The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-28
COTTON MEASURE
KILLED IN HOUSE
Bill Proposed Minimum Figure of
3S Cents-Halts Roads Debate.

resday night in a positive manner
when it killed the bill by H. H. Evans
OF Newberry, to prevent the sale,
barter or shipment Of cotton beyond
the borders of the State for less than
g cents pound.
Wednesday night the house refus-
cd by tie vote to strike out the en-
acting words. It later Wednesday
NIGHT passed the bill to third read
ing. Yesterday morning the vote in
refusing to pass the bill was II a.
@ainst the measure and 1G in favor.
Il was emphasized by Mr.. Mcdonald,
CT Oconee, thai the vote Wednesday
night was given in a frivolous man
ncr, and did not express the scnti-
meMt cf the body.
The house also passed to third
reading the Pearce bill to allow the
city of Columbia to utilize q portion
of Assembly Street on which to erect
a city market, city hall and sUc,,
other public buildings IS the city
might determine.
The State holds the fee in the Co.
lumbia streets and authority had to
be procured for the use of the GEN.
ter of this broad thoroughfare for
buildings. The city council contem-
plated the erection of a city market
and a new city hall on this site, in
the event the proposed 40 mill levy,
recently agitated, had been approved.
The old city hall was to have been
sold.
Mr.. Miley of Bamberg yesterday
opposed the measure, with Mr.. Crews
of the Richland delegation leading
the proponents. The question of re-
stricting the grant to the erection of
market was debated, but the bill
finally psssed as originally intro
duced.
The bill to abolish the office of
game warden and the State board of
fisheries and to devolve these duties
on county game wardens was made
special order for $50 o'clock last
night. A measure somewhat similar
in character was killed earlier in the
session.
DR.. Barnwell's bill to levy a tax
of $1.25 a head on all dogs of the
State six months old or above was
debated briefly at the morning ses-
sion, but was continued until night.
DR.. Barnwell contends that such a
tax will do much to relieve the State
of great surplus of worthless dogs
and will also be movement in the
direction of encouraging sheep
growing in the State.
Mr., Dennis of Darlington, stayed
the progress Of the good roads meas
ure at the session yesterday morning
when he raised the point that bill
proposing a three mill levy on all
taxable property had not been on the
desks "a hours. This action hindered
consideration of the bill, but the
measure will be taken up this morn
ing and amendments to meet the va
rious objections offered. The men,
bers all say they came to the legis-
lature on a good roads platform,
but at no time has a majority vote
been procured on any measure look
ing to a permanent system of good
roads, and hurried action will be
necessary if any relief is to be had
from this general assembly.
The house passed the Hamblin-
Hum bill to require all cotton mills
and other manufacturing establish
ments to install sewerage or sanitary
closets for all homes rented or leased
to employees. The mills have until
August 1, 1920, to comply with the
provisions of the act.
The Oliver bill to allow adjoining
counties with depleted chaingangs to
combine their forces was passed and
ordered sent to the senate.
The Mcmillan bill to provide for
the free training of disabled soldiers
and sailors at the University of
South Carolina, the Citadel and