The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 21, 1913, Image 1
VOLCME EE KEWBEBBY, SOUTH CABOLEXi, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913. TWICE A WEEK, A YEAB.
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Legislature M
This Week
GOV. BLEASE SIGNS
MEDICAL COLLEGE BILL
GOVERNOR SIGNS BII.L?TRUSTEES
ELECTED.
House Passes ami Sends to Senate
Bill to Abolish Hosiery Mill.
Charleston Liquor Bill.
Columbia. February 19.?Governor
Blease tonight affixed his signature to
the bill providing for the State to
take over the Medical college at Charleston,
and the measure thereby becomes
a law. Tomorrow the general
assembly meets in joint s-ession at
noon to elect eight trustees for the
college.
The house is now pegging away,
* marking time, while the senate has yet
many important measures to consider.
On the house side there remain
only 2"> bills to be acted upon, and the
most of these are of a local nature.
The only important <mes seem to be
that by the Berkelfv delegation with
reference to taxing timber and the
two propositions with reference to the
State Hospital for the Insane and the
removal of the plant to the new site.
Lanev Oil Bill.
Another bill that may be of general
interest is one by Mr. Laney with
reference to the inspection of illumin~
thio msv PTt over to
rf.LIJ.ig UHO, uuu 0_
next session, as a great many other
measures have done," so that the measures
can be more thoroughly digested.
The senate, on the other hand, is
not so far advanced with its work and
has many important propositions for
future consideration. Today 011 the
senate side the compulsory education
bill came up. A proposition was made
to substitute the house bill, but to
this objection was made on the ground
that the house plan of county adop
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tion haa not Deen on me ucsk ui mc
senators for 24 hours. After some
discussion the whole matter involving
any form of compulsory education was
made a special order for tomorrow at
11 o'clock. i
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Rittenberg Bill Advanced. i
The senate today advanced the Rittenberg
dispensary license bill to third
reading upon the request of Senator
Sinkler. Senator Sinkler stated that
the people of Charleston were very
? ..~v in tVio hill anH hp
illUUIl unci COICU III v?>,
"wanted it advanced, as the session
was getting late and he did not want
the bill placed in jeopardy. He promised
that every opportunity would be J
g?ven for full and fr?e discussion of
the bill when it comes up for final passage.
Senator Crouch having stated
that he was going to fight to kill the
bill. All proposed amendments were
ordered printed in the Journal, and it
is probable that final action on this
bill will be taken tomorrow.
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Timber Tax Bill.
On the house side the 24-hour rule
with reference to the printing of newbills
was applied to the Berkeley comity
timber bill. Mr. Harvey, of Berkeley.
was v?ry anxious to get up the
senate bill by which it was proposed
lo tax standing timber, but Mr. Belser
thought the matter too important
tc be rushed through, anc the point
he made was finally sustained and
tile timber taxation bill was. therefore,
made a special order for tomorrow,
when it will be thrashed out.
Hosiery Mill Bill to Senate.
There were twenty-five third reading
bills on the house calendar today
and twenty-four of this number went
on through and were ordered to be
ratified without the raising of a single
point, and it was only on the last
sf the entire group that a light was
iirecipitaied. This was on Mr. ('. C.
Wvche's bill to abolish the hosiery
mill, 2K)\v operated within the penitentiary
inclosure. A strenuous fight was
made to recommit the bill, practically
the entire fight being based on the
position that the legislature bad no
right to abrogate a contract, as that
was a matter for the courts. Mr.
Wyche. who has made this question
the all-important one in his work t'or
lay Adjourn
: and May Not
] this year, however, succeeded in pass
i^g it, and the matter of annulling the
contract will now be an issue before
the senate.
Weight and Measures.
An important bill that w.nt through
today without question, and one j
which has previously been studied out
| by the commissioner of agriculture, is
one providing for a standard basis
j for weights a.ul nioasurts. l"nder this
| bill the State prescribes how many i
i
I pounds of peas will make a bushel, j
, how many pounds of corn, potatoes
and the like, will make a bushel.
Carriage License Fees.
The discussion during the morning j
on the bill to divert the marriage li- j
cen&e fee to judges of probate oc- j
casioned much discussion and the sat- j
isfaction the license system lias mot !
; with. There was 110 expression of dis- !
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i approval at the idea of a marriage li- ;
cense, the only question was how the ;
fee should be used. Many of the coun- i
ties in which the judge of probate is \
i
poorly paid wished that these officials I
| should get these fees, and an amend- j
ment was adopted along that line to- j
day. I'nder the amendment offered by i
Mr. Vander Horst, the $1 paid for the i
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marriage license in Charleston is to j
go to the probate judge of that conn- j
ty- i
>0 State House Driveways.
