The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-23
Senators Izlar, Woodward and Moore,
who would have voted "aye,"
Senator Hemphill was absent.
A LICENSE FOR DOGS.

who would have voted "aye,"
Senator Hemphill was absent.
A LICENSE FOR DOGS.
Senator Talbert's bill providing fo
the taxation of dogs and bitches" wa
much discussed. Mr.. Talbert scored
preliminary victory by securing the re
lection of an unfavorable report, without
division. He then moved to amend SC
as to provide for ''license" of one dol
lar instead of a "tax," the proceeds to be
paid into the county treasury for educa-
tional purposes.
Senator Williams moved to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill.
Senator Austin moved to table Sena-
tor Williams's motion to strike out the
enacting words of tho bill:
4eas-Senator Alexander, Austin, Bell,
Blemann, Byrd, Crews, Edwards, Erwin,
Mccall, McMaster Moody. Murray,
Rhame, Sigh, Smythe and Talbert-1G:
Nays-Senators Black, Field, Hemp
hill, Howell, Kennedy, Munro, Patter-
son, Reynolds, Sinkler, Smith, Williams
and Youmans-13.
Several pro forma amendments were
made to the bill. Several amendments
were defeated. The bill then passed
without division, with notice of general
amendments on the third reading.
THE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES.
When the bill relating to the trustees
OF the University was read Senator
Smythe moved to reconsider the vote
by which on the second reading the
Senate rejected the amendment adding
tho chairmen Of the committees on edu1
cation of the Senate and House to the
board Of trustees. Senator Murray urged
that the motion was out of order, but
after discussion the Chair ruled that it
was in order. On the question of recon-
sldcratlon the advocates of the amend
ment urged that it would be advisable
to retain this provision of the present
law. Senators Murray and Edwards de-
clarcd that it would make the board too
unwieldly, as the bill already provided
for nineteen members.
On Senator MuTay's motion to table
the amendment, the vote stood on a
division Is to II. The bill then passed
without n division.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bill to amend the law in relation
to highways and bridges was amended
SO as only to abolish the Office of super
lntendent Of highways. 1t passed it's
third reading in such shape as to exempt
!he counties Of Greenvillo, Chesterfield,
Sumter, Darlington, Orangeburg, Fair
field, Chester, York, Clarendon, Rich
land, Beaufort, Marion and Laurens
from its provisions.
Ihe bill to regulate criminal practice
III the Courts of General Sessions passed
Its second reading after q fight, by a
vote OF u to 6. 1t reduces the number
OF pereinptory challenges for defendants
IN criminal cases, and abolishes much of
the unnecessary verbiage of indictments.
The bill to drovide for tho payment
by the State of the expenses Of al prose-
cutlons III criminal cases provoked much
discussion. a motion to indefinitely
postpone the unfavorablo report of the
committee was adopted by vote of 1G
TO l3, but soon after a proposition to
continue it to the next session was car
rled by 1G yeas to II nays.
The bill regulating the taxation of
attorneys costs in certain cases, and
prescribing the method by which an
attorneys right to additional costs and
ices under control of the Court nav be
determined went through without op-
position, with proviso that it shall not
apply to causes already commenced.
On motion OF Senator Smythe one
hundred copies of the resolution in re-
gard to the Charleston Jetties were
ordered to be printed and distributed in
accordance with the terms of the resolu-
ton.
Senators Smythe, Murray and Mccall
were appointed the Senate confcrces on
the earthquake reaSsessmcnt bill.
On Senator Murrays motion the Sen
ate refused to concur i'll the House rcso-
luton Ill regard to phosphate royalty.
The Senate agreed to the House
amendments to the bill providing for
the transportation of convicts to the
State, penitentiary by penitentiary
guards.
Senator Shgh made vain endcavor to
rescue from an unfavorablo report his
bill to give physicians lien for profcs.
slonal services, and the LII was killed.
Senator McMaster's joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment,
that the State superintendent Of educa-
ton shall be elected every four years by
the Legislature, was, after brief de-
fence, continued until next session.
The bill fixing fees for tuition in the
South Carolina College was amended so
as to strike out the clause recurring
beneeiiciaries to teach two years in the
public schools, and authorizing to sus-
pend bencficiaries at the end of any ses-
sion, and passed and sent to the House.
The bill to stay executions Chat is,
providing Stay Law till next Novcm-
Der was killed.
The bill to change the time for listing
taxable property was killed.
The bill to repeal tho lien law was
passed to third reading. The repeal to
take OBJECT one year hence.
The bill to amend Section 2O8i of the
General Statutes was passed to its third
reading. This bill is intenled to punish
parties or organizations Qike the knights
OF Labor from interfering with laborers.
The bill to abolish the Office of Master
i'll Laurens county was killed.
The bill to reduce tho number of trial
Justices in Kershaw county was passed to
third reading.
The bill bill to make the State, instead
of the several counties, pay the costs of
criminal prosecutions was passed.
A joint resolution passed, to extend