The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-22

considerable debata. n passed bY
both houses and signed by the COVER.
nor, 1t will take effect July /, 1911.
The textbook bill carries section
which reads: rAny school employ.
ling six or more teachers doing work
IN at least 10 regularly organize /
grades during the annual term OF not
less than eight months shall be en-.
titled to use dual. or supplementary.
series OF textbooks to be adopted ana
prescribed by the state board of edu
cation at the same time as basal
series of textbooks is prescribed ana
adopted" An effort was made by
committee amendment to strike out
this section, which the house refused
to do,
A somewhat vigorous debate was
precipitated In the senate when tho
house resolution providing for an io-
augural committee from the general
assembly came up for consideration.
Senator Laney OF Chesterfield raised
the issue Of expenses. Those pressing
the resolution explained that the state
would not be expected to defray the
expenses Of the 10 members of the
house and five members Of the senate,
VINO were 20 comprise the committee
10 represent ths state. In that ,thl,
was not specified, Senator Laney offer.
cd an amendment. to relieve the state
OF the burden Of travelling expenses.
BY vote of 13 to ,26 the upper house
refused to table this amendment
This prolonged the wrangle, until ef
fort was made to postpone indefinitely
consideration OF the resolution. The
resolution was finally continued, OF
motion Of Senator Sinkler OF Charles.
ton. This had the effect OF killin.;
the project.
South Carolina came one step
nearer state highway department:
and federal aid for road buildins 3,
when the house of representatives
after much debate, passed to third
reading bill aimed in these dire.-
tions. The measure, which was in
the nature Of q substitute for several
other bills, provides that the money
shall be raised by state tax Of 25
cents per horsepower OH motor We
h1cles, this state tax to be inlieu OF
any county or municipaI license. The
bill passed to the third reading by a
vote Of II to 33. The question Of
whether the money should be rails ,l
by automobile tax or by levy on all
property caused the principle deba. G
III the house last night. The bill, as
recommended by the house special
committee. did not make the state
license take the place Of all other
licenses. This amendment was offer.
ed by Representative Hines Of Ian.
caster. An important amendment was
offered by Representative Bradford
OF YORK, and it was adopted, providin:;
that ~ per cent Of the money collect.
cd should be spent in the county
where 1t is collected and the other ]O
per cent to be used in the operation,
Of the department.. Representative
Whaley offered an amendment, whic'
was agreed to, which provided tina!
the state highway department furnis
each machine with metal license
plate.
The Mason bill prohibiting the co..
| leges and institutions of learning o!
this state supported in whole or in
part by the state. from giving enroll
ment to applicants from without the
state IN preference tothose residing
within the state, passed to a third
reading.
The geenral assembly passed.
through It's first factional fight OF the
present session, over the office OK
chief game warden. and the incident
came to climax in the senate with
the passage OF bill which provides
that the game warden shall be elected
Two years hence as other states Off
GERS. Another provision. the author OF
which is Senator Bonham of Greou-
vile and which was in reality the
chief point at issue. is that the present
warden shall be retained until his sua-
cessor shall be chosen by the people
The Christensen bill In It's origin /,
draft would have relieved the chinI
executive OF recourse to recommenda.
tion by the Audubon society. The
vote to accept the Bonham amend
ment retaining the present warde l
and placing the office in the general
election was "a to II. A bill OF sim.
liar import was passed to third read
ing In the house
BY decisive vote. 81 to II, the
house refused to strike out the e.
| acting words OF the Num- BILL which
prohibits the docking. assessing. or in
any other manner Withholding wages
from employees Of persons. firms or
corporations engaged In the manu-
facture OF textile fabrics, except in
certain instances. Mr.. Num- explain
ed his bill telling Whv he thnuplt 10