The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-11
Chiropractor Bill Kill
ed, Telephone Rate
Bill Passed by Sen
ate, Gov. Vetoes
University Trustee
Bill, etc.

The bill was opposed by the
medical profession Of the state The
opposition took the position that
th" chiropractor should be required
TO stand the same examination doc
tors have 20 stand. DR.. Earnwcn.
Of Charleston. who was the chief
"n.my IF the bill in the House.
fighting it last year and again this
session. spoke against it Monday
night. He argued that for prccaU-
lien sake and for the public safe
~ the chirorractors should bc re-
nation. Representative Kennedy.
DcTrcvillc. Hanahan and DR.. Lali-
caster. spoke against the bill. Rep
rcScntativcs ORourkc. OF Charles
TON. and Sapp. Of Columbia. cham
pipned it, The bill was killed by u
Vote Of 80 to 1e.
The LUXURY tax bill WAS sent back
t" the Senate by the finance COM
mittee without recommendation
Tn" Senate killed the last Of the
500: md abolition bills" by Sena-
tor N-iShlman. of Saluda. TO abol-
ish the state board Of public well
f:irc.
Tho Senate is in the midst Of the
debate on the appropriation bill,
and it NOW appears that adjourn
mcnt sine die will com.. the last
Of ti?is week Considerable inter
est centcrcd on the s,ena.e'S action
on the University appropriations.
There were no changes, though the
item of $1,000 for plans for the pro-
posed woman's building ut the Uni
vcrsity .prccipitutrd~ considerable
debate. especially from the So
called "abolitionists" in the SEN
ate.
Governor Cooper signed the Mill
or railroad commission bill Great
ing new railroad commission of
seven members and abolishiDs the
existing railroad and public service
commissions. All the powers Of the
two old commissions are vested in
the new body and additional pow
erS
Under the tcrnls of tho act the
prcscn; members Of the old rail-
road commission Will remain as
members Of the new body until
their term expires and Frank
Shcaly will remain as chairman un-
til his term expires. No provision
is made for the members Of the
public service commission.
One Of the provisions Of the
bill gives the new commission pow
CT to regulate rates and services
Of III! public utilities in the state.
This provision was the Barnett
amendment that caused such
fight in the senate after it had been
discovered after the bill was OF
til" governors desk.
During the fights in the senate
and the house the old railroad COM
mission came in for some severe
attacks and numerous members OF
the senate and tho house declared
that the old commission had no in
fluence and that the people had
lost confidence in it.
BY Il vote Of u to Is the senate
adopted the amendment Of Sena-
to. Miller To the Foster telephone
bill restoring the exchange radius
to its condition as OF January /.
l92l and then. following the adep-
lion ii an amendment providing
for appeals from the decision OF
the railroad commission TO courts
o.! competent jurisdiction. passed
tic Foster bill by q roll call rot..
oil > To l.; aud returned it to the
house rs amended.
rs finally passed tn" telephone
bill restores the rates charged Icy
telephone companies in South Car
oI;1a 10 their same status as Of
.I.nuary !. 1921. prior TO the tltnc
he Increase was allowed b: the
now defunct railroad commission.
-hn tl(iitiCit!tlt " do dtOPlcO ~ tIiN
ui.iGinal bil! not to make it affect
companies operating in one OF two
counties. this allowing for local
companies Under the bill tcic-
n!nul,c companies can go before the
railroad commission and ask tor
changes III rates.
The last amendmcnt TO be adoot-
"d ,hat restoring th" exchange
radius I" th" same status as %
January /. i92l. caused bitter
f:-:;lt. being debated AL during the
friday night session and aSa;i,
Yesterday Several attempts 20
reach :, vote Friday night We're not
carried and it WIS ouly after per
Sistrnt fights that :; vot" WAS
reached yesterday.
This amendment restores the al
!..::", ire toll service between
towns OF from iw" 10 rs high rs
:,boNc :" miles apart. this being in
effect l,-ioi. 70 the railroad commits
sion order u year ago.
When TIE telephone bill is T."
turned to the house number ~f
amendments will be incorporated
III it ard it is pot known whether