The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-03-16
FINAL CURTAIN OF GENERAL AS.
SEMBLY RINGS DOWN ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
INCOME TAX LAW IS PASSED
Governor Cooper Approves Appropria-
ton Bill Which Was Really Last
Work Of the Body.
Columbia.

SOluluUlu.
Ending perhaps its longest session,
the South Carolina general assembly
adjourned sine die Sunday afternoon.
the senate at 3:45 o'clock and the
house OF representatives at 1898
o'clock
Just before adjournment the COVER
nor notified the two houses or hi. ap-
ploNal Of the general appropriation
bill carrying an aggregate of S5.p39,-
loG.o4 and levy OF seven mills. This
is decrease Of $92S.O29.2S, NJ approx
imatcly l5A per cent. of the appro-
priations for 1921. The levy last year
was IL mills
Tho general assembly had been in
continuous session since early Satur.
day morning, and the officers mem
berS and attaches Of both bodies were
thoroughly fatigued when final ad.
Journment came Sunday afternoon.
The spirit Of lcvity which characterize
cd the closing hours of former gen.
oral assemblies was entirely lacking
this year; there was too mach work
piled up to indulge in horseplay, ex-
ccpt sporadically
The engrossng department did 3n
herculean job. The young women and
| the solicitors connected with that
branch Of Legislative activity worked
| from 10 O'Clock Saturday morning un.
til the Legislature adjourned The work
| was so cNacting and SO thoroughly ia.
| tlguing that many efforts were made
to adjourn both houses Saturday night
| hut without avail. The majority Of the
members were determined to stay un-
til all the business was completed and
they could 20 home for good
Throughout the long vigil the clerks
and attaches Of both houses and a
handful of members of both bodies
were in constant attendance, keeping
company with the half dozen ncwspa.
per correspondents who had contin.
ually to nurse the general assembly
In its somnolcnt hours
The conferecs on the general appro.
priation bill worked necessarily until
the final sheet OF the measure was sent
to the engroSsing department. The
act was completed just before the re-
port OF the committee was sent to the
, general assembly at 1870 O'clock
, The senate adopted the report with
very little debate hut it took the
house Of representatives just two
{ hours to concur in the conference re-
I port. spirited effort. led by Edgar
|, a. Brown. Of Barnwcll. was made to
adjourn debate. or reject the measure
in the house. but this proved unavail-
ing.
There has been resentment among
the farmer members of the house
because the house confcrccs on the
general appropriations bill were all
lawyers. and they hlaZed into open re-
volt on the floor Of the house in the
discussion Of the amendment to the
measure. The house conferccs con.
sisted Of Il. #. TIrGhes. OF Marion. a
lawyer: Claud N. Sarp. OF Columbia,
lawyer, and Eugene S. Blcase. OF
Newbcrry, lawyer and. on the part
OF the senate. Senator H. II. Gross. OF
Dorchester. planter and banker Sen.
ator Thomas B. Pe"rce. Of Rchland,
wholesale merchant. and w. S. Rog-
ers OF Spartanbmrr. insurance man.
Thc claim was that the interest OF
the farmers. who have 54 representa-.
tiVes in the lower hody. were not suf-
hcicntly safeguarded. 1t had been
whispered that there was a movement
among the farmer members to organ.
ize and reject the bill but. after con.
stdcration debate. opposition melted
away and the report OF the conference
committee was adopted
bOth the house and senate accented
tn" report OF the conference committee
fixing state income tax law.
! Under the aprpcmant Anall, roo ~,
ca every person who pays federal in
come tax must also make return to