the bill
should be reported back from the
committee some time today, but that
he did not want any delay. Unani-
nous consent beSg required by the
rule under which the house was work
ing at the time, the bill was retained
upon the calendar with the favorable
committee report.
Debate upon Mr.. Moore's six per
cent interest bill was adjourned until
Monday Immediately after third read
ing bills.
House Bills.
Mr.. H. H. Evans of Newberry, in
troduced a measure to abolish all
classes of pensioners except classes
A, B and C, and also a bill to au-
thoriZe the State sinking fund COM
mission to sell the State farms and
turn the proceeds into the State treas
ury. Mr.. Evans pension bill would
move up class Cd so as to include it
in class &C."
Messrs. Bert D. Carter and J. Wes-
ley Crum, Jr, of Bamberg, intro
duced what is in effect rural credit
measure to embrace short-term loans.
1t is along the line of the commenda-
tion of Governor Mannings in his
annual message. Under the terms of
the bill, State banks would be allowed
to lend money on real estate for as
long as five years.
Mr.. R. E. Dennis, of Lee, introduced
bill, which would prohibit liquor ad-
vertisements of all kinds in this State.
1t is similar to the bill introduced in
the senate yesterday by Senator
Charlton DuRant of Clarendon county.
Mr.. Jesse W. Boyd Of Spartanburg,
introduced concurrent resolution en-
dorsing the course of President Wood
row Wilson in suggesting that after
the close of the present war an inter-
national league be formed in the in
terest of the preservation of world
peace.
Mr.. T. A. Dominick, of Newberry;
Mr.. G. L. Toole, of Aiken; Mr. L. NJ.
Rogers, of Colleton, introduced a
measure to perfect the Torerns sys-
tenn of land registration. This is in
accordance with the recent conference
of farmers held here to ask the legis-
lature to perfect the act in order that
the farmers might be enabled to take
advantage, without difficulty in this
regt ID, of the opportunities which will