MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR

Mr. SUMMERS moved that a committee be appointed to wait upon his Excellency, the Governor, to inform him that the Senate, having completed its business for this session, was ready to adjourn sine die, which was agreed to.

The PRESIDENT appointed on the committee to wait upon his Excellency, the Governor, Messrs. Ouzts, Ard and Shealy.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

Gentlemen of the General Assembly:

April 23, 1927.

In transmitting to your honorable body this final message, permit me to express to you my sincere thanks and appreciation for the courtesies and consideration shown me, and commend you for the zeal you have shown in your efforts to deal with a difficult task.

While the present legislature has been of unusual length, it must not be forgotten that this General Assembly and administration have been confronted with a most unusual condition. We have inherited from the last legislature a deficit of over Two Million Dollars, and a shortage of prospective revenue, of around two million dollars more—an amount equal to the entire Appropriation Bill of just a few years ago..

You have had to grapple with this unusual situation and at the same time make appropriations and provide revenue to protect the State and her institutions. You have not only accomplished this, but have done far more, for you have the great distinction of being the first legislature in the past five years that has actually passed a bill that appropriates less money than preceding legislatures.

The practice in recent years has been to increase the appropriations around a million dollars each year, and the expenses of the State Government have increased by leaps and bounds, and cut of all proportion to the increased wealth of the State.

While I am disappointed, and feel that the people of the State are likewise disappointed, that several of the reforms which I recommended, and the consolidations which I urged, have not been adopted, yet in behalf of the people of our State, I wish to congratulate you for the otherwise splendid work of the present session, with

the hope and confident expectation that you will continue this work until South Carolina is restored to Constitutional Government, and has been given a reorganized and thoroughly worked out tax system, that will meet the demands of our people, and will place South Carolina in her righful place as a progressive and prosperous State.

Now that you are about to conclude your labors for the present session, and return to your respective homes, I take this opportunity to extend to each of you my best wishes for the health, happiness and prosperity of yourselves, and your families.

I have no further messages or communications for the General Assembly.

Very respectfully,
JOHN G. RICHARDS,

Governor.

On motion of Mr. SHEALY, the Clerk of the Senate was sent to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate had disposed of the business before it, and was ready to adjourn sine die.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Sergeant at Arms announced a message from the House, and Hon. J. Wilson Gibbes, Clerk of the House, appeared and announced that the House had disposed of the business before it, and was ready to adjourn sine die.

ADJOURNMENT

At 4.53 o'clock p. m., on motion of Mr. SHEALY, the Senate adjourned sine die.

List of Names and Postoffices of the Officers and Members of the Senate of the State

ROLL OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

Mr. Carter was elected Associate Justice of the Supreme Court January 26, 1927.

Mr. Hamrick was elected to succeed Mr. Stacy, who died March 5, 1927.