Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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er a single, solitary second reading bill ten days prior to final adjourn ment, and devote that time to the con sideration of conference reports an< the adjudication of differences between tie two houses. "Made a Moral Issue." The race course bill has gone ovei to the senate. It went over exactly a4 it was framed by the friends of th measure. No interference or amend ment was permitted on the part o any one not entirely friendly to the legislation. As Mr. Vander Horst ex pressed it, "it was a moral issue, o: at least it was made so," and he rea lized that there was absolutely no pos sibility of defeating or amending the bill as long as the members conceived that it was a moral issue, and that i would be so r 'garded by the people a home. Many Local Measures. The house has acted upon a grea number of local measures, and a mat ter of particular sinificance in connec tion with these measures is the tend ency towards bonds issues for perma nent improvements, such as the devel opment of municipal enterprises, th< building of public structures, or the improviement of county roads. Ther< are, in the same connection, two lar ger issues presented for considera ton; one looking to a vote by thh people in thd next general election 01 a proposed -bond issue of a millioz dollars for the completion and devel opment of the new property of thf State Hospital for the Insane, and second bond issue to be submitted tc the people of a million dollars for the extension and improvement of the State house. State Warehouse Bill. Perhaps the most important matte to be acted upon during the presen week is the State warehouse proposi tion which had its inception in the Pee-Dee section. It is a somewha noteworthy feature of this contem plated and important scheme that i has never yet been reported upon b: the judiciary committee of either th< house or senate as to how far it in volves the credit of the State, or the legal limitations of the constitution The bill in the house was referred t< Vie committee on ways and means very probably because of Section 17 which provides: "The sum of $5,004 is hereby appropriated for the contin gent expenses of said board, and th4 sum of $250,000 to carry out the pur poses of this act is hereby appropriat ad." The senate has passed the bil and the outlook is that it will be pass ed by the house in very much th4 Same -way. Of course, the direct ap propriation of a quarter of a milliol dollare for the starting of the under taking will have to be met in the ap propriation bill. Funding of State Debt. Under the bill providing for the re demption of the nearly six million dol - lars 4 1-2 per cent. Brown conso bonds, the tax exemption clause as ap plied to banks is eliminated. 0 course, if the State is unable ti "float" a 4 per cent. bond without th< tax exemption clause, at par, th4 present "Brown" bonds are to con - .tinue in force, except what are re deemed, for another 20 years afte: 1913. The bonds are known as 20-40 year'bonds with the privilege of re .demption at the end of the 20-yea: period. Those in authority figure tha they can "float" a 4 ~per cent. gol< bond with ease in 1913. Dispensary Elections. *The chances are that there will bi no liquor legislation at this session unless it be the adoption of a genera bill permitting' elections in the v:ariou: counties. The disposition is to keej the dispensary and prohibition issue: out of the pi-imary. The bills tha were pending provided- for dispensar: elections on the day set for the gen eral primary. This it is thought mal cloud the primary issues and involv<. complications and it appears to bi generally understood that if counties want to hold elections to get baci their dispensaries they must do so 0r the day set for the gen-eral election Others contend that tr-e counties tha voted themselves "dry" had bette3 wait the full four-year period int then hold their elections. School Medical Inspection. One of the very best statutes likely to result from the present session is what is known as the school medica inspection bill. The two houses have passed such measures and the onl: question now is how the two branches will agree on the minor differences .ta ea of medical examina scho.a chl.ire:i has b-zen main 'ppr priation Bill in House. *xrg * total appropriation 0: - tJ00, in round numbers, ani the general appropriation bill was transmitted to tl.' house of represen- t tatives from the ways and means