Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-01
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company.
Mr. Montgomery-To declare void
and legal. an election authorizing the
issuing of bonds in school district No.
36, Marion county.
Mr.. Montgomery-To declare calid
and legal an election authorizing the
issuing of bonds in high school dis
trict No. /, Marion county.
Mr.. Weston-To authorize and en-
power Columbia Railway. Gas and
Electric Company to construct and
maintain a dam in and across the
Congaree river and Columbia canal.
Mr.. Clifton-To exempt the prop
erty of the Tourney hospital of the
city of Sumter from taxation.
Mr.. Wharton-To provide for the
building Of a line Of railway from
East Spartanburg to Cedar Springs
Institute for the deaf, dumb and
blind, and to make an appropriation
therefor.
The House of representatives.
The governors message, relating to
various historical matters, transmit
ted to the General Assembly. will not
be printed In the house journal, at
least until report is made by the
committee on education.
The following third reading bills
were passed and sent to the senate:
Mr.. McQueen-To amend an act en-
titled "An act to regulate the manu-
facture, sale and delivery Of CONNER
cial fertilizers and to provide penal
ties and punishment for violation OF
this act" approved the 3rd of March,
1909, to raise the standard of cotton
seed meal.
Mr.. McKeown To provide for
weighers of cotton seed.
After considerable argument and
debate the house killed joint reso-
luton offering to provide for the COM
pesnsation of James Henry Rice, Jr..
acting chief game warden. for the fis-
cal year 1910, by paying Mr. Rice
$s1,95O. During the discussion some
of the members argued that this
amount had been paid Mr.. Rice by the
Audubon Society, collected by mem
bership subscriptions taken through
out the state, and the sentiment OF
the house seemed not in favor OF
again taxing the people to this ex-
tent. BY a vote of 62 to 43 motion
to strike out the resolving words of
the resolution was carried.
The house adopted the report of
the judiciary committee in regard to
leaving the appointment of special
judges in the hands of the supreme
court instead of giving the governor
the power to do So The report was
on message No. II in which the gov.
ernor reviews his controversy with the
supreme court on the special judge
question and asked the house to take
action.
The report of the judiciary COM
mittee, adopted by the house, de-
clares that the law in the matter has
been clearly defined by the supreme
court and that "the present status
should be maintained
The house passed concurrent res
solution to hold the election of three
trustees for the citadel.
Mr.. W. L. Daniels bill providing
for the enlargement of the work OF
Clemson college, passed its third
reading and went to the senate. The
bill was amended to provide that the
proposed work might be done by any
department of the college,,
The bill to validate the issue Of
$4,000 worth of bonds by the town
of Kingstree, passed its third reading
and was ordered enrolled.
The bill to establish Jasper county
passed its third reading and was or
dered enrolled.
The house refused to assume the
responsibility of doing anything to
remedy the existing confusion in the
school laws Of South Carolina for at
least ssother year. The bill to revise
and declare the school law was in
definitely postponed. 1t represented
two years of work on the part of the
committee appointed to draw it.
New House Bills.
Mr.. Turnbull-To amend section 5
of an act entitled IAN act to provide
for chief game warden" approved
February 25, 1910, by striking out
said section and inserting another
section in lieu thereof.
Chesterfield delegation A joint
resolution to validate and approve the
purchase of certain lot by the SUI
pervisor of Chesterfield and author
ize payment for the same.
Mr.. Davis-To establish a civil
and criminal court in the county of
Barnewll. to be known as The civil
and criminal court of Barnwell," to
define the powers and jurisdiction OF
the same, and to provide for the con-
duct of the business theerof.
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