Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-18
WiNDUP OF THE SESSION
Resume of Work Done to BE Finished
During Week.
,ws and Courier, Sunday

News and Courier, Sunday.
The general assembly Is fast trim
ming its sails to make the port Of ad-
journment either Saturday or Monday
week II all goes smoothly and there
should be no storms ahead, the ad-
journment will be had by Saturday,
but II there should be breakers ahead
in the shape Of vetoes the adjourn
ment may not be until Monday.
Today was practically the last OPP
portunity for the passage Of house and
senate bills that have to be consider
ed in one or the other branch Of the
general assembly. Yesterday a reso-
luton was adopted that only such
matters as met with no objection
should be considered and that there
should be no action taken on bills
that provoked debate; in this way the
house managed to dispose Of great
number of local propositions which
will be sent to the senate Monday. By
giving a second reading to number
Of senate bills they will receive their
third reading on Monday in the house,
in this way giving the engrossing de-
partment a mass Of work to dispose
Of in the early part Of the week.
| The fact Of the matter Is that about
all that can be done next week is to
adjust differences between the two
houses and straighten out legislative
kinks, act on the appropriation and
supply bills and see that the final work
| Is properly done and await the pleas
ure Of the governor.
Instead Of having a rule that no bill
can be read on the last day Of the
session, there ought to be rule that
no bill can receive its second read
| ing in the last week Of the session,
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years the serious mistakes that have
been made have generally been cred
| tied to the last few days Of the ses-
sion when everybody is in a rush and
the home play" is rather the ambi-
ton.
Under the rule by which only un-
contested matters could be considered
today, most of the bills applied to
school matters, either giving the right
to issue bonds, to provide for their
cancellation, to authorize the change
Of matriculation fees, to make new di-
visions, or other legislation that is
regarded as necessary for the i'm
provement Of the school systems.
Under this dispensation there was no
bills Of general purport given its sec
ond reading except one, which rec
titled an error in the code, and all the
other bills passed, referred to some
local and county affairs.
There was no discussion whatever
or attempt to defeat any OF the third
reading bills or general measures pro-
viding for the salaries of county offi-
GERS; relating to magistrates and con-
stables, the general supply bill for
counties as we'll as the omnibus bill
providing salaries for county treasur-
ers and auditors, which was amended
on third reading to meet all wishes.
The bill providing for the classifca-
ton of property by the insurance COM
missioner, on which there was consid-
cradle discussion yesterday, received
It's third reading in the house and
went to the senate, where 1t will be
considered on Monday.
During the morning session a mes
sage in the shape of a protest was re-
ceived from the governor. The COM
mittee on claims had reported favor
ably on the claim of Mr.. James Henry
Rice for services rendered in connec-
tion with the work Of game warden,
and the governor objected to the pay
ment Of this claim Of $1,000.
The house. when 1t adjourned to-
day at few minutes to l o'clock, de-
cided 1t would not hold a night ses-
sion and that 1t would meet at 1.30
on Monday. This Is the first day Of
the present week on which night ses-
sion has not been ordered. A number
of conference committees have already
been appointed and have various meas
ures under consideration.