com- 1 mittee. Mr. L. J. Browning, chair man of the committee, deserves espe- 1 cial credit for bringing in this most 4 important feature of the session's work 1 on record time, there being still at least two weeks of the session in which consider it and to give the governor opportunity to use the par ing knife, if he so desires, before the session closes. The expenses for the various de partments run about as usual. There is provided this year special appro priations for a new auditorium at the University of South Carolina, $50,000, of which $25,000 is payable out of this year's taxes and $25,000 next year, and for an industrial arts and science building at Winthrop, $40,000, of which $20,000 is to come from this year's taxes. Some of the items of the bill are as I follows: Governor's office, $18,480; Secretary of State's office, $8,320; comptroller general's office, $10,600; insurance commissioner's office, $10, 240; State treasurer's office, $8,642.35; attorney general's office, $7,845; rail road commissioners' office, $11,570; chief game warden, $2,900; State li brarian's office, $1,800; State geolo gist's office, $1,762.53; public buildings (maintenance fund), $71,023.13; judi cial department, $99,296; board of medical examiners, $2,500; health de " partment, $24,509.20; tax department, $81,485,14; University of South Caro lina, $98,298.78; Winthrop Normal and Industrial college, $152,531.29; the Citadel, $57,266.61; Institute for Edu cation of Deaf, Dumb and Blind, $35, 000; State Negro college, $16,500; South Carolina Industrial school, $26, 000; State Hospital for the Insane, $283,050; State penitentiary, $6,560; pensions, $268,000; historical commis sion, $5,503.53; interest on bonded debt, $295,980.83; elections, $45,485; miscellaneous, $62,037.50; senate, $15, 186,43; house of representatives, $32, 904.70; department of agriculture, commerce and industries, $22,020; oth I er educational purposes, $148,773.70; State superintendent of education's of fice, $9,270; adjutant general's office, $18,570. WAREHOUSE BILL. Provides for System to Handle and Store Cotton-Commission to Be in Control. The bill introduced in the senate1 by J. B. Green, senator from Marl boro, to create and operate a State warehouse system for storing cotton, passed the senate Friday night and was ordered sent to the house. This measure was first read on January 15, referred to the committee on agricul ture aind was reported back favora bly. Under the provisions of the bil! there are to be three commissioners to be elected by the general assembly, and they are to be known as the State warhouse commission. The term of ofce shiall be for two, four and six years, the terms of each to be de cided by lot. The chairman will be designated by the general assembly. The board of commissioners is em powered to appoint a manager for the warehouse, cotton graders and all such - other help that is necessary. The chairman will have a clerk at a compensation of $1,000 a year for the work not connected with the board of1 comnissioners, and the chairman will receive a salary of $2,100 a year and the other commissioners are to re ceive $6 a day for the actual number - of days worked, also ten cents a mile for the actual mileage traveled. The salaries of all others connected with the warehouse system will be fixed by the board. Te To Issue Bonds. Tecommission is empowered to is sue bonds, payable 30 years after date, and such 'bonds are created a lien on all of the real estate acquired by the warehouse commission. The bill provides that these bonds will1 in no way be a debt or an obligation . on the State of South. Carolina, but will be a specific lien on the ware- i house property. The warehduse ca pacity must be 200,000 bales. The bill provides for a conringent fund of $5,000 for the board, and $250,000 is appropriated to ear-y out the provisions of the act. Section seven provides that "all lint cotton properly baled shail be receiv ed for storage at the Stit warehouse, and the charges for same shall be fix ed by the State warehoiso coinmis sion. Each bale of cotton shall be1 weighed, graded and numbered, so as to be identifiedl at all times. The i grades to be according to the standardI grades adopted by the United States 1 government. The person depositing ji Ithe cotton shall be given a receiptl( from the State of South Carolina, varehouse, which receipt shall give he weight, grade and number of each >ale. The receipt to be transferable mnly by the written assignment and he cotton which it represents