Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-01-23

COuV0nln8 y00t0fooy morning speaker
Cothran announced appointments to
standing committees. and Joseph A.
Berry OF Orangeburg was elected
speaker pro tenn, thus completing the
work Of organization.
The annual message or Governor
Manning was read to Q joint assem-
bly, OF the two houses at noon. Ths
message was referred to the ways
and means committee, in that much
Of the subject matter dealt with the
question OF taxation.
Mr.. Berry was elected by acclama,
tion. The name Of James E. Davis
representative from Barnwell. wal
also placed in nomination. but wa,
withdrawn at the request Of Mr.
Davis.
Would Give Free Books.
Among the bills introduced yester.
day was one by Representative Ham.
blin Of Union proposing = statewide
compulsory education law for all chill.
dren between the ages of eight and IA
years. Children physically unfit
would be exempt from the require
ments OF the law. and those remote
from schools or school wagon routes
would also be exempt. The bill pro-
poses free textbooks for INDECENT
parents.
Mr.. Hamblin was also joint author
with Representative Num- OF York in
a concurrent resolution calling for
the appointment OF a committee OF
three from each house Of the general
assembly to make arrangements for
the welcome to be extended the boys
OF the Thirtieth Division, now in
France but soon to debark at Char
lesion The plan is to make the vel
come a tri-state affair, the division
being made up Of units of the Nation
al guard from North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee
Two resolutions were introduced
looking to the calling on a state con-
stitutional convention, one by Mr..
Mower Of Newberry and the other by
Mr.. Hamblin.
A bill to abolish the state tax com.
mission and to substitute therefor q
state board Of assessors OF IA mem.
bers. one from each judicial circuit.
A similar bill was introduced in the
senate. The authors of the house bill
are Messrs Hamer, Anderson, Hamb-
lin, Rivers, Lide, Pegues and e. R..
Ellerbe
Mr.. Bradford of York introduced a
bill, looking to increase Of salaries for
state officers. This was placed on
the desk yesterday. but adjournment
was taken before action could be
taken
The resolution Of the Charleston del.
egation. calling for an investigation Of
the Charleston trolley lines to the
navy yard was withdrawn temporari.
be substituted later.
The house adjourned at 3 o'clock.
Senate.
In the short time that the senate
was in session yesterday preceding
adjournment to hear the message OF
Governor Manning. the bill providing
for the increase OF the salaries Of
judges and state officers was sent to
: third reading with notice OF general
amendments
Senator Christensen. the author OF
the bill, said it was necessary that
prompt action be taken on the bill
II 1t was to go into effect before the
Inauguration Of tho governor next
| Tuesday.
Three bills were introduced. One
to abolish the tax commission by Sen.
ators Duncan, McColl, Moore. Har
| relson, Bethea and Baskin. Senator
| Pearce introduced a bill to authorize
the circuit Judge to employ com.
| petent stenographer for the court oa
general session in the FIFTH Circuit
and permitting the Judge to employ
the same stenographer as that en-
ployed In the civil court. The bill
provides for the payment OF salary
! OF $500 to the stenographer which in
ployed shall be in addition to the
salary now paid. OF this salary the
state will pay $500 in monthly in.
stallments. the county Of Richland
5000 and the county Of Kershaw 800
The third bill was introduced by
Senator Robinson of Mccormick. II
amends law on the statute books
and adds Mccormick county to the
counties OF Laurens. Oconee and Cher
okee in which carnivals and other
! travelling shows are prohibited.
House.
Jan. 16.-The house today, after II
had been in session about 20 minutes
made no protest as to motion asking
J for unanimous consent to adjourn and
1t ceased business business until 10
o'clock in the morning
Bethea Gets Commission.
Andrew J. Bethea lieutepant pov