TIE LEGMHFIRST SESSION OF SEVENTY

THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY- OF S. C. IN CONVENTION^ .

NO POLL TAX FOB SOLDIERSMemorial, Bill It Passed by the Sen-

ate After Long But Not Acri­monious Discussion.

Another senate measure to get through was that by^Mr. 'Butler to exempt all soldiers and sailors from poll and commutation taxes fpr the ^ears 1918 and 1919.

The Senate.After Senator Christensen had been

subjected to a grilling fire of ques­tions in respect t<**the bill proriding for the building of hard surface roads in South Carolina, the main purpose of which as it seemed was to deter­mine how the bill would affect the county represented by the questioner. Senator Young delivered one of the strongest appeals ,for a statewide vision in the bulging of good roads that has yet been delivered.

It was calculated that the bill would produce a fund of about $7r>0.000, and this would be duplicated by the fed­eral government.

Columbia.—The following is a bri f resume of the principal events oi . general nature occurring in the Ger. eral .Assembly of South Carolina bo- tween the dates .given:

The Senate.Feb. 21.—When the senate adjourn­

ed for the night it was to not again convene on the day following.

This was decided upon after a per­sistent effort by Senator Clifton to have some action taken looking to the enactment of some good roads legis lation. The senator declared that ev­ery merAber * of the legislature had cried good roads, but that now it seemed that many who had cried the loudest were the least disposed to take action. . ,

The action of the senate in adjourn­ing should not be taken, however, as indicating the attitude of the senate as inimical to good roads. The mat­ter has never been directly present­ed, and the passage of the Belser house bill amending the* act to estab­lish the highway commission opens the way for any form of highway leg­islation that the senate may deter­mine.

The' House.Good roads legislation emanating

from the house got another stunning blow when the bill introduced Wed­nesday by the committee on roads, bridges- and ferries, was committed to the ways and means committee. The motion to commit was made by W. R. Bradford of York.

T&e move by Mr. Bradford, chair­man of the committee, to have the bill thus committed created consid­erable agitation in the house.

Viewing the procedure "from day to' day the casual observer concludes that many of the members, proclaim ing their support of the good roads idea, are not altogether sincere in their protestations.

House and Senate.Feb. 26.—The Hart bill providing

for a budget system was sent to third

Wednesday night by a vote of 9 to IT.Following is a list of those vdting V-

for the adoption of the resolution, whereby the legislatort would get the $100, extra expense money:

Senators Alexander, Bethea, Chris­tensen, Clifton, Duncan, Griffith, Gross, Harrelson, Massey, McGhee, Padgett, Pearce, Purdy, Rogers, Whar­ton, Wideman. ,

■Senator Laney of Chesterfield coun­ty, was the first speaker on the high­way bill when the senate convened at4:30 o’clock. -

Senator'Johnston of Barnwell said that he would propose several amend­ments. but *even it his amendments did not pass he would vote for the

By a vote of 30 to 8 the bill was passed and sent to^ the house. r

To Reduce Personnel of Camp.The following war department let­

ter was announced in the. Daily Bul­letin of camp headquarters:

“It is desired that the enlisted per­sonnel of your permanent camp or-reading and is largely a duplication of . ,

the Virginia plan. It provides that ganizations be reduced to the .ow-

The Senate.Feb. 24.—After hearing the address

of Mr. Hamele of the reclamation ser­vice and passing upon a number of uncontested matters, the senate con­sidered the joint resolution of Messrs. Rivers, Berry add Mower providing for "a memorial to the men and wom­en of South Carolina who have ren­dered service In winning the world war for human liberty.”

— Night Session.By a vote of 28 to 7 thfc Baker hill

' to provide a method of ascertaining the relative acreage of land in this State planted in cotton and to im­pose a tax on excess acreage of cotton was defeated in the senate. ,

The memorial bill was taken up im­mediately -following the defeat of the Baker bill. Senator Watkins, of An­derson was opposed to the placing of a memorial on the grounds of the University of South Carolina, 'but thought it should be placed in the most prominent place in the State, on the State' House grounds. He declar­ed that he was opposed to placing a negro memorial in Orangeburg unless negroes wanted it there, thinking that perhaps they had rather have it here.

The hill was then passed from sec­ond to third reading.

The House.Feb. 25.—The house adopted the

senate resolution to adjourn sine die next Saturday, March 1. The appro­priation bill will consume the time of the general assembly the last few days of the session, and if good roads legislation is to be enacted, the ut­most dispatch with the matter will be necessary.

The Young bill from the senate to amend the Australian ballot law so as to make this law applicable to rural

1 districts as well as t6 towns and cit­ies, was passed by the house.

Ask Senator to Reconsider.The finance committee of the sen-

ate, at a meeting, upon the motion ol Senator Alan Johnstone, the ranking member of the committee, adopted by a unanimous rising vote a motion re questing Senator Niels Christensen of eBaufort, the chairman of the com­mittee, to reconsider his announced

* intention to resign form the senate after the close of the present session. Senator Christensen announced sev­eral months ago that at the end of

j this session he would offer his res­ignation.