There was quite a lively discussion j
f p i
over the request of the Richland dele
nr * r\ r? 1 1 /Mir fV* A or Af 211
5<xiiisii aiiKJ cut; vi UUT
ways around the State house. The = *"1
t v>
members were importuned by several j 1
State house officials not to permit the
opening and a real estate advertise-j pe
ment was produced which waj em- ?
phasized to indicate that the opening i
of the driveway around the State
house grounds was largely tor real (Jc
estate purposes, and the house declin-;
ed to approve the much desired, and
in time to come, driveway around the \
State house building. Under the reso-!
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lution 110 appropriation was asked tor, Ge
but the approval of the house was j
sought to the undertaking. i m<
More About Adjournment. mi
It is very plain that the house will be
be ready to adjourn by Saturday; ed
whether or not this will be- practicable
| in view of the situation in the senate ^
and the fact that the appropriation bill su
nas noi yei Deen passea are me oniy m,
phases that may delay adjournment, j
There was some talk today of taking ^ {
a recess on Saturday and coming back
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about the middle of next week to act
tei
upon any possible vetoes, but the evi- ^
dent purpose of the members is to repu
! main on hand until the final adjourn- .
in1
ment. I
Game Warden's Claim Ipheld.
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The house then took under consid-j
eration the claim of $1,900 salary for ~
James Henry Rice, chief game war- j
den, to the payment of which objec- of
CO
tion had been raised. The general
assembly of last year failed to pass
i rtvc\r tcrAvnrnnr'c votry tho itom rtf
V/WV.A CX4T. &V*VAMVi ^ ' V. WW .W.M w.
! the appropriation bil! providing the in;
ve
i salary for the warden. The position j
of opponents to the claim was that ^
| Mr. Rice was discharged by the State .in
by that action.
j Those in favor of paying the claim pe
held that Mr. Rice holds a four-year *
i contract from the State of South Cari
olina and the State is u.idrr obliga- j
i + r..n- +li? colarv fr?r oar-li VPPr ' by
j L 1 V_/11 LU [ja ? Uliv OU1U1 T *. *. V.UV11 v' VM*
: This view is held by the attorney gen- re
; eral, who appeared before the claims ;ls
| committee, it was brought out. , st'
' Messrs. Dick, Sturkie, Sweeney,
i Hunter, Whaley and O'Quinn fought :
i vigorously for the payment of the m
! claim, contending that the State will vc
| impeach her honor by refusing to pay is
j the claim. Messrs. Moore, Former, th
Ashley and Mitchum opposed the' is:
claim. The motion by Mr. Sturkie, | in
j that the house adopt the minority fa- j re
] vorable report of the committee and ; co
j order the claim paid, was passed t>y , in
j a vote of 64 to 40. j ed
Jasper Vetoes Sustained. j ty
A majority favorable report from .lz
the judiciary committee was received su
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recommending that the veto of th? '
(governor be sustained on two local j ve
; bills for Jasper county, introduced by : vc
j Representative Hutson. The vote of, in
' the committer stood seven to five tor' th
the veto. ' ro
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Top Row, left to right: Myrtle, V. Arail, Winins H.,
s Morris (J. Pierce), Cecil W., Eula Ray, (Amanda) Lyi
This photo-picture represents the family of Pierce 1
ther is fifty-one years old, the mother forty-three. On
industrious farmer, living in No. 9 Township, Newber
?h school of Prosperity. They are members of the Me
eir State, and never to touch intoxi mating liquors. Thi
rry is proud to own them as her so ns and daughterss.'
ople, and for the people, but honor and respect all ci
AS TO ONE MILL TAX. does not suit the
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' aiate; win ue uj
v. B?ease Sends Message Regarding ance to the coui
Bill Passed by Honse Levying think it my duty
One Mill for Schools. I that I will not a
; that it may be c
Message No. 31. ! may make in the
intlemen of the General Assembly: j tion bill provision
You will romember, in my annua! schools.
jssage, that I asked you for a one , you will find on
1] levy for the free public schools, to nal, under the he
disbursed by the State board of voting," a substit
ucation. j Mitchum, which i
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I notice this mor.iing, on page 24, with my recommer
use Journal, a bill, which I pre- al assembly, and "v
me is a substitute for that recom-, you once again t<
mdation. j separate bill or :
In order to keep down any friction, appropriation bill.
)eg leave to advise that I positively ! I am tryiry, ?
