The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-14
HOUSE GETS READY
FOR SESSIONS END
ONLY UNCONTESTED SENATE
BILLS TO BE CONSIDERED
Senator Gocdwin's Resolution t
Provide for Adjournment
Saturday Adopted

Saturday Adopted
The State, 10.
To all things there must be an end
even sessions Of the general assem-
bly-and yesterday the house Of rep
resentatives took the first step toward
this goal, agreeing to Senator Good
wins resolution providing for ad-
iournment sine die Saturday and con-
tinuing all second reading house bills
and all contested senate bills on the
house calendar. This resolution
leaves only the bills sent over from
the senate to be considered by the
house in the few days that now re-
main before adjournment.
The Goodwin resolution which was
lpassed by the senate last week met
with some little Opposition in the
house, number of members contend
ing that it was foolish to so attempt
to fix any definite hour of adjourn
ment when no one knows exactly
when the annual appropriation bill
will be finally agreed upon. Thomas
IS. Mcmillan of Charleston and John
&c. Greer of Greenville spoke in favor
of the resolution while j. X. Owens of
Bennettsville opposed the measure on
the floor. An amendment, proposed
! by Representative F. G. Harris OF
Spartanburg, to strike out the pro-
vision in the resolution preventing
the turning back of the clock also fur
inished a minor cnotest and was killed
after brief debate. Representative
w. R. Bradford of York spoke against
the amendment on the grounds that
! the general assembly should not work
on Sunday. The resolution in its un-
amended form was then agreed to.
Second Reading Bills
! DR.. S. T. D. Lancaster of Spartan
burg is the author of the resolution
clearing the calendar of all house sec
ond reading bills and all contested
senate measures. This resolution,
which was introduced Wednesday
night, was passed practically without
objection. A number of important.
measures so went to their death, chief
among them being the Sapp resolution
to provide for the amendment Of the
state constitution by eliminating the
three mill constitutional tax for
school purposes, the Keller bill to
amend constitution to prohibit the IS
suing of tax free or tax exempted
bonds and notes, the Toole bill.to pre-
vent the definite closing of cotton
mills without the governor and the
bank examiner, the Sheppard false ad-
'yertising measure and the Mitchell
bill to prohibit hazing in all colleges,
universities and schools Of the state,
! and the Lancaster measure to empow-
er te governor tho remove certain ex-$
ecutive officers. - !
The resolution also killed the Rich
lane. delegation measure to permit the
= city of Columbia to open Main street
through the State House grounds by,
the construction of two driveways
around the State House.
Report Adopted
The report of the conference COM
mittee on the 55 hour textile bill was
adopted and the bill, as it passed the
senate, was ordered enrolled for rati-
fcation. The conference committee
recommended the adoption of the SEN
ate bill, which eliminates many pros
visions OF the house measure.
The house, upon the motion Of E.
T. Hughes of Marion refused concur
renee in the senate amendments to
the foreign corporation license bill.
This will probably throw the measure
in the hands Of the conference COM
mittee since the senate is not expect
ed to recede from its amendments.
0. A. Hydrick of Orangeburg was
named as one of the house conferees
on the income tax bill in the place of
Jesse S. Leopard of Pickens, who has
been granted leave of absence from
the house.
The few bills considered by the
house during the regular call of the
calendar were all of local import.
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