The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-02-01
REVIEW OF WORK
OF LEGISLATURE
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passed the necessary legislation, but
the election has not been definitely
scheduled, chiefly because Governor
Blease has not had the opportunity
OF approving the Act relative to the
new member of the court it is ex-
pected that he will have approved the
Act by Monday and the time for hold,
ing the election can then be agreed
to. The House has indicated We'd
nesday as being agreeable for the
election and this time may be selected
Too Many Bills.
There have been more bills intro
duced during the present session than
in many previous years. 1t is curious
that so many bills are introduced
when there is little or no hope that
they will be enacted. The observa-
ton of the most experienced members
Is that those who introduce one or
two bills and concentrate their en-
ergies on these measures accomplish
the real results. Members with twen-
ty or thirty bills have difficulty in
concentrating.
Given Good Advice.
One of the most distinguished law
makers who ever came to Columbia
was Solicitor j. Monroe johnson, of
Marion He prepared the celebrated
original dispensary law and knew how
to draw bills that held in the courts.
He met young member on the
steps of the State House whom he
knew very we'll and undertook 20 give
him some friendly and fatherly ad-
thing he could do was to introduce
no bills, unless they We're absolute
ly necessary, help 10 kill nine -tenths
of those that We're proposed and go
home as soon as possible.
Appropriation Bill Nearly Ready.
The ways and means committee has
practically completed its work on the
general appropriation bill. and the
announcement was made by Chairman
Browning that it would be presented
on Thursday. If this should be done
the House can finish on this import
ant bill by the end of the week. as
there need be but little difficulty in
accepting the House bill. as the com
mittec has worked with such care and
eNactness in getting the bill in the
best and most economical shape.
Railroad BilIs-"Merger" Resolution.
There have been great many bills
proposed affecting the railroads and
the business of that branch Of activi-
ties, The Carlisle-Di bills, rela-
tive to the pulling OF mileage by the
conductors on the selling roads, has
not yet been taken up in either branch
mittee reports.
The Senate resolution providing for
the diScontinuance of the merger"
suit has been referred to the House
Judiciary committee. :. similar reso-
Luton. by DR.. Saye, has been acted
upon by the railroad committee, where
II has received a practically unani-
nous report In favor of the adoption
of the resolution.
The sentiment OF the House is in
favor OF passing the resolution and
stopping the appeal.
For Highway Comissiom.
There is a strong likelihood of a
highway commission bill PASSING and
becoming law. The only difficulty is
i'm getting together on some one de
finite plan, The scheme is to raise
the fund for the support OF the engi-
neers and the work by direct tax
on automobiles. The idea is that a
graduated tax or automobiles, based
on the horse power will raise con-
siderable money. The plan is to have
the tax begin at $40 for all automobile
CS of 2O-horSc power or 1855 and Tor
this entire fund to be used in the en-
ploNment OF competent engineers and
exclusively for highway road work,
and not on the general road work of
the county
DispcDsnry Salvage.
The House has passed the bill pro-
viding for the distribution OF the sal
wage from the old state dispensary
The fund will run between $500 1000
and $500,00C
The general appropriation bill will
probably run more in the aggregate
than in previous years. on the ground
that the state is growing One thing