The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-02-27
SIX DAYS WORK Of
TIE LEGISLATORS
WHAT is BiNe DONE BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
DELAY The EDUCATION BILL
Play Light Opera in the Upper Branch
The "Filibuster" Suggested AS Suit
able Titie.-Are Not Doing Very
Much Work
DELAY THE EDUCATION BILL
Senate-Mon MonGay.

Senate-Monday.
Without division the senate passed
and ordered sent to the house the La
ney-Banks- -Beamguard bill to transfer
the State Hospital for the Insane TO
State Park and to dispose Of the pres
ent plant and lands; amending the
measure, at the instance Of Senator
Laney, to place the disposition Of the
present property in the hands OF the
State sinking fund commission, and
providing that the proceeds of the sale
go into the state treasury to be PAID
out in legislative appropriations, as
needed, for the upbuildirg of the new
hospital. The senate, also, passed the
Dennis timber tax bill, with 26 coun-
ties exempted, requiring that cut TIM
Der be entered on the county tax books
as personal property. Richland county
was exempted, by request OF Senator
Weston. The bill does not apply to
individuals or corporations cutting
timber for local purposes.
A food of bills came over from the
house. The governors message trans
mitting Secretary Of State Knox's COM
munication on the direct election OF
United States senators was referred
in the senate to the committee on
privileges and elections.
House-Monday.
A special one mill tax for the free
public schools Of South Carolina will
be levied this year if the senate fol
lows the example of the house which
passed to second reading measure
to this effect. The hill was introduc-
ed by Mr.. Mitchell of Georgetown, but
the house adopted the amendment pro-
posed by the ways and means COM
nittee and signed by Mr. Nicholson Of
Greenwood On behalf of the committee,
which was to all intents and purposes
a substitute TO rthe original bill.
Senate-Tuesday.
TIE Senate concurred in the House
resolution authorizing the use OF ST.
600 of the fund to aid the Confederate
reunions and to aid the needy veter-
ans to go to Gettysburg in July.
The Melf bill to establish kinder
gartens as a part of the public school
system went to third reading.
Senator Nicholson called up his
primary law bill, which he hopes will
be a means of safeguarding that sys-
tenn, and the best part Of the morn
ing was consumed in its discussion.
Discussion of it was interrupted only
by the coming of the House for the
purpose of ratifying numerous bills.
The prevailing sentiment was for con-
tinuance of the measure until next
session, principally because its con-
sideration would be amiss after so
hot a campaign as that last summer;
though, as Senator Clifton pointed
out, the consideration of it next ses-
sion would Immediately precede an
other election Senator Nicholson
did not press the matter.
House-Tuesday.
A majority of the members of the
South Carolina House Of Representa-
tives agreed to repudiate the contract
the state made with J. N. Graham, OF
Columbia, and to abolish the hosiery
mill at the penitentiary. By vote
Of SO to II the House refused to strike
out the enacting words of the bill TO
abolish the hosiery mill, introduced
by Mr.. Wyche, of Spartanhurg.
Mr.. Moore, of Abbeville, moved to
recommit the Mitchell mill special
school tax bill
During the course Of the debate the
House received special message
from the governor, which said he
would refuse to sign the l mill school
tax bill should it pass the General
Assembly in its present form.
By an aye and nay vote of q to 50,
the House refused to recommit the
bill anG sent it to the Senate without
amendment.
Senate-Wednesday
After refusing by a vote OF 23 to 16
to table the measure, the Senate after
long debate continued until next ses-
sion the Nicholson bill TO throw re-
strictions around the primary system
of the state. The Clifton amendment
was killed by vote Of % to H.
The Senate passed over the head
Of the governor the Hall bill to pay
to supervisors in Cherokee county
certain salaries, and the Carlisle bill
with reference to the commission
form of government in the city OF
Spartanburg.
The Strait pension bill was con-
tinued until next session.
The House ! mill tax bill was re-
ported to the Senate without refer
ence
There was talk of the General AS
sembly remaining over another week
until all bills are heard from
House-Wednesaa
An unavailing attempt was made in
the house to recommit the Wyche bill
to abolish the hosiery mill at the pen
itentiary. After debate the house