The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-01-26
MESSAGE NO. IA BOMBSHELL
Many Bills on the Calendar and
Many More to Follow. An In
terestinG Resume Of Weeks
Work by The Herald's
Special Correspond
BY J. Rutledge McGhee.

seem to have the work fever, and
matters are being pushed with no
little precedent breaking speed. An
added interest in the work was the
proclamation Of Governor Blease--
first Of his administration-revo
ing the commissions of all notaries
public in this State, q proclamation
similar to the one Gov. Tillman
sent to the general assembly when
he first became governor. It Great
ed little stir, and upon the visi-
tation of many members of both
bouses to the governors office the
time limit was extended to Febru-
ary 10, instead of summarily Janu-
ary 21st. as contained in the first
message. II is argued that there
are many notaries in this State
who do not now exercise the posi-
ton of that office and there are
too many who abuse it, that it gives
too much power to individuals who
are not competent to exercise the
duties OF this office and that there
should be some wedding OUT pro-
cess in this office anyway. On the
other hand, there are those who
do not agree with the governor on
account of the fact that he is caus-
ing some 10 suffer for the misuse
or the powers Of others. Governor
Blease recommended that some bill
ThA infrnHtNaI
OF notaries. and this bill has been
introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Mower, of Newberry, the
bill making the term of office of
a notary five years after he shall
have received his commission. The
application must be endorsed prop
erly. Another act of Gov. Blease
that has created some little stir is
the one abolishing the state and
county constables.
Hon. Chas. A. Smith, lieutenant
governor. who,o t course, is presi-
dent of the Senate. has taken
charge of his duties with q sur
prising alarcrity. surprising to some
on account of the fact that Mr..
Smiths duties are all new to him
in that he has never been a mem
Der of the Senate and the rules of
the body are different from those
OF the House. The business of the
Senate under his direction is con-
Quoted with dispatch and accuracy.
The past two weeks of the sess-
ion has demonstrated the fact that
this assembly means TO get down to
work. Committees have been work
ing on time and the real admins
trative work win start next Monday.
In the Senate the marriage license
bill has been passed with amend
ments and sent to the House,
where, where it in all likelihood
will go through as it stands. 1t
necessitates licenses before marriage
of three days, but marriages. other
wise are not nulified. The Senate
also has under consideration the
over annual railr'ad and telephone
bills, and in the meeting of the
committees on railroads the other
day there were present many prom
inent officials of the railroads and
telephone companits among whom
may be mentioned ). II. Hardwick,
of the Southern; r B. Pegram, of
the Southern; Judge Palmer, of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company,
together with p. A. Wilcox, of Flor
ence, F.. B. Greenwood, attorneys
for the Coast Line; a. w. Ander-
son, OF the G.. & w. {, and others.
The wsre here on the mileage rate
bill of Senator Carlisle, some upon
the telephone bill OF Senator Sui
hvan. The former wishes to abol-
ish the practice of compelling pas
sengers to exchange mileage for
tickets, whereas the later wishes
to compel telephone companies TO
furnish the long distAncet lines
when the local lines are in use
where the two lines extend Oh
town or city. No report has been
made upon them, but II is likely
that both will be reported unfavor-
ably.
In the House the Renbert bill
to increase the sarsries o. all State
officials died sborning Is, it
Will not apply to the sdministra-
ton which was sworn IN on the
18th. John Ashley. OF Anderson.