Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-03-04
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
SECRETARY ROAD commission
10 TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL
SALARY OF $1,000
PREVENT SEIZURE OF AUTOS
The House Kills Resolution by Akin
Member Which Would Relieve
Counties Of Fine for Lynchina.
Columbia.

COlumDla.
Feb. 20.-The senate passed to third
reading bill to amend the act regu-
: lating the running of motor vehicles
In the state so as to make a bona fde
purchase money mortgage prior to any
liens that may hereafter be taken on
a car except, OF course, liens for state
and county taxes.
The House.
The house at Q o'clock adjourned un-
til Monday night. During the legisla.
tive week just concluded much work
has been accomplished.
favorable report has been made
on the bill to provide for statewide
bond issue of $3.O0O,OOO to create a
state fund for public buildings at
state institutions OF learning, penal
and charitable institutions and ad.
ministration buildings.
New Bills.
Feb. Ex-senator Duncan: To au-
thorize the issuance Of bonds by all
cities and towns for the purpose Of
funding certain past Indebtedness and
to provide for the payment OF such
bonds.
Mr.. Young: To require the county
commissioners OF Kershaw county to
make an accounting in the operation
OF the ferry across the Wateree river
near Camden during the years 1916
1917, 1913. 1919 and 1920.
The Senate. .
Feb. 24.-The state senate disposed
OF mass Of uncontested matters and
discussed bills at considerable length.
Senator Laney: To encourage the
teaching Of agriculture, industry and
domestic science in public schools.
The highway bill was discussed at
length. The senate has amended the
bill as proposed by the joint commit
tee by making the secretary OF the
commission the executive officer in.
stead OF the chairman and making his
salary $4,000.
The House.
The plan Of requiring teachers to
stay In school for a longer day than
fve hours was lost, when Representa-
tive Fulmer's bill to fix the school day
at seven hours was lost by being con-
tinued
The house by a vote OF so to SO con-
tinued the bill to prevent the union
labor closed shop" in South Caro-
lima after the longest and sharpest de-
bate OF the entire legislative session.
The Senate.
Feb. 25.-At the night session. Sena-
tor Christensen called up the house
bill OF Mr.. Oliver to prohibit animals
from running at large within the state.
The bill amended was passed to
third reading
THE House.
The house passed to third reading,
without material opposition, the bill
by Mr.. Berry Of Orangeburg to pro.
hibit the sale after January 1, 1921, of
any new wagons or other vehicles of
other than standard tread OF Sc
inches. The bin exempts trucks and
tractors with the dual tread.
Joint Committees.
The house by vote Of 81 to %
voted to continue the resolution by
Mr.. Buckingham OF Aiken to have the
constitution amended so as to relieve
counties in which lynching occurs to
damages to the amount of 1000 to rel
atives Of the victim of the mob. This
action kills the resolution.
The House..
The joint committee from the two
houses appointed several days ago to
investigate the conditions OF the heat
ing plant OF the state capitol made
their report In this they recommend
ed that an appropriation Of $4,000 be
made. which fund shall be expended
in the installation CT heating plant
adequate to heat the building.