The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-02-08

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senate with aneadrHeis.
Mr. Carlisle-To rcereat city eli
ciaIs from accepting free tickets OF
franks OF any kind from Euhlic ser
vice corporation.
Mr.. Lide--To create board CT
claims, and TO prescribe the manne-
of payment of claims against the state
and any county. This bill was amend.
ed by the senate.
New Senate Bills.
Mr.. Epps-To authorize the school
trustees Of Cedar Swamp schccl dis.
trict No. %, to charge and collect .
matriculation fee of pupils attend
ing school in that district
Mr. Stewart-To amend section !!
Of an act entitled "An act to incor.
porate the city Of Rock H!ll,' approv,
ed oath December, A. p. 1892, by pro.
viding for the election CT q mayer,
fixing his duties and compensation by
city council.
Mr.. Epps-To amend the law with
reference TO compensation and sala.
ries Of county officers.
The House of Representatives.
The house unanimously sustained
the governors veto on the cCE2l:iis.
sion form OF government act rs ap.
piled to Charleston. 1t was z curious
fight The judiciary committees re,
port was unanimously sustained, aGG
after the veto was sustained. Mr.. NJ
gill. Mr.. Rembert and Dr. Sawyei
wanted consideration OF the repc:r
en- the ground that they wanted 4
record vote on the adoption Of tbs
committee report recommending the
sustaining OF the veto, On 2cccant OF
the passage Of the commission forEl
Of government bill with the ieSistra.
ton feature.
There is said to De half OF the en-.
tire bend issue Of the state held il
Charleston. The house has just pass
ed and sent to the senate 4 genera?
bill providing for the refHnding cf The
present 4 - per cent. brown consc'
bonds en- per cent basis. Tie
Browning bill passed the house with.
out OBJECTION and now goes to the
senate.
The house passed to thir9 reaGina
a bill introduced by Mr. Sawyci |i>ici}
prohibits the sale Of toy pistols an:
air guns to chjIGren under y years CT
age, and fn:ther regulates the hand
ling ofsYirearms.
Thenouse passed the Carlisle mile
5age bill to a third reading By voi@
OF rs to 10. The measure was pass,
ed by the senate last year ana was
continued by the house ct the last
session until February. l, 1912.
Unless the veto Of the governor is
:nteiDosed, a section OF the DutcA
Fork section Of Lexington county VII;
he annexed to Richland. The sen.
ate bill to this effect passed its third
reading in the house and was ordered
enrolled. The Lexington delegation
fought the passage Of the bill 20 the
last ditch.
The house did some routine worl:
after the anti-racing bill was disposed
Of. Mr.. Beamguards bill relating 10
drainage VS. passed to third reading.
The bill By D. L. Smith to allow al!
bona ide sailors and soldiers in the
War Between the Sections TO parc:>:-
pate in the pension fund was con
tinued by vote OF % to 81. The ~.
thor spoke at length or this bill
The house passed the following i
cal and uncontestsd measures CT tbs
calendar:
s1r. Turnbull-To amena an aos
cor the protection of game fish IL
Berkeley, Ramberg, Coiiet2n, Dor
hester, Clarendon and Williamsburg;
counties.
A bill introduced b. Mr.. IcDov'
providing fer holding an election oii
the question OF voting S:3,ppJ !Gi
building a new court house in Ycrss
county.
Mr. Hamilton-To repeal section ]
Of an act to fix the salary CT tac mas
ter CT Union COUNTY.
Mr.. Moorc-Relating to publication
Of quarterly statements by supervisor
Of AbheEiile county.
Disastrous Fire At s.. George.
What ba6e fair to lie the most Ga.
structiye fire that the town CT st
George has ever witnessed occurred
when blaze started in the rear oi
the livery stable of n. G. Lenna1d
just to the rear OF the Methods;
church, on Raysor street. From the
stables the fire soon consumed the
large two-s,ory buildings adjoining
which was recently purchased By Mr
Lenaard. The brisk westerly WIND
enabled the angry flames 10 leap
across the street to a large two-story
dwelling Of A. J. Patrick.