The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-02-20

warehouse bill and continued it until
aext session.
NIr. Mcqueen Of Marlboro spoke in
favor of his measure, drawn with
view to obviating the flaws found by
The supreme court in a similar act
passed by the general assembly in
1912. A companion bill, introduced
by Senator McLaurin. is pending in
the senate.
Senate-Thursday
Thursdays sessions of the senate
we're of a tentative nature. Nothing,
so far as bills are concerned, was def
nitely decided upon. The warehouse
bill was continued until next year at
this mornings session; the Sinkler med
ical college bill passed the body, but
the author moved to reconsider the
vote in order to substitute the house
bill later; and other bills were de-
bated.
The Rembert bill taxing water pow
ers was unfavorably reported in the
Senate. An unfavorable report was
also returned on the Weston bill
changing the child labor laws apply
ing to the cotton mills and making
the minimum age for employment 13
years after 1914 and Il after 1915.
The Carlisle bill providing ccmpul-
sorry education for Spartanburg coun-
ty was passed. The Weston bill to an
mex a part of Eau Claire was passed to
q third reading.
House-Thursday
The house passed the appropriation
bill to third reading, after consuming
the major portion of the morning and
all the night session in considering
it. Relatively few changes were
made in the bill by the house.
BY vote of II to &c, the house re.
fused to appropriate $4,000 for build
ing walks and driveways for rubber
tired vehicles around the state house
provided the city Of Columbia would
give like amount.
The house refused to adopt item Sc
A. ". Todd, $4,000" under the mis-.
cellaneous" section in the bill.
Senate-Friday.
The Weston bill to allow the city o.
Columbia to execute a mortgage o:
the South Carolina Agricultural ane
Mechanical society was passed ovel
the governors head, this being found
to be the only advisable way of set
Ting the matter in view of the COVER
nor's recall of his veto in the frs
place
Senator Sinkler substituted for hi:
medical college bill the Barnwel
house bill and this measure amended
is now on the calendar of the senate
with the status of a third reading bill
The Charleston delegation biz
amended so as to include Richlane
among other counties in regulating
the division OF dispensary profits te
give the schools larger share wal
passed and returned to the house
amended.
,rhc f;ichland delegation bill to an
mex part of North Columbia and
Eau Claire was passed by the senate
and ordered enrolled.
Houss-Friday.
The house, by a vote of '9S to 6
passed over the veto of the governo,
the act to authorize the State Agri
cultural and Mechanical society tt
execute a mortgage on its porperty tt
the city of Columbia to secure Ger
tain bonds.
An effort was made to recommit OF
third reading Mr. McQueen's bill t.
prevent hazing in colleges in thiI
state.
By vote Of &c to 46 the house re
fuesd to recommit the anti-hazing bill
and sent it to the senate.
The house voted down IN short or
der the motion to reccmmit the Nc
Cravey compulsory school attendance
bill, and sent it to the senate.
The general appropriation bill, will
the totals Of it's sections amended te
conform to the changes made by the
house. passed third reading and was
sent to the senate.
Senate-Satur6ay.
The judiciary committee Of the sen
ate made its report on the controversy
which early in the session arose be
tween the governor and Senator Till
man. The committee recommended
that So much of the governors mes
sage on Senator Til1man and the
press as did not pertain to legislative
matters be stricken out and recon-
mended further, that the senator's let
ter in reply to the governor be moi
printed in the journal.
Senator Weston introduced the BIZ
providing for the railway and boat
line to be constructed by the Corum
bia Railway, Gas & Electric company
in lieu of completing the canal, ant
it was referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
Tue Weston bill authorizing the
railroad commission to employ az
inspector at salary Of $1,000 and
$500 for travelling expenses to inspect
the roadbeds, rolling stock and gen
eral equipment Of the railroads oper