The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-18
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the governor. The chief executive
sent in message giving his reason
for ystoing the measure. Among the
reasons assigned for veto!ng the
measure was that the title did not
state clearly the meaning Of the act.
| Senator Johnstone of Newberry cham
| pioned the measure and stated that
any one acquainted with conditions
/ in Newberry county knew that the
measure was necessary.
The act providing for the inyesti-
cation Of the governor, the attorney
general and the winding-up ccmmis-
sion of the old state dispensary, that
the governor vetoed, was passed over
his veto In the senate By vote c.
36 to 8, and was sent to the house fer
further consideration. There was
%puch acrimonious and caustic debate
onA what one senator termed "a slap
in he face of every merrbeT on the
aoor of the senate"
II Carlisle, senator from Spar
tanburg &oanty, opened the debate on
the hill He stated that the bill was
;ntroducedAst the instance Of the gov
ernor to taRe the stain off the char
acter of tho&s whom he accused. Al
tar its passages the governor saw tit
10 veto it.
The House Of Representatives.
Speaker Smith aanounceS these ap-
continents: R. E. Carlisle, SSrnal
clerk; ]. R. Arnold, bill clerk; WNs
Bonner, general desk clerk; W. s.
| Tillinghast. secretary to speaker;
doorkeepers, J. R. Kay, W. S. Turner,
c. w. Teal; pages, Thomas Trussell'
Clifton Mccain. Andrew McGil!.
Many were, Of course disappointed,
as there are not sufficient places to
go around for all who want positions.
The shoe-string county bill, about
which there has been much said, was
reported as becoming law without the
approval of the governor. This bill
is directed against what are called
"ill-shaped" counties.
The bill as to the rural police in
| Cherokee was cleft over" and the
Spartanburg county rural police bill,
that has been vetoed, will provoke
rucus.
The senate notified the house OF
the passage o. the act reopening the
dispensary Investigation over the veto
of the governor. On motion of Mr..
SAWYER the message was considered
Immediately after third reading bills.
On K. P. Smiths motion the message
and the act to which it relates were
ordered printed in the house jcurnai.
The house took up a few second
prescribe mileage base for making
pescribe a mileage base for making
freight rates, and to fix penalty with
in this state" Mr.. Dixon spoke IN
favor of the passage Of the bill. The
railroad commission has already
| made a ruling covering the provisions
! os the bill On r,cticn cf>N-. eitsll,
the enacting words were stricken
out.
Bills Before House.
|! The following third rcaoiHg Dii!s
and joint resolutions carried over On
the calendar from last year were pass
ed by the house and ordered ratified:
To require the use CT electric head
lights on certain locomotive engines
owned or operated by any company
corporation, lessee, manager or re-
ceiver, and to provide a penalty for
failure to use same.
To require all municipal corpora
tons of more than 200 poulstion to
Keep an itemized account Of all re-
ceipts and disbursements and to pub
ish same.
4 joint resolution 70 authorize the
county supervisor Of Bainweu county
to borrow money.
To amend an act entitled An act to
declare the law in reference to and
to regulate the manufacture, sale, use,
consumption, possession, transporta-
ton, and disposition of alcoholic Il
cuors and beverages within the state,
and to police the same, approved the
18th day Of February, A. D. 1907, IN
SO far as the same applies to ccun-
] ties Of Charleston and Georgetown" ;"
approved the 25th day of February,
A. D. 1908, In so far as the same
applies to Charleston county, ap-
proved March 8, 1909, exempting
Richland county from the provisions
thereof.
A bill relating to the place Of trial
of mutual fire and life insurance COM
panies. (Sent to senate with amend
ment)
To authorize the school trustees OF
Gannt school district No. 81, IN An
derson county, to charge and collect
matriculation fee Of pupils attend.
ing schools in said district
License Law Wanted in Charleston.
The abolition of the disDensary
law and the substitution Of the l.
cerse system for the regulation OF
the liquor traffic formed the subject
of a two hours session of city coun.
Gil of Charleston as committee Of
the whole in conference with Char
lesion county legislators at which
Mayor Grace argued at length declar,
ing that the dispensary is the root OF
all evil, that 1t is not suitable for a
seaport and that if the matter is
properly presented the desired leg
is.ation will be provided.
Injured While Attending His Duties.
Capt. /. P. Gregorie, conductor ca
| Charleston & Western Carolina trains
No. 43 and a, running between Port
Royal and Yemassee, was painfully
injured willis attending to his duties.
lie was standing on the rear Platform
Of his train signaling to the engineer
when he was knocked off b. stand.
p;pe as the train was passing it. He
wGs rendered unconscious and receiv-
(: painful injuries. lie Is now at his
che recuperating. Capt. Ber Black
-: charge CT the trains during Capt.
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