Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-02-19
Do:aes oe Sic Legislature as
Reoo-seci by or Editor.

Columbia. Feb. 1S.-The question
that is uppermost in the minds of the
members of the general assembly at
this juncture is, Can final adjourn
ment be reached this week or not?
Although we are well into the sixth
week, there is yet some legislation of
Importance to be enacted, and there
will be no adjournment sine die un-
til all important matters have been
disposed Of satisfactorily.
The appropriation bill has passed
the house and sent over to the senate.
Notwithstanding some increases in
appropriations, sufficient reductions
were made along other lines to hold
the State levy at practically the same
figure as last year.
The delegation has completed the
county supply bill and it will receive
third reading in the house to-day.
There will be no increase in the couh-
ty levy for 1919, except to provide
for the past indebtedness or the eX-
cess of expenditures during 1918 of
the amount provided to meet current
expenses for that year.
The good roads agitation that has
been going on over the State for the
mast wear and more is bearing fruit.
Several counties-I call to mind at
this time, Greenwood, Greenville,
/ Spartanburg, Florence and Charles
ton have provided for bond issue
for road purposes. Some of the other
counties do not look so favorably up
on bond issues for road-building.
What is known as the big good
roads bill, looking to the voting of
twenty-five million dollars in bonds
for building system of good roads
in the State is up for consideration
in the house to-day, having adjourned
debate upon it until tonight. ! am
opposed to the bill as reported by the
special good roads committee which
provides a tax on automobiles CT
S1.OO per horse power and $500 per
horse power or trucks, instead Of
25 cents per horse power, as at pres
ent. An amendment providing for the
submitting of the question to a vote
of the automobile owners at special
election in August has been offered
ard if this is adopted, l shall support
the bill, otherwise, will vote against,
l deem it unjust to vote so large
tax on automobile owners, one class
of our people, for the general good,
with out the consent of those who
compose that class. l say, let justice
be done, it matters not how good an
end we desire to accomplish.
When l used to fight the old State
dispensary "tooth and toe," in season
and out of season, little thought
then that at some future time would
be pitted against the old dispensary
King, the Hon. Hub Evans, in the
Legislature He introduced bill in
the house providing for an increase
in whiskey shipments from one
quart to one gallon per month. When
it came up for consideration he and
several others made vigorous speech
es advocating the passage of the mea-
sure. True to my prohibition VOWS in
the past, l led the fight against the
measure, which resulted in killing
the bill by vote of thee to one.
The. house has passed drug bill
looking to the suppression IF the sale
of favoring extracts and certain
patent medicines containing alcohol,
as beveage. While it probably is not
just the legislation that is needed, it
! is a step in the right direction and
the law can be amended at the next
session after it has been given a trial,
eliminating the objectionable fea-
lures and Strengthening the weak
places. 1t appeared for a time that all
Legislation correcting this evil would
be defeated. The extract and patent
medicine evil is much greater in some
lother parts Of the State than in Edge
field county. While we scacely need
Legislation along this line in Edge
field, there are many places that are
sorely in need of it.
j. L. Minis.
Jordan-Bailey Marriage.
The first Sunday in February will
be long remembered by many rela-
tives and friends of the brides sister,
Mrs. Warren VIM, to witness the
marriage of Miss Clara Jordan to Mr..
Tee Bailey.
The bonnie little bride was accom-