The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-23
SGlsLATIVf SESSION now OVER
Both Houses Of South Carolina Gener.
al Assembly Closed Their Work Sat
urday.
The Clemson Bill.

On the Pollock bill. This IS the house
bill to establish at Winthrop an in.
spection bureau to examine fertilizers.
Clemson now derives the total income
from the privilege tax and If the bill
passes the senate Winthrop will be a
part beneficiary in it.
The bill has Deen on the calendar
for some time, ever since it came over
from the house. Senator w. ]. John
son has on the senate calendar sim
liar bill but he will let it rest now
that the Pollock bill has 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 session.
The house of representatives has
declined to pass any legislation to
amend the dispensary law. Saturday
the senate bill was considered as a
substitute for Mr.. Brantley's bill, and
the whole matter was indefinitely post
poned after a long fight.
VIII Increase Levy.
The supply BILL" or the bill to ffx
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 the bill from to
) 1-2 mills. This is the first time in
two score years that the levy has ex-
ceeded mills. This bill occupied prac-
tically the entire time in the House.
In the Senate routine business only
was considered. Many members were
absent
The Reformatory Bill.
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 a
AS it has already passed the
House, it is now ready for ratiflca-
ton. The bill to cede the land for the
State armory was also favorably re-
ported. The bill to allow Robert L.
Of Dorchester to be admit
ted to the bar without examination was
reported and this report
was adopted. The judiciary committee
that the bill to reduce
passenger rates be continued until next
year and this was done.
Senator McIver submitted a resolu-
ton that three senators be appointed
10 examine the books Of the State Off
GERS. There is resolution in the
house providing for the appointment
If 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-
i've committee and Secretary of State
CAN'T was read and will be printed in
he journal.
A communication from the legisla-
ure of Arizona asking that our sena-
ltorial and congressional representa-
ives be asked to plead for statehood
or that territory was received as in
ormation.
Both houses of the Legislature
'ounded up uncontested measures
Wednesday, with the result that hun
'red or more of these were passed,
md the calendars are relieved Of prac-
ically all of their dead wood and are
10Th short. The Legislature has now
finished it's work, and is
o be judged by what it has already !
lone. All that remains to be done
low is for the two houses to agree |
IN the measures that have already |
'assed one branch or have passed both |
With amendments that have to be |
Igreed upon.