The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25

tice before quitting tc alss sige ;llz
employe the same amount ol notice
before discharging him, after being
amended By Senator Carlisle, was ar-
proved and sent to the house.
There was concurrent resolution
from Senator Earle fer the appoint
ment of committee cut Of the sen
ate and the house to investigate the
recent textbook law. Immediate cen
sideration was objected to, and the
matter was carried over.
New Senate Bills.
Mr.. Spivey-To amend an act en-
titled, can Act to authorize the city
of Columbia to execute q mortsage
of the property now used by the state
agricultural and Mechanical society
for the uses of said society, approves:
February II, 1911.
Mr.. J. B. Black-To grant to grad
yates of the state hospital for tie IL
sane, the same rights and privileges
of nurses graduating from other III
stitutions or hospitals.
Mr.. G. H. Bates-To amend the la"'
relating to magistrates and their cen
stables, their powers, duties, jurisaic'
ton, salaries, etc.
Mr.. Epps-A joint resolution au.
thorizing the county commissioners
OF Williamsburg county to draw his
warrant for 5000, and the county
treasurer to pay the same.
The House cf Representatives.
Speaker Smith Of the house on.
nounced that he had appointed +. N.
Cary of Oconee; J. ]. Evans cf Mari
boro. and W. L. Daniel Of Sa!uGa,
members of the house On the lnvest!'
eating committee to probe the gov
ernor, the former winding-Ip con-.
mission, the attorney general and any
one connected in any way with the
old state dispensary.
The house heard three special mes
sages from the governor. The tlrst
transmitted the annual reports CT the
board of fisheries and the commission
on the state house grounds. The
second special message notified the
house of the expiration of the terms
of August Kohn. w. T. c. Bates anc
J. @. Davis as trustees of the Univer
sity of South Carolina. The third
message recommended an inTestiga
ton of the so called "ccttcn mill
merger"
The house disposed of five vetoed
acts passing four by the necessary
two-thirds majority and sustaining
the governors veto on one. The four
acts passed over the governors veto
will be sent to the senate.
The only one of the vetoed acts be.
fore the house which caused much
debate was that relating to exemp
ton from jury duty. The governors
special message stated that he vetoed
it because ministers were not exempt
ed from jury duty. After extended &c
bate, the house sustained the COVER
nor's veto by a vote of 10 to 36.
The act requiring the distribution
of the dispensary funds among the
common schools and providing The
method for doing so was passed by
the house over the governors veto
by a vote Of SO to II. The act with
the veto message, will be sent to the
senate.
The house defeated by one vote
Mr.. Moore's bill seeking an election
for Abbeville county for the restora,
ton Of the dispensary in that county
The vote was SO to IS on a bill that
had been unfavorably reported.
The third reading bill making it !.
misdemeanor to originate or publish
slanderous and libeloes. matter was
passed and sent back e the senate
with amendments by the house. BY a
vote of IS to 80 the house refused to
recommit the bill.
By a vote of IS to 16, the house
passed over the governors veto the
act providing for state maintenance
Of the Industrial School for boys at
Florence. The act will be sent to the
senate The passage Of the bill met
with little opposition on the floor Of
the house.
New House Bills.
K. P. Smith-To allow the fore.
man Of the grand jury or acting fcce-
man to swear witnesses in the grand
jury room.
Mr. Gasque-Relating to over,
charges by common carriers.
Mr.. Moore-To regulate the liabilities
of common carriers by railroad TO
their employees in certain cases.
Mr.. Nicholson-To provide for con,
solidated and graded schools in ccun,
ty districts, and to appropriate s15,,
600 to encourage the same.
Mr.. Baskins-To limit the time in
which bills OF sale and chattei mort,
cages can be enforced and collected
Mr.. Baskin-To provide for four
commissioners for Lee county.
Announcement BY Mr.. Reid.
The following announcement has
been made by Mr.. Whitner Reid, sec,
retary of the state farmers unicn:
Under the Clinkscales plan, the sec
retary of the state farmers union re-
ceiYed S26 "a fnr. eYnancec Of nnttnn