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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
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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
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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,
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The Ladies ai
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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. By a vote or aLir,(
'3 to 14 the senate killed the Beam- P*ec
ruard amendment, thus allowing the ncrN
expense account for judges to apply '*vei
it once. The senate refused to aci- n0S?
journ debaie and filial!r at midnight >'eai
passed the $300 allowance for judges. tirne
?<n
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