Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. r __ WHAT "BUTTERFLY" LEGISLATURE DI1). (Continued from page 2, column 2.) sought for by the farming interests; (13) the adoption of the injunction plan in the effort to suppress houses of ill-fame; (14) the forcible treatp ment of lewd women with venerai disease. (These two latter are among the measures strongly urged by Governor Manning and very much wanted by the federal administra tion), and mark a long stride forward in the handling of the vice problem; (15) the proposition of.recording and validating all bond is +V./V OViQrar^ hill allnwinsr SUtJS, (tiiu UIC UUL1U1U c municipalities to own property, injA eluding water works systems and the like. X)n the other hand, among what t was not done might be classed hurriedly: (1) provision for bi-annual sessions; (2) State-wide compulsory education; (3) physical examination of children at school; (4) bone-dry prohibition; (5) suppression of the sale of patent and proprietary medicines that intoxicate; (6) the passage of a 6 per cent, interest law; (7) ^he abolition of the tax commission; (8) the increase of salaries for State officials; (9) provision for vocational training upon the scale desired by its * advocates; (10) the development of im. some plan for the building of the ^ Santee and other essential bridges. Now, of course, among these items as mentioned as not having been fin ished, there will be many of them < * 'y ' ? "> never finished and ought not to be, but many of them are urged nevertheless. , Most Talk on Small Matters. One of the conspicuous features of f legislation at this session was the fact that so many important bills were'voted upon without any considerable discussion and so many unimportant bills consumed the major L i portion of debates; for instance, on the senate side there was very much more discussion on the proposition of ratifying the report of the board ; : of arbitrators on the boundary linej - ; between Aiken and Edgefield counties or upon the five-cent fare to camp r Jackson, than there was upon the milkmlffinor Q T1OTI7 ' prUpUSlClUU Ui l9Ui;miki.wg u uv y board for the tax commission, or upon bone-dry prohimition for South Carolina. Perhaps the most important inai vidual piece of legislation outlining j|- . a new policy on the part of the State ; was the passage in the eleventh hour V - -of the session of the Banks bill pro^ Tiding for State insurance on cotton. T Briefly the plan is for the sinking * . fund"commission, through the State treasurer to pay any losses upon warrant of the warehouse commissioner. * V. , The. system is to be handled by the governor, comptroller general and the - warehouse commissioner, who are to make,the ra^es anjl handle the en-i r\.: tire venture. The authority to borrow money is not given and the idea ^ r is that the cotton insurance fund will V>>.' be able to stand on its own legs. This is*the sequel t^ the State going into the warehouse business and |1 it is predicted that the venture will P 1 prove successful, although.it is a L marked departure from the policy of I the State. The State has for some r? .time insured its public buildings, in' eluding the State educational institutions and schools and the venture has been so successful that it made it. possible for the cotton insurance * statute to pass wjth comparatively 4: little difficulty. ^ There was no considerable opposi> tion to the passage of the hill and it f. went through the senate without proy test. The new venture of the State w tn sro into effect as soon as the governor-approves it. i Elections and Liqnor. [ to this connection it might be mentioned that a great deal of the legislative term was consumed by the elections that were necessary to be held at this time. In most cases the . incumbents were reelected, but the election brought out intoNthe limelight former Judge Mendel L. Smith, who has resigned to accept a position as major in the United States army and his resignation and his 7 talk before the general assembly accentuated his remarkable ability and the appreciation in which his talents > are now held. ^ There were a series of bills propos^ ed with reference to the liquor situa^ tion. Some of the senators wanted South Carolina to join the "bone-dry" U column, Tne nouse iavorea sucn a | plan, but the senate killed the propoF sition. And then some of the senators wanted to restrict the permits that were preliminary to securing the quart a month by physicians' prescriptions. This was killed. Then other senators wanted to stop the sale of essence of lemon, and