The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-07

Ao"" vi Wills piil hre very much the
= same ns those of the bill already in.
D troduced. Relating to the provisions
OF tho municipal courts. To amend
: the law relating to the militia.
1 10 abolish tho Office of register of
mesne conveyance and devolve the
duties thereof on the clerk of court.
l Io amend the law relating to jury COM
m'ssioners. The following passed
| their third reading and were ordered
sent to the senate: To require con-
tractors in the erection, alteration
, or repairing of buildings to
pay iaborers for their services
10 amend section of the act to pro-
vide compensation for tho members of
the boards Of township commissioners.
10 establish n new judicial and cleo
tion county from portion of the ter
ritory OF Edgefeld county, to be cal
led Saluda county, within boundaries
heretofore described. The Joint reso-
luton to authorize tho issuance of q
pay certificate to w. J. Johnson.
member of the house from Fairfield
county, for the regular session cf 1894.
and for its payment.
FIFTEENTH DAY. - To the general
public Thursdays 's session of the House
was OF moro interest than any since the
BODY assembled. 1t was Speaker Jones'
last day MS the presiding officer Of the
body, and he had the Legislative mill
running at speed that astonished the
natives and paralyzcd the clerks.
Every few moments during the dav
there was recurrence to the morning
hour, and each time bills and reports
would come up to the desk in show
or. During the day the speakers
chair was occupied by four different
men-Spcakor Jones, Mr.. Breuzeale as
speaker pro tenn. the president of the
Senate, and the new speaker The DAVIS
session had hardly begun before
resolution was presented by Mr..
fowler, IN regard to tho speech made
by Senator Tillmuu in Washington the
preceding day heartily approving the
Senator S speech. AS result of what
transpircd in the hall of the House
Associate Justice Y. j. Pope is to re-
tain his seat on the bench OF the State
supreme Court for eight years longer +:
the Hon. Ira. +. Jones is to be an as
socIatc Justice iur OF the same court
Tor Six years, mud Frank b. Gary !,
became the presiding officer of the |
House. The transformation scene re-
CURED but little time IN it's prescnta-
tlon. most of the incidents thereto be-
ing expressed in fowery and eulogistic |
language. Aside from these matters
there were many things of general in
terest yesterday, not the least being the
presentation of the report of the peni-
tentiary Joint Investigation