The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-02-15
LEGISLATURE Of
SOUTH CAROLINA
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
n
DONE SOME GOOD WORK IN
THE LAST WEEK.
BOTH HOUSES ARE VERY BUSY
The Warehouse Bill! and Many others
Have Been Passed BY the Lawmak-
ers During the Week That Has
Just Closed.

Columbia.-Eighteen measures OF
local nature have been sent to the
secretary OF state without the sigma
ture of the governor and have be-
come law. The governor held the
measures for three days without sign
ing them, and under the constitution
they become law.
In the report Of state educational
institutions made to the general as
sembly the excellent condition of the
University Of South Carolina is SET
forth, and the work of the college
highly commended.
The use of the pardoning power by
the governor of South Carolina is re-
fected in the annual report OF the d.
rectors Of the state peaitentiar:E
which was sent to the general assem-
bly, by D. J. Griffith, the superintend-
nent.
Taking exception to certain state.
ments of Gov. Cole Blease, made IL
explanation OF the pardon of JchG
Black, convicted Of conspiracy to de.
fraud the state in connection witt?
the old South Carolina dispensary, j.
Fraser Lyon, attorney general, ad.
dressed to the general assembly
communication in reply Mr. Lyon
who was in charge CT the prosecuticn
Of Black, fatty denies that prejuaiceG
political and personal enemies al
tempted TO heap humiliation upon
Black, as charged by Gov. Blease.
The annual report OF A. ". Jones
the comptroller general, sent to the
general assembly, recommends the
repeal of the refunding act Of 1910.
He points out that if the 4 1-2 per
cent bonds are issued under the act
Of 1910 that the state will pay S.,
934,946, whereas if per cent non
taxable bond is issued the lean viii
cost the state only the interest for 20
years, S4,497,0S1, which will mean a
saving of at least s1,S67,S65 to the
state during the next 20 years.
The Senate.
The bill to establish warehouse
commission and a system OF ware
huoses that was amended in the
house was received by the senate
with non-currence This means that
the bill will have to go back to the
house for free conference.
The substitute amendment 10 the
bill Of Senator Lide 20 permit the re-
establishment OF dispensaries IL
Orangeburg county was passed in the
senate and sent to the house. The
bill as it now stands empowers al!
those counties that are not allowed
by the Carey-Cothran law and 9th
er act to vote or the question, to
hold an election Oh the second Tues
day in February, 1913, for that par
pose.
Many third reading bills were sent
to the house and majority Of second
reading bills were passed to third
reading.
Senator Sinkler's bill to amend sec
ton l of an act to declare the law in
tSlSlSASS W cAO 4SSQiGiIc llIe lIStiIO-
factu.e, sale, possession, transporta-
ton, etc., of all alcoholic liquors Of
the state was passed and sent to the
house.
The bill to empower circuit judges
to suspend judgments in criminal
cases that was introduced in the SEN
ate bs Senator Clifton was passed.
The amended act introduced IN the
house by Mr.. Youmans relating to
municipal corporations by adding
thereto an article known as article {.
providing q form Of government fer
cities of more than 59,990 inhabitants
and less than $4,000 inha bitants vas
further amended by Senator Weston
and was sent to TIE house. Mr.. We5-
tons amendment provided that TIC
re-. stTation books in the cities will re-
main oren the same length q line as
il the state.