Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-01-21

ment should devote its time and en-
ergies to the agricultural and com
merclal interests of the State, at the
same time giving to all home seek
'ers and home builders such informa-
ton as to our climate, resources, etc..
as they may desire. The duties of
the Commissioner of Labor could also
be placed on this Department, and
thus save the expense of this office,
should it be established. In this con-
nection, call your attention to the
matter of the establishment of a De-
partment of Labor. / bespeak Your
earnest consideration Of it and recon-
mend that some conservative measure
be adopted with such powers and du-
ties as to you shall seem wise and
prudent
Soldier Home
In obedience to the Act. of the Gen
eral Assembly passed at the last ses-
sion, l appointed commission con-
slsting of Messrs. ID. Carwile, ]. w.
Reed and J. G. Cantey, veterans, and
Messrs. Mile Jones and J. o. Mar
shall, sons of veterans, to take charge
or, and have constructed, the home
for Confederate veterans as the said
Act provided The work was begun
and the home is now nearing compile
tion. The building is commodious
and well fitted for the purpose and
VIII make an ideal home for these
grand old men who fought for their
country and who are now waiting for
the command to "cross over the river
and Sest under the shade of the
trees. ."
This home will have to be main
tanned and 1 refer you to the report
OF the commission on what has been
done and what will be needed to car
ry it on.
In this connection, / desir to call
attention to the pensions for the
needy Confederate veterans. Many of
them are now poor and deserving and
1t is our bounden duty to care and
provide for them. l respectfully re-
commend a liberal appropriation for
this purpose.
Assault With Intent to Ravish, etc.
NNAN NAC ooLlC dlutllNIlltDIS 10 lIlp
CRIMINAL statutes that / consider of
great Importance and which think
should be passed by your honorable
bodies at this session. | called atten-
tion to them in my inaugural address
and as they have not been enacted
into law, wish to repeat the recon-
mendations now. Subsequent events
have confirmed my opinion that they
were right and proper. I quote from
said inaugural.
further wish to call to Your at
tention another matter which I con-
slider of grave Importance and that is
the enactment of law providing the
death penalty to any male person
an assault upon female
with intent to ravish, granting the
right to the jury trying the case to
fix the punishment at life impr;son-
ment in the State Penitentiary.
1t behooves us to make the pen
atty 50 severee that the women NAV
be protected from this heinous crime.
II further recommend that an Act
be passed providing that in all cases
OF rape or assault, with intent to
ravish, the female may be allowed to
testify III private, before the Judge.
counsel for the State and the defen-
dant and that the testimony so taken
shall be read to the jury as evidence
OF the said witness on the trial of The
case. -
In this connection, l ask that YOU
pass an Act making it misdemean.
or to post or display in any public
place indecent pictures of females. It
Is obvious to all right thinking per-
sons"
Supreme Court.
More room for our Supreme Court
and the Supreme Court library is
necessary. A suitable courtroom
could be built on the State House
The money for this pur-
pose could be borrowed from the
State Sinking Fund Commission and
the same paid back by small ap-
each year for several
years.
l recommend that you appoint a
committee or commission to look
INTO this matter. Several of the State
officers have to rent Offices or use
rooms in order to carry
on their work. If this court build
ing were erected, the rooms now oc-
cupied by the Supreme Court would
be sufficient to accommodate these Of
icers.
National Guard.
The citizen soldiery is a very i'm
portant arm of the State government
and should be sustained and encour-
aged by oil lovers of peace and or
der. 1t has been my duty to call on
some Of them on more than one oc-
casion during the past year, and they
have always responded with prompt
ness and performed the duties for
which they were called with fidelity.
call your especial attention to the
needs of the National Guard and
recommend a liberal appropriation
for its maintenance.
State Hospital For the Insane.
The report of the regents for the
State Hospital for the Insane will