11 not sign that bill. It is a sub- down any friction
'fuge on its face, giving to the high make any threat,
hools and graded schools and to going to stand by
blic libraries the money which wso you do not fix thi
:ended, at least my recomm^.idation ! the free schools, it
intended, should go strictly to f.he vote of each of yoi
edy free public schools. This bill through the appro
1 have made for yoi
M> Vnnmans exDlained the purposei are n?t chilt
the bills which, he said, relate to a are men? an(* then
urt house and jail for the baby cour- dallying between
Mr. Epps, of the judiciary com- m-v tr^er,ds in th<
ttee, spoke in favor of the bill, say- stand by me
? that the assigned reason for the am ^ere make
to is that sentiment in Jasper coun- make it *or the 15
is divided on the question involved countr)T schools, w
the biils and that the opposition fu^>' and woefully
ould be given an opportunity to ap- tne higher inst
ar before some committee, which where only a favc
^? v*. ?nAt \Tr \Tilo\
r> iirt vr nvc uvia . .?ii. |
iefly against the bills. i ' h?Pe >ou un(^(
, , . , .. 1 have endeavor?
Mr. Welch, in answer to a question
t- . , ... . .. . . , , and can do no moi
Mr. Hutson, admitted that he had ,
1 Very
ceived a f-?e for drawing the bill and
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sistins with the preliminary legal
i
eps to the formation of the county, i
, . , . i'ii I Columbia, S. C.,
oke against the two bills. | _
Mr. Hutson, the author of the bills, VETO 1\SR!
ade a strong argument, in their fa- !
?r. He showed that local sentiment (jov. Rlease Refu
strong in favor of the provisions of Proposing1 Ext
e bills, since they were the chief! j-on Judgessues
of the recent county campaign,1
olor>toH Mr Hutson
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ad a telegram, signed by all of the Gentlemen of the
>unty officers of Jasper county, urg- tatives:
g him to fight for the bills. H-> scor- i herewith reti
the county commission of his conn- niv signature, Act
. C. E. Perry and R. M. Jeffries, oi \0. r?. Senate No.
tsper county, received passing cen-' much to take thi
re at the hands of Mr. Hutson. i the most careful
The moton to pass the bill over the : tigation, in view
'to of the governor was lost by a ; Bill, which is: "T1
>te of .">8 to 44. a two-thirds vote be- fective upon the <
g required to pass it. The house ernor." and in vi
en adjourned until 10 o'clock tomor- Article of the
w norning. satrsfi d that it *
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Elbert W., J. Lind say, R. Furman, Nettie. Bottom Row,
lell Blease, Effie, Cordelia, Gladys.
Bowers?15 children and his wife Amanda, to whom he w,
e daughter is married. The youngest child is one year
ry county. The sons and daughters'all attended rural :
;thodist church, brought up in the fear of the Lord, to
ey earn their bread as sons of the soil, and are an exam
They are good Democrats. They are firm in their faith
tizeas whom the voice of the people have placed in au
free schools of the tion. Section 9 of Article 5 of 1
: very little assist- constitution reads: "The justices
ltry schools, and I the supreme court and judges of 1
now to say to you > circuit court shall each receive co
ipprove it, in order pensation for their services to be fi:
hanged or that you by law, which shall not be increaf
general appropria- or diminished during their contii
for the free public ance in office. They shall not be
j lowed any fees or perquisites of
page 26, same Jour- ' fice? nor shall they hold any other <
ading, "Reasons for ?f trust or profit under this Sta
ute offered by Mr. ; the United States, or any other po
s in exact keeping er-" ^ >'ou notice the constil
idation to the gener- ti?n uses the word "compensatioi
vhich I now request ailt^ 110^ ^ke word "salary. Now,
o either pass, as' a y?u ta^e law dictionaries and lo
incorporate in your at the meaning of this word "compe
sation," and take the same books a
gentlemen, to keep !!ook at the >?eaninS of th* word' "P<
I do not desire to <luisites>" 1 am satisfied that you w
but positively 1 am come to, the conclusion that this h
. violates the section of the constit
my message, and 11
is one mil! levy for tion which 1 have quoted' certain'V
will take two-thirds it0 the judges n0W in office'
ir two houses to put J I said in my annual message tl
priations which you. year: "\ou should raise the salari
ir State colleges. ) judges.' I stand by that. T'j
Iren, gentlemen; we are Pa*d too little. But I do not t
i is no use for dilly- lieve this bill will reach what
us. I believe that is intended to reach. Some or o
2 house and senate supreme court judges have long ten
in this fight, and I ahead of them; some of our circi
it, and I propose to judges have recently been re-eleei
ittle children in the f?r full terms; and under this sect'
ho are being so wii- of the constitution I do not beli3
neglected in behalf that they can be benefited by this o
itutions of learning, j 1 think it would have been much b<
>red few receive the ter if an Act had been passed ratsi
the salaries direct, br-fore the jiuij
*rstand m>Aposition., elected at this session of the 'eg?s
d to make it plain, ture had been elected, and al! -.wi
re. I the other judges the privilege or i
respectfully, I signing and being re-elected, in ore
Cole. L. Biease. j to be the beneficiaries of the Acr.
