The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-02-24
State Tax Levy is Reduced
from Seven to Six and
One.HaIf Mills
GOVERNOR MANNING
SIGNS final ITEMS

Appropriation Bill Approved Without
One Veto.---Liquor Laws Enacted
Few important Fights During Ses.
sIon Which Ended Sunday Morning
at 5:35.
Without vetoing single item, Gov.
Manning at 5:33 O'Clock Sunday
morning sent his message Of approval
OF the appropriation bill and the omni-
bus county supply bill to the general
assembly. Two minutes later the 1916
legislature became history, from it's
conyening at noon January IL to its
adjournment.
The governors farewell message
was:
Permit me to thank your honorable
body for the courtesy and considera-
tion extended to the executive depart.
ment, and to me personally during
your session. The friendships brought
about through personal association in
patriotic service to our honored
state, will 'lnger with me long after
you have adjourned and returned to
your homes and loved ones.
II respectfully inform your honor.
able body that have signed the an.
preparation bill and the school and
county supply bill and have no further
communication or message
May Gods richest blessings rest
YOU and yours always, is my earnest
prayer"
Following the reading OF the mes.
sage and the adjournment immcdiate.
~ thereafter, members Of the house
and senate extended hearty hand
snakes to their departing co.wofkerS
~ the legislative halls; it was 4,
Pleggg or the many words of farewell
and gopd wishes that had been spoker
at odd intervals during the nine an(
one-half hour session Of saturda,
night. ~ w.
- concluding session OF tho 1916
Legislature was enjoyable to the mem.
bers and the itinerant visitors be.
cause OF It's Irregularities, its songs
and music and its mock sessions OF
parliamentary procedure. In various
ways the legislators passed away the
time between the adoption OF free con.
ference reports and the ratification Of
bills.
All attaches OF the Legislative de-
partment received thanks for the ser.
vices rendered. Loving cups we're
present to Speaker Hoyt, who was
highly complimcntcd in short speeches
by more than 20 members. and to
Junius T. Lilies, chairman Of the wavs
and means committee. Speeches of
presentation and acceptance OF these
slight tokens OF high esteem" were
made with a sincerity that was not
forced
The engrOssing department, which
had completed ali bills turned over to
II by o'clock in the morning after
continuous session OF many hours
was commended In the following rcso
lu'lon introduced In the house by Mr.
Massey and In the senate by Senator
Laney:
BE IT resolved by the house OF rep
resentatiVcs (and the scnatc) that tho
ehgr0ssing department il commcndod RI
Tor their zeal and manner in which
they have attended the multitudinous
duties which have been theirs. and
we especially desire to congratulate
them on the prompiness and correct
ness with which they transacted tho
business on enrolling the acts on this
the closing night Of the 1916 session ,
The portraits Of Gen. Robert e. T q,
and Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson wor,
hung in the hall OF the house whi,
the proceedings OF Saturday nigh
were under way. The portraits ha
; been purchased from Poindextcr Pap
Carter, artist. for 5000 as the result {
resolution introduced by Mr. Sc,
seney Of Charleston.
Among the senate bills killed In tr
house by the adjournment Saturda
was that by Senator Sherard provi
ing for q referendum election on u
: question OF issuing $4,000 900
bonds for rural credits. The adv
ability OF enacting rural credits la
has been placed in the hands of
@ioint legislative commission, consisti,
Il OF Senators d. II. Williams, AL,
Johnstone and Sherard and Messl
I'eelo, T.. M. Rogers and Huffman.
It was not until the morning &c
sion Saturday that 1t became know
generally by the grapevine rout
that adjournment would be effected
that legislative day. The resolution
q ADJOURN at 1850 o'clock was not
81 troduced, however, until about
o'clock Sunday morning, accordil
ito the city hall clock Like all matte
Affecting the gisiatiye day and 1
hours the revolution was adopted wi
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