The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-02-03
SENATE and HOUSE
ACTIVE TUESDAY
MANY BILLS PASSED TO THIRD
READING, NEW MEASURES
PROPOSED.

end holiday Tuesday afternoon, this
body slaughtering Senator Wight
mans bill to decrease the salary OF
every state employee from governor
to coroner and doorkeepers of the
senate by 20 per cent, and passing to
third reading the Saluda senator's
measure to abolish the state tax COM
mission.
y Senator Johnstone's joint resolu-
ton providing that the state loan
Clemson college money to tide the
institution over in case the college
runs short of funds was passed to a
third reading. The measure limited
the amount to be loaned to S15O,OOO.
Senator Wells introduced bill to
abolish the offices of state supervisor
of rural schools, mill school inspec-
tor, high school Inspector adult
school supervisor, negro school su-
pervisor, state supervisor of agrl-
cultural instruction and the state su-
pervisor of trade and industrial in
struction. The bill provides that the
duties of these officers shall devolve
upon the several county superlntend-
ents of education and furthe" pro-
vides for a $500 increase of salary to
all county superintendents Of educa-
ton, to be paid by the state.
Senator Pearce offered measure
making the liability of telegraph
companies in South Carolina unlimt-
ed, when these companies send mes
sages wrong or make mistakes that
cost the customer considerable sums.
Senator Pearce explained that a.
present the telegraph companies are
only liable for the amount of the mes
sage under ordinary circumstances
when an error is made and only up to
$50 when the customer has the mes
sage repeated. His bill would allow
the customer to take the matter to
courts and let the courts say how
much damage the customer is entitled
to.
Senator Wightman's bill to abolish
the state tax commission and de-
volve the duties thereof on the comp
troller general with commission ap-
pointed to assist him was passed to
third reading by a vote of 10 10 IA.
Debate on this measure was rather
warm on the part of Mr.. Wightman'
he holding that the commission had
failed to do its duty and pointing out
that no equalization had c"~"" alb :
from the commissions work. He said
Saluda county now has much worse
tax system and equalization than it
did before the tax commission was
created. Senator Young moved to
strike out the enacting words and
this motion was lost by Is to IA
vote. The bill was then passed to
third reading and it is scheduled for
a hard fight before getting by the
senate.
The Saluda senator's bill to de-
crease the salary of every employee
of the state, including everybody OF
ali classes and colors, met with stiff
>oppositio. and upon roll call vote
the only votes cast for the measure
were by Mr.. Wightman and Senator
Hubbard.
Senator Padgett said he would not
allow Mr.. Wightman or any other man
to dictate to him what salary ought
to be paid to his county officers and
charged Mr.. Wightman with being
more autocratic than the former
kaiser of Germany.
Senator Johnstone's bill to curtail
the acreage to be planted in cotton
in South Carolina to one-third Of all
other crops was passed to third read
ing with the understanding that
a mendments and debate would be in
order when the bill came up again.
Senator Smiths bill to exempt
Horny county from the statewide
stock law was killed in the senate
Tuesday night after a prolonged de-
bate, the vote being % to 13. By
the action of the senate Horny coup-
ty is forced to comply with the state
wide law prohibiting animals to run
at large in the state and this ends a
fight started the first day of the ses-
sion by the Horny senator.
After disposing of the free range
bill the senate then entered into g
warm discussion of Mr.. Wightman's
bill to abolish the state board Of pub
lie welfare. An unfavorable commit
tee report was laid on the table and
Senator Wightnan launched into an
attack on the board claiming that
when it was created supporters of the
movement declared all evils would b.
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