The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-03-05
Sentinel x Published in the Capital Of Pens for the Peo
'ICKENS, S. c., MARCH 5, 1914

OnIaVOTaOl6 report 1ue Sdue Ae1tS
occurred to Mr.. McMaster's other pub,
lie utilities bills.
Preparatory to adjournment sine
die, the house killed all the second
reading house bills on its calendar
This is usually an indication that the
session of the general assembly is
near its close.
The house passed the concurrent
resolution from the senate urging the
South Carolina delegation in congress
to use its efforts to have government
standards specified in contracts for fu
ture delivery of cotton.
The Stuckey-Lawson concurrent
resolution providing TO ran inVestiga
ton of the prices of fertilizers by the
attorney general passed the house.
The house killed the senate concur
rent resolution providing for the ap
pointment of committee to investi
gate the advisability Of the purchase
by the state of lime deposits on the
Santee river, near Pinckney's land
ing.
The senate concurrent resolution
providing for the compilation by the
various county boards of pensions OF
a list of soldiers and widows Of sol
diers receiving pensions, was passed
by the house. The lists are to be sent
to the attorney general.
The Belzer bill providing for the
assessment and equalization of pro
perty for taxation was killed by the
house.
The senate bill allowing sheriffs tc
accept passes on railroads was killed
on third reading by the house after
a lively fight into which the question
of corporation influence on sheriffs
and members of the house was in
jected. The sheriff's pass bill was
Killed by vote of As to "a.
The house killed the Carlisle bill
repeating the state income tax law
The passage of the Carlisle bill was
urged on the grounds, that the state
tax on incomes was inequitable and
farcically enforced and that the pas
sage of the federal income tax law sub
jected income taxpayers to double
burden. The bill was killed by vote
of 81 to 81
The house killed the Crouch bill re
quiring architects employed by the
state to give bond for one-fourth the
cost of buildings they designed.
The Stevenson bin, correcting an
error in the act creating the Thir
teenth judicial circuit, was passed to
third reading by unanimous consen
in the house.
Senate.
The Hall bill to prevent railroads
from locking the doors of coaches
passed and was sent to the house
The house vital statistics measure
was allowed to go to a third reading
This places the senate and house bills
in position for passage.
The senate adopted the Kirk con
current resolution In regard to nam
ing the forts at Panama.
When the Richland delegation bill
to amend the commission government
act so as to allow a councilma ntc
run for mayor without first resignins
as councilman, was called, Senator
McLaurin moved to table it. Senate
Weston asked that it be passed over
Debate on the 2-cent rate bill wa.
continued throughout the greater par
of the session in the senate, and tha
body adjourned by vote of 20 to l.
just before midnight with the meas
ure still to be disposed Of. A motion
made to indefinitely postpone the bill
was lost by a vote Of "a to 13. Th'
committee amendments were tabled
by vote of, 20 to II.
When Senator Earle called for tn.
regular order and the 2-cent rate bill
came up, Senator Clifton, who hat
the floor from the morning session
asked the indulgence Of Senator Earle
for 10 minutes, saying that he wa.
indisposed. Senator Clifton said tina
he would speak within 10 minutes O
yield the floor and make no furthe
objection.
In a few minutes Senator Clifton
yielded the floor, saying that he coult
not speak because Of indisposition.
Senator Crouch moved to indefinite
ly postpone the bill This motion wa:
lost by vote of "a to 13.
Senator Dannis' pending motion t.
strike out the enacting words wa.
! then lost by very light aye and ma.
vote; though it was objected that Sen
ator Dennis had gone home and hat
thereby forfeited his motion.
Senator Carlisle then moved tt
table the railroad committee amend
ments, which Senator Earle agail
contended would simply re-enact thu
existing laws, except that the rail
roads would be permitted to sell in
terchangeable mileage books.