The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-19
FIX SALARY AT $400
FOR LEGISLATORS
Increase For Officials Decided Upon
After Considerable Debate
In The Senate Chamber

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sion of Senators that adjournment
sine die of the 1920 session is prac-
tically impossible of accomplishment
within the constitutional forty days.
The Senate indicated that it would
like to adjourn, but with the appro-
priation and supply bills still imprint
ed and the time necessary for these
and the good roads bill that adjourn
ment was almost impossible before
the middle of the week ending Feb
ruary %. The House is thinking of
fixing February as the final date.
With these measures on the House
side it was agreed when the Senate
adjourned Friday, that it would not
meet again until Monday night at
$3.50 o'clock.
The debate on the recess resolution
brought out Senator Clifton's doubt
about the passage of any good roads
bill at this session. He hoped that
something might be done but had his
doubts.
Senator Johnstone, of Newberry,
expressed the sincere hope that a
worthwhile good roads bill would be
enacted and he thought it would be.
The Senate is apparently waiting
on the House to show its disposition
on the joint committee road bill. Last
year the Senate passed bill and it
went to Sunderland on the House
side; hence probably the wait.
The two Houses had agreed to hold
the leceion for warehouse commits
sioner at high noon Friday. The elec-
ton was not held. The current Of talk
was that certain of the candidates
thought their chances of election
would be enhanced if members had a
word from home on the week end Wis
its. Whatever may have been the oc-
casion the Senate asked to recall its
acquiescence in the resolution fixing
that day for the election. No time was
fixed; all that was done was to coun-
termand the election.
Senator Pearce wanted the salary
of the Chief Game Warden raised to
$500 and Chairman Of the Tax Com
mission to $4,000 and Superintendent
of the Penitentiary to $4,000, These
particular officers were not included
in the salary bill previously adopted
by the Senate. Senators Johnstone
and Pearce thought these unintention-
al omissions as the disposition was to
makes increases, all along the line.
Mr.. Pearce's amendment was adopt
ed 25 to 7.
Senator Young again argued in
favor of his amendment providing a
fiat salary of $500 for members of the
House and Senate instead of $40 per
diem as in the proposed bill.
The Senate agreed to the $40 per
diem instead of the annual basis, but
later needed the $400 view OF MIR.
Clifton who wanted fixed $400 linn
it.
The Senate finally agreed to Mr..
Clifton's view fixing the salary at
S4OO for members of the House and
Senate. This does not apply to present
members.
The Senate took up the Purdy bill
to license hunting club lands.
Senator Young, of Charleston, was
absolutely opposed to the bill and the
idea. He thought the whole tendancy
of the bill was wrong. 1t was wrong
in its legal and moral views.
Senators Sheppard and Friday said
the advocates of the bill should first
answer Mr.. Walkers. arguments
against the constitutionality Of the
bill before asking the Senate to pass
the bill. ..........
Senator Purdy said the Supreme
Court has declined to pass on the con-
stitutionality of the bill. 1t was clear
to him that the bill came under the