The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-25
THE SENATE STILL HAS
APPROPRIATION MEASURE
This Week Will Probably See Final
Adjournment-Roads Measures to
Come Up.

Adjournment-Roads Measures to
Come Up.
Columbia, Feb 23-The session of
the general assembly has gone beyond
.the customary forty days, but this
week viii probably see final adjourn
mert.
The senate still has the appropri-
alton bin under consideration, and
VIII probably make some increases
over the measure as 1t passed the
house of representatives
The good roads question, which has
been one Of the big issues of this
legislature, will be finally disposed of
very shortly. A review of the stu
alton, as carried by. the Columbia
State, is as follows:
AS to Roads.
Nothing in the general assembly
this week will be awaited with keener
interest than the report by the ways
and means committee on the pending
good roads measure.
The bill, providing for referendum
on three mill property tax levey, was
introduced> by the committee on roads,
bridges and ferries Wednesday morn
ing, following the eventful Tuesday
night when two good roads measures
we're obliterated.
The bill was introduced through the
committee on roads, bridges and fer
xies in conformity with rule adopted
IN the house that all bills the last
week or ten days Of the session were
to come through its proper commit
tee. s,
After the bin had been on the cat
endax for two days ,tRegg ggWays and
means cdnunittee started nent
/ to 4 hare Tie measure Dmlt g,
which motion was 2 sedaale % 9e
tioor of the. house as an s. effort to
hedge or stiie good roads legislation
and shelye the pending bills. Resort
I'd parliamentary blockading had pre-
vented consideration of the commit
tee measure before Friday morning.
Them effort was made by Mr.. Miley
of Bamberg to amend by providing for
a referendum on two mill property
tax. At this point the ways and
means committee motion swept the
bill into the committee room, which
may prevent further good roads legis-
Z lation this session.
Special significance will be attached
to- the action of the committee in view
of the. vote last Tuesday night to sub
NIT the question of tax for per-
maneEt road building to all automo-
/ bile owners of the State. The ques-
fien was then raised that such vote
would be the opening wedge to admit
negroes generally to the primaries.
Despite this objection IL members OF
the ways and means committee sup
/ ported the Hamblin amendment to
ksubmit the question to the owners OF
automobiles. irrespective of the color
Be the voter The amendment carried
by vote of 81 to SIS.
! In that the majority OF the house
voted to submit the question to the
4a p
car owners OF the State, regardless OF
the color Of the voter, the question
naturally arises, why should not the
people be allowed. to pass on the ques.
toin as to two mill tax levy on their
property forthe same purpose.
The vote on the one mill property
tax amendment, proposed by Repre-
sentative Mower Of Newberry, was So
for to SO against, the amendment los
ing by only one vote.
Public Schools to Receive Aid.
- Governor Cooper has signed two
bills passed at this session Of the gen
eral assembly, both Of which greatly
strengthen the public school. system
of South Carolina Both Of the bills
D were introduced by Senator Laney OF
Chesterfield County. chairman Of the