Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-02-09
SOLONS APPROVE
MANY MEASURES
LARGE NUMBER OF LOCAL MEAS
URES AND A FEW STATE
WIDE APPROVED.
BOTH HOUSES ARE BUSY
Revenue Act is Being Beaten Into
Shape and FnaI Vote is Expected
Soen 49, Many Changes Made.
Columbia.

Columbia.
Both houses of the general assem-
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 a 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,
900, 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 a system OF
raising an equitable revenue unani-
mously was passed to third reading.
Bills providing a schedule of auc-
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placing trees, plants and bulbs for
propagation purposes under the state
pest commission, and providing sys-
TEN Of reporting for paroled convicts
were introduced.
On a compromise, the senate bring
ing tc a 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 its 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 a per diem basis.
The telephone bill, which was in
troduced by Representative M. e.
Foster, of Spartanburg, was given its
third reading and sent to the senate
without opposition, having come
through unscathed the fire Of oppo-
nents debate on second reading. This
measure, which provides that the tel
ephone rates which were in force
throughout the state January 1, 1921,
shall he 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 NJ. P. Wells OF EdgefielG, was
also sent to the senate despite the
opposition Of Representative Belser,
the only record vote on the measure
showing a majority Of 49 to Al in IA
yor of the resolution. The house
amended the resolution in minor de-
tails on second reading and therefore
its final passage sends it back to the
senate for action on these amend
ments. The bill is imperfect in its
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 Pickens and Anderson delega-
tlons' 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 S5 per
cent Of the moneys so collected was
committed to the ways and means
committee, which now has under con-
sideration a bill to accomplish much
the same end. The motion to commit
the bill was made by Representative
o. A. Hydrick OF Orangeburg.
A divided majority unfavorable re-
port was made on the bill establish
ing a 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 a majority unfavorable report
from the committee. but with the
amendments to be proposed it is 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 a day on cotton and
stock exchanges; on the tax Injuries;
requiring executors to enter into bonds
the same as administrators, and CIV
ing priority to artisans liens for
boring and equipping wells.
Unfavorable reports were made on
the bill allowing graduates of the Char
lesion Medical college license without
standing the state medical examina-
ton, and on the bill making insur-
ance policies incontestible after two
years.