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? <i> < > <eN <?><?> 3> <^ <?> <* ? WITH THK LAWMAKERS. ?> > _ J s (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) defective, he urged, and he was op posed to it in its present shape. ^Unconstitutional. Mr. W. L. Daniel, of Saluda, argued that the bill was unconstitutional ana would not give the farmers the relic; which was sought. He wanted a meas ure which would be of benefit to the people. He favored the idea of per fecting the law, but did not want to send out word to the people that "we are giving relief when we are not giv ing relief." He was in sympathy v?\tn the purpose aimed at, he said, but as long as he was a inember of this house he was going to oppose handing the people a "gold brick." He wanted to go a little bit slower and get a bill ar the next session which would "hold water." Mr. 'fi'illiam P. Mason, of Oconee, moved the previous question upon the whole matter, which was carried, ef fectually shutting off the flow of ora tory. The vote upon the motion of Mr. Young to recommit the bill was as follows: Uut the T wrens Measure Passes Finai diner IfTPr AIL For the Young motion to recom mit (.a^amst me passage 01 the u-ui at this session;, 52. Against the motion to recommit (for the pa^a^e oi tne bill a; this ses sion), 5S. The measure then passed final reading and was sent tj tne senate. Third Beading. The measure by -Mr. a. G. Evans, of Kugeiiexd, to amend section 3ooi oi i, code 01 laws, iyi2, so as to permit tiie defendant to set up a. cia.in iOi improvements 011 better ments co land and tene/ents maae by those under or througn whom ne c.aimt), wds given third reading ana sent to the senate. Time's Up. Mr. W. R. Richey, Jr., of Laurens, thp vote whereDy ?11U V CU LK> i^vvuw^uvi ? ? , ?? _ _ v the bill oi Mr. Faul B. Ellis, of Greeu wooa, tor piuiiiuit me u&e oi crossing signs uy strain and eiectric railwayo ?.as passed to third reading. Mr. Richey said b<* was not especial ly op*,^^ to tne idea, but uut mw, Cdntiit' v-.jvd.Jiisuiiieni.s and otuers wiio i had expended consideraoie amounts upon si?ns would be seriously in jured. i Mr. EIKs, in defending his measure, saiu tiia-. advertising signs were rap icily leadening tiie eneci of real clan ger signals at crossings. ->1?. Ui joci mat it v?as a daiigc.ouo measure, ana going too tar. Mr. 11. .w. Summers, Jr., oi Ander son, ai^ued that it was an important matte*. .^aiiger signals ougnt not ?.?-> ije luiei.cieu with by advertising signs, he said. Lre^iito upon the measure was m-l terru^e^ ay tne arrival of the hour, set lor me house to go over to the senate to latify acts, 'and when tne, house returned to its chamber at l:oot! it recessed until *8 o'clock tomgnt. ^ j , The Senate. Columbia, teo. 13.?nVe senate this' morrnug oontiuuea its policy of en acting legislation which its propu- j nenia s>-y w-li give tne Stite of Soutn. Carolina a bet.e. system of llighwava, by pas^ng on secox.j leau.ng the Din by Senators Brice and Sinkler piu-' viding for licensing and registration: of motor vehicles. is a com naninn measure to the State highway jr~- ? ?- - - commission bill which was recently passed by the senate. The measure passed today provides for a graduated scale of taxation bai ed on UiS norsepower of the vehicle. The lowest tax is $5 for machines oi 25 or less horse-power and the high est is *.u for machines of more than 50 horsepower. Motorcycles, under its provisions, must pay an annual license fee of $2. Taxes imposed un der the b-11 passed today are in lieu of all other city, town or county taxes now collected except that charged flpnlAv? Of the amount collected SO per cent is spent in the county from whicn levied, and 20 per cent goes into tn? treasury of the State highway com mission. There is at present no such commission, but the bill placed today presupposes the operation of such a commission at this session of the gen eral assembly. The Highway Kill. 'Win V>"ll oe ampnrlwl nnrl nas?s<?H hv the senate provides in substance as follows: That from and after April 1, 1917. all owners of automobiles or motor vehicles shall register the same with the ^tate highway commission, a metal plate is to be furnished the owners, which shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. Dealers are to secure registration and license, at a cost of $15 for each and every malte of motor vehicle handled. The i'eilowing registration fees are to be charged owners, in lieu of all other licences now imposed, except such as relate to dealers: /'The following registration fees shall be charged and collected annual ly upon motor vehicles registered un der the provisions of this act: On motor vehirlp having a. ratln? of 2." horsepower or less, $5; on each ve hicle having a rating of more than 25 and ]e?c than 50 horsenower, $7 50: on eac^ rnofor vehicle having a rating ovr- "o a fee of $10; on mr +^~PVMe a f?e of ?2: Prnv;de?i, That "^otor rp^iste^ed at ter of September of any year shall be required to pay only one half of the annual fees herein stipu le--* -? Twenty per cent of all money de riveu iium . e.