The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-24
WORK Of THE
LEGISLATORS

passed were the following:
Reformation of the management OF
the state hospital for the insane.
Provision for fund of $150,O00 for
consecutive years for the development
Of the hospital property.
Compulsory education system.
Medical inspection Of school chill
dren.
The board Of charities and correct
ions.
. Enactment OF Democratic party re-
quirements for the reform of the pri-
mary system.
Adoption of the Australian ballot
system for the city of Charleston.
Adoption of mild form of the Tor
rens' system as to the registration Of
land titles.
Provision for tax commission with
ample authority for the revision and
adjustment Of all assessments and
taxes in the State.
Provision for a bureau to handle
welfare work in mill communities and
the appointment Of a special agent in
charge of this work.
Reformation and concentration of
authority in various counties notably
Greenville and Richland.
Proposition by which communities
or counties can tax themselves for the
establishment of public libraries.
An important innovation which pro-
vides that the State bank examiner or
his assistants make regular expert ex-
animation of all State and county Of
fees and institutions receiving public
support
The State undertaking to quarry
and grind limestone for sale to farm
ers at actual cost, the work to be done
by convict labor.
Reestablishment Of the use of inter-
changeable mileage, forced out OF use
by the enactment of law requiring
the railroads to adopt mileage books
IN this state for individual railroads
This will bring into force the sale OF
old-style mileage books, good on all
larger railroad systems in and out o.
the State.
The decided development Of the pol.
icy of bond issues for permanent road
work as illustrated by the Legislation
for Greenville, Richland, Anderson
Chesterfield, Union and other coun'
ties.
The adoption of an appropriation
. bill that is In consonance with the de
velopment of the State and which al
the same time does not show an IN
crease in the levy over previous year
The reorganization Of the Confed-
crate Infirmary.
The reorganization OF the historical
commission so as to take it away from
politics as far as possible.
The increase in the Confederate
pension fund from $25O,OOe to 100000
and the removal Of 70 all property re-
strictions in the granting of pensions
The passage Of the Webb liquor la"
with reference to the importation into
this state of whiskey.
The adoption and approval OF the
referendum bill by which the people
of the state will next September vote
on the question of statewide prohibi
ton.
The repeal of the cotton acreage
statute.
The last three propositions were not
a part Of the administration propa-
eanda but have developed in the
course of legislation. This certainly
is q record for a session that Is not
yet closed.
The only thing that might be call
cd freak legislation was the passage
Of the bill through both Houses pro-
v.ding punishment for giving tips to
railroad porters, walters at hotels
and other public servants.
The primary election bill, compul'
sorry school attendance bill, establish
ing a state board Of charities and cor
rections, asylum bills, tax commission
medical inspection Of school children
commission to investigate the work
mans compensation act, and the bill
providing for the examination of al
state offices and institution by the
State bank examiner, are adm1nfstra'
ton measures, and were recommended
and had the warm support OF Gov
Manning. He Is particularly pleased
with the results of this session.
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