The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-01-26

JOr1ty sentiment Ol polil HooSe9 Will
on record as favoring a continuance
Of federal aid, though a joint commit
tee has been appointed to investigate
the procedure by which this money is
obtained and make an effort to sim
plify it.
Senator Wightman has on the cal
endar Of the upper body a bill to
abolish the highway department. It
has not yet come to q vote.
The Saluda senator also has q bill!
TO abolish the board Of public wei
fare. and the tax commission. which
|are in the same position.
Important Bills.
! 1t is rather to early in the session
to predict as to the course Of legisla-
tion. No bills have yet succeeded in
nassing both houses, but there are
n,anv important measures or the cal
endar. among which may be men
toned:
Senator Johnstones bill to make ii
unlawful to plant more than one
third Of ones acreage in cotton.
Senator Christensen's bill providing
for full participation Of women in all
elections.
| Senator Johnstone's bill to regulate
the buying Of firearms, making it un-
lawful to buy, sell or carry same with
out obtaining permit from the
sheriff.
The same senator's bill providing
for imprisonment without alternative
of a fine for persons convicted Of VIC
lation Of the prohibition law.
| A bill by Senators Marion, Laney
and Christensen, carrying out the plan
Of the special joint committee on tax
alton, providing for an amendment to
the constitution permitting the legis-
lature to classify property for taxa
tioi and another amendment doing
away with the constitutional three
mill tax for schools and permitting
the legislature to regulate this tax.
| a bill by Representative Sapp OF
Richland to amend the states prohi-
bition law to conform to the federal
law, thus allowing the purchase OF a
pint every ten days, on a doctors
prescription. under federal rcsula-
ton.
7 Representative Leopard OF Pickens
has bill 70 decrease the license on
trucks.
Representative Leopard Of 'Pickens
has introduced a bill. which appears
quite popular in the house, doing
away with the attendance officers for
schools. The bill related to Pickens
iicounty. but many other counties asked
to be included.
Representative Harris Of Spartan
burg "OulQ dDoAlSii oAi Po"A
latter May /. under a bill he has pre-
sented
| The Present Week.
In all probability the legislature
will accomplish very littleHthe present
week, q large part Of which will be
devoted to elections. Among the offices
to be filled are associate justice of su-
preme court, several circuit judges
!chief game warden, state librarian,
directors and superintendent Of the
penitentiary, college trustees and per-
. haps others. AS the roll of both
: houses has to be called for each one
of these positions it is slow and
tedious process, which will consume
a great deal Of time.
Considerable interest is manifested
in the race for associate justice. 1t
appears that Thomas P. Cothran OF
Greenville, at present speaker of the
house, is the leading candidate for
this important post. Others whose
names have been. mentioned are: Cir
cult Judges Sease OF Spartanburg and
McIver of Cheraw and Mr.. Graham OF
Bamberg.
Candidates for the other places to
ho f11ad have heen very little dis
cussed. A. A. Richardson, former
chief game warden, is again offering
for the position. He is opposed by
several other gentlemen, among
whom is former Representative Nc
Adams of Abbeville.