Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-02-29
THE LAW MAKERS
MAY TAKE RECESS
SENATE PASSED RESOLUTION Tc
ADJOURN ON 18TH OF THIS
MONTH.
MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR
Many Bills Were Passed On by the
Senate and House OF Representa-
tives Of the Palmetto State During
tn. Week Just Closed.

Columbia,-The senate passed q
resolution to adjourn sine die Thurs
day. February 2S. A resolution pre-
viously adopted by the house woult
have both bodies take receys unit
May 2S This would be for the pur
pose OF adopting the 1912 Code, ant
to hear a report from the recently ap
pointed committee to investigate The
dispensary commissions, etc. The
house Is practically sure to resist the
efforts OF the senate to quit Thursday
The senate cannot adjourn without the
consent OF the house. but the house
cannot recede from business for long
er than three days without the con-
sent OF the senate. In The event OF a
deadlock, the two bodies could stay
here until the second Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1913, when a new session would
have to begin.
Both the house and senate adopted
the report of the committee of free
conference on the appropriation bill.
The bill will be ratified and sent
to the governor.
Possibly the most important
change made by the committee OF
free conference was giving the Uni
yersity of South Carolina $4,000 this
year for permanent improvements, tc
be spent as the board of trustees sees
fit.
The general assembly of South Car
olina has provided an appropriation
of $1,000 to erect suitable monument
to James Marion Sims, on the
state house grounds. The amount
was given by the general assembly
on the condition that the medical pro
fession Of South Carolina raise al
additional $4,000, making the tota
amount 10000 1t is thought tha
the question of raising the fund viii
be brought before the next meeting o.
the South Carolina medical society
The secretary of state has commits
stoned c. E. - Spencer of Yorkville
August Kohn of Columbia and w. T
c. Bates of st. Mathews as trustees
for the University of South Carolina
They were recently elected by the
general assembly.
j. w. McCown. state senator from,
Florence. was elected by the general
assembly chairman of the board OF
commissioners which is to have charge
OF the state cotton warehouse sys.
tenn. should the act which recently
passed stand the test of the courts as
10 its constitutionality. The other
two commissioners elected by the
general assembly were Mai. John s
Horlbeck of Charleston county and
T. L. Clinkscales of Anderson cor 1ty
All three of the commissioners chosen
are farmers.
The general 'ssembly passed the
Browning bill roviding for refund
ing the brow. stocks and bonds IL
1913 over the governors veto. The
vote in both houses was decisive. In
the house 76 members voted to pass
the bill over the veto and 10 to sus
tain the veto. while in the senate The
vote was 30 for passing the bill ant
to sustain the veto.
Gov. Blease sent to the house ant
senate special message containing
some information about the act to es
tablish a safe system of cotton
warehouses which he has approved.
The reports OF the committee or
free conference on the county supply
bill was adopted by both the house
and senate. The message was ordered
enrolled for ratification.
The Senate.
In the senate w. L. Mauldin. pres
ident pro term, OF the senate ant
chairman OF the finance committee
was presented with large silver fruit
dish by his fellow members on the a
nance committee, attesting their es
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Refused Verdict Until Paid or.
The case Of Shore versus Aver
buck. which was heard before Mag
istrate Player, in Shiloh. resulted In
verdict in favor OF the defendant
the jury returning the verdict in ia
vor OF Averbuck after being out onl,
few minutes and after they had re
fused TO return a verdict until they
had been paid of. The jury agreed
upon a verdict shortly after they re
tired. but they also decided that they
would not make known this verdiv,
until they had been paid their 80 cents
each.
Clinton To Have Home Corners Week
The town of Clinton will next June