The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-02-01
General Assembly.

the legislature start this week with
prospects of hard work before them.
Prominent among the matters before
the senate is SENATOR Msuldin's bill to
require that the six counties having
dispensaries divide the profit of liquor
sales with the state. In the house 1t
is expected the appropriation bills will
be reported this week. One of the
most notable events of the past week
was the passage by the senate Of the
resolution, introduced by Senator Car
Isle, which directs that the attorney
general drop the appeal from the cir
cult courts decision in the hard fought
merger suit.
On Thursday the house finally pass
ed the senate bill ratifying the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
increasing the state supreme court to
five justices. The ballooing for the
fifth Justice will probably begin on
Wednesday and may continue inter
mittenly for several days, as there are
several candidates, each with faith
full following.
The house also passed the Rembert
bill providing for tax on inheritance.
It also passed Mr.. Mowers bill fix.
ing term for notaries public. The
bill was amended 50 as to fix the term
at 10 years to provide that an appli-
cant must have the Endorsement of lat
least one member of the legislative
delegation of the applicants county.
The fee is fixed at 81 instead Of So as
at present.
Mr.. Gary's libel law bill also was
passed and sent to the senate. This
is the bill introduced at the instance
of the South Carolina Press associa-
tion.
Mr.. Mitchum's bill to limit the
amount Of Clemson colleges income
was killed by 70 to "a, after consider
able debate. Anumber of bills were
given second reading, among them
being the death registration bill, with
an amendment to require the regis
tration of births also; the bill to re-
quire cotton mills to pay an employe
as soon as he is discharged, and the
bill permitting Chester and ether cit,
les to have a commission form of mu
nieipaa government.
The senate passed the joint resolu.
tion giving free scholarships at Glenn.
son to Jerry H. Moore and Archie
Odom, boys corn contest prize win
ners.
In the senate Saturday Senator
Johnstone's bill providing f,r un:'
form method of awarding scholarships
to state institutions was passed, after
a great deal of debate and sent to the
house. The bill gives to the faculties
of the various colleges the privilege o.
rect tmmending for three scholarships
which shall be awarded by the stats
board of education. Holders of schol
arshiRs at the university are required
to deposit a note for the amount u
the scholarship, payable in eight years
which shall be cancelled when tae
scholar has taught two 7ears within
the state. The holders of such schel
arships at the university are required
to 6ssxe the teachers normal course.
Senator Young added something te
the 2aiety of the session by his recon-
mendatiou with regard to Gov. Blease':
seventh message, which was received
Saturday. Speaking Of the message
which assorted that even the members
Of the supreme court were not over
careful in observance of the state Coz
stituJion and that trustees Of state
colleges who hold other eGices ere
habi:aally violating it both in lett el
and IN spirit, Mr. Young suggested
that the message be received as in:or
maticn, VITA the advice to the cover
nor t;'at he ''shiuDy IN lis Jwn sije'
Finally the part of the message whi:l
referred t. holding two ofiics,s was To-
fer:ed to the Judiciary committee.
The senate also received as iEiCr
nation messages from tho attor
ney general and from the dispensarJ
winding up commission requesting
that there be thorough investiE etiol
as suggested - the governor.
TIE judiciary committee reported
the bill for eli investigation OF the
wincing-up OF tho dispcnsdry affairs
Tao Investigating committed, under
this bill, is given vide powers to probe
and is endowed with a courts power
to Sunnon Witnesses and compel Vt