The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
6oTH HOUSES OF GENERAL AS.
sEM6LY HAVE BEEN BUSY
DURING WEEK.
ANTI BOOZE BILL PASSES
House Rushes Through Lilies Bill Pro.
viding changang Sentence With.
out Alternative for vloIators.
Columbia
Woman Suffrage Gains.

eral assembly by vote of 61 to 81
on joint resolution proposing a con-
stltut1onal amendment to be submit
tea TO the voters at the next general
electlOn. This was the first time that
the question Of votes for women has
been presented seriously and fought
for determinedly on the floor of the
house. Some marveled at it's strength
In the Palmetto State, others were
surprised that 1t failed to receive
majority vote, while some were heard
to predict that it would receive the
necessary SO affirmative votes in the
lower house. Suffragists express graf
1hcation at the strength their cause
developed.
School Law Good Enough.
considering that the present opera
lon or the local option compulsory
school attendance law is sufficient for
the needs and purses of South Caro-
lima, the house killed bill by Mr..
Harper to place the question before
the people Of the state in the next
general election, the county being the
unit. The arguments against the bill
were based on the inexpediency OF
changing the existing law this wear:
the value Of education was not dis
counted by any Of the speakers, some
or whom, however, favored the pro.
posed measure to the end that com.
pulsory education be statewide at an
earlier date that by the operation of
ithe present statute.
Rural Credits.
A mo nj ~ 60,
celVed from the finance committee In
the senate on the rural credits bill,
introduced by Senator Sherard Of An
derson. Senator Christensen reported
| Tor the majority. with the minority
untavorable report signed by Senator
Stuckey of Lee county. BY the pro-
visions OF the bill, the state would
foat bonds to the amount of SlO,OOO,-
OOO to be extended as aid in purchase
OF farms. The issue IS to be submit
ted to the people.
Senator DuRalft of Clarendon intro
! duced bill providing for an amend.
ment to the constitution to change the
time of meeting OF the general as
sembly The date proposed is the
Fourth Tuesday in July instead of the
eoSoilu ueSudy III january.
| Work on the appropriations bill IS
progressing at rapid pace The
members Of the house ways and
means committee and the senate
finance committee are using every ef-
fort to complete consideration of all
sections Of the bill. j. r.. Lilies. chair.
man OF the ways and means commit.
tee. said that it was possible the bill
would be ready for Introduction in
the house by February /.
Public Printing.
Bills embodying recommendations
| or house and senate committees to in.
vestigate the public printing were in
troduced in both branches general as
sembly. The two measures in chief
are identical in their terms. They pro.
vide for the erection by the legisla-
ture OF joint committee on printing,
IN which shall be vested control of
ali the public printing, binding, lith-
Graphing and engraving for the state
or any department of the state gov.
| ernmcnt."
safety First"
Discussions arose in the house over
the adoption OF recommendation by
the rules committee, amending rule
b8 SO that reports of committees OF
free conference shall be printed in
the journal on request OF ten mem
bers and lie over for consideration
on the next legislative day The
amended rule was proposed by Mr..
Mower, who said that the object ia
10 assure deliberation on the most
important report on a bill. Mr.. Gray.
uon, objecting, called attention to the
fact that the rule would probably
lengthen the session of the legisla.
ture and that the reports OF commit.
zee on free conference were usually
the best that could be done for q
Dill. Mr.. Warren, chairman Of the COM
mittee on rules, said that the amend.
ca rule would expedite the business
or the house. The rule was adopted.
Mr.. Toole's bill, providing for the
teaching Of agriculture in schools, re.
ceiVed an unfavorable report from the
committee on education,
Dill has been introduced in the
senate by Senators Banks and Stuck.
ey TO abolish the state tax commits
sion. The bill has been referred to
the finance committee.
ny tho provisions Of the agricul
.urai committee bill. which received
lts mira reading in the senate, public
"elghers OF farm products shall be
appointed In towns OF 5000 inhabi
'ants or more, upon petition OF as
many as 90 frceholders. Such public
Weighers are to be appointed by the
governor, upon recommendation oi
4 the town 'g council, and arc to be placed