Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-01-23
YORK DELEGATION BUSY
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Fort Mill Times Correspondence.


| am not a newspaper writer.
but will try, in as few words as
possible. to give Times readers
an account of the business trans
acted by the State Legislature up
to this writing. Both the Senate
and House of Representatives
convened according to law at
IL O'Clock, m., on January ID.
The Senate was organized by
administering the oath to Hon.
c. A. Smith, Lieutenant Govern
or-elect, who by virtue of his of
flee is president of that body.
Hon. P. l.. Hardin, senator from
Chester. was elected president
pro TEN. Wish l could give the
names of minor officers of the
body, but haven't the data at
hand to do so. The House of
Representatives was organized
by the unanimous election of Hon.
Mendel l.. Smith, of Kershaw,
as speaker. Captain Smith is
eminently qualified to fill this
high office, this being the fourth
time this honor has been confer
red upon him. He is in the
prime of life, alert, easily ap-
preached, handsome of form and
feature, and by his long expert
ence as presiding officer he is
probably the ablest parliament
tartan in the State. The organi-
zation was completed by the
election of James A. Hoyt, of
Richland, as clerk; G. MCGOWAN
Simpkins, of Edgefeld, as read
ing clerk; j. S. Wilson, of Lam
caster, sergeant-at-arms, and the
Rev. j. P. Knox, the beloved
pastor of the A. r. P. church, of
Columbia, as chaplain. Mr.. Knox
is brother-in-law of Hon. j.
Steele Brice, of Yorkville, and is
well known to many York coun-
ty people.
The York delegation has been
fortunate as to committee APP
pointments. Senator J. f. Beam
guard is on several important
committees S sorry cannot name
them FOR lack of data. The SEN
ator is rooming at the home of
S. l.. Miller, No. 1920 Washing
ton street. Representative o. l..
Sanders is chairman of the Com
mittee on Officers and Offices and
of Mines and Mining, and is a
member of the Committee on
Hospital for Insane. At present
his address is, Drawer No. 130.
Col. w. b. Riddle, who. by the
way, is the Lord Chesterfield of
the delegation, is on the Commit
tee on Hospital for Insane and
Committee on Military Affairs.
He is not located yet. Represen-
tative A. E. Hutchison is on the
Judiciary Committee and is stop
ping at the Hotel Woodward.
Representative J. r. Halle is a
member of the Ways and Means
Committee. He is rooming at
No. 1402 Senate street, only one
and half blocks from the State
House, and is taking his meals
wherever he can get them. The
two most important committees
of the House are, first, the
Ways and Means, second, the
Judiciary.
Quite a number of bills have
been introduced so far. Senator
Beamguard has introduced a bill
| for the relief of the Clover storm
sufferers. and the same has been
reported favorably by the Senate
Finance committee. The York
delegation will in few days in
troduce the following bills, viz:
Bill to provide for sale of County
Home farm. etc, as per recon-
mendation of York grand jury,
and bill to amend the Court
House Act.
Mr.. Halle has secured the ap-
pointment of his young friend,
Master Malcolm Link, son of C..
S. Link, of Fort Mill, to the po-
sition of page in the House for
the session of 1914.
| will, from time To time, en-
deavor to keep Times readers
posted as to measures of interest
which come up.
All mail matter for members
of the delegation should be adj
dressed in care of the Senate and
House. j. R. II.
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