The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-02-06

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its third reading and was ordered to
the house.
Some debate was INDUCED IN on the
Laney bill authorizing banking cor
porations to invest three-fourts Of
their capital stock and deposits in
mortgages of real estate
House-Wednesday.
Refused to send after nearly two
hours of debate the resolution pro-
viding for investigation of labor leg
islation to the senate
Joint assembly convened at noon
and held elections.
Killed labor Investigation resolu.
tions for this session.
Killed measure to allow Barnwen
and other counties to vote now on dis
pensary question.
A number Of new bills were intro
duced in the house.
Senate-Thursday.
A large number of bills were intro
duced and committee reports return
ed.
Senators Laney, Banks and Beam
guard were appointed to investigate
the needs of the State Hospital for the
Insane.
The best part of the morning and
night hours was spent in debating the
Clifton bill permitting these counties
which voted out the dispensary in
1909, the privilege Of holding elec-
tons in May.
An unfavorable report was return.
ed by the judiciary committee on the
bill to abolish the hosiery mill at the
penitentiary.
A message was received from the
governor transmitting his report on
pardons, paroles and communications.
House-Thursday.
The house consented last night to
give the county of Charleston high
license retail and wholesale system
for selling liquor The Rittenberg bill
containing these provisions, escaped
decapitation by vote Of 66 to As and
was passed to third reading with
amendments.
a favorable report with amend
ments was made on bill to require
children to attend the free public
| schools.
The house passed to third reading
bill prohibiting railroad or express
companies from collecting charges
upon undelivered shipments Of freigh
and to compel them under penalty te
deliver any portion Of shipmen
upon payment Of the actual charges.
Senate-Friday
| Major William l.. Glaze Of Orange
burg notified the general assembly
that he was forced to decline the posi-
ton of judge in the First circuit, t
which he was recently elected with
out his solicitation
House-Friday.
BY an extremely narroY marg1
the Charleston high license liquor bill
passed third reading in the house
Friday and was ordered sent to The
senate.
The resolution to Investigate rail
road officials, attorneys and others OF
the subject Of free railroad passes an6
campaign contributions passed with
out opposition in the house but was
amended so as to allow the joint in
vestigating committee to summons
any one before them The origina
resolution named specifically severa
persons whom the committee was t
call.
AS token Of respect TO rthe mem
ory of the late George S. Legare, con
gresham from the First district, tht
house took recess at 1:30 p. m. un
til p m.
The Fortner resolution to investi
gate railroad officials, attorneys and
others in reference to free passes, ant
campaign contributions came before
the house.
Mr.. Stevenson Of Chesterfield moved
to amend by striking out the name!
of the men specifically named arc
allow the joint investigating commit
tee to investigate any railroad officials
aad attorneys.
Mr.. Whaley of Charleston wanted
to amend the resolution by insertin.
the name of B. L. Abney, counsel fol
the Southern Railway in place OF tina
of Superintendent H. A. Williams o
the Southern who is i'll.
Various members expressed thu
hope that the resolution would pass
The houes accepted the Stevenson
amendment and the Whaley amend
ment was Withdrawn. The resolution
passed by a vive voce vote.
The house ordered printed in it:
journal all communications from the
officials and attorneys named in the
original resolution.
The house passed a concurrent res
olution to memorable congress tt
appropriate 100000 to improve roads
in South Carolina used as rural mai
routes.
The house received a special mes
sage from the governor transmitting
a preamble and resolutions he hat
submitted to the state sinking funt
commission for adoption.
Both houses Of the general assem-
bly, adjourned over the weekend t.
meet again Tuesday night at 8 O'Clock
The house passed the following un
contested and local measures:
Mr.. Odom-A bill to give the tow