The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-15
THE PROCEEDINGS
Of the General Assembly at the State
Capitol, Columbia.
A Resume of the Business Transact
ed from Day to Day.

4th, Day.-Ths Senate was not IL
session today, and tho House began it
work on the bin 10 validate marriages
heretofore contracted by persons In thii
State, but who had been divorced IN
another State and had married again
As the law now stands, no person who
has been divorced 10 considered by the
laws of South Carolina as divorced. In
other words the State Of South Carolinu
does not recognize the right Of any State
to divorce people. Tho proposed amend.
ing bill was killed.
Bills werc introduced to establish d
home for INDECENT and disabled Con-
fcdetate soldiers and appropristing the
grounds aud buildings vi the south Caro-
lima College aud Of the Citadel Academy
&C: .sa 49,, :..::;, $50. Desiurs tuo buildings
and grounds tho bill appropriatcs che
amounts given these institutions by the
Legislature each year for the support OF
tho home; to appropriate 80, 600 for the
benefit of the sufferers on tho coast Of
this State from the summer floods.
To create new county to bo named
Salon, and to be formed ont OF Sumter,
Kershaw. Chesterfield and Darlington
counties.
9th, Dsy.-The House Of Representa-
tives Was In ssion less than an hour
today. The calendar was attacked and
disposed OF quickly, everything being
passed over for various reasons
Mr.. Kirkland introduced a bill 10 reg
ulatc the sale OF Intoxicating liquors.
The bill proposes to put n liccbse of
1900 on All liquor dealers, half of the
License to go to the county and half to
the city or town. 1t provides for Il board
of control TO regulate and govern tho
saloons.
A favorable report was m'do by the
judiciary committee on the loan law bill.
There was also a favorable report on
the bill to make tc .chcrs' certificates for
vokiny them.
G;h, Day.--Tho South Carolina Leg
slators are In Augusta today aui arc
probably the nest observed OF the crowd
at the Exposition.
7th Day.-In the House the only third
reading bill, "to prohibit the selling or
cnticing to drink spirituous or malt
liquors Mt and near ccction precincts on
election days. was passed and crd red
sent to the Senate.
When the regular CALENDAR was taken
up there was no stopping place until the
bill to require the owners of all dogs to
pay a license for them was reached. This
was debated aud discussed for hours and
finally postponed until the next session
of the Assembly.
At the joint session of the two Houses
A. w. Buchanan WIS elected attorney
general in place of Major Townsend
6th day.-in the House there was con:
siderable school talk. A bill providing
that school teachers first grade ce'titi-
Gates should be good and valid for five
years, passed its second reading. with O
proviso that the provisions Of the bill
should not apply to certificates now in
force and that the teachers should re-
main in active service.
An amendment t. the act relating to
the establishment of school districts, Sc
that petitions of two-thirds OF tn: votcl s
for n sepcrate district should b. gran cd
was agreed to.
The Senate bill to prohibit the ownc,
of any sheep killing dog from allowing
it to run at large, passed its third read
ing.
A bill to exempt cattle from taxation
for five years was killed.
In the Senate the bill providing .fol
the creation o: school distr cts occasi on
cd considerable deba'e. John Gacy
EEvvS%us champion, 1t and Senators Fin
ley, Harrison ani Hcmphill led in tho
opposition. The bill passed with ar
am, ndmcnt fixing the limit oe s:hoo
taxes in such districts to three miles.
The bill TO repeal charters was callcc
up by $ nstor Wilson on the spccia
order 1t was opposed by Senator
Smythc in u strong spec ch and dcfende
by Senator Wilson.
Senators Finley and Zimmerman alst
opposed the b II. Senator Zimmerman
expr s.cd his high admiration and re
"ard for the Governor but could no,
agr ewith hin in this measure.
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