Cooper to Present Clarke.' Governor Cooper has accepted an

Invitation from the people of . Olar, Bamberg county, to introduce Champ

g Clark, speaker of the national house of representatives, who la to lecture fh Olar on the evening of March 10.

’Govarnor Cooper has accepted the in­vitation and will go to Olar that day, If nothing develops to prevent bis at­tendance.

Governor Cooper will be introduced By C. TT. Garris, who has served a number of years in the general a»

of South Carolina.

the governor, together with the chair­man of the ways and means commit­tee in the house and the chairman of the senate finance committee shall between November V each fall, and the opening of the general assembly In January prepare estimates of the necessary expenses for the state gov­ernment.

Supporting with a somewhat halt­ing faith, the old adage that "charity begins at home,” members of the low­er house of the general assembly voted to Increase the pay of members' of the two houses for the present ses­sion, $100.

The senate, often characterized by occupants of the west wing of the building as “the enemy of the people," when unlatching the state’s purse strings, gave the lower house a sharp jolt when, with tilted chin and grave unconcern, it rejected the house res­olution by the emphatic vote of 9 to 17. ..... .............

Thq stinging attitude of the senate incidentally deprived the Red Cross and other elemosynary institutions of an appreciable sum. for several mem­bers had in positive manner declared their intention of refusing to line their pockets with this filthy lucre.

Following the introduction in the senate, of amendments to a second reading house bill, providing for a one mill general property tax levy and a u50 cent per horse power auto­mobile license tax. the ways and means committee gave a favorable-re­port, with amendments, on the bill in­troduced by the committee on roads, bridges and ferries to levy a three mill property tax for road purposes.

Amendments suggested by the ways and means committee are that the general property tax levy shall be one mill, instead of three, and ’ that this shall be submitted to the people in a special election.

•st number consistent with the prop­er administration of the camp. It is intended to continue Camp Jackson as a demobilization center. The re­duction above wiir be effected at the earliest practicable date and will be completed not later than March 31, IMS”

Veterans' Fund Increased.The house increased the appropri-

.ation for Confederate veterans from >350,000 to $500,090, which bill also .places the names of all bona fide Con­federate soldiers and sailors, and their widows, on the honor roll. This bill also creates a Confederate com­mission of seevn members, one from each congressional district, who will apportion' the fund among the veter­ans. The house further amended the bill t/* Irereaee the amount paid each veteran in the Confederate Home in Columbia from $25 to $40 anflually.

• • • * • •

SPEOAL H0TICE8L

The House.Feb. 27.—Among third reading bill

passed In house was that by Senators Wharton, Moore and Alexander to put the names of. all bgaa fide Confederate soldiers aftd sailors on the honor roll. The bill carries an appropriation of $500,000; which is $200,00 Oin excess of the usual appropriation.

The Dickson bill, to prohibit white nurses from attending negro patients, was passed by the house and sent to the senate. ^

For Sale—S. C. Rhode Island Red Hens and Coekrels. Price, hens, |2., eoekrels $2.50 to $3.00.Ben F. Copland, Ren no. S. C.

Milk Cows for Sale—Registered and grade Jerseys. Fresh and Heavy Springers.

Ben F Copeland, Renno, S. C.

Notice—I have made a famous Man­tle .Board known as Annie Lew, built of Roman skills of Italy. A- Ijout completed and will be ready ^for the gublic’s ‘inspection within a few davs. Moses Dillard.

The Senate. , ,The senate killed - for the second

time the concurrent resolution to pay members of the two houses $100 each for expenses incurred by increased cost of living and the extra days of thi session which the qeustion was put after several short speeches and received a vote of 16 to 20. This same bill was killed in the senate

Eggs for Hatching—Shepard’s strain, S. C. Comb Ancona Eggs, $1.50. $2. and $2.50 per setting of 15. One fine cock just received from Shepard. C. C. ‘BaileyrClinfon. S. C.

Wifnted—(lirls to operate electric power sewing machines making cover­alls. Good pay and steady employ­ment. Pay while you learn.Drafts Refo, Chester, S. C.

Se£ Stanton & Johnson for Garden Tools.

THE FAMOUS

Dixie Portable Drag Saw“The Saw With the Clutch”

No need to ever stop your engine to stop the saw. There is a positive clutch controll­ing the movement of the saw blade. jA husky 4 h. p. motor can be used for any other purpose about the farm. A pulley is supplied with each outfit without additional cost for belt work, such as pumping water, threshing peas, pulling mills, etc.

See the Dixie—they are wonders.• ■ i »

Write, phone or wire for territory. Deal­ers wanted.

Ellis Motor CompanyDistributors for the Southeast

Clinton, - * * South Carolina

*

II1i

Our Imprint

S E RVIG E. . . . \ *

“We Do All Kinds of Printing Except Bad”

. Co.“Office Over King’s Cask Grocery”

Reduce YourHelp Win the Fight. A big crop of cotton

means low prices and your nose to the grind­stone, a small crop of cotton means good prices and a chance for your children. The price of cotton for years to come depends on good judgment this year. -

i

Raise a small crop of cotton, raise your own feed and food, live at home and board at the same place.

. . . '< ~

Don't forget that we have opened a new department to issue Certif- icates of Deposit for Liberty Bonds