The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-13

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sidered by the house, and then by the
senate, and with all the proposed good
roads legislation yet to be taken up,
it is problematical at this writing
whether or not the general assembly
will conclude its business within the
customary forty days-which would
be the end of next week. This is
now the fifth week of the session,
and with speedy work the business
might be concluded, but there seems
to be well-detined sentiment that
it can not be.
The ways and means committee OF
the house has been working steadily
upon the appropriation bill, and it
will be reported out of committee at
almost any moment. The committee
has had before it the report of the
budget commission, with statement
of past expenditures and of estimates
for this year, but this report appears
to have had very little effect in hur-
rying up the reporting of the appro-
priation bill out of committee to the
house. When the bill is reported to
the house, it will have to go through
three readings there, and of course
three readings in the senate, and II
the legislature does finish next
week it will have to make some pref
ty good speed in the meantime.
The good roads measure, formu-
lated by the joint committees ap-
pointed by the house and senate, Will
no doubt take some time, but it can
be considered along at the same time
as the appropriation bill.
There are several other important
matters yet to be disposed Of, but
they will not probably take a great
deal Of time.
The Larger Citadel Measure.
The ways and means committee of
the house today submitted favor
able report on the resolution provid-
ing for the appropriation of s6oO,O00
for a larger Citadel in Charleston,
the present site and buildings to be
sold and the money converted into
the treasury in lieu of the approprla-
ton. The ways and means COM
mittce recommends a tax levy OF a
half mill for three years, and to
authorize the board of visitors Of the
institution to borrow the required
sum to be repaid by the special tax
levy. This would save the lamp sum
being appropriated.
The house has passed to third
reading a bill to extend the hunting
season for partridges for Thanks
giving day to March IS. The present
season runs from November Is to
February Is.
\ fight is looming up in the mat
ter of pensions for Confederate vet
Grams and their widows. The sentl-
ment is in favor of increasing the
appropriation, but the disagreement
is as to the manner of handling 1t.
Some days ago Representative tu!-
mer, of Orangeburg. introduced in
the house measure to abolish the
state pension commission created last
year. and to provide for an honor
roll of veterans. with pensions.
AS to Pensions.
The substitute measure provides
for the same appropriation as the
Fulmer bill, 100000 for pensions. 1t
carries also the same provisions of
$50 for old soldiers at the Confeder-
ate Home in Columbia, as compared
with $40 for each Of these men last
year.
A further provision IF the new bill,
which was not embodied in the Full
mer measure, is that old soldiers
whose names have during the past
year been stricken from the honor
roll be restored, unless there is con-
elusive evidence that they should be
omitted.
The Fulmer measure. as introduc-
ed some weeks ago, provided for
abolition of the pension commission,
of which D. w. McLaurin of Colum-
bia is clerk, and for the handling OF
the pensions in the old way, by county
officers. Representative Fulmer
states that he will contend for this
feature of the bill to remain, and
the contrary provision of the ways
and means committee is expected to
precipitate a heated fight. The sub
stitute bill was prepared by a special
subcommittee of the ways and
means committee.
Censorship Of Movies.