The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-12
IEGIsLAT1vE PROCEEDINGS.
What the Legislature Has Done and W ha'
tho Outlook Is-An Interesting Letter

COLUMBIA, S. &. Dec. 18th, lS94.-It
cannot be- said that last week was a
yerv remarkable one for the amount OF
woik done by the General Assembly,
At least the work was not OF sucn
nature as to make much OF 3 snow.
Rnt il can be said that the work done
was of such a nature a. to prepare tne
way for much to be accomplished tals
week. .l
was the election of United States
Senator to succeed Senator NJ. {. But
ler. whose term expires next March,
4th. This event happened Oh luesoay
in each house of the Assembly and was
confirmed by the two houses IN JOINT
as3embly on the following day. En-
passant, the statement "lreo non
Washington to the News ana courier,
to the effect that Senator Butler nao
stated that Ex-Governor Til!man Wouio
never take his seat, created very lltcie
comment here until to-day, after the
making public of the decision OF Judge
Goff in the case of WashingtonLlght
Infantry (Charleston) guns. Senator
Rptler coupled with the above asser-
tion that be could win his case, (tne
ilIepality of the election laws OF the
Stafe.l before the United States Court
in twenty minutes. A Conservative ~
Reform Senator was heard to say TO-
dsv that after Judge Goff's decision in
Observation-Disclosures the case that
| Senator Butler might know what ne
was talking about, and that he did not
So, tho axnrcssion with the lights
now before him.
Senator-elect Tillman takes his cleo,
ton quietly, and shows no unusuat ! 81
elation over it. TO representatlse VI
q northern paper he stated that ne tooA
| the election to the United States Seh-
atorship as an endorsement or MS TOUT
wears administration as governor, ana
az, q vote of confidence. so 1t can oe
seen that the Ex-Governor is very well
nleased with his record, whatever others
might think Of it.
He and his family will remain mere
for y short while before proceeding TO
his recently purchased farn near Iren-
ton. where he will make his home un-
til he goes to Washington, one year
from the present. g
The next most important matter OF
the week was the passing of the Con-
stiutional Convention bill by the Sen
ate. ,,,.
It had been introduced the week pre-
vious and was the special order tor
Monday. On that day 1t recelVed 1ts
second reading and was amended IN a
few particulars, and was mace tne
special order for the next day, Wneh
under agreement, it was 10 receive
general amendments. 1t is proper 70
saw that it had many amendments Is
offered to it, bat few were accepted
The bill as it was reported from the
Committee passed the Senate with
verv little change. The registration Of
voters for the election of delegates to
the Convention will commence on tne
| first Monday in February and continue
for eighteen days. The election Of
delegates is to be held on the fifth day
of March, and the Convention viii
meet on 30th July. Each County Will
nave as many delegates to the C.pven'
tion ss il has members in both houses
of the General Assembly.
$4,000 is appropriated for the expen
ses of the Convention, and the oeie
gates are to get per diem OF IS ano
mileage five cents going and re urnlng
The iiveliest incident of the session
bappened during the discussion OF the
constitutional Convention bill. Sena
tor Finley had offered amendment tina
the ballot boxes should he so placed
that they could be seen from the out
side: There was every possibility 9
the amendment being carried and
many who afterwards vote9Sgainst it,
are known to have favoref it in the be.
ginning. Senator Buistaddressed him.
self to the motion szheewever, and before
be got lhresgn he said several thing:
! that stirred some of the most Reformed
members 80 much that they voted
against the amendment because Sena'
tor Buist favored it.
Senator Mower offered the following
amendment to section IA OF TINS OIL
"Proyided, however, That nothing IL
this act contained shall prevent or DC
construed to prevent any party, OF
the supporters of any candidate or sci
of candidates from placing watcher
or challenger at said polling place.
The amendment was laid on the taole
by a vote of "a to 9. 49,,
I'm to this time this is the only bill
that has caused much discussion this
session.
A number of bills have been passed
bv both houses, and number ratified
Among those of general Application
NAV be mentioned one, the first section
of which reads as follows:
"Section l. That any person VINO
shall be found on any highway or al
any public place or public gathering IL
q grossly intoxicated condition ano
conducting himself or herself in dis
orderly manner, or any person VINO
shall use obscene or profane language
accompanied with disorderly conduct
on any highway or at any pubic place
or gathering, shall be deemed guilty O
a misdemeanor and upon conviction o
either of said ofTenses shall be fiued no
less than five dollars nor more thar
fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less thar
five days nor more than thirty days"
Also q bill to require cotton bu. IS tx
number each bale of cotton bough
with same number that is put upon
cotton bills and BOOKS, and provlolng
penalty for violations.
A Joint resolution extending the tlm'
for the payment of taxes to March lst
has passed both houses. Also a on
regulating the sale of goods marked
.sster ing,o "sterling silver" "coin,
or "coin silver" This makes it mis-
Gemeanor to offer for sale goods 81
marked that are not what they purpor
to be. A bill amending the militls
laws of the State and giving the Gov
ernor more control over them has passed
without opposition. The appropriation
of $4,000 for the militia has also passed
A bill providing fora quarter y exaDl
nation of the accounts ofthe dispensary
has also been passed. Also bill ap'
pointing B. R. Tillman trustee of tht
Winthrop Normal and Industrial
School. 4 lso bill requiring all per
sons or corporations building wire
fence along a public or private road
where the same runs parallel with
railroad track to nail a board on OF
Dear the top.
A bill to provide for the appoint