Governor. I am satisfied the present ju.1;
Feb. 18, 1913. would not be satisiV'd to accept. :
?? expenses herefn provided for so. lo
EASE I> PAY.
as there is any question as to t
i Act's constitutionality, and as it
ses to Sign Bill eludes the supreme court judges
ra Compensation ; ^vell as the circuit judges, the forn
-His Reasons. j eould not serve in passing upor
, constitutionality. In order for i
re \o. 37. j matter to be tested it wo\ild, theref??
House of Repress- become necessary for the suproi
! court justices to retire, permitti
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irn io you. wiuunu nv<> persons learnea in uie utw lu
. No. 78 I House Bill appointed to constitute the supre
156). I regret very court for th? purpose of deciding \
is course, but at'trr question. This, I understand, woi
and thorough inves- give to me a duty and a privilt
of Section 4 of the ; which has never come to any one, a
lis Act to become ef- j which possibly would never com
ipproval of the gov- another. However, I do not feel tl
iew of Section H of : it would be right for me to allow t
Constitution. 1 am kind of Act to become a law with
iolatrs the constita- approval, for th judges, for if it dc
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left to right: Annie, Mrs. Bertha Bow- >:, ^
as married twenty-five years ago. The
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old, the oldest 24. Mr. Bowers is
schools. One son is now a student at
honor their parents, obey the laws of
pie of Christian citizenship. Newthat
Governor Blease is a man of the
tiiority in South Carolina.
:he something similar could be passed
of later affecting all the State officials,
the and I am satisfied that none of them,
im- after having been elected under tha
ted law providing for the salaries they
sed now receive, would be w'lling to ac- I
iu- cept an increase. v _
al- I would be glad to see som^ way to
of- get around this matter, for oui judge3
of- are paid too little, but I taini* the di
i-. rect way is t>etter tnan auouipur.g xo
w- deceive ourselves and our constituents
tu- by quibbling over the technical meani,'?
inj of the word "compensation" ana
if the word "expenses" and tiia word
ok ; "perquisites."
n" . For these reasons, gentlemen, I den<*;
cline to sign this Act.
ir~ i Very respectfully.
nl Cole. L. Bleaic,
Governor. as
THREE MO BE OUT FOB GOYEBNOB
lis John G. Kiehartls, ,Jr, Mendel L.
ies 1 Smith Mod Charles A. Smith Am* J
ey ; nounce Candidacies,
jo- ! J!
:t Columbia, Feb. 18.?When asked
ui tonight about the matter, Railroad
uS Commissioner John G. Richards, Jr?
jit authorized the announcement that he
c.I would be in the race for Governor
on i in 1914. Mr. Richards is serving a
ve second term as railroad commissionii'.
er and previously saw several years'
Kt- service in the house. He is a resing
dent of Liberty Hill, in Kershaw
:es county.
la- Speaker Mendel L. Smith, of the
ng house of representatives, tonight af e
firmed the report that he would be a
ier candidate for governor in 1914. Speaker
Smith has served several terms in
the house, several years as presiding
h.> officer. His home is at Camden.
I
ngj Lieut Governor Chas. A. Smith to 10
night also affirmed the report that
in- h? would be in the race for governor
as in 1914. Governor Smith is serving
ir r i his second term as Lieutenant Govits
j ernor and before that saw service
;><- 1 in the house. His home is at Tim-'
,e. I monsville, in Florence county.
me Attorney General Peoples announ111;
red his candidacy for governor some
0r> days ago, so this makes four in the
me race, and several others are mentionhe
| ed as possible candidates.
jldj Representative George R. Rembert,
ne' of Columbia, when asked if he intendI
a
nd | ed to enter the race, said: "This is
io i not the time to make an announcelat
; ment. I am attempting to accomplish
iiis 1 some things in the legislature. If it - |
oiy fails to act in these matters I shall
>l-> probably submit them to the people."