Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-01
SOUTH CAROLINA
GElERAL ASSEMBLY.
rs NOW DOING ITS REGULAR
aou7INs BUSINESS OF THE
STATE.
cue WORK OF BOTH HOUSES
eovssAor sending Many Messages to
,sss ] si1B 'sosss.-sills That Have
.eessn PASSED and Also Many New
ones Given.

colu,nbia. by special message
Goxsrror Biease transmitted to the
Cenerai Assembly copies OF the re-
port of the YBlease' state dispensary
seommlsslon. consisting originally OF
Messrs. James Stackhouse. chairman;
3. Frank Kelly. secretary; ]. v. Wal
lace. Fred H Dominick and Thos. f.
: Brantley. Mr.. Z. NJ. Thomson was
later made secretary, vice Mr.. Kelly
who r@slsaed.
The, rapport covers 81 printed pages.
AN Jnber of matters In connection
Vim khs old state dispensary and
oah6rs affairs, of more recent date
ars reported upon.
Tne committee held its first meet
ing. Howard B. Carlisle. OF Spartan
burs, was elected chairman Of the in
,yessigating committee, and ]. j. Evans
~ Marlboro, secretary. The meeting
of The Committee was simply for the
purpose OF organization. No action
VA taken other than the election OF
ofleerh
The Senate.
The senate closed the calendar OF
1 large number Of uncontested mat
tefs. held a long debate on the de-
partrnent' Of agriculture. killing the
bill which proposed to abolish the
department; listened to an address by
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York;
and heard long message from the
governor relative to the controversy
with certain Northern papers on the
burning Of Columbia.
The principal feature up was the
discussion of the amendment to the
constitution providing for biennial
eeslsions Of the legislature, which was
Nostponed. another bill Of import
ance was, the bill regulating marriage
licenses and their issuance, which
vas killed after some discussions.
A message was received from the
governor stating that the report of
his dispensary winding-up committee
was compiled and attached to his
message.
The instruction of new bills was
the first order of business in the SEN
ate.
A message was received from the
governor, informing the senate that
the report Of the dispensary winding
up commission had been compiled
with and was attached. Both were re-
ceived as information. The report Of
the commission was printed in book
form and distributed on the desks
of the members.
Debate was postponed after third
reading bills on Senator Weston's bill
10 authorize the county board of CON-
4nissioners for each county to appro-
pirate funds for public health work.
Senator Carlisles bill to regulate
certain investment companies caused
considerable discussion.
Senator Weston's local bill for the
Incorporation of the town of East
over was passed and sent to the
house.
The adjourned debate bill provid-
ing for additional pensions in the
Confederate home was killed. 1t was
stated that some of the senators de-
bated under misapprehension; they
thought that veterans when they en-
tered the home forfeited the right to
their pensions. Upon investigation
this was found to be incorrect.
The bill of the agriculture commits
sion to provide uniform standard Of
weights and measures for the state
was passed and sent to the house.
New Senate Bills.
Mr.. Sullivan-To amend section
2119 of the code of laws of South
Carolina relating to school trustees.
Mr.. Spivey-To authorize the Con-
way Coast and Western railroad COM
pany to sell and transfer all Of its
rights. properties and franchises to