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


sembly directed Senator McCown and
Representative MCGOWAN and Steven
son to extend Governor Woodrow vii,
son, of New Jersey, q formal invita-
ton to address the General Assembly
at some time convenient to him be,
tween this date and February a.
Senator Carlisle, chairman OF the
legislative committee appointed to IN
vestigate the old Gispensary commits
sion, the attorney general, the gov
ernor and others in Connection with
the old state dispensary, said that
the committee will hold meeting
in few days when the plans for the
work of investigation will be decided
upon.
The governor has approved the &C,
creating Jasper county, which passec
through the house and senate. The
election on the new county was helS
last summer. The new county was
formed out of parts OF Hampton anc
Beaufort counties.
At meeting Of the joint assembly
Maj. J. J. Lucas Of Society Hill anc
Maj. e. NJ. Blythe CT Greenville were
elected members Of the. Citadels
board CT 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 miilion-dollar bond issus
to be expended in the development
of State Park, where the new hospTa
for the insane is located
The general assembly will give R
H. Jennings, statesreasurer, an cp
portunity to rapay to the reflections
cast upon.5Ein in the annual message
of GoyPfease. The house agreed
to saySw the state treasurer to ad
dress a communication to the genera
giving his side. 1t IS prob
able that the communication will be
sent in a day or two.
The Senate.
The annual report of Dlspensary
Auditor Nose H. Mobley shows that
there were 36 liquor dispensaries and
6 beer dispensaries operated in the
state last year, on which the gross
sales amounted to s2,474,29S.33, and
the total operating expenses were
S117,969.e9. 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, p
for and 9 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
to the house for the amendments tc
be voted on This bill originated II
tie house.
The Crosson bill to create stats
highway commission passed the sen
ate by vote of 20 to u. The bill
has attracted statewide attention
and was generally discussed in the
senate.
The bill introduced in the senate
by J. 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 Is, referred tc
the committee on agriculture and was
reported back favorably.
The committee on the penitentiary
of the senate made a report of its
findings from a preliminary investiga
ton made.
The committees did not make a
close scrutiny of the conditions pre-
vailing at the penitentiary on account
of the amount of time it would take