Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
THE LAWMAKERS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
WHITMAN BILL KILLED IN THE
SENATE; AIMED AT HIGHWAY
COMMISSION ACT.
BOTH HOUSES ARE BUSY
Upper House upholds State System
OF Roads In SIaushtering Meas
ure-other Matters. 8

The senate killed the Wightman bill
20 allow the supervisor and county
commissioners of Saluda county to
use so per cent OF the automobile
license fund in the county, at their
discretion.
BY the killing of the Saluda bill
the senate refused to disrupt the state
highway act and thus begin an under
mining of the highway commission,
according to several senators who
spoke against the measure. The SEN
ate was apparently surprised at itself
as the bill drew forth long debate,
but when the vote was reached the
balloting was overwhelmingly against
to strike out the enactirg words, this
being on the motion of Senator Young
Of Charleston.
The concurrent resolution offered
by Mr.. McInnes in the house provid-
ing for conferences between the rail-
road and highway commissions during
the year in an effort to derive plan
to eliminate dangerous grade cross
ings was slaughtered by vote of &c
strike out the resolving words and
after a short debate pro and con the
resolution was killed.
Senator Hubbard's joint resolution
to prohibit the planting of cotton in
South Carolina for one year in order
to eradicate the boil weevil was killed
on viva yoce vote. This resolution
would not have taken effect until sim
liar laws had been passed by
Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and
North Carolina, but the senate did not
think the bill to be along the right
lines. Senator Moore moved to strike
out the resolving words and this was
done.
The senate likewise struck out the
resolving words of the Elerbe con-
current resolution asking the tax com.
mission to lower the assessments on
land by 25 per cent. The resolution
was, characterized as confusing and
useless" Senator McGhee moved to
strike out the resolving words and the
vote was IA to s to kill the resolution.
BY vote of 16 to Is the senate
killed the Simonhoff marriage licenae
bill to require all males to present
certificates from reputable physicians
that they were free from venereal
diseases before they could procure
marriage licenses.
The senate also passed and return
ed to the house the university trus-
tee bill enlarging the board of trus-
tees Of the University OF South Caro-
lima to 21 elective members by 1926.
One amendment adopted by the SEN
ate merely changes the years as the
bill was introduced last year and
this clerical change was necessary,
but last minute amendment offered
by Senator McGhee to provide that no
member of the general assembly shall
be eligible to be elected a trustee
under the terms of the act may pro-
woke opposition in the house. The
senate agreed to the amendment
BY a vote Of 26 to 10 the senate
adopted a resolution at the beginning
of the session giving all the revenue
measures now before the body and
those yet to come right Of way over
all matters, with the exception of
attempt was made to get up the in
come tax bills for the purpose OF send
ing them to third reading with the
understanding that the debate come
then, and this brought on consider
able debate as to the advisability OF
such procedure.
The brokers' license tax bill, new
conner among the series of revenue
measures in the house. was reached on
the calendar, but action on 1t was de-
layed on the objection OF julius s.
McInnes of Darlington. Jesse 8
Leopard of Pickens is the author of
the bill
Duplicate bills were introduced in
the house and senate to provide for
the transfer and annexation OF $500
acres OF Lexington county, territory
to Richland county and to alter the
county lines SO as to conform thereto.
The bills ere sponsored by the Rich
land county delegation.
The territory affected by the bills
lies in the extreme northeastern cor
ner OF Lexington, county. Fourteen
square miles of territory make up the
plot. which is bounded by Broad river
on the east and north, on the south by
Richland and Lexington counties and
on the west by Newberry county.
The house also refused 20 concur In
the amendments Of the senate on the
gasoline and inheritance tax bills.
The senate insisted on It's amend
ments and free conference commit
tee consisting of Senator's Johnson.
McColl and Laney was appointed for
the inheritance tax measure on the
part Of the senate.
An unfavorable report was made by
the finance committee on the bill by
Senator Wells to require state col
leges and other state institutions as
well as county supervisors to pur.
chase supplies from the home mar.
kets where practicable --e