The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-01-25
SENATE.

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Senator DuRant Of Clarendon co,,n.
ty introduced bill to regulate the
liquor traffic in South Carolina The
amount allowed would be reduced
from the gallon month, as provided
Dy the present law, to one quart.
Wines and light beers would not be
admitted.
Senator Bonham of Greenville intro.
duced bill to provide for the estab-
lishment and maintenance Of a rural
police system in Greenville county
and to abolish the present system and
to discontinue dispensary constables in
that county
A bill was introduced by Senator
Slnkler of Charleston. fixing the legal
rate or interest at six per cent. A
similar bill is pending in the house of
representatives.
A Dill, requiring six months com
pulsory school attendance in the pub.
lie schools of South Carolina, was in.
troduced in the senate by j. j. Evans
OF Marlboro. The provisions apply to
all children between the ages Of eight
and ID years.
Senator Harrelson OF Marion intro.
duced bill, looking to regulation of
hours III all manufacturing and indus.
trlal plants in the state. BY provis
ions Of the bill, 10 hours is the maxi
mum number in which workmen NAV
be employed for a days labor. Saw
mills" lumber plans. paper factories
and cereal establishments are includ.
ed.
The senate passed the concurrent
resolution from the house, commend.
ing the good work that is now in prog.
ress to bring unit Of the federal
nitrate fixation plants to Columbia
bill has been introduced in the
senate. providing for the erection of
new $4,000 county jail In Landrums
county.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Williams of Aiken providing that the
present prohibition law admitting ship.
ments Of one gallon of whiskey to each
individual month be retained, but
modified so as to allow substitute
shipments Of five dozen pints of beer,
HOUSE.
Representative L. B. Harrison of
Spartanburg will introduce in the
house bill to take the pardoning
power out Of the hands Of the COVER
nor. Under the proposed measure the
chief executive could grant full par
dons only on recommendation of a ma
jority Of the pardoning board; could
grant paroles for not more than three
months without majority recommends
tion from the pardoning board, but
could still exercise his right in re-
prieyes ard communications. Repres-
antative Harrison will also introduce
companion bill which would make the
members Of the board Of pardons elec.
tive by the general assembly instead
II appontive by the governor Gov
tanning in his inaugural address urg-
ID that some such legislation be enact
ed.
Representative Rawlinson Of Rich
land has introduced bill to exempt
certain persons from 1916 taxes be-
cause Of the damage done by last
summers floods in the Congaree val
ley. The bill applies particularly to
lower Richland county.
South Carolinas house of represen-
taives passed a resolution indorsing
Columbia as n site for one of the gov.
ernment nitrate plants, thanking the
congressional delegation from this
state for its work, and urging the
members to cooperate with every ef-
fort to bring one Of these plants to
South Carolina, where 1t properly be-
longs"
Representative Scott of Anderson
has two bills before the house relat.
ing to tented shows. One would re-.
quire all attractions under canvas to
have separate entrances for whites
and blacks, and the other would put
carnival companies in the same license
class as circuses.
The Lilies bill which, as amended
by the ways and means committee,
would have changed the deliquent tax
penalty law to make per cent ap.
plicable from December 81 and 4 more
per cent effective from January 81,
was killed In the house of representa-.
tives.