The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-04
Action Delayed on State High
way System Until Next Ses-
sion of General Assembly.
LOSS OF FEDERAL AID
The $1,400,00O Appropriated for
South Carolina During Pres
ent Year Will Not Now Be
Available.

this session when it adjourned debate
On the Belser bill passed in the sem
ate Thursday night, until the opening
day of next session by a vote of SIS to
43.
The bill came from the senate pro-
Vlding for a one mill general prop
erty tax levy and graduated scale
OF automobile licenses according to
the weight Of the car. The bill pro-
vided for no referendum.
The motion to postpone debate on
the bill until next session was made
by Representative Hamilton of Ches-
ter, after the amended bill had been
under debate nearly three hours
Several times there was effort made
by proponents of the measure to get
a direct vote on the question of con
currence in the amendments. which
is the customary procedure. The
vote on the motion to postpone con
sideration OF the bill until next wear
was:
Yeas: Anderson, Ashley. r. O.
Atkinson. Beacham. Bramlett, Buck
ingham, Busbee, Butler. Cade. Clink-
scales, M. r. Cooper. Dickson. Dreher
Dukes, Eaddy. A. c. Ellerbe. F.. r.
Ellerbe, f. w. Ellis. Folk, Fulmer.
Gallman. CASTOR, Graham. Gray.
Hall, Hamblin. Hamer, Hamilton,
Hampton. Harman, Horton. Houston,
w. w Johnson, Keenan,. Kelly, Lam
caster, Lansdale, Leonard. Mann
McAdams. Mcdonald. Miley. Mishoe,
Moore. Orr. Owens, Peurifoy. Pegues.
Pursley. Russ. Smoak. Stringer,
Turner, Welch, Williams-55.
Nays: Cothran, Barnwel. Belser.
Berry, Brockington, w F.. Brown,
w. X. Brown, Burguson, Carey,
Coney. r. NJ. Cooper. Jr.. Crews,
Daniels, j. F., Davis. Dennis. Derrick
Etheridge, Gerald, Gibson. Hanahan,
Hort. Hughes, Jackson. Kinard. Lide.
Long, McDavid. Mcmillan. Meares.
Minis, harrison, Mower Num-. Oil
yer. Paisley Rawlinson. Redmon.
Richardson, Riley. Scurry, Segars.
Scott, Winter-43
Federal Aid Lost.
Those who argued for the mea G
ure emphasized that federal govern
ment aid to the amount OF $1.4OO.-
600 was appropriated for South
Carolina, which money could not be
had without appropriations, but this
logic was futile with those opposing
the bill.
AS soon as the house met at night.
the measure was again taken up,
with Mr.. Owens Of Marlboro contin-
uing his opposition to the bill.
Mr. Hamilton got the floor from
Mr.. Owens by asking the Marlboro
representative to yield. and then af-
ter emphasizing that Chester county
could not AFFORD to support the one
mill levy In the face OF n local bond
issue and receive less than enough
money from the state levy to build
one mile, he moved to postpone con-
sideration OF the matter until next
year.
Contention was made by those fav-
orine the bill that the motion was IT.
regular and all debate In favor OF the
measure cut off. Motion to recon-
slider the vote was laid on the table.
The house met at 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon and after the question had
been debated up to 6 o'clock the
house took a recess until 8 O'Clock.
Before the recess had been taken the
house refused by vote OF 81 to 70
TO adjourn. Later the motion 10 re-
cess was carried by vote OF So to
40
Earlier in the debate motion was
made by Mr.. Mcdonald of Oconee
to adjourn debate on the question
until 1859 O'Clock Saturday night
which motion he said was made with
the avowed PURPOSE Of defeating the
h"l," in tNa' the two houses had
agreed 10 adjourn sine die Saturday
night
Nrpcal To Constitution.
Mr. Milev OF Bamberg led off the
opposition TO the measure, attack
(CODtinued IN po pe A