The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-02-13

MEDICAL COLLEGE APPROVED
The House Sends the Measure to Sen.
ate After Much Diseussion-An Ef-
fort Was Made to Kill 1t on Third
Reading.
Senate-Tuesday.

Senate-Tuesday.
Columbia.-The senate was concern
ed with the McLaurin warehouse BIZ
and the Sharpe bill prohibiting the
use of the works hank or banking
by any person or persons engaged in
business other. than Of legalized
banking corporation. Debate on both
bills was adjourned until Wednesday
morning. The McLaurin bill was op
posed by Senator CHM on the ground
that it is not practical and wculc
work a hardship on certain persons.
Senator CHM discussed the meas
ure saying that many Of the section:
contained "Ieopnoles Of abuse Ee
read each section of the bill and dis
cussed its merits and demerits. HI
contended that the bill would give
200 much power to the commission
which argument Senator McLauril
had anticipated.
The calendar was cleared as to {
majority of the third reading bills.
Senator Applet introduced con
current resolution as to the building
OF the proposed Southern Trans
Continental Highway" from the At
lantic to the Pacific through tht
Southern States. II the resolution /:
adopted the senate VIII go On reccrt
as recommending that the entire
South use every effort to secure fed
eral aid for the highway. Senator!
Sharpe and Carlisle objected to i'm
mediate consideration.
The senate on motion Of Senator
Johnstone, will go into executive ses
sion Wednesday on its return from
Joint session with the house.
senate-Wednesday.
A number of new bills were intro
duced in the senate.
The Senate is saving its energy 70:
the final days of the season. Tt
date no great amount Of energy ha:
been expended and the body has pur
sued the even tenor of its way, con
cerning itself for the most part Will
uncontested matters All debate ha
been of very deferential nature
Wednesday was no exception by an.
means. The Senate chamber was be
sieged by bills from the House, bu
this was merely an incident
The joint assembly net to elect ;
Judge of the First circuit and namet
I. ". Bowman, Of Orangeburg.
Senator Laney, Of Chesterfield
nominated Senator E. J. Dennis, o
Berkley. Senator Lide, of Orange
burg, nominated I. w. Bowman, o
Orangeburg. Senator Gross, of Dor
chester, nominated J. Oty Reed, o
ST. Georges.
The vote stood: Bowman, -;
Dennis, 73; Reed, s.
Total vote, 100; necessary, to f:
choice, 81.
President Protein Harden, who wa:
presiding, declared Mr.. Bowan elect
ed judge of the First circuit
House-Wednesda
BY vote Of so to Sc the House
killed the Rembert inheritance ia,
bill, after over two hours of debate
The bill proposed fundamental
change in the system of taxation il
South Carolina. 1t was bitterly
fought on several grounds. A SINH
lar bill was voted down during the
session of 1912.
The bill of Mr. Youmans of Richlant
to allow the introduction of dying dec
larations in evidence in civil suits was
passed to third reading by the house
Senate-Thursday.
The Earle bill providing for dat
rate of cents on the railroads of thi:
state was unfavorably reported by the
railroad committee of the senate
During Thursday sessions the Sharpe
bill, growing out Of the failure of the
Lexington Savings bank last veal
with capital stock of $4,000 and liza
bilities amounting to S1,100,000, anc
providing against the misuse of the
terms bank and banking" was pass
ed and ordered to the house.
The Odom bill providing for pay
ment only on freight which is deliver
ed was reported unfavorably by the
railroad committee. The Western bill
allowing the railroad commission to
pro rate the expenses of railroad
crossings was reported unfayorably as
was the Williams bill to limit the
hours of motormeq on interurbaD
railways.
House-Thursday.
The house passed to third reading
the bill to lay a special tax upon water
power companies of 20 cents for each
horse power they develop in South
Carolina and sell in this or other
states.
The house passed a resolution al
lowing bill to be introduced to incor
porate the Greenville Water Power
company.
The house passed a resolution pro
viding that no bills except committee
measures should be introduced in the
house after February 10.
The house ordered to third reading