Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-02-22
LEGISLATIVE SESSION NOW OVER
Both Houses of South Carolina Gener-
al Assembly Closed Their Work Sat-
urday.
The Clemson Bill.

from the privilege tax and if the bill
passes the senate Winthrop will be a
part beneficiary in it.
The bill has peen on the calendar
Tor some time. ever since il came over
from the house. Senator w. J. John
son mas on the senate calendar sim
liar bill but he will let it rest now
that the Pollock bill las arrived.
a good deal of speech making was
engaged in Friday on this bill. but no
action was taken. It's consideration
occupied both the morning and even
ing csSiou.
The house of Representatives has
declined 10 pass any legislation to
amend the dis1ensary law. Saturday
substitute for NIr. Brantley's bill and
the whole matter was indefinitely post
poned after q long fight
VIII Increase Levy.
The supply bill" or the b!ll to fx
the levy for taxes for the current
year. was given second reading in the
house of representatives Saturday
The levy for State and county pur-
poses is raised in tho bill from 20
1-2 mills. This is the first time in
two score years that the levy has OK
cceded mills. This bill occupied prac-
tically the entire time in the House
was considered. Many members were
absent.
The Reformatory Sill.
The Reformatory bill came up in the
Senate Tuesday but was not disposed
Of The bill to give part of the ferti-
lizer tax to Winthrop College failed To
pass.
Earlies in the session the militia
bill passed third reading without
'nurmur. \. il has already passed the
House. il is now ready for ratiiica-
ton. The bill TO cedc the land for the
State armory was also favorably re-
ported. The bill to allow Robert L.
Limehouse OF Dorchester to be admit
ted to the bar without examination was
unfaVorably reported and this report
was adopted. The Judiciary committee
recommended that the bill 10 reduce
, passenger rates be continued until next
year and this was done.
Senator McIver submitted n resolu-
ton that three senators be appointed
to examine the books of the State Off
GERS. There is resolution in the
house providing for the appointment
OF five representatives.
The report OF the findings of the
ways and means committee of the
House and finance committee of the
Senate in the matter OF the legisla-
tive committee and Secretary of State
CAN'T was read and Will be printed in
the journal
y communication from the legisla-
ture OF Arizona asking that our sena-
atOrial and congressional representa-
| tivcs be asked 10 plead for statehood
! for that territory wGs received as in
formation.
Both houses Of the Legislature
! rounded up uncontcsted measures
-.
| dIcd or more OF these were passed.
and the calendars are relieved OF prac-
! tically ell Of their dead wood and are
/ both short. The Legislature has now
practically finished its work. and is
TO be judged by what it has already
! done. All that remains to be done
now is for the two houses to agree
on the measures that have already
| passed one branch or nave passed both
with amendments that have to be
agreed upon.
Mr.. X. ID. Edwards introduced q res
oiution forbidding the use OF the hall
of the House for State ball purposes.
! The resolution will be killed.
The House refused to raise the pay
of Supreme Court Justices TO $500.
Instead it passed the bill as it came
| from the Senate raising the pay $3.50
! each.
me HppTOpFidtion Bill.
The free conference committee on
the appropriation bill reported that it
had been agreed that differences be-
tween the two houses should be set
tied as follows
The salary of the electrician of the
State House shall begin January /
1905.
A stenographer at a salary Of $3.50
per annum shall lie allowed to the
immigration department.
The House concurred in the amend
ment to increase the comptroller gen
erals printing appropriation from So
500 to So 600
The Senate receded from its amend
ment as TO purchasing "Efrd's Digest"
To the bill was added a subdivision:
For the purpose of purchasing land
and building armory in accordance
with the act passed in 1905. $3.50
Also as a subdivision: THE commits
sion for the completion of the inside
of the State House is authorized 10
sell the cid boilers now in use and
complete the work now in their
charge"
The Senate receded from it's amend
ments increasing the appropriation to
the South Carolina college. The re-
port of the free conference committee
was adopted and thus the appropria-
tiOn bill passed.
Committees.
President Sloan announced the ap-
pointment of the following commit
tees:
To examine the books and accounts
of certain State officers-Senators But
Ter and Douglass
To examine biennial sessions legis-
lation-Senators McIver. Rogers and
Hood.
To investigate the work OF the code
missioner-Senator Hudson
To investigate the affairs OF the