Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-08
LAW MAKERS OF
PALMETTO STATE
THE WORK OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FOR THE WEEK
JUST CLOSED.
MANY BILLS CONSIDERED
What is Being Done in Both Houses
Of the Legislature is Told in Con-
densed Form For Those Interested
in Such Matters.


ton the South Carolina General AS
sembly' directed Senator McCown and
Representative MCGOWAN and Steven
son TO extend Governor Woodrow Will
son, of New Jersey, formal invita-
ton to address the General Assembly
at some time convenient to him be-
tween this date and February IA.
Senator Carlisle, chairman OF the
legislative committee appointed to in
yestigate the old Gispensary commits
sion. the attorney general, the gov
ernor and others irl Connection with
the old state dispensary. said that
the committee will hold a meeting
in a few days when the plans for the
work of investigation will be decided
upon.
The governor has approved the act
creating Jasper county, which passed
through the house and senate. The
election on the new county was held
last summer. The new county was
formed out OF parts of Hampton and
Beaufort counties.
At meeting of the joint assembly
Mai. ]. ]. Lucas OF Society Hill ana
Mai. f. NJ. Blythe Of Greenville were
elected members of the Citadels
hoard of visitors to succeed them
selves. They were the only nominees.
The ways and means committee re-
ported and recommended the passage
of bill looking to submitting to the
voters of a million-dollar bond issue
to be expended in the development
of State Park, where the new hospital
for the insane is located.
The general assembly will give K.
II. Jennings, state treasurer, an op-
portunity to reply TO the reflections
cast upon him in the annual message
of Gov. Blease The house agreed
to allow the state treasurer to ad-
dress a communication to the general
assembly giving his side. 1t is prob
able that the communication VIII be
sent in day or two.
The Senate.
The annual report OF Dispensary
Auditor Nose H. Mobley shows that
there were SO liquor dispensaries and
beer dispensaries operated in the
state last year, on which the gross
sales amounted to s2,474,29S.39, and
the total operating expenses were
S117.969.69. The report was laid on
the desks of the members of the SEN
ate.
The bill to empower nurses OF the
state hospital to stand examinations
after years service was passed, y
for and 3 against.
The bill providing for a system OF
medical examination for school chill
dren and students of colleges, also
teachers and inmates of such institu'
tions. passed the senate and was sent
70 the house for the amendments to
he voted on. This bill originated in
the house.
The Crosson bill to create a state
highway commission passed the sen
ate by vote of 20 to II. The bill
has attracted statewide attention
and was generally discussed in the
senate.
The bill introduced in the senate
by ]. B. Green, senator from Marl
boro. to create and operate a state
warehouse system for storing cotton
passed the senate and was ordered
sent to the house. This measure was
first read on January 10, referred tc
the committee OH agriculture and was
reported back favorably
The committee on the penitentiar!
of the senate made report OF its
findings from : preliminary inyestiga
tion made.
The committees did not make
close scrutiny Of the conditions pre-
vailing at the penitentiary on account
of the amount OF time it would take
Meet and Consider Offers of Sites.