The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-05
IMPORTANT Bills
YET TO Be PASSED
SESSION WILL PROBABLY HAVE
TO RUN OVER THE 40.DAY
LIMIT TO COMPLETE WORK

TO Run OVER The 40.DAf
LIMIT TO COMPLETE WORK
Columbia, Feb.3.-Although twenty
one of the forty days of the Legisla-
ture have elapsed, a summing up OF
the work accomplished shows very
little on the credit side of the ledger;
and there are many important bills
to be passed and governmental prob
lens to be solved before THE members
finally go back to their homes.
A prediction is hazarded that the
General Assembly will certainly 60
over forty days, if much is to be done.
The prospects of the gneral appro-
priation bill being introduced into the
house by the ways and means COM
mittee in the immediate future is
slight. That committee last week de-
cided on the appropriations for the
legislative department, consisting OF
the Senate, the House of Represen-
tatives, special expenses concurrent
to both houses and the engrossing de-
partment, and the expenses of the
Governors Secretary of States and
Comptroller Generals Offices. When
the proposed appropriation for the
Attorney Generals office were reach
ed the members of the committee
baked on certain items for the South
Carolina canal commission. They
were still deadlocked on these items
when the General Assembly took it's
week end recess. The committee still
has to consider hundreds Of items OF
appropriation for fifty-six government
tai departments, institutions and
agencies reported and recommended
by the budget commission. 1t is prob
able that the committee will have to
hold hearings, and certainly there
will be considerable debate on various
recommendations by the budget COM
missions as specified in the unconsid-
cred portion of the budget report.
Boil Weevil Fund
A very important item which will
come up before the House this week
is the concurrent resolution, passed
by the Senate Friday without a dis
senting vote, pledging an appropria-
ton of s150,OOO to be expended under
the direction of the extension division
of Clemson College in its campaign
to counteract the effects Of the cotton
boil weevil in a majority OF South
Carolina counties. There is an under
current of feeling against this appro-
priation among certain members OF
the ways and means committee, and
others of the lower body, but those
who are familiar with the General
Assembly and its methods are salts
fled that any opposition which IS
manifested will be quickly and de-
risively smothered.
. During the week the members OF
the General Assembly will put on
their hard-boiled shirts and society
airs and visit the Governors mansion
Thursday night at a reception to be
rendered them by Governor and Mrs.
Cooper. In addition the attaches OF
the Legislature, State officers and
their assistant clerks, members OF the
judiciary, newspaper men and others
have been invited.
The most important bit Of legisla-
ton which probably will come up dur
ing the week is the report OF the spe-
cial good roads committee, appointed
last week by the president OF the
Senate and the Speaker of the House
to decide upon a bill providing inn
proved highway legislation.
Principle Decided on
The fundamental principles OF the
bill have been decided upon and all
that is now lacking is the ironing out
of the differences between the men,
bers of certain less important phases
of the question and the writing OF the
bill. The members are of the opinion
that the measure will be completed
and ready for introduction in both
branches of the Legislature before
the end of the week.