Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-07
LARGE NUMBER or LOCAL MEAS
vREs AND A FEW STATE
WIDE APPROVED.
BOTH HOUSES ARE BUSY
Revenue Act 10 Being Beaten into
Shape and Fnat Vote 10 Expected
Soon - Many Changes Made.
Columbia.

bly, are showing speed and numerous
measures are being eliminated either
by ratification or the striking out
OF. the enacting words. Only few
of the statewide measures have been
disposed of but action is expected very
soon
Bills providing for revision OF
the code Of the government of den-
tai surgery, requiring the Southern
Bell Telephone company to reduce it's
rates, for the teaching Of fire preven.
tion In the public schools, and permit
ting Clemson college to borrow $780,.
600. were approved by the house and
sent to the senate.
The Sapp resolution, providing for
a constitutional amendment placing In
the Jurisdiction OF the general assem-
bly, the establishment of system of
raising an equitable revenue unani.
mously was passed to third reading.
Bills providing schedule OF auc-
ton fees for the disposal OF tobacco,
placing trees, plants and bulbs for
propagation purposes under the state
pest commission, and providing sys-
tenn of reporting for paroled convicts
were introduced.
On compromise, the senate bring
Ing to close the most heated and
prolonged debate to the present ses-
sion of the assembly. passed the Miller
bill revamping the present railroad
commission, increasing it's personnel
from three members elected by the
people to seven members elected by
the general assembly, one from each
congressional district. The bill would
have been rejected had the author not
submitted to the three elective men,
bers remaining in Office, with Frank
w. Shealy, Of Lexington. as chair
man, at their present salaries.
Should the bill pass the house four
members OF the commission will be
elected by the legislature this year
on per diem basis.
The telephone bill, which was in
troduced by Representative NJ. c..
Foster. Of Spartanburg, was given it's
third reading and sent to the senate
without opposition, having come
through unscathed< the fire OF oppo-
nents debate on second reading. This
ephone rates which were in force
throughout the state January 1, 1921,
shall be the maximum charges to be
asked in the state, would reduce tel
ephone rates approximately 20 per
cent, according to Mr.. Foster
The tax resolution, fathered by SEN
ator M. p. Wells OF Edgefield, was
also sent to the senate despite the
opposition Of Representative Belser,
the only record vote on the measure
showing majority of 49 to Al in IA
vor of the resolution. The house
amended the resolution in minor de-
tails on second reading and therefore
its Anal passage sends 1t back to the
senate for action on these amend
ments. The bill is imperfect in it's
present form on account of an error In
its title and the senate is therefore ex-
pected to refuse concurrence in the
house amendments so as to throw the
resolution into free conference where
these errors can be corrected.
The Pfckens and Anderson delega-
tions' measure to require the clerks OF
courts OF the various counties in the
state to issue and collect for motor
vehicle licenses and to empower the
county authorities to retain IS per
cent OF the moneys so collected was
committed to the ways and means
committee, which now has under con-
sideyation a bill to accomplish much
the same end. The motion to commit
the bill was made by Representative
o. A. Hydrick OF Orangeburs.
A divided majority unfavorable re-
port was made on the bill establish.
ing board OF examiners for chiro-
practors.
The joint resolution to provide for
loans to Clemson college was also
passed on third reading and sent to
the senate with minor amendments.
The unamended bill has already pass
ed the senate.
The Sapp bill to provide for the
creation OF board of engineering ex-
aminers was ordered recommitted to
the judiciary committee for amend.
ments. The bill as originally framed
received majority unfavorable report
from the committee. but with the
amendments to be p.oposed II IL ex.
pected to receive the unanimously IA
vorable report of the committee.
Favorable committee reports were
made on the Leopold bill. placing a
license of $50 day on cotton and
stock exchanges; on the tax Injuries;
executors to enter into bonds
the same as administrators, and Civ
ing priority to artisans liens for
boring and equipping wells
UnfavorabIe reports were made on
the bill allowing graduates of the Char.
lesion Medical college license without
standing the state medical examina.
tion. and on the bill making insur-
Ance policies incontestible after two
ysars.