The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-17

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the house for a vote. rr
The cas- provided that rural
policemen be appointed by the sher-
if of Newberry county and not by
the governor. The chief executive
sent in a message giving his reason
| for vetoing the measure. Among the
| reasons assigned for vetoing the
measure was that. the title did not
| state clearly the meaning of h act.
! Senator tombstone of Newberry cham
pioned the measure and stated that
any one acquainted with conditions
in Newberry county knew that the
measure was necessary.
The act providing for the investi-
| cation of the governor, the attorney
general and the winding-np commits
| sion of the old state ~dispensary, that
the governor vetoed, was passed over
his veto in the senate by a vote o.
Sc to 3. and was sent to the house for
further consideration. There was
much acrimonious and caustic debate
on what one senator termed "a slap
in the face Ct every member on the
floor of the senate"
H. B. Carlisle, senator from Spar
tanburg county, opened the debate on
the bill. He stated that the bill was
introduced at the instance of the gov
ernor to take the stain off the char
acter of those whom he accused. Al
ter it's passage, the governor saw MT
TO veto it. (.
The House Of Representatives.
Speaker Smith announced these ap-
pointments: R. E. Carlisle journal
clerk; ]. R. Arnold, bill clerk; w. 8.
Bonner, general desk clerk; w. s.
Tillinghast, secretary to speaker;
%doorkeepers, J. R. Kay, W. S. Turner,
C. w. Teal; pages, Thomas Trussell,
| Clifton Mccain, Andrew McGill.
Many were, Of course disappointed,
as there are not sufficient places to
go around for all who want positions.
The shoe-string county bill, about
which there has been much said, was
reported az becoming law without the
approval Of the governor. This bill
is directed against what are called
"ill-shaped" counties.
The bill as to the rural police IN
Cherokee was left over" and the
| Spartanburg county rural police bill,
that has been vetoed, will provoke a
rucus., ~.
The senate notified the house of
the passage o. the act reopening the
dispensary investigation over the veto
of the governor. On motion of Mr..
| Sawyer the message was considered
Immediately after third reading bills.
| On K. P. Smiths motion the message
and the act to which it relates were
ordered printed in the house journal.
The house took up a few second
prescribe a mileage base for making
pescribe q mileage base for making
freight rates, and to fix penalty with
in this state" Mr.. Dixon spoke in
favor Of the passage Of the bill. The
railroad commission has already
made a ruling covering the provisions
of the bill. On motion of Mr.: Magill.
the enacting words were stricken
out.
Bills Before House.
The following third reading bills
and joint resolutions carried over on
the calendar from last year were pass
ed by the house and ordered ratified:
To require the use Of electric head
lights on certain locomotive engines
owned or operated by any company,
corporation, lessee, manager or re-
ceiver, and to provide a penalty for
a failure to use same.
To require all municipal corpora
lions Of more than 200 poulation to
keep an itemized account of all re-
ceipts and disbursements and to pub
ish same.
A Joint resolution to authorize the
county supervisor Of Barnwell county
to borrow money. .
To amend an act entitled An act to
declare the law in reference to and
to regulate the manufacture, sale, use,
consumption, possession, transporta-
ton, and disposition Of alcoholic IL
quors and beverages within the state,
and to police the same, approved the
18th day of February, A. D. 1907, in
so far as the same applies, to coun-
ties of Charleston and Georgetown"
approved the 25th day Of February,
A. D. 1908, in SO far as the same
| applies to Charleston county, ap-
proved March 3, 1909, exempting
Richland county from the provisions
thereof. .H..... 49,.
A bill relating to the place of trial
of mutual fire and life insurance COM
panies. ,(Sent to senate with amend.
ment.) e.
To authorize the school trustees OF
Gannt school district No. "a, In An
derson county, to charge and collect
a naturalization fee of pupils attend
ing schools in said district.
License Law Wanted In Charleston.
The abolition Of the ~dispensary