Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-03-05
COMPULSORY EDUCATION BILL.
d by Sennte-COnfcdcratc
Veterans Get Raise.
Passed

ing majority the EIambln C0mpul-
sorry school attendance bill requiring
four months or eighty days attend
ance Of every child between the ages
OF eight and fourteen years. No
record vote was taken. but there was
no apprcciablc opposition.
The Senate also passed the Hart
| Minis memorial bill to erect il suit
able memorial to South Caroiinians
who took part in the world war.
''hc House appropriated 100000,
to supplement private subscriptions
from whites, for white memorial
10 take the form OF a building on
the campus at the University OF
South Carolina. The Senate
amended this SO as to appropriate
/; similar amount for memorial
Eall to negroes at the State colored
college at Orangeburg.
Last night the Senate rejected the
resolution from the House to pay all
members Of The General Assembly
enc hudred dollars extra pay. One
Senator supported the measure.
Members of the House OF Repre-
$cntativcs last night voted extra pay
for each member to the amount Of
one hundred dollars. The vote was
- to 81. At the morning session
The House rejected a resolution call
ing for AL increase Of three dollars
day, the vote in this being ~ for
a.,d 80 against.
The ways and means committee
last night made a favorable report
on the bill by the roads and bridges
and ferries committee to levy Il gen
"rnl property tax for permanent
roads. AS the bill comes from the
t'mmittee it recommends Il general
referendum on one mill property
TAX. 1t also provides for fifty cents
Fer horse power license tax on auto
mobiles. and one dollar per horse
power for trucks. The committee
recommends that all the property
tx lcvi"s in a county will be util-
ICED in that county. 1t also recon-
mended that so per cent of the auto
mobile license tax shall be spent in
the county where collected and 20
ncr cent 10 the state. \ similar bill
will be voted on in the Senate to-
lay At o'clock. The only differ
nee in the two bills is that the
i!"use would submit the tax levy
in referendum and the Senate would
not. and would thereby gain a year.
The Senate last night passed the
Hart bill to rebuild the Citadel on
the wo-hundred-acre tract Of land
given by Charleston as a site. The
Pill carries an appropriation of
S3Oo,OOo. one-third Of which
amount is to be available each year
for the next three years.
The House killed by vote
OF II to 20 the Orr bill to require
county as well as State plate on
automobiles.
More Money for Veterans.
The House yesterday increased
the appropriation for Confederate
veterans from $350,000 to $5OO,OOO,
which bill also places the names Of
all bona fide Confederate soldiers
and sailors, and their widows, on
the honor roll. This bill also Gre
atcs a Confederate commission of
seven members, one from each con-
Gressional district. who will appor-
ton the fund among the veterans.
The House further amended the
nil TO increase the amount paid
each veteran in the Confederate
Home in Columbia from $25 to $40
annually. This money is provided
as fund for incidentals. which the
veterans may spend as they see fit,
the home providing food and cloth
ing.
The commission is to consist of
seven members. one from each con-
gressional district, and will be the
following members: D. w. Nc
l.aurin, John Ahrens. Alfred Aid
rich. B. G. Johnson. George NJ. Han
nah. J. T.. Craig and John G.. Sellers
ID. W. McLaurin is to be the commits
sioncr Of pensions. and is to re-
ccivc a salary Of $4,000 per year.
The pension office is to be located in
Columbia. The State board Of com
misSiOncrS are to receive 81 pc
diem and actual mileage for nOt
more than sin days each year.
ESs1sT.iFagS' 1919