The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-18
INTERESTING REVIEW OF
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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for the South Carolina Industrial
School for Girls, maintenance and
salaries, $4,000; refundings. sinking
fund, ETC., on bonds, .s25,0O0; State IN
surance, in three items, $217.71,
sl,525.os, and 174s1. The miscella-
neous section then goes on. to appro-
pirate $500. for ten per cent in
crease for clerks, stenographers. etc,
in State departments. over and above
the salaries appropriated; gives $4,000
for payment Of approved claims for
slaughtered cattle condemned in ac-
cordance with Law, and the $4,000 al
ready called attention to, if so much
be necessary, for South Cardinals pro
rata share in the foreign cotton COM
That is the financial status as it is
now. The senate will take up the
measure as it comes from the house,
and what it will do is entirely prob
lematical. The house has practically
cut to the bone, mad it is safe to say
that the senate will probably make
some increases.
There has as yet been no definite
action upon the roads measures pend
ing. The fate, Of the good roads prop
osition will be decided during the
coming week. The general assembly
as whole is in favor of better roads
probably every member of it-but
the best way to go. about the matter
is the pointsof divergence of opinion.
There are q number of views which
have been embodied in different meas
sures.
No Liquor Legislation.
There will in all probability be no
legislation at this session upon the
sl;auor question. By decisive vote
the house has killed the gallon-a-
month proposition of Mr.. Evans, of
Newberry, and it seems that the
quart-a-month law will be allowed to
stand until national prohibition goes
into effect.
The disposition, however, seems to
be to pass stringent law regulating
the sale of extracts and substitutes.
"A bill along this line has already
passed the house.
The coming week will also decide
wether or not constitutional conven-
ton will be held any time soon. This
is matter which has been receiving
me very serious consideration of leg
islators. 1t is well recognized that
the present constitution is rapidly
becoming patchwork of amend
ments, and more comprehensive fun
damental law is realized to be a ne
..cessity.
!. Cotton.
s The cotton question has been receiv-
sing considerable attention during the
session, and the voting of 100000 by
the house on Friday night as South
Carolina's pro rata share for the e1-
penses of commission. to go to Eu-
rope is indicative of the sentiment of
sthe general assembly, which is dis
posed, to stand by the farmers so far
Sas the law will permit and the neces-
sity justifes. Mr.. Evans bill to make
: it misdemeanor to sell cotton for
less than thirty-fve cents per pound
Will probably not get through, as it is
too far-reaching, and probably uncon-
stitntional, but Mr.. Evans contends
/, that the farmers ought to stand to-
gether, and that if heroic measures
ARE necessary, then let 'em come 7"
Seriously however, there is "a grim
determination evidenced in the yari-
Gus meetings held here, and in the
general assembly, to protect the
sSouth's great crop, as far as the abil-
ity goes.
That the South Carolina legislature
will do all within its power has been