The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21
WHAT BUTTERFLY"
LEGISLATURE DID.
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ment of lewd women with veneral
disease. (These two latter are
among the measures strongly urged
by Governor Manning and very much
wanted by the federal administra-
tion), and mark a long stride for
ward in the handling of the wee
problem; (15) the proposition of. re-
cording and validating all bond is
sues, and the Sherard bill allowing
municipalities to own property, in
,cluding water works systems and the
like.
On the other hand, among what
was not done might be classed hur-
riedly: Cd provision for bi-annual
sessions; CD Statewide compulsory
education; CD physical examination
of children at school; (4) bone-dry
prohibition; (5) suppression of the
sale of patent and proprietary medi-
eines that intoxicate; CO. the pass
age of a 6 per cent. interest law; CD
the abolition of the tax commission;
.(S3 the increase of salaries for State
officials; CO. provision for vocational
Z training upon the scale desired by its
advocates; (10) the development OF
some plan for the building of the
&Santee and other essential bridges.
Now, of course, among these items
as mentioned as not having been I'm
ished, there will be many of them
never finished and ought not to be,
but many of them are urged never
theless.
Is Most Talk on Small Matters.
One of the conspicuous features OF
{ legislation at this session was the
fact, that so many important bills
were votec upon without any consid-
cradle discussion and so many unim-
portant bills consumed the major
portion of debates; for instance, on
the senate side there was very much
more discussion on the proposition
of ratifying the report of the board
.of arbitrators On the boundary line
between Aiken and Edgefeld counties
or upon the five-eent fare to camp
Jackson, than there was upon the
proposition of submitting a new
board for the tax commission, or
upon bone-dry prohimition for South
Carolina.
Perhaps the most important indi-
vidual piece of legislation outlining
"a new policy on the part of the State
was the passage in the eleventh hour
.of the session of the Banks bill pro-
1Viding for State insurance on cotton.
Briefly the plan is for the sinking
fund commission, through the State
treasurer to pay any losses upon war
rant of the warehouse commissioner.
The, system, is to be handled by the
governor, comptroller general and the
warehouse commissioner, who are to
make the rates and handle the en-
tire venture. The authority to bor-
row money is not given and the idea
is that the cotton insurance fund will
3be able to stand on It's own legs.
This is the sequel to the State go
ing into the warehouse business and
it is predicted that the venture will
prove successful, although it is a
marked departure from the policy OF
5 the State. The State has for some
time insured its public buildings in
lcluding the State educational insti-
tutions and schools and the venture
has been so successful that it made
1t possible for the cotton insurance
statute to pass with comparatively
little difficulty.
There was no considerable opposi-
tion to the passage of the bill and it
went through the senate without pro-
test. The new venture of the State
Is to go into effect as soon as the
governor approves it.
Elections and Liquor.
In this connection it might be men
! toned that great deal of the legis-
latiye term was consumed by the
elections that were necessary to be
held at this time. In most cases the
incumbents were reelected, but the
election brought out into the lime
light former Judge Mendel L. Smith,
who has resigned to accept a posi-
ton as major in the United States
army and his resignation and his
talk before the general assembly &C
centuated his remarkable ability and
the appreciation in which his talents
are now held.
There were a series of bills propos-
ed with reference to the liquor situa-
tion. Some of the senators wanted
South Carolina to join the "bone-dry'
nn1nnon Tho bouco favored such a