The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-12-22
oinators lZiar, Woodward and Moore,
VINO would have voted "ayc,"
Senator Hcmphill was absent.

o;natorS lHiar, Woodward and Moore,
VINO would have voted faye"
Senator Hcmphill was absent.
LICENSE FOR DOGS.
Senator Talbcrt's bill '%'providing 70,
the taxation of dogs and bitches" was
much discussed. Mr.. Talbcrt scored Il
preliminary victory by securing the re,
Jectlon OF an unfayorable report, without
Il DIVISION. He then moved to amend SO
as 90 provide for a license" of one dol
lHr instead Of u 'tax," the proceeds to he
Palu INTO the county treasury for cduca-
tlonal purposes.
Senator Williams moved to strike out
the cnactlng clause of the bill.
senator Austin moved to table Scna-
COR WilhnmS's motion to strike out the
enncting words of the bill:
leas-Senator Alexander, Austin, Bell,
Bicmann, Byrd, Crews, Edwards. Erwin
Mccall, McMaster, Moody. Murray,
Rhame, Sigh, Smythc and Tolbert-I6:
Nays-ScnHtors Black, Field, Hemp
hill, Howell, Kennedy, Munro, Patter-
son, Reynolds, Sinkler, Smith, Williams
and loumans-13.
Several pro forma amendments were
made to the bill. Several amendments
were defeated. The bill then passed
without a 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
omytho moved to reconsider the vote
ny winch on the second realizing the
senate rejected the amendment adding
the chalrmcn of the committees on cdu.
cation of the Senate and House to the
board OF trustees Senator Murray urged
tnat the motion was out of order, but
after discussion the Chair ruled that if
was IN order. On the question Of recon
sldcratlon the advocates of the amend
mcnt 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
Tor nineteen members.
On Senator Murray's motion to table
the amendment, the vote stood on n
division 10 to II. The bill then passed
without a division.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ihc bill to amend the law in relation
to highways and bridges was amended
intendcnf of b;nhwovs - rh.sof r.
third rcnding in sucb shave =, $3.50 So, 80
tho countins Of Gronn Ill G,oo.oneni b
Sumter, D~orlinoton ornnnoImm" i Ta;a'
| field. Chester Sorf I~ioronJnne' niah
and Rooufort Nor;on nnJ n
from ito ,,ror;c;',, "N wv
The bill to regulate criminal nroctice
in the Courts of General Sessions nosscd
its second reading after n fipht, Nv -
vote of 81 to 6. it reduces the number
Of pcrcmptorv CHALLENGES for defendants
in criminal cases, and 1bolishes mmch of
| the unnecessary vcrbiape of indictments
The bill to drovide for thu novmcnt
by the State of the expenses of alI prose.
cuticns in criminal cases provoked much
discl. sion. A motion TO inlofinitrIv
| postpone the u%nfavorablc report of the
! committee was adopted by n vote of I6
TO l3, but soon after a proposition to
| continue il to the next session was car
ricd Ivy Is yeas to II nays.
The bill regulating the taxation Of
| attorneys costs in certain cases. and
prescribing tic method by which an
attorneys right to additional costs and
fees under control of the Cour. may be
determincd-went through without OBJ
position, with Il proyiso that it shall not
| apply to causes already commenced,
On motion OF Senator Smythc one
hundred copies of the resolution in re-
gard to the Charleston Jettics were
ordered to be printed and distributed in
accordance with the terms Of tho rcsolu-
ton.
Senators Smv thn Nurroy on,l AIocou
were appointed the Senate confcrrns on
the earthquake reassessment bill,
On Senator Murray's motion fine Sen.
ate refused to concurin the House rcso-
luton in regard to phosphate ROYALTY
The Senate agreed to thr Honeo
amendments to the bin providing for
the transportation of convict to tho
State pcnitcntiary by neritcntiorv
guards.
Senator Sigh made n vain cndeovor to
rescue from an ~unfayorablc rcnort his
bill to give physicians a lien for profes.
sional services, and the bill was killed.
Senator McMaster's Joint resolution
49, ..