^i.5.. 1.11 iee_ ... .0 oe paid by the highway commission into the State treasury, and credited by him to the S:ate highway funds, ana the remaining SO per cent is to So into the treasuries of the several counties, proportionately. ?ccornin r to the amounts received from each county. Nfeht Session?The Honsp. The house tonight passed the State XTXETEEX. highway measure as revised th?? select cmoraittee which it had appoint ed. Columbia, Feb. 13.?When the house met tonight it adopted the motion of Mr. J. A. Perry, of Oransfebnrs. to l:mit sneeches during the remain der of the session to five min'-tes each. A number of bills wen* given final t'1** house, innb'Hinor thu measure, which has already passed the senate, to define tlie qualifications for the practice of architecture and t? provide for a State examining boara of architects. The proposition to create a State hishway commission cnm^ up and waj< idijscussed at length. The various measures before the general ns<?on! hlv were considered, in connection with the report of the select commit tee appointed by the house to consid er n.rd. co-orr!5nate the various meas- j Report of Select, Committee of Fivk. The report oi the select committee of live to co-ordinate the various high way measures pending before tile house recommended the passage ut the tinkler and Brice senate meat*- - ure, with amendments. Tiie comiua tee proposals are: Tiiat a State ingn way department be created. Tins highway commission is to be coni posed of the senior proiessors ui! civil engineering of the South Caro-! lina university, Clemson and the Cita-; del, together with tne commissioner; of agriculture and one other member | to be appointed by the governor for a j term o: two years. A State highwav j engineer is to be appointed, who may*! appoint, on recommendation of tnc j commission, not more than two assis-! tant engineers, the appointments to j be based upon civil service examina tion* and fhp rnmrmK.cinn is em now ered to appoint a clerk. The State' highway engineer is to receive an an- j nual salary of $3,0u0, and actual nee-] essary traveling expenses. The, clerks salary is not to exceed $l,20u \ per year, and the resident engineer s! salary not to exceed $1,800 per year! to be fixed by the commission whicn j is to allow the assistant State higri v?ay engineer and other assistants or neid engineers their actual traveling expenses. 10 provide funds for the purpose^ of the act, every owner of a motor ve hicle and every dealer in motor ve rities snali pay license, every residem owner of a motor venicle being rw (juired to pay to the State engineer Iti lieu of all oth^r State and county li censes, an annual license of 25 cents per njrsepower, and every deaier an annual license of ?15 for eaca inaKe of motor vehicle handled. "liie object and purpose ot this State highway commission shall be to instruct, assist and co-operate wiin road authorities in the various coun ties of tne State, and tlie improvement and construction of highways in tne said counties; and' to study the sys tem of road building and maintenance in tho -rimi e 'Stotoo anH m 2V0 in vestigation "and experiments to de termine the methods and materials best suited t) road ro-i-tructijn aii? mnintonarino in tno rlifforont- copfinrx: of the State; and to'prepare, puuusn and distribute bulletins and reports giving results of such investigations. The State highway commission shall make annual reports to the general assembly of the work of the State highway department "The duties of the State highway engineer shall !je to furnish engineer ing assistance to u.o various councv authoiities upon their request ana! when requested by the read authori-! ties in ai\y couniy he shall maite oj i have maue by his assistants surveys) for roaus Lnu i'i*id~es, and prepaio! plans and specifications and estimates of cost for the construction or nu prcvembnt o^sueli roads and bridge^; unu i cij .>v.oicu u?v liiu | ty authorities, and he shall deem it ' necessary, be shall supervise or fin - j nish competent engineering supervis-! ion for the construction or improve-! ment of said roads and bridges/* j The proceeds of the commission j shall be applied as follows: "The amount so derived from the J registration and licensing of motor > <7niv ltro cuuii UtJ utipusiltjtl UV Hlb State highway engineer with tn? treasurer of the Slate, to be held by said treasurer of the State as a spec ial fund, known as "the State high way fund." The amounts so collect ed shall be apportioned: One-iiith for the use of the State highway cop; mission, if so much be necessary, and four-fifths to the county from which uie registration iees are received: the funds for the use of the State high way commission shall be drawn out on the warrant of the State highway engineer, and the funds for the coun ties shall