The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-11
SENATE FAVORS
NEGRO PENSIONS
BILL TO THIRD READING AT
NIGHT SESSION
Filcarm and Whiskey Regulations
of Senator Johnstcne Are
Lost
The State, Z.

The State, T.
The senate turned loose its big
Derthas last night and the result was
the passage to third reading of Sen
ator Johnstone's bill to pension Ger,
tain faithful negroes who served in
the Confederate war, the killing OF
the Newberry senator's bill to prohi-
bit the sale of firearms in the state
without license from the sheriff
and the killingof the same senator's
measure to prohibit the manufacture,
selling and engaging in the manufac'
ture of liquor under pain of jail and
cha;ngang sentences with no alterna'
tive of mere fine.
Debate on these three measures
featured the night session and con-
sumed large part of the work of the
night. The bill by Senator Johnstone
to provide for the pensioning of GER
, tain faithful negroes who served in
! the war and who since have been 10y
al to the state leaves selection OF
these negroes to the veterans of each
| county. Senator Hart offered two
amendments to the measure in order
to conform it to the bills already re-
ported fatorably aoolishing the state
pension board and to provide for the
equal payment of the negroes in each
county. Both amendments were ac-
cepted by Senator Johnstone and
passed by the senate.
The senate refused by vote of 1O
to 20 to strike out the enacting words
of the measure, this motion having
been made by, Senator Wightman
After debate for the bill by Senators
Johnstone, jeremiah Smith and Hart
I and against by Senators Wightmar
and Laney, the measure was sent to
third reading with notice of amend
ments. Senator Laney's rsotion to
continue the bill for one year so the
Confederate veterans, could express
themselves on the matter was lost.
/ Kills Firearmh Bill
The bill of Senator Johistone to
prohibit the sale, barter or exchange
of. firearms in the state unless per-
NIT is issued by the sheriff was objec-
ed to rather generally on the grounds
that the present law is sufficient to
cover the grounds sought is proper,
" enforced. Senator Johnstone ably
presented the measure and told how
he was doing-what had been request
ed of him by the sheriffs of the state,
but he lost the bill. Senator Wight
man moved to strike out the enactlng
words and by a vote of 2l to { the
enacting words we're stricken out.
Mr.. Johnstone also ably presented
his measure to place Imprisonment
sentences on persons convicted OF
manufacturing, selling or engaging
in the manufacture of alcoholic or
spirituous liquors, but on motion OF
Senator Ragsdale to strike out the
enacting words the bill was killed 10y
vote of 16 to IS. The debate CEN
tered on the fact that there are at
present numerous laws regulating
these things and the senate thought
the addition of another would not
| stop the selling of the liquor although
| in that changed by only one vote ma
jority.
! After disposing of these three
imp portant measures the bill of Repre-
sentative Sapp to confer the night to
vote in all elections on women was
taken up and passed to third reading
without any serious objection. The
bill was amended by Mr.. Christen-
sen so as to include his measure to
provide for full and equal rights to
, women in the primaries and this
amendment was adopted. Senator
Moore wanted to amend the bill by
exempting the women from jury du-
tv. road tax and poll tax, but with
drew this when he was Informed that
bills relating to these phases OF the
women's suffrage had already been
introduced.
Debate Law Measure
Senators Laney and Watkins called
up their measure to provide for any
applicant seeking admission to the
South Carolina bar to present certl-
ficate showing that he had studied
law at a reputable law school for
three years, or in law office or un-
der the direction of lawyer for