Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-24
FROM REPItESENTATIVE MASON.
Enjoyed Seeing Oconee Girls at Win
thrOp-Other Matters.

Legislature that affect their Interests
am writing this letter and 4opg
you will be SO kind as to publi,l it
for me.
The General Assembly has wsl
| ended its second week. and 50 far
| nOthin" in the way Of new legislatiOu
Of Importance has been accorlplish~
ed. Really, We have just been set
tling down to work and organ .2ing
things so that good work can br uc-
compliShcd. Now, however, all the
| preliminary work Is over, and brgin.
ming this week. both Houses viii De
ready TO plunge right into tho de
bates that will result in a numbt. o!
very important bills now on the cal
endars being acted upon. 4 y.cat
deal OF time has been given 10 cont
mittcc work. when the newly t. tro-
dnced bills were considered. tnd
enough of these have been rcpurtcd
| bcrs Il lot Of work.
Members Of both Houses Vi tea
winthrop College last Friday, and
while there saw all the Oconeu elrla
there. Winthrop's officers aSko. Us
to come up and see for ourselves ne
need OF new dormitory that g,llN
| make it possible for Winthrop t. ug-
commodate the 800 or 100 girl, o.
South Carolina who are turned o".;j
each year because there is not .yit
for them. ! will be glad for the ui-
crs OF Oc0nee to write me their :, VS.
on this matter. While did not or.
sonally know all the girls from ,,..o-
nee attending Winthrop, cnrta Us
enjoyed meeting them-and tro.n
was quite good number Of theu
committee composed Of Miss, Stl.l-
ling and Earle, OF Walhalll VI .+
Watkins, Of Westminster. and 1...,
DAILY. Of Seneca, took charg' 0. he
DcOn"" delegation when we NrrtvuL
and saw TO ii that we were pl-sou. ai
all the exercises and demons; rati..H.
and they did everything they cnalt
to make our visit pleasant aud r.1.-
liable for us, and they certa My q
themselves proud in the ven .-"
dinner that was served us.
| was very fortunate and inC .1
glad that was placed on tie G. .u-
mittce OF education, as mat rrs of
education are now among the }. s~t
important Tor this State and il Il tv
desire to do all possibly can 20 ....J-
mote the Development Of the cotnu %.
schools in our county, and By b, g.
ON this committee | hone to be -
more service. Already d biyHn8v
been introduced that would anu...-
pirate $2On.orO for the cCmu.ng
schools OF the state.
We are having all kinds of bins on
the liquor subject Introduced ID
the liquor matter. with the bills dv.j-
ing with the fire insurance situoti,u
will likely be among the most vi0 IS
'''"''@%"'' state wi"' 0casMrs s
.ro"-a. nn.or1 this session
have ni@iged the Ola Soldl, s.
.to .#. '"'. .E,u 0'.r W l. IT,. i.luU.
nH.'e' o. o., m'g0itciIG 2 NJ rhuf
"H, aA"'..I' ''" home aud WI rlacn
"l". '.n1t, ~ -..I>a \ Oh n, pen.
sion rolls. Such a bill, ii p; soa
would have the effect OF turning, into
pension money the money app 1DI'
ated every year to maim ain tn ir-
stitution, and thus would give each
soldier there about 500 M.
about $l27 in all--than re Is nov
getting, and also, at the sane aiur.
would save the State more than ,frH
for each soldier there. Every e o.
the inmates favors such a bill H..
they would prefer 20 be able I.iG
with their hOmefolks. | am thi kim
or introducing such a bill, a.
would be glad to have the me or
Oconee-especially the old so ..egs
write me what they think @ tn.
matter.
have already introduced bin
that would abolish the auton 0bile
license tax of Oconee, and M. col
league. Mr.. Hughs, endorses thi Bill.
Also, | have bill now in II ca.
crossing department., which w ill.,
troduce next week, that would boz
lsh the Office Of Rural School per.
visor Of OcOnee county and turI into
tie county's general school fun" the
money appropriated yearly for lary
Tor this Office. Mr.. Hughs has rom.
ised to support this bill for me When
it comes uU.
Now, ! want to say a few wor 5 re-
garding the appointment by .Yey-
nor Manning OF a Sheriff and & mn.
ty Supervisor to fill the vacygciCs
made by the sad and untimely .l.ha
OF Messrs. Davis and Foster. Tho
Governor invited the Oconee q, "a
ton to discuss this matter wit lim.
and | suggested to him that he
governed in making these a. ,int-
ments by the results Of the IL, pri.
mary election, or by orderinl az
election.
Members OF both Houses wi, 1akc
a trip to Charleston next Wedm lay.
at the expense Of the City o haT-
lesion. to see the city and to H. ,nect
the Citadel (the State militia. col
lcge). and the State Medical e.. egu.
Major Stribling and Super and
cnt OF Education Smith visit CO.
lumbia last week in the int OF
educational matters, and wh mere
they were my guests.
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