The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-01-30
SOUTH CAROLINA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WHAT IS BEING DONE BY THE
LAWMAKERS OF STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION

Both Branches of lesislatuse.-Io
Take Recess to Attend Corn Show
on South Carolina Day.
Senate-Thursday.
Convened II O'Clock.
Bills introduced.
Governors fourth message received
and disposed Of.
Received invitation to exercises at
the university.
Recess HAS to 1 o'clock.
Joint session on election canvass.
House-Thursday.
Convened at noon
Heard special message from gov
ernor asking that newspapers be re-
stricted.
Referred message to the judiciary
committee with companion bill.
Agreed to move plaster model OF
state house out Of rotunda.
Decided to hold Joint assembly for
elections at noon on January %.
Joint assembly met at o'clock to
canvass election returns.
House committees announced.
Adjournment at 1:35 p. N. to meet
at noon Friday.
The following appointments for the
session in the house have been an
nounced by Speaker Smith:
J. ". Hamel, Lancaster, assistant
clerk; r. e. Carwile, Richiand. jour
nal clerk; J. Ralph Arnold, Spartan
burg, bill clerk; Calhoun A. Hayes,
Greenwood, general desk assistant.
The following appointments for the
present term were made. by speaker
Smith: Messrs. Jordan, Woodward
and Bannister. doorkeepers; Masters,
Mitchum, Stanley, Moore and Meehan,
pages.
Senate-Friday.
MESSAGES were received from the
governor, transmitting the report OF
the winding-up commission, one con-
tanning the resignation of julius h
Walker as a trustee Of the University
Of South Carolina, and third calling
attention to certain errors in the code.
The report Of the governors wind
fng-up commission was transmitted un-
opened and it was necessary for Sen
ator Carlisle to move that the clerk
be authorized to open the report.
The report of James Henry Rice,
chief game warden, was received.
Senator Weston's bill permitting
the swearing in of witnesses in grand
fury rooms was passed to a third
reading.
HouserFriday.
The house received three special
messages from the governor Friday.
The first said that the governor had
transmitted to the senate a copy Of
the report of the dispensary winding
I'D commission. The second informed
the house Of the resignation OF julius
H. Walker Of Columbia as member
of the board of trustees Of the Uni
versity Of South Carolina on account
Of Ill health. The third pointed out
what the governor said were errors
In the acts Of 1912. All three mes
sages were received as information
and ordered printed in the journal.
A number Of new bills were intro
6uced in the house.
senate-Monday.
The senate was in session Monday
night for rs minutes following a re-
cess Of two days. a number of bills
were introduced, messages Nos 8 and
9 from the governor were received
az dread and the calendar was cleared
so far as possible.
Messages from the governor were
announced d few minutes after the
upper branch convened. The first of
these relate to the removal Of B. ].
Rhame as state bank examiner and
the appointment of H W. Fraser to
the Office. The second Of the two mes
sages transmitted report Of the e1-
ecutive's expenditures out Of his ap-
preparation for the enforcement Of
law and had to do further with the
refusal of the comptroller general to
pay amounts said to be due W. 2.
Beard and P. H. Corley. The two
houses were invited to inspect the
transactions Of the comptroller gen
erals ONCE and those of the governor
to see whether the latter's Office is
or not as efficient as the formers.
Senator Carlisle's bill permitting
the swearing in of witnesses in grand
jury rooms, a third reading measure,
went over, on motion Of Senator Wes-
ton, who stated that he wished 70
give the matter more consideration.
Good Use Of State Exhibit Property.