The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-13
WITH TIE Law .u.,nEns.
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Columbia, EeD. 3, I2:4o a. M hc
senate marched up The .l4li, taAl"S inc
DuRant bill almost " CAS- a~l11-1-. I.
Then the DrCak came ana tne n.a- Cb
was down again. On Aal4 GoLe-i
ballots il lnulcateu q Ie-e4 eil-e loi
the DuRant Quart-a-monlA pn.sAcIai.
prescription pan. 1Den 1t went oNe1
TO the WliI!auiS idea o. quart a
month, OH d certificate secureI from
the clerk oi court Oh payment OIL {"
quarter. Adjournment was had a.
midnight without ally nnal vote
The House.
The house met a. ~ . 'u4vCk Il! :
morning. When The -o,Aian meas.r.
TO establish a tlain.Gs school Ior tn
feeble-minded was reached among the
third reading bills, Mr.. I. a. Domi
nick, OF Newberry, moved to recon-
init, which, in effect was motion "
bury the proposition, so far as this
session is concerned. Mr. Dominica
said he did not feel the State was able
to make an extraordinary approprla-
ton of 100000 for this purpose at TINS
time. Mr.. Cothran, the author sala
he proposed to submit an amendment
reducing the appropriation to s10,O00
whereupon Mr.. Dominick withdrew
his motion to recommit.
Mr.. ]. C. Rivers, of Chesterfield, re-
aewed the motion to recommit and the
matter was passed over for the time,
without definite action by the house.
Turtle Dove Legislation.
Mr.. ]. A. Berry, OF OrangeDurg,
moved to commit to the committee Oh
penitentiary, the bill by Mr.. J. Z.
Davis, of Barnwell, ito provide for "a
closed season within which any per-
son or persons are permitted to catch,
kill, or injure any birds Of this State,
commonly now as turtle doves for
food or otherwise, and to provide pun
ishm INT for violation thereof
Mr.. R. P. Searsn, Jr., of Barnweh,
saw no necessity for this legislation.
Mr.. W. W. Johnson. of Clarendon,
also saw no necessity for the bill, ana
Mr.. Bert D. Carter, OF Bamberg, agreed
with the Berry motion to commit the
bill.
Mr.. A. W. Horton, Of Spartanburs,
urged the passage of the measure. He
cited facts to show that the protection
of birds would help the State in it's
fight against the boil weevil.
Plenty of Laws and Plenty of Doves.
Mr.. Thos. 8. Mcmillan, of Charles
ION, opposed the bill. There were now
plenty Of laws and plenty Of doves,
be said.
Mr.. ,Senseney, OF Charleston, wanteo
10 know of Mr. Mcmillan, If there were
GOT more laws than birds.
Mr.. B. K. keenan,, Of Aiken, opposed
Mitted.
Mr.. Davis vigorously defended his
measure.
Nj. S. o. Eaddy, of Williamsburg,
wanted to exempt his county.
Upon motion OF Mr.. R. E. Dennis. OF
Lee, the previous question was order
ed, shutting off debate.
Killed.
Upon the motion OF Mr.. Berry to
commit the bill to the committee Oh
Cenitentiary, an aye and nay vote was
demanded, resulting as follows:
To commit and thereby bury the bin
for the session, 70; against 80.
TIE bill, which has been buried, So
FAR as this session is concerned, would
have prevented the killing of turtle
doves until September l, 1920.
appropriation Bill.
The general appropriation bill was
taken up by the house at II O'Clock.
Mr. J. Howard Moore's amendment
10 reduce the proposed levy from s to
& 1-2 mills was killed
Governors Slice.
The section providing an appropria-
lion OF s15,330 for the governors office
passed without discussion.
Secretary of State.
Section 8, providing an appropria-
lion of 1920 for the secretary Of
States Office passed without discus
sion, as did section 4, appropriating
S9.4G0 for the comptroller generals
Office.
For IAsurance-First Hitch.
Section 5, providing for an appro-
alton of $10,595 for the insurance COM
nissioner's Office provoked a debate.
:Mr. ]. Howard Moore, of Abbeville,
wanted to reduce the salary of the i'll
-surance commissioner from $4,000 to
$500, "to put it upon the same basis
as other state officials snch as that OF
the attorney general, secret2ry Of
state, comptroller general, state treas
urer,' and others.
Mr.. T. P. Cothran, of Greenville.