Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-03
ACREAGE REDUCTION KILLED.
Now Ready for Governors Signature.
VIII BE Approved.


passed by the House repeating the
cotton acreage reduction law and or
dered it enrolled for ratification. It
will be ratified and laid before Gov
ernor Manning for his signature early
next week. There was no objection
to the repeal voiced in the Senate
this morning.
The bill providing for a referen-
dunn on Statewide prohibition and
making the Webb act relate to the
shipment Of liquor into dry territory
were made special orders for next
Wednesday morning Immediately af-
ter third reading bills. Senator
John +. Williams gave notice that he
was going to introduce a bill pro-
viding at the same referendum on
September IA that the people can
vote not only on the question Of
whether the State shall go prohibi-
ton, but also whether they prefer the
dispensary or high license as the best
way Of regulating the liquor traffic.
Primary Regulations.
The Nicholson bill putting into law
the regulations and rules of the last
Democratic primary is also a special
order for next Wednesday.
The bill designed to prevent peo-
pie from blocking the public high
ways by ploughing in them was
made a special order for Wednesday.
The bill providing for loan by
the State of $87,500 to Clemson Col
lege passed and was ordered sent to
the House of Representatives.
Senator Werner explained his bill
prohibiting the loaning of money aaat
"a tais raj te- sof. iaaefest Y fltSSi lels
lowed by law 1t was made a spe-
cial order for Wednesday immedi-
ately after third reading bills and
after the other special orders already
set for that day.
Ready tIo BE Ratified.
The following bills have passed
both Houses and have been ordered
enrolled for ratification:
Regulating the deposit of official
funds by the State, county and mu-
nicipal officers; authorizing the
trustees of Greenville schools to or
der an election for issuing bonds;
amending the act abolishing the
county commissioners Of Dillon coun-
ty; requiring the treasurer Of Dor
chester county to refund all license
fees collected for the year 1914 un-
der Section 610; amending the act
providing for the issuance Of $3G,-
600 school bonds in the townships of
Allendale, Baldoc and Bull Pond, in
BarnHell county; amending the act
| relating to the certificates of wages !;
providing for educational exhibits at
county fairs under certain condi-
tions; empowering the school board
| Of Barnwell to mortgage the old
school building; empowering the
trustees of Eutawvi!le High School
! to charge a matriculation fee.
A concurrent resolution authoriz-
ing the Introduction of a bill to in
corporate the Upper South Carolina
Conference was introduced by Sena-
tor Carlisle, Of Spartanburg, and i'm
mediately agreed to. The resolution
now goes to the House for concur
renee.
At 2.05 o'clock the Senate ad-
iourned to meet again on Tuesday
afternoon at | o'clock.
New Bills i'm Senate.
The following new bills of general
interest were introduced in the Sen
ate to-day:
Mr.. Earle: Relating to the rate Of
interest which may be charged by re-
ducing the rate.
Mr.. Werner: To provide for the
establishment of new school dis
trict in Oconee county.
Mr.. OdelI: To authorize Liberty
school, Pickens county, to charge and
collect contingent fees OF pupils.
Mr.. Carlisle: To provide for the
assurance and registration of land
titles.
J. f. Williams: To require GER
tain industrial and manufacturing
companies to make annual reports.
Mr.. Sherrard: To require the
board of county commissioners of An
derson county to publish quarterly
statements.
Mr.. Carlisle: Making it a misde-