Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-22

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senate. The senate then concurred
in the veto.
The senate took up all unconested
matters on the calendar and rapidly
disposed of it, The debate on the
racing bill was the principal feature
of the evening. Many senators par
ticpated IN it, and the injunction fea'
ture OF the bill was killed by a vote
of 33 to 2.
The bill to allow the Columbia Elec-
trio, Gas and Power Company to
build a power dam across the Con.
garee river just below the confluence
of the Broad and Saluda rivers was
killed on third reading, but the SEN
ate reconsidered it's action and ad-
journed debate on the measure.
The introduction in the senate OF
the bill to place the office of the COM
missioner OF agriculture. commerce
and industies precipitated one of the
liveliest fights of the present session.
1t was finally passed to third reading
unamended.
After considerable debate the SEN
ate passed the joint resolution provid
ing for the investigation of the rates
for the water used by the state from
the city of Columbia.
The senate passed the supply bill,
after haying adopted many amend
ments, and it was sent to the house
for concurrence in the amendments.
The joint resolwion to investigate
the socalled Parker mill merger that
was recalled from the senate was
killed in the senate by a vote OF l6
to 9. This resolution was the out
come of a message from the governor
in which he charged that the Parker
interests had consolidated their cot
ton mills in violation of the law. This
resolution had previously been re-
ported unfavorably by the judiciary
committee, but was later adopted and
sent to the house.
The House Of Representatives.
The house took up the Crosson
bill creating the Office Of state high
way commissioner. The house ad-
journed without taking any definite
action on the bill. Numerous amend
ments have been offered.
Mr.. Hits bill to provide for tax
on standing timber was passed to
third reading in the house.
BY a vote of 81 to As, the house
killed the judiciary committees joint
resolution providing for an amend
ment to the constitution providing
for biennial sessions of the general
assembly.
Mr.. Dobson's bill was taken up in
the house. The bill provides that
the tenure of the county superintend-
ents OF education expire in July ra-
ther than in January. The counties
were being rapidly exempted when
DR.. Sawyer moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill, and this was lost.
The bill, after many trials and tribu-
lations, was passed and goes to the
senate for concurrence in the amend
ments.
The Crosson bill creating a state
highway commission was tabled by a
vote of 62 to Sc in the house alter
long debate. The measure, which
was introduced last year, passed the
senate during the present session. 1t
provides for levying a tax on automo-
biles to pay an expert to supervise
road construction in this state.
The house concurred in the SEN
ate's amendments to the Osborne
Erckmann anti-racing bill. One OF the
amendments abolishes the injunction
feature of the original bill while the
other provides that it shall not be-
come effective until July l, 1912.
On the motion of Mr. Erckmann the
house accepted both amendments
and the bill was ordered enrolled and
was transmitted TO the governor.