The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-02-03
) LIisa ali .in senate.

exclusively for one day to the Lilies
Dill from the house, designed to put
teeth" in the prohibition law, by i'm
posing chafngang or prison sentence
FOR violation, without the alternative
of fine. Considerable lewiston ex
ISIS In the senate over the measure
The consensus of opinion at this time
1avors the passage Of the bill in Its
original form.
The Lilies bill as brought over from
the house provides that prison or
chaingang sentence Of not less than
SIX months nor more than two years
snail be imposed for tho first viola.
ton. Subsequent offenses carry with
them minimum sentence of one year
and MAXIMUM Of five years The cir.
cult Judge In his discretion may sus-
pend all Of the prison sentence for
the first offense but 80 days and Of
subsequent offenses all but 60 days,
upon such terms and conditions as
he may see fit to impose" The Laney
amendment provides the alternative Of
fine Of not less than $100 nor more
than $1,000 for the first offense.
For Uniform Road Building.
The advisibility Of creating state
highway commission with license
on automobiles for its maintenance
was both championed and disapprov.
ed on the floor Of the house In de.
bate which on motion was adjourned.
The principal object of such a com
mission as outlined in the bill propos-
ed by the house committee on roads,
bridges and ferries, is to cooperate
with tho road authorities Of various
counties and to study the system Of
public highways and road construc-
tfon, 1t was urged In behalf OF com
mission that there should be one body
with supervisory and advisory powers
over the large amount Of money ex-
pended by the counties Of the state
during the course of year in road
work. the aggregate being about ST.
500, 00O
No Party to Agreement.
w. M. Riggs. president Of Clemson
college, authorized tho following
Neither Clemson college
nor its president is a party to any
agreement or understanding to oppose
Or support any scholarship or free |
uition measures pending before the |
legislature. I am not aware Of any
action to be taken by state .
college presidents"
For New Circuit.
After a long debate. in which op.
'osition gained much strength, the
louse refused to recommit the bill
for Fourteenth judicial
district. composed OF the counties of
hampton, Colleton, Jasper and Beau.
ort, by a yea and nay vote Of SO to
30. The bill was later given a third .
and sent to the senate by
vote Of So to "A.
No State Printing Plant.
Constitutional objections exclude !
from consideration the project Of a
state printing plant. according to the .
special committee from the house o.
which in cooperation
with similar body from the senate |
has been Investigating the public
problem during the last year
The house committee is composed Of
representatives w. r. Bradford of
York. chairman; l.. L. Wagnon OF
Jnion and w. w Harris, of Laurens.
Article II, section s. constitution
II 1895, says: THE printing Of the
avs, journals, bills, legislative docu
nents and papers for each branch OF
he general assembly, with the print
ng required for the executive anG
'ther departments Of the state, shall
ne let on contract in such manner as
shall be prescribed by law"
House and senate bills are printed
n IL point (pica), with a plea of
white space between the lines. The
committee recommends that they be
printed in 10 point dong prlmer). that
he space between the lines be re.
iuced to points (nonparoiD and that
he length Of the line be reduced from
'6 to 80 ems. 50 that linotype compo.
sition may be facilitated; it is also
pointed out that the eye more easily
takes in the shorter line.
THE committee considered at
length the printing Of stationery net.
terheads, envelopes. tally sheets, roll
calls, etc. annually done for the
assembly" says the report.
The cost Of this printing is in the
aggregate considerable. Much OF It
now is inferior in workmanship and
done on poor quality OF paper,
though the charge for all Of it has
been high enough to warrant the ex.
pectation that first class printing on
first class stock would be secured.
"All OF this printing should be in. |
cluded in one or more contracts. to he |,
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder. instead Of going to perhaps
dozen or more printers, as is now the
practice. Uniformity, better prices,
better material and better workman.