The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NOW IN SESSION
SOLONS MEET AT COLUMBIA
MANY NEW MEMBERS ARE
SWORN IN

Inc annual session. OF tne GeHeldi
Assembly of South Carolina convened
in Columbia at noon Tuesday.
Reorganization of both houses will
be completed as soon as possible, al
though in the senate the new lieu
tenant governor will not take Office
for one week.
In the senate a president protein
to succeed the late LeGrande Walker
of Georgetown, is to be elected and
also a clerk, sergeant-at-arms, read
ing clerk and chaplain. All the COM
mittees were chosen yesterday and
each committee will select its own
chairman.
So far as it is known no candidates
are in the field for president protein
of the senate.
Lilies Starts Session.
The new lieutenant governor, Viii
son G. Harvey, of Charleston, will as
sumo his duties as president of the
senate at the same time the governor
is inaugurated, which is expected to
be at ron Tuesday, January 1S. Tn
til Inen Junius T. Lilies, present lieu
tenant governor, will preside.
Would Economic.
The only debate Wednesday came
over a resolution offered by Senator
Christensen set the ehour of con-
vening at 1890 o'clock in the morn
ing and to start night sessions next
week, when uncontested local matters
could be disposed of.
Senator Christensen favored meet
ing every morning at the above hour
with the exception of Monday. The
object of this resolution is to shorten
the session AID so to economize the
legislative expenditures and conserve
the time of the departments, institu-
tions and individuals involved in leg
islative business" Senator Christcn-
sen said in supporting the resolution.
The Beaufort senator pointed out
that last year Of the first % days the
senate met only Is, and in these Is
meetings actually sat only 81 hours.
He stressed the point that if economy
is to be practiced, it should start at
home.
Mr.. Christensen said he believed
the session could be shortened at least
a week by the adoption of the reso-
luton.
Senator Clifton seriously objected
to the resolution and upon his in
sistenee it was referred to the COM
mittee on rules. He favored pruning
every increase asked for.
A resolution by Senator Pearce,
asking for concurrence by the house
asked the assembly to 60 on record
as favoring the continuance of fed
eral aid for building roads to the
several states. The resolution urged
congress to appropriate funds for this
work and desired to have South Car
olina contribute it's portion toward
keeping the federal aid. Senator Ba-
ker of Florence objected saying that
he did not want federal aid for his
county, as his experiences along this
line had not been Encouraged. The
resolution was held over until later.
The opening session was called to
order by Lieutenant Governor Lilies
and after roll call by the Rev. c. A.
Freed, chaplain, offered prayer. The
senators then took the cath Of office,
as did the newly elected officers.
Senator Baskin of Lee county was
granted an indefinite leave Of alb
senece on account of sickness. Senator
Clifton of Sumter said he was not
feeling we'll and did not expect to
attend many of the sessions Of the
senate.
In The House.
Thomas P. Cothran of Greenville
was elected speaker of the house Of
representatives without opposition.
Mr.. Cothran begins for the fourth
time to serve as speaker of the house.
Promptly at IL o'clock the gavel
welded by the hand of ]. Wilson
Gibbes struck sharply on the speak
ers desk in the house of representa-
tives and the Legislative machinery
of the first session of the 74th gener-
al assembly began to turn. Work
of nominating a temporary chairman,
swearing in the members, electing a
speaker and various clerks and officers
and the drawing of seats by the mem
bers proceeded smoothly and by 3
o'clock the house was ready for ad-
journment.
The opening session was preceded