Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-03-11


the house. 1t was passed with amend
ments and returned. The amendments
provide that the law will not apply
to the counties of Horny. Berkeley,
Dorchester, Colleton and Jasper with
out consent Of the voters.
The House.
Members OF the house went home.
after a rather inactive day. adjourn
mont having been taken until Tues
day night at $3.50 o'clock Throughout
the week 1t has been becoming more
apparent; each day that final adjourn
ment could mon be had this week.
The resolution introduced in the
house several days ago providing an
extra compensation :of 500 for each
member was swept from the calendar
( on parliamentary ruling:
- The Senate.
March 2.-The senate finance com
. mittee completed its work on the gem
eral appropriation bill and the bill as
It goes to the upper house carries ap-
preparations for state purposes OF $6,-
731,s59.36. with revenue from de-
partment sources. the committee esti-
mates that a levy OF II mills will be
adequate. The Il mill levy does not
Include the two mills for construction
OF hard surfaced roads nor three mill
constitutional tax.
The House.
The house killed the bill to put into
erect the 18th amendment to the CON
stitution. The purport Of the bill was
to make the state law conform to the
federal constitutional requirements.
The state law nullifled by the amend
ment was for q quart a month";. while
the provisions to carry the prohibition
law into effect allow a pint every ten
days.
The Senate.
March 3.-An appropriation bill car.
rying exceeding s6,70o. 10000 passed the
state senate without an amendment
and without fight over q single item.
Only. two inquiries were made con-
corning items. In the bill. Senator
Sheppard asked about the appropria-
ton nf $46.264.40 for the college farm
of Winthrop. He was told that as the
funds collected from the proceeds of
the farm were turned into the state
treasury II was necessary to authorize
the payment from the state TREASURY
for the expenses Of the farm.
Senator Laney asked about tho ap-
proptiation OF $3.50 for the South
Carolina School Improvement associa-
ton. whether, or not 1t was spent on
rural schools Or on city schools. He
was satisfied by the statement OF Sem
ator Banks that the larger portion was
spent on schools of. small towns and
schools In the country.
81 The House.
The house sent to third reading the
h.ll by Senator Baskin of Lee county
to abolish the state pension commits
sion.' The bill was amended though
to retain the state pension commits
sioner and a fund OF $4,000 is provided
to pay his salary and office expenses
ApDther amendment provides thar
the classification basis shall be on the
physical condition as well as financial
status Of the veterans.
H The Senate.
March 4.-The senate passed the
house medical bill OF Mr.. Barnwell and
declared in unmistakable terms that
II healers by whatever name known
lust be examined by the state board
OF medical, examiners before being al.
lowed to practice their art OF science
or healing processes in South Caro-
lima.
No Salary Increases
The bill by the senate finance COM
mittee to increase the salaries Of
state officers was swept from the
house calendar along with several
scores OF other measures. This bill
providedi a salary of $4,000 for the
heads OF all state departments and
state officers. 1t passed the senate.
burs received divided report from
thas ways and means committee, the
majority report being unfavorable.
rhs minority report recommended
that the salaries of state officers be
$S.0oo Instead of $4,000 as at present,
SofIsrs, SNe Your Insurance.
n June so over soe0Oo ex-soldiers
WY lose. the opportunity to renew
tnssr government insurance, according
90 letter from Grover F. Sexton. chief
Se Ine Held force of the war risk in
oukfnce bureau. These men were de-
myPhlzed December 81. 1918. and
heiore In Is months their renewal
i}oo ends. In June. 81 - -
EksFise, Mr. Sexton says. 10000
.s eed been discharged by July 1,
10y king an additional 100000
to BE- neehed By the war risk insur-
w anisation before December 81