deliv ;rable only upon the production of ,he receipt, which is to be marked canceled' when the cotton is taken rom the warehouse. All cotton on torage shall be fully insured." Mileage Bill Passed House. The house passed the Carlisle mile ige bill to a third reading by a vote f 73 to 10. The measure was passed >y the senate last year and was con :inued >by the house at the last session intil February 1, 1912. The Carlisle bill, which passed the senate last session, after determined )pposition, and got by its second read ng in the house, follows: "Be it enacted by the general as ;embly of South Carolina: "Section 1. That any railroad com any selling mileage bookf for trans )ortation is hereby required to receive ooupons from mileage books sold by ;aid railroad company, on its trains or transportation within the State Lnd to check baggage for passengers pon presentation of said mileage )ook. "Sec. 2. This act shall go into effect fay 1, 1912." Sustained Veto on Commission. Acting upon the recommendation of :he judiciary committee, the house mustained by a vote of 35> to 0 Go". Blease's veto of the act allowing Mharleston, Greenville, Greenwood and other South Carolina cities to vote on adopting the conimission form1 >f government at its morning session rhursday. House Passes Aanti-Racing Bill. The "anti-racing" bill, as it is call ?d, passed the house. The opponents Af the Erckmann-Osborne bill at no time mustered more than 25 to 30 votes and were hopeless in the moral, whirlpool. Each and every amend-] tent was killed. without a murmur, ind towards the end of the fight the )verwhelming vote, 85 to 25, got every me in a good humor. The bill goes to the senate. No vote was taken on the final passage of the ill, as the opponents of the measure saw it was useless. Senate Passed Medical Bill. The bill providing for a system of nedical examination for school chil irn and students at colleges, also :eachers and inmates of such institu ions, .passed the senate Friday morn .ng and was sent to the house for the] mendments to be voted on. This] 'll originated in the house. Practi ally all the morning sessiQn of the ;enate was devoted to debate On this1 neasure, and several amendments, to t were offered. The Laney amend nent to leave it optional with parents n certain counties to designate what physician they desire to examine their] hild was cariet,. The &neasure, as enacted, provides Eor the examination of students, teach- r irs and attendants at schools and ( eges by a regularly appointed physi ian, chosen by the board of trustees f each individual school or college. Goernor's Veto Was Overruled. Thursday morning the senate, by at rote of 29 for, and 0 against, passed >ver the governor's veto the bill pro- I rididg for an assistant superintendent f education for counties with a popu [ation of between 82,000 and 85,000. lhis bill is a local measure, as Spar ;anburg county is the only county in :he State that has a population be :ween these figures. The committee 1 >education recommended theps age of this bill over the .veto. FOR STATE HOUSE PLANS.a Architects' claim of $13,500 Now Be Ia Columbia, Feb. 3.-The ways anda neans committee is considering a billt r $13,5i00 for plans for remodellingi ie State house. The plans were]' nade by Mr. A. W. Todd, of Charles on. The claim for the fee is based n this agreement: The Agreement. State of South Carolina. I This agreement entered into this 27 lay of September, 1911, by and be .ween F. M. Bryan, chairman and W. A. Dixon, secretary, acting as a sub- c ~ommittee, under authority of the ~ ~ommitee on State house and grounds,d ~ommissioned by his excellency, the ~overnor, for this purpose, party of " he first part, hereinafter for brevity, yled the committee, and A. W. Todd Lnd J. D. Benson, copartners, doing )siness under the name of Todd & li 3enson, parties of the second part, g iereinafter for brevity styled the ar- F :hitects: W Titneseth:i (1) That wheras, the cnmmittee, n ll iU WYe Pay'L Four Interest In FO OUlRI Copyright 1909. by C. E. NO BEf'I than'with the N your boy in tb by opening a sa~ him. We solics Will always r treatment. "The Bank That Ala The Newberry Capital Stock, - Jas. McIntosh, President cig under authority vested in them legislation againsi y te general committee on State gers. fse and grounds, have by this The governor ri gement' commissioned the said sage to the genera ritests to make up plans,'estimates, he asked an inves c,for the improvements to the State ker company, on atl building, and to