The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-24
LAYS ASIDE WORK
in HONOR OF LEE
LOWER HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE
TO GREAT LEADER
Hydro-electric Companies Would
Furnish Additional Revenue
to State
The State, 20.

TO SldIc
The State, 20.
The introduction of a bill to tax
! hydro-electric companies, the killing
of the Ellerbe fraternity measure and
the holding of exercises in honor of
the birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee
were the salient features of the
somewhat brief morning session of
the house yesterday. The session,
which was limited to allow time for
the meeting of the joint assembly,
was cut short upon the motion OF
Representative Mcmillan Of Charles
ton and Hanahan of Winnsboro that
the house recess out of respect to the
great Confederate commander and in
honor Of the brave soldiers who
fought under him.
The hydrc-electric tax E:ll, which
! is sponsored by the ways and means
committee, Will probably be taken up
! for consideration today as the second
Of the new revenue measures to come
before the house, the first, the income
tax bill, having been sent to the SEN
ate Wednesday.
The special exercises in honor OF
General Lees birthday were held I'M
meG.ately after the reconvening Of
the house at the conclusion Of the
meeting of the joint assembly, Rep
resentatives J. T. Bran.lett and John
G. Greer, both Of Greenvillc county,
the only Confederate veterans n the
house, being invited to make ad-
dresses Ct tribute to the great man
ard commander under whose leader
ship they had fought in tAe arTlies CT
the Confedcracy. The motion, pro-
v.Gi2g fcr he holding of the exercls-
es and he extending of the floor to
: Rapresent@t:yes Bramlett and Greer,
was made by Representative Jennings
: K. Owens of Bennctt.sville.
In Honor of Lee
And 50 the house turned from is
!abors of law making to Listen to the
praises CT General Lee, sung by two
men. who had served with the great
Vircinian. Both Mr.. Bramlett and
Mr.. Greer praised General Lee as a
great military leader and . great and
good man sg,l citizen. "Ncver has
there been 2 greater man .5crn n
the country" Ny. Bramlea: ~aid. HE
was true to his country, true to his
men," Mr.. Greer also held General
Lee up as a character TO be e-nuiated
by the youth of the land and at the
same time paid high tribute to the
men who fought with him under the
Stars and Bars. The Confederate
army, he said, was zone of the great
est armies that ever marched"
Representative Eugene S. Blease OF
5Newberry made short address CT
thanks in the name of the house to
the two veterans, reminding the mem
hers that not very much longer would
thev have the veterans of the Confed-
crate armies with them and calling
upon them to see that in the short
time that remains every honor should
be accorded them in memory of their
valor and sacrifices. "They fought" "
Mr.. Blease said, 'tin behalf of what
has oftentimes been called The Lost
Cause but it is not lost. Those prln-
ciples for which the men of the Con-
federacy dared death and some gave
10 their lives will never die, but llv-
ing, will lead the country on to high
err and greater achievements. The
wearers Of the gray came back to
their homes with their flag furled, but
there was no stain of dishonor upon
it. They were defeated, but they
were defeated in glory and with hon
or"