be drawn out on the war rants of the respective county treas urers and placed to the credit of tfte respective county road funds to bp used only for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges therein." Debate on the highway me^ire was interrupted by a special order in re gard to the salary of the r'e"*1* of Orans:ebnr~ ""on whi"1, *" "ai de^^ation had a split. Valuable *;v"e was a??'" ir? in umpiring between the members or t a iocai delegation. Senate measure by Senator Friday t wab kined by uie house, which leaves the Orangeburg clerk upon the same a fee basis as at present, instead of a ( salary basis as was proposed in the? Friday bill. \ 'l he btate highway measure wus> f debated at length. By a vote of i>i> j to 44 the house killed the motion or a Mr. Moore to strike out the enacting i words of the lirice and Sinkler senate i bill. The question then came up on the report of the select committer. \ urious amendments to provide foi the maintenance of the commission b> a property tax instead of by licence' iees upon motor vehicle;-, weie killOvi. By a vote of Z to 30 the house adopted an amendment proposed by Mr. Brad ford, of York, that only 1U per ceni 01 tne revenue should be retained the commission for maintenance, in stead of 20 per cent as provided in the committee oil!, the Bradford amendment providing that 90 per ceni shall go back to the counties. At miu nitrlit thn rorrni rintis r\f Ihp v.*. lect committee of the house as em bodied in the bill for a State highway commission presented b." the commit tee was passed through second react ing by the house by a vote of 71 to -'6. The Ellis measure to prohibit the use of crossing signs except by steam and electric railways was passed ami sent to the senate. % The Senate. Columbia, Feb. 13.?An ultimatum nas ueen ser.eu oy uic soul noaroiina senate on the Columbia Railway, Ga.i and Electric company. The house sustains the action oi' the senate ana the owners cf tire Columbia canal wu be put 0:1 notice that unless they complete the canal, according to the terms on which the property was deeded by the Stste, it. will revert to tlin linnrlu .if flio The Columbia Railway company is given 00 days u\ which to begin worK on the canal and 18 months in which to complete it. Meanwhile, under the terms of Senator Ketchin's joint res olution, which the senate overwhelm in sly passed, "all right, title and in terest of the owners of the Columbia canal is hereby declared forfeited, rnd that the same revert to the State of South Carolina." Failing; to beiin work within tho specified time limit will be the sig nal-for the attorney general to bring <ii iu icvci t me: iii liit; oiiAit:. Two thop^anrl dollars is appropriated to meet the expenses of litigation. The senate chose the Ketchin in preference to the Banks resolution, tho letter be'.ng rather vitriolic in its wording. leu "It seems to me. that the old State his hern exploited long enough, ' saia Senator Legrand Walker in urging the passage of Senator Ketchin's bill re quiring the owners of the Columbia canal to complete its construction ac cording to the terms of its grant. Senator Ketchin spoke in favor of his bill. His original predisposition against eitner the iianks or the Ket chin resolution "had been dissipated by thinking: seriously on the Question, said Senator R. D. Epps, of Sumte:, who made an earnest speech for what he termed "an assertion of the rights of the State." Senator Brice was strongly in favor of action looking to the completion of the canal, but he thoueht t.hr> Kpfnlihi bill was wrong in declaring a for feiture of the property before the Question had been decided in court. He presented an amendment, chang ing that feature of the biH and de claring that the present owners of the canal had "grossly" failed to live uj, MO ADM All Chil. nnnc The Ladies ai fc : / o its obligation, and providing for rieituio omy after a judicial invc.3 'gaticn. Senator Banks moved to lay the imeauinent on the table. By a vote ;f 37 to 3 the amendment was t-.iblea. Senator Ketchin s uni, unaaienuea, vas before the senate as a substitute or tne caiius Mil. senator i^aiiKo ncved to table 'tne Kctchin bill. I.;. i vote of 24 to 14 the senate reid-sea ?i o taule the Ketchin bill and a moment ater on a viva voce vote passed tne \elcliin bill on third reading, there- i( jy putting the question squarely up o the house. When the bill by Representative Jles, allowing $,"00 annually for trav iling expenses of the circuit judge a^r rear-Tied Senator Hughes onft.c,. I 6V in amendment including supreme ourt justices in the provisions of thb ' jill. The .senate by a 23 to 16 vote* SI16 ulopted the Hughes amendment. Sea itor Beamguard then presented an intendment, providing that the allow iiice should not go into effect during er 1 ;he present term of the jurists. By a was t'ote of 15 to 22 the senate refused ?er* :o kill the amendment. 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