Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-29

presentation speech.
Senator Maudlin has been in pub
ic life for many years: for long
period OF time he was lieutenant gov
,rnor OF the state.
The bill providing for commits
,ion form OF government for towns Of
between 1000 and 10000 inhabitants
hat passed the general assembly last
session and was vetoed by the gov
,rnor, was passed over his objections
II the senate by vote of "A to 3.
This act had already passed the
house and has been held up in the
senate for consideration since the
first OF the session.
The joint resolution to place before
The people in the primary the issu-
,nce of s1,00O.000 in bonds to remove
the state hospital for the insane to
state Park was passed in the senate
from second to third reading. The
dill was at one time indefinitely post
poned, but was again placed on the
calendar.
Senator Summers moved to call
from the engrossing department the
bill that will place the election Of the
Office of commissioner OF agriculture
commerce and immigration in the pri-
mary in order to amend the title.
| This was carried.
Senator w. l.. Mauldin's bill to re-
quire one-half Of the net profits from
the dispensaries to be paid into the
state treasury was scdefinitely post
poned by the senate by vote OF q
to 10 II was debated for quite a
while, many senators from dispensary
counties opposing it and several from
dry" counties fayoring.
The joint resolution to submit to
the people of the state the proposition
to vote $1,000,000 for improvements
at the Asylum was first taken up when
the senate convened. Senator W. j.
Johnson argued against the proposition
and stated he believed the people
Of the state would overwhelmingly de-
feat it at the polls.
On a resolution passed by Senator
Carlisle, the clerk, assistant clerk
and other employees Of the senate were
allowed to be paid per diem out of the
sinking fund for extra work done.
A resolution was proposed to in
crease the salary of the reading clerk
from $500 to $400. the pay to com
mence with this session Of the general
assembly. Both Of these resolutions
were adopted.
The House of Representatives..
Governor Blease returned to the
house, with his veto, the act provid.
Ing for the refunding Of the Brown
fstocks and bonds, very considerable
portion of the state debt. The ye-
toed act was referred to the commit
tee on ways and means, which is ex'
pected to report in few days.
After a debate on the amendments
offered by the house judiciary COM
mittee, the house passed to third
reading the bill empowering the Co.
lumbia Railway Gas and Electric
Company to construct a power dam
across the Congaree river near the
confluence OF the Broad and Saluda
rivers. The bill passed the senate
after several amendments were added
10 it by the upper house.
Mr.. Sinkler's bill creating dock
and warehouse commission in the
county of Charleston came up for
third reading in the house.
Mr.. Dick opposed the bill and Mr.
Wander Horst advocated its passage.
Mr.. Dick moved to recommt the
bill The bill was called, and the
house refused TO recommit the bill
w a vote of AZ to 80.
The bill passed its third reading
and was sent back to the senate with
amendments.
The house sustained the governors
veto OF the act providing for the med
ical inspection OF children in the pub
lie schools by two votes. The vetoed
act was taken up and 60 members
voted to pass the btll over the execu-
tive veto while SO members voted to
sustain the governor. 1t required a
vote Of two-thirds of the members to
pass the act over the veto.
The following bills passed thirc
reading to the house:
Mr.. Montgomery-To require all
persons in Marion county liable to
road duty to pay a commutation or
road tax in lieu of working upon pub
lie highways in said county. to- pro-
vide a penalty. TO provide for listing
persons so liable. and to provide for
collecting said tax.
Mr.. Young-To fix the term OF Of
| fee OF the county treasurers.
Mr.. Mitchum-A joint resolution to
direct the attorney general TO file suit
to annul and set aside the alleged as
sessments fixed for certain banks.