The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05

the same fund which has been placed
at the disposal of the governor for the
past several years for maintenance d
LIQUOR constabulary. The amount
carried by the bill last year for this
purpose was $4,000.
A determined effort will be made to
have a $4,000 fund inserted by the
senate, and if the effort should sue
ceed the matter will rest with the
free conference committee. In case
it should finally be written in the bill
in free conference, it may result in
an effort in the house to reject the
report of the free conference com"
mittee. which would kill the entire
appropriation bill, and necessitate the
adoption of a new severene measure
There is very bitter and stubborn op-
position in the house this year to this
fund being appropriated
a Flexible Levy.
The levy this year, as fixed by the
house. is not to exceed s 3-4 mills. and
is made flexible up to that amount
There shall he levied" says the bill
as it passed the house. upon all Of
the taxable property in the State a
sufficient number Of mills not to eX-
eight and three-foGrths, to be de-
termined by the comptroller general
from the assessment Of the property
therein, together with all other in
come or revenue of the State, to raise
the sum herein appropriated, and the
COMPTROLLER general shall notify the
county auditors of the number OF mills
which he finds necessary to raise
these appropriations"
Liquor Legislation.
The liquor situation at the present
time stands as follows:
The joint resolution to ratify the
prohibition amendment to the federal
constitution has passed both houses
and is ready for ratification.
The house has passed an air-tight,
iron-clad, bomb-proof, simon-pure
prohibition bill, which would cut out
all booze, wine and beer { my pur
pose whatsoever, the only exception
being that the manufacture at home
OF Eve gallons of wine annually from
home fruits would be permitted, and
has put the matter up to the senate,
which has so far failed to take action
thereon.
The senate has killed the DuRans
bill to require physicians prescrip-
tions to secure the necessary permits
for receiving the monthly "medicin-
al" quarts.
Council Of Defense Measure
The council of, defense measp ;
now under debate in the house, car
ries an appropriation of $4,000, and
legislates into Office the present state
council of defense as appointed by
Governor Manning. The committee
amendment would reduce the. appro-
priation to $4,000, and provideffor the
council to be composed of As members,
one from each of the counties of the
State, to be appointed by the governor
upon the recommendation of the re-
spective legislative delegations.
The Rickland ''InvestigatiOn"
The Investigation ordered by the
senate, at the request of Col A. A.
Richardson, former chief game warden
into certain charges preferred against
him by Governor Manning, in veto
message at the last session, has not
vet begun. The matter was first post
poned by the senate committee on
account Of the illness of Senator Nc
Gown, OF Florence. 1t was then post
poned On account Of the illness OF
Senator Williams, of Lancaster. An
other meeting of the committee has
been fixed for $50 o'clock on Tues
day afternoon, when it is hoped to go
forward with the Investigation.
Jno K. AulI.