Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-01-17
STATE LAWMAKERS
HAVE BUSY WEEK
MUCH IMPORTANT uEeIsLATIoN
Is coNsipEREo-AN EFFORT
FOR SHORT SESSION.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
ooinss and Happenings That Mark the
Progress Of South Carolina People,
Gathered Around the State Capital.

Columbia.
Lieutenant Governor Bethea an
lounced the appointment of Senator
ID. Reese Williams of Lancaster, Alan
tombstone Of Newberry and ]. w. Nc
Gown OF Florence as the committee
authorized by the resolution passed to
investigate the charges made by Gov
ernor Manning in his veto message
on the game warden bill which was
passed at the last session of the legis.
lature.
resolution was unanimously adopt.
ed Ia the house Of representatives ask
Ing the state tax commission to re.
scind Its order relative to the assess
ment of all lands and personal prop.
erty at so per cent of actual values
Such action. 1t was argued would be
unwise and i'll timed. with the present
high prices obtaining for all commo.
dities. Also that 1t was not within
the province OF the Legislature to re-
wise all tax levies to adjust the Incl
dental Decentralization. The resolution
was introduced by Representatives
Toole OF Aiken, Wassoml OF Greenville.
Roberts Of Jasper and Crews OF Rich.
land
Service Flags for House.
Service flags of the army and the
navy are to be placed in the legislative
halls in honor of the men who are now
in the service. The sergeant at arms
of the house was instructed to procure
such flags Immediately. The resolu-
ton was offered by Representatives
Daniels and Goodwin.
bill was introduced by Represen.
tative Rector Of Darlington designed
to raise the standard of county super
intendents of education. Provisions
are that no man shall be elected to
this Office who is not a graduate OF q
college approved by the state board OF
education, who has not taken a profes-
sional course OF not less than ~ semes-
ter hours and who does not possess at
least one years actual class room ex.
perience as teacher" 1t Is further
provided that the terms of the act
shall not apply to the election or ap.
pointment Of any person who has had
three years experience as a teacher,
and that no incumbent shall be ineli.
gible for reelection. A stadnard sal
ary OF $1,000 and travelling expenses
are provided.
The Stafford bill was passed limit
ing the number of working hours in
cotton and woolen mills and fixing pay.
ment of certain classes of laborers.
Sixty hours was fixed as the labor
limit or six days of 10 hours each.
Mechanics. engineers, firemen, watch.
men, teamsters. yard employees and
clerical workers are to receive one
and one-half pay for over time The
week in the cotton and wooden mills Is
limited to six days Of 10 hours each.
Violations are punishable by fines of
not more than 500 nor less than SIS
or Imprisonment not to exceed 80 days.
No drive is to be made upon the
state legislature at the present ses.
sion for the cause of equal suffrage.
The resolution. pending in the lower
house. was withdrawn by Representa-.
tive Horton OF Spartanburg. author of
the measure. This action was taken
In direct consequence of passage of
the federal suffrage amendment by
the lower house of the national con.
gress and in anticipation of approval
by the United States senate When re-
minded that the upper house Of the
national congress had not yet concur
red. Mr.. Horton expressed his assur.
ance of final approval
Governor Manning recommended
that the educational agricultural activ-
tiles OF the state be concentrated at
Clemson college and that the practical
phases of the problem, like the en-
forcement Of the law. inspections. etc.
be left with the state department OF
agriculture. commerce and industries.
but that its name be changed to tho
department of commerce and indus
tries"
The governor recommended that the
administration Of the game depart
ment Of the state be devolved upon
the board Of fisheries, who shall ap.
point the chief game warden OF the
state.
He also advocated the combining OF
state bank examiners and the state
insurance commissioners offices and
that the duties Of both departments be
devolved upon the state bank examin.
er.
The governor recommended the pas.
sage OF the bill now on the senate cal
endar establishing a state custodial
training school for the feeble-minded.
adequate appropriations for carrying
on the work of suppressing and treat.
ing infectious diseases. continuation of
the work, on a larger scale. at state
park being done for the treatment OF
tubercular patients. and continued care
and attention to the needs and wants
OF that fast dwindling body of Con-
federate veterans.
The governor urged the ratification
OF the amendment to federal constitu-
ton making for absolute prohibition