many of them wanted to stop the sale of proprietary and patent medicines that j were essentially offered for intoxicating purposes. All of these suggestions failed and the only change that was adopted at this session to the DuRant quart-a-month law was Senator Alan Johnstone's plan of holding the judge of probate directly responsible for the issuance of the necessary permits and restricting the maki \ n ing out of these permits to the office of the judge of probate, and not allowing that officer to "farm out" or authorize any one not in his office to issue such permits, and for him to be the judge as to whether or not such permits should be issued. Liberality the Keynote. The temper of the legislature was altogether liberal this year. This is perhaps largely due to the fact that South Carolina has enjoyed a year of unbounded prosperity, and the farming interests and all other interests have prospered. The railroads, the insurance companies, the banks, the rnttnn mills telesrraDh companies, telephone companies, water works companies, were all left alone. The only bill affecting or relating to railroad interests was one with reference to simple little wire screens, and even that fell by the wayside. There was absolutely no mention of a 2-cent rate, or anything else that might be of doubtful expediency, as far as the $$fOle State was concerned. Gevernor Manning seriously stressed the importance of legislation that might be used in emergency to suspend the labor laws, because labor is getting to be the vexed question in South Carolina at this time, but the labor unions raised such a rumpus abut the matter that no bill along this line was even introduced, and the matter died before it could be seriously considered by the general assembly. Governor Manning made monir ctiorcootinno tVm m net imnnrt uauuj Vk-M'AVA*1^> *** wv w V ant of which was the suggestion with reference to the labor laws and an adequate bond issue to relieve the financial strain , of the State. The most important of his desires'took form in the establishment of the institution for feebleminded and in the two bills with reference to the handling of the vice situation. The others, generally, went by the board and were defeated. Woman suffrage was not mentioned. This probably was due to the pendency of the federal legislation. Senator Shristensen tried to have a constitutional amendment submitted to the people looking to women hold- 1 ing positions on school and other boards. This was defeated. There are three young women now taking law at the University of South Carolina, under the same rules and regulations and by the same examination as applies to men. For the first time in the history of ; the State* a flexible levy has been provided. In other words, the ways and means and finance committees, through Chairman Christensen, announced that the plan was to have a maximum levy of 9 1-2 mills this year which could be reduced in the event that taxable property should show a substantial increase. This year South Carolina will spend $3,435,758.88 for the conduct of all of its institutions, for the maintenance of its schools, in addition to other forms of taxation, for the payment of the interest on its bonds, for the operation of its courts and for all of thd legitimate expenses of the State government. South Carolina is growing, and growing very rapidly, and while apparently the increase in the appropriation bill over last year is about $40,000, this is not in proportion to the growth of the State. The extraordinary expenditures in the appropriation bill were the provisions for the home for wayward girls, which will ultimately cost $40,000? one-half of which is to be paid' this year;* $60,000 for the establishment of a home for the feebleminded?one half of tfhich is to be paid this year. The fund for the maintenance of the council of defense, $25,000, and the beginning of the construction of a $100,000'dormitory at Winthrop, to be paid for in three installments. A most interesting little side-line attraction, so to speak, was the contention over the bill not to allow the killing of heifer calves under eighteen months of age. The one side con+Vio* TY-iillr txt o q ocoDntial onrl ICUUCU LUOj, Uliin nua voauuwiui uuu that by killing off the 'calves, the milch> cows that were essential to the production of the milk were being cut off and that milk-bearing cows were now getting 'to be very expensive. On the other hand, was the contention that the calves were consuming a great deal of food fctuff that was so essential, and that should be conserved. It