The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-30
MEMBERS OF HOUSE
DOUBLE SALARIES
Medical Certificate From Teachers
Australian Ballot Law Modified.


III" State.
Members of the lower house Of
she general assembly returned to
Columbia yesterday afternoon and
sasct night advanced many local and
:1ncontested measures one reading on
.he calendar.
Among the bills passed in the low
esr house and sent to the senate was
>7sbe Berry bill to increase the salaries
az members of the general assembly
from 5000 a session to S4O0. IT
approved by the senate, the act
would not become effective until
y-ext session The bill was amended
sea motion of Mr.. Bradford of York
40 increase the salary Of the speaker
az the house from S400 to $3.50 in
stead of to $500 as first proposed.
Another measure to be sent to the
.:apeer house was that by Messrs. Ham,
hin and Busbee to prevent teachers
zxith tuberculosis or other infectious
diseases from teaching in the pub
gic schools. A certificate from the
county health officer or other reliable
physician is required under the bill
Dog Bill Passes.
The Barnwell bill, providing an an
nual tax of S1.25 on each dog in the
state, was passed and sent to the
senate. For several years such
measure has occasioned warm debate,
.au. last week the bill was advanced
after brief discussion and without
great opposition, as no law at all was
-zerarded as detrimental to sheep rails
Nng in the state.
The Dreher amendment to the Aus
-IraIian ballot law was returned to the
mouse from the senate last night with
slight modification by the upper
nouse. The law now allows the llllt-
crate voter to choose one of those
who are to assist him at the precinct
sn filing out his ticket. If he does
not designate one of these, the man.
.seers name two assistants as former
iy-
The Hamblin bill to regulate the
owning or having in possession dis
sIleries or other devices for the
zuanufacture of liquors was killed at
ter three or four brief arguments
against the measure had been made
with the author speaking for the bill.
Speeches in opposition were made by
Mr. Berry of Orangeburg, Mr.. Buck
isngham of Aiken and Mr.. Hanahan Of
YSr6eld. 1t was on the motion Of
Ar. Berry that the enacting words
were stricken out. The general trend
Of the argument from the opposition
rzas that the bill was fanatical.
Two Special Orders.
The ways and means committee
EaiN to create a state board of tax
commissioners was made a special
,ar,aer for II 80 o'clock this morning.
The Berry-Scurry bill to amend the
'sau forbidding Greek letter frater-
mites at state institutions Of learn
eng was made special order fer
Wednesday morning directly after
t-hird reading bills and to be continu-
ed from DAY to day until disposed of.
Mr.. Crews of Richland last night
introduced a concurrent resolution
iir the house. which resolution was
;atfopaai. inviting the Southern Cat
.tIemen's association which meets IN
Msmgomery, Ala, this week, to meet
IN Columbia next year.
The use Of the library at the Uni
versity of South Carolina was offer
ed the members OF the legislature by
President Currell. This offer was
accepted with thanks
Among The third reading measures
passed and ordered to the senate was
St2S S@lhlISOi OlLl W lSluOfc IlC
Cedar Spring institute from the pro-
%Isons of the act creating the state
board of charities and corrections.
Another bill relating to the Pied
smont section was that by Mr.. Paslay,
also Of Spartanburg, to extend the
nnse limit, 20 years, for the Pacolet
sPove- company to construct dam.
The Num- bill to authorize the
isrussess OF Rock Hill school district
80 issnei4,os,ds not in excess of S75,-
300; was: sent to the senate
Moce Pay for Jurors.
The Young.Llde-J Johnson bill to in !
crease the compensation for jury duty |,
from 81 "a day TO ;s3 day was sent !,
60 third reading. The bill also pro-
sSdes mileage of five cents per mile, .
o,.,ypcr 70 opS ,ofD,>y,ioo from, tho ocY,,-f