Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-01-24

Shall not exceed 6 per cent, and that
the sale shall not be for less than par
and accrued interest.
Sec. 10. That the sum of $40
OOO, or so much thereof as NAV h.
necessary, for each of the school
years. beginning July ], 1907, be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated to
carry out the provisions of this act.
ana the comptroller general is here
by authorized to draw warrants upon
the State treasurer for such amounts.
upon the order of the State board Of
education, duly signed by the cover
nor as chairman, and the State SUI
perintendent of education, as secrc.
tary: Provided, That tuition shall be
Tree IN every school reviewing aid
under this act to all pupils in the
county where the school is located:
provided, further, That nothing in
this act shall be construed to mean
that pupils of different races shall
attend the same school,"
The first thing the House did
Thursday morning was to kill the
Dill to raise the pay of circuit solici-
tors, by adopting the judiciary com
nlttee's unfavorable report.
After brief debate it passed Mr..
richards bill to appropriate $4,000
toward the erection of practice
school at Winthrop College. condi-
toned on the raising of $25. 1000 adj
dltional outside. Mr.. Richards cy-
piained that the new department
would provide fov the accommoda-
ton of 200 more students, that the
$4,000 was already on hand, and
that the institution was crowded TO
such an extent that last year 400
students had to be turned away.
Mr.. Cosgrove had his bill relating
to general drainage law made q
special order for Wednesday next.
Ihe resolution to introduce n bill
TO amend the Bouman & Branchville
railroad Company passed.
Among the new bills was one bv
MIR. Lawson, to erect Supreme
Court building at a cost of 500 OOO
on South Carolina University prop
erty.
Demands Counties Shall Decide.
The bill of the anti-dispensary
iactlon was introduced in the House
DN Representative Carcy. 1t pro-
vldes for 4 choice between the coun-
ties between county dispensaries and
county prohibition. 1t covers 13
printed pages and is written in 10
sections. The bill was prepared bv
/. /. Cothran, of Greenville. S. c..
): r. Carey, of Pickens, S. c.. f.
Marion hucker and others. 1t was
drafted with view to meetino the
lght which will be made on it that
county dispensary measure is un-
constitutional under the constitution
adopted In 1897 by a Tillman consti-
tutlonal convention.
Inc House passed Mr.. Saye's bill
to appropriate $4,000 for a manu-
ment to Calhoun at the capitol in
Washington. 1t also passed MIR. You
uan's bill to repeal the act provid-
ing per diem for road overseers in
Hampton county.
In the Senate.
Ii Senator Smith had had his wov
tne state dispensary would have been
abolished forthwith, so far as the SEN
ale was concerned. He introduced
resolution to abolish it, and asked for
Immediate consideration, but obiec-
tlon beng raised, the resolution went
over to take its regular place on the
calendar.
Objection was raised on the part of
several Senators to Mr.. Sinkler's
resolution to allow the introduction
OF bill to amend the charter of the
Charleston Jockey Club, but it was
finally passed with only seven votes
against 1t. The ground of objection
was merely that the amendment
Should be secured from the secretary
OF State, but Mr.. Sinkler explained
mat some police regulations had to
be arranged for which the secretary
OF State could not handle.
There was a favorable report on
Mr. OFT s resolution to REQUIRE the
ola dlspensary committee TO report
It's findings soon as possible.'
There was an unfavorable report
ON the bill which the newspapers are
asking be passed TO amend the libel
law so as to make correction of an cr
ror a defense. At tho request of
Senator Christensen the bill was plac-
ed on the calendar instead of being
immediately lynched by the adoption
OF the unfayorable report.
President Mcleod announced tbe
appointment of Senators Graydon
and Christensen as the Senates mem
bers OF the new dispcnsary invesii-
eating committee.
The new Senate bills included Sen
ator Grawden' s to allow circuit
Judges travelling expenses. Senator