perform such comnpa.ny was a tr duties as are usually required might some day I f rchitects in such work. The message, with Nw this agreement: ing for an investil itnesseth: to the judiciary ct Tht in consideration of the services The report of i o eretofore rendered and so to be follows: eered that the architects are to be "The judiciar-y dfor such services in accordance was referred-the ihthe fees established by the No. 22, having re: Lrican Institute of Architects. As ker Cotton Mills rschedule hereto attached. gesting .the advisa Iwitness whereof, the parties to gation on the par [ie presents have hereunto set -as to such compa! -ii hands and seals the day and year tion, begs leave tc oe first written. "That this co-mi F. M. Bryan, (L. S.) Ch'm'n. considered the gi W. W. Dixon, Secretary. that it has had b' Drawings and Plaster Model. ,hearing the presi Te drawings distributed are ex- 1Cotton Mills comi ent, and the archadsct ha re, at tee having itself: buc expense, 'had a plaster model having~ received n eared to show how the. work will ing the charge, feE kwhen completed. This model is be accomplished b: xhibition in the State house. its character. he claim is now before the ways "It therefore re dmeans committee, and there is a ther action is nec etion being raised as to whether to said message ai a on -' bai authority to make it be discharged f o.tr~ - cl'g $13,500. eration thereof." sa '- gencral proposition a soti', hes been offered looking1CetrLnr. ub- :!' . to the voters of the Itnwdelp a n id jim -i e m;1:.in do. ar's the pronored extension and im-bok nBea" Ch. eer aysrn oement of the State house. mittee, however, eprt of Senate Judiciary Commit-. take our advice a ee on Concurrent Resolution. the State. He is I if he en.ters Sou lumbia, Feb. 3.-The senate judi- convicted he wou r committee, to which was .comn- tie mercy at the h itd a concurrent resolution intro- governor. cd by Senator W. J. Johnson call- ......... gfor an investigation of cotton mill i.rers in the State, has replied to enate that it does not advise an :vetigation. ~eenty the judiciary committee da public hearing on the mill mer- ~ W I rquestion, at which Mr. L. W. J Ufl arer, president of the Parker Cottorn ._______ scompany, and Mr. H. J. Haynes- CO IS THE TI orh. attorney for the samne company. aespeeches in opposition to any IYEAB, $1.50; SIM Iz TWIG O" BLNT,SO Sa-m ThTTllS. INEI/D T AN Depart A\CCOUNT IOY TODAY met Zimmerman Co.--No. 28 'ER TIME' ew Year to start e right direction rings account for it your business. aceive courtious lays Has The Money" Savings 'Bank - $50,000.00 J. E. Norwood, Cashier the so-called mler-Ilmiton hed ~cently sent a mes-Mndwaweaegontoelyor - 1 assembly in which tecifeeuiei on omk tigation of the Par-poiia tmbr fth veo ilsI he ground that theth lesltr. Tefiid ofh. combination thatIgoeoribthbacsofhee ecome a monopoly.erlasmlhaeadtiran the resolution call- cneld9rigt ee hs (h ~ation, was referredgvenrs eem sfelcfi mmittee. ta h lmI hiswtot-o he committee is as n hadfr t. Te gvro ~ommittee, to whomintehueadthrsaraonfr governor's message,it ~erence to the Par compan, andBul-mntion Ahtiea. b~li ofan ive l icl tibe r the eto ofils e.c t o' thehe legislature. The Jauri of prprepn LYan togoaernor sin licatinchsos.egn ai~eerasl Pas s io havehad itheir.n governorrs)enmeisageee ~foreit a a pulic t the ,pu is thir w*** ithout * ingnhardoorth,t.Paerkover ioifrai n, and hos,adthiesaresnfr ompaidnc, andsugif-PesoNte. iith fa n et i-I will Coing th atio's.o eec tn invtlgiatuf reuary 22Th January twipaen Febnditrogaiz-rio 27-icthes.ndth rport thatG.OPeterson,n esawith earMaefully-APsomn Cofmmissioner. Lorecomend atat lil 6hrsy r*.Ms*es let fthe Parke s!Pls!Pls 0ifra ion lnd , Bleigad thn ils* b tha that "Fhigele ob h tuors,ala itcngation ce, was onyameh. uact ry poulTice gCoe isan helif Williams' Indian Pile Ointment wils cr that no such book pard for Piesand itching of the private L ei niu oWILLIAMS MFG. CO., Props., Cleveland, OMe investigating comn ut he had better HHESTER S PILLS ad stay away from THEC DIA:ND BAND ikely to be arrested e A ~ wt h1 Carolina and if Pil iRed and Ged__ d receive very lit- -RND **, or3 ands of the present se yasBno5asststAl w ayseu1i. SW P BY DRIGGISTS EVERY INF HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR RAW FURS AND HIDES Wool on Commission. Write for price list mentioning this ad. Established 187 E & CO1 LOUISV!LLE,KY. [E TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD AND) JEWS MONTHS, 75c. FOUR MONTHS, 50e.;