was a very interesting little fight, and it developed in leaving the issue alone for the owners of the calves to do with them as they pleased. It is noteworthy that the legislative sessions was shorter than usual? about ten days less than the usual forty days. During this time the general assembly took no excursions, as some people have seen fit to call them. These excursions are not bad things; on the contrary, they are very good things, by way of giving first-hand information. The general asembly is leaving Co; lumbia after having worked hard, aftor having shown real patriotic spirit in whatever it has -undertaken and without anyv heartburns or ill feeling at any point during the progress of its work.?August Kohn in News and Courier. / |j 11 I PEACE TO YOUR FEET. DON'T g|j LET YOUR FEET BE COLD. || WEAR SHOES | I SB WEAR SHOES THAT WEAR H || WHILE ALL OTHERS ARE WORN B mS GET STYLES THAT ARE STYIr 9 ?8 ISH AND THAT LOOK AND FEEL H 5j| AND WEAR LIKE SHOES OUGHT 9 II THE PRICES ARE RIGHT | IRENTZ & FELDER I I BAMBERG, S. C. I - A^A A^A J^A A^A Ak-J^k. x AT vat Ty wf ?A? "4" "At fy TAT II "TUP PPIPP MA If PR" I! T liin UltVL ITl/lllUlt I V ' . 1 % I THIS IS AN ECONOMY | I FURNITURE STORE f V Y V You need never question the V value of what is offered you here Y V because the price is low. Y y We are sure of our quality. Y V And the moderation of our makV ings is the result of the advanV tages we enjoy in buying. i - We hold it an obligation we jt owe you to sell as low as possible, JL ? J i? I XI X. j always protecting you m tne sat- & A isfaction you have a right to ex- A 1' ' pert. > 1 A The. more you knock around A A the stronger will our qualities A A and prices appeal to vou. A | F. K. GRAHAM ? ^ " The Furniture Man." EHRHARDT, S. C. Cash or Credit aTA A^A A^A A4A 16*. A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A.4A A^. A^A A^A A^A A^A A. J^A A A A A^L A^A A ?^V V C T V T<r Y n _ i I atones Lake? I WE HAVE FIVE VARIETIES THIS WEEK f v ' Y | SILVER SUCE GOLDEN SUNBEAM f Y A Pure White Cake A Pound Cake Hard to Beat Y Y | ' ' Y % MEPNISTO (Choc.) RAISIN CAKE ^ A Devil's Food Cake Yellow Cake With Baisins Y T 1 X | SPANISH CAlOr A Rich Spice Cake j ^ Y ? Y ... V ^ CuflPr+littit* CmoIi Htilrlr Holivcfu PhrtflP 15 A. lt61 JlUIll^ 11V3U. yuivn isviitwij? iuviiv ?/ I TOM DUCKER f V BAMBERG, S. C. X ^ V Read -^OVER THE TOP" by A. Gny Empey This Story will appear in The Herald soon. Subscribe now. r A Far=Sighted Man is the one who takes no chances U -J-iffil with his wheel, but keeps a first-class machine in first-class ' trim. The best bicycle badly ??Ik*" repaired quickly degenerates in- ' to a worthless article. Unless ^1 j __Pvr=^^ you are riding for a fall, don ?t /rk\ Ml W/rv/^\v I I allow your steel steed to be ![ .. ;jf ' (I(X N |\ made unreliable by sloppy jobs IP*.'? -!z' of incompetent tinkers. Our // work is excelled nowhere. ^ FULL STOCK OF FORD PARTS I J. B. BRICKLE I 9 Telephone No.l4J Bamberg, S. C. R aWldg. "Xor J JUST LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND DO R LHTLf I ^ I "THINKING.", THEN YOU WILL BANK YOUR MONEY. . : ^ "V.' : BANK WITH U5 ^ : WE PAY FOUR (H) PER CENT.. INTEREST, COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY, ON SAVING DEPOSITS v., ' i ' \ Farmers & Merchants Bank EHRHA.R&T, S. C., , ? Help the Operators Serve i . You Better ! n a u >jenuUk tf 0 ' * ? * t t'jy Telephone subscribers are urged to call by number and not by name. In a community of this size the operators cannot possibly re- . member the names of all subscribers; when you call by name you delay your service and hamper its efficiency. All telephones are known to the operators n.imkaro OfP Pfl tflP SWTtphbofird Uy llUlliUWio vr uxv vii mjv ? rectly in front of them. The directory is your index to the switchboard and should be consulted before making a call. Call by number and help the operator serve you better. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE > AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY I The piac^tcTPuM^i t H so that you'll know where your * I money is when you want it?is I in our reliable savings bank. It ^^ R is both fire and burglar proof, v3^*j J I and while your money is in our Tpyj^^Jri ltfr^di I care it is also earning money Si I for you. You are well protect- ?^^TtirK^y ftffl | ed against any kind of loss j/?pMfe j mm here. We enjoy the confidence I Wjj I of the community and carry the n [ fjm I accounts of the best citizens and JJ? ji*j f'lJ M I,. n ^ | Enterprise Bank I 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. I '