The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-14
SENATE STAGES
KILLING NIGHT
SEVERAL MEASURES GO DOWN
IN DEFEAT
Corporation License Tax Recalled
From Morning Vote--Gerald
Bill Unfavorable
The State, 10.

The State, 10. =
Last night was ''killing night" with
the senate and several measures were
sent to the happy hunting ground
with a smile or without smile as Vhe
case happened to be.
REPRESENTATIVE Dickson's bill TO
amend an act entitled can act to reg
Mate further the running OF motor
vehicles in this state" so as to MAKE
all causes of action under this act at
the option of the injured or damaged
marty or his legal representative III
able in the county where the damage
occurs. was killed by vote OF 70 10
- after considerable debate.
Several senators said the bill was
dangerous and Senator johnson de-
oIored the measure was the most dan
oorons introduced in the general as
sembly in the last so years.
sneaking for the bill were Senators
Bonham, Ragsdale and Wightman anu
AGAINST it Senators Johnson Hanll-
ton. Young, Hart and Baskin. 1t was
~ senator Young's motion that the
enac+ing words were stricken out
Hubbard Bill Killed
Senator Hubbard's joint resoiu1lon
to prohibit the planting of cotton IN
South Carolina for one year IN order
~ eradicate the boil weevil was killed
On q viva voce vote. This resolution
would not have taken effect until SIM
;lar laws had been passed by LOUIS
iana Georgia, Alabama and North
Carolina, but the senate did not th'nA
+ba b;r to be along the right lines.
Senator Moore moved to strike OUT
tho resolving words and this was done
The senate likewise struck out the
,Asolving words of the Ellerbe con-
cnrrent resolution asking the tax COM
mission to lower the assessments on
land bv 25 per cent. The resolution
was characterized as confusing anu
useless" Senator McGhee moved TO
strike out the resolving words ana tne
vote was IA to s to kill the resolu-
ton.
Bv a vote of Is to Is the senate
killed the simonhoff marriage license
bill to require all males to present
certificates from reputable physicians
that thew were free from venereai
diseases before they could procure
marrgiae licenses.
Upon motion Of Senator Baker 0he
senate recalled the corporation IL
cense tax bill and made it special
order for next Tuesday morning. The
hill was passed without a murmur
against it at the morning session, but
Mr.. Baker had it recalled last night.
He said he had an amendment ne
wanted acted upon and didn't think 1t
should have passed without his amend
mert being considered.
The bill by Representative Nance
and Dickson to prohibit the use OF Gu,
out on motor driven vehicles IN
South Carolina was given hnal
reading and ordered enrolled for rat
ifcation.
The measure by Representatives
Nance, Segars and Wade to amend the
law so as to strike out the provisions
recurring citizens sending samples OF
fertilizers to Clemson college for ana
lvsis to give the names Of the manu-
facturers and ingredients IN the SAID
fertilizers was tabled upon motion OF
Senator Baskin. Mr.. Baskin said a
similar law was passed about 1917
which the authors have discovered.
Withdraws Measure
Senator Baskin's measure to ncor'
poratc the superannuate and aid as,
sociation of the South Carolina Meta
odist conference was sent to the house
as amended by Mr., Baskin.
A raft of special orders were made
for next week and large number OF
committee repor5s received. The Ju
dietary committee returned an unfav'
orable report on the Gerald arbitra
ton measure applying to Columbia
The bill would require street railways
and street railway employees to arbl
trate their disputes. The report wa:
divided, a majority unfavorable.
The finance committee reported o.
the foreign corporation bill witt