The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23
ed upon the calendar, Which proba-
biv means its death.
One Rest Day Each Week.

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measure proposed by Mr.. Furman l..
Long, of Greenville, Ito require all
corporations, persons, firms and assu-
Citations to give every person IN their
employ at least one rest day during
each week. The bill now goes to the
senate.
The Christensen senate measure to
perfect the law In reference to insur-
ance of public school buildings by the
State sinking fund commission, Was
given final reading by the house.
Spirited Debate.
There was spirited debate in the
house upon a motion by Mr.. \. Il.
Evans, of Edgefeld to recall from
the senate The Searson concurrent res
olut:on, passed by the house last
night, recomIitting the appropriation
bill, with the reductions suggested by
the house.
"The best information l can gather
in the senate chamber said Mr. E,-
ans. is that there "is absolutely no
hope for the house resolution to 2et
through the senate. There are only
abort ten senator's who might voLe
for it. The others, my information Is,
are unalterabiy opposed to recommi.-
ting the appropriation BILL and there
Is no use for US to sit here and XIII
time, at the expense OF the people. We
have put ourselves on record"
Mr.. j. Howard Moore, of Abbeyilie,
urged that the resolution be left with
the senate to pass upon. I'VE sent
it to the senate, now let them vote
on it," he urged.
Mr.. T. c. Duncan, of Union. said:
From the information l can secure
there ere only ten senators in that au-
gust body who propose to vote in far-
or of that resolution, and as long as
the members Of the house continue -
let that resolution stay over there IL
seems that the speaking will conttnue,
and there is no way to stop it. Sons
of the senators appear to be playing
to the galleries. All the burden OF the
increase in the appropriation bill rests
upon the senate, and I am in favor
of the resolution being recalled, ana
that the house adopt the report of the
committee on free conference. We
have placed ourselves on record. Ii
the senators are willing to go before
their constituents and say that they
were wiser in their day and genera
ton than we were, by increasing the
levy, I say, give those gentlemen tue
honor and distinction which tE~.i
claim for Themselves
Mr.. R.. P. Searson, Jr., of Barnwell.
was opposed to recalling the resoiu-
ton. Something has been said about
cramming our views down the throat
of the senate, but I think the boor
is on the other foot in this instance
he said. eve had no opportunity TO
raise our voices in regard to the SEN
ate increases until last night. In d
spirit of fair play and compromise,
We have cut off only one hundred
thousand dollars from the senate
measure. They raised our bill about
s35O,O00 and We have cut down their
increases approximately only 80 per
cent, thereby meeting them two-thirds
OF the way. If they want t. assume
the responsibility of rejecting this re-
port, let them take the responsible
ty. Let them act on the resolution.
l do not think this house is impert!-
nent because it sends few recon-
mendations to the senate" he cou-
Guided.
Mr.. \. G. Evans contended that the
great trouble with the house had been
that the individual members were no:1
willing to "give and take"
The idea of my friend from Barn
we'll (Mr. Searson) and of my friend
from Abbeville (Mr. Moore) is beau
tiful political move, but what is the
use of our delaying the hour of ao-
journment uselessly? We have done
the best We could, and the time We
spent in cutting down the senate bill
by 100000 cost the State almost the
amount of the reduction
Mr.. ]. E. Davis, of Barnwell. urged
that the matter was too small for 80
great a fight. He was in favor or
withdrawing the resolution and pua-
ting the responsibility where it be-
longs, leaving this house a clean sheet
and clear conscience"
Mr.. J. C. Rivers, of Chesterfield, saiu
that he was in favor of rigid econ
omy," and had so voted as member
of the ways and means committee OF
the house, and had also voted to cuc
down the amounts which were In
creased by the free conference com
mittee, but he saw no use OF stayins
here any longer in a hopeless fight.
''The onus. if any, he said, "will rest
upon the senate. What will We gain
by delay?'
Mr.. J. w .Hamer, of Dillon. was in
favor of letting the senate record Its
vote "Why are there so many new
members here? Is it 'Bleaseism' or
is it 'anti-Bleaseism? No; 1t is the
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