The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNS AT LAST
FIGHT IN HOUSE ON APPROPRIA-
TON BILL
Both Houses Wait Through Night
and Sunday Morning on Con-
ference Committee
The State, March Is.

The State, March Is.
After being in session, with various
recesses, since 1880 o'clock Saturday
morning, the general assembly ad-
ljourned sine die at 1888 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, having finally pass
ed and ratified the annual appropria-
ton bill, providing for the expendi-
ture by the state during 1922 of $5.-
S39,1O6.04 and carrying statewide
levy on real property of seven mills,
a reduction of five mills as compared
with the levy of 1921. The session
had run 20 days beyond the 40 day
limit.
Adjournment yesterday afternoon
was reached only after long vigil by
both houses, lasting through Satur-
day night an Sunday morning, while
the conference committee worked on
the annual appropriation bill. The
senate completed it's consideration OF
this measure Friday night and the
conference committee began work on
the bill Saturday morning. All
through the day and night the three
senators and three representatives
debated the bill and rewrote it while
the two houses sat and waited for
their report. It was not until ! 80
o'clock yesterday afternoon that the
committee completed its task and sent
its report and the rewritten bill TO
the two houses, to be adopted later
by both, ratified and sent to The gov
ernor for his signature. The senate
agreed to the conference report ai-
most without debate. The house,
however, gave its acquiscence only
after lengthy argument.
Eleventh Hour Attack
This eleventh hour attack upon the
appropriation bill, which if success
full would have held the general as
sembly in session at least two weeks
longer, furnished dramatic finale to
the session. ALI through Saturday
night various members of the house
of representatives had attempted to
secure adjournment over until Mon
day to prevent a meeting of the gem
eral assembly on Sunday, SO yestef-
day afternoon, when the report OF
; the conference committee was re-
ceivcd ct | 80 j. E. Anderson Of
Florence moved to adjourn debate on
the report until Monday. Mr.. An.
derson stated that he was not opposed
to the bill or the adoption Of the re-
port bat since it was apparent that
! it would be contested he was opposed
to any discussion of it on Sunday.
Debate on Mr.. Anderson's motion
revealed considerable opposition to
the adoption of the conference re-
port, the charge beng made by E. r.
Buckingham of Aiken that the. bill
had been twisted from one side to the
other. Mr.. Buckingham's statement
brought T. E. Hughes of Marion to
deny the implication of twisting or
juggling of the figures in any way by
either the ways and means committee
or the conference committee.
E. A. Brown of Barnwell opposed
! the motion of Mr.. Anderson and
thought, he said, that the time had
I come "for the honest manhood Of the
state to manifest ITSELF" The one
aim of the session, he pointed out, had
been the relieving of the tax burden
ed farmers of the state and, he claim
ed, the conference committee was not
representative of the house since none
of the Sd farmers in the house were
named as members of the committee.
Not Afraid of Fight
Eugene S. Blease of Newberry
spoke in favor of the motion to ad-
journ until Monday, but at the same
time d;sclaimed any fear at any time
to meet the issues Of the bill. Claud
N. Sapp of Columbia had no objec-
tion to postponement of the debate
but the question, he contended, was
a simple one-either the house must
adopt the conference report and the
bill or refuse the report and kill the
measure. W. D. Barnett of Columbia
also opposed the motion to postpone
debate, believing, he said, that the
house had the fullest confidence in
it conferees. "What is there in the
hill - ha ocl,od M+Lat GAL. alon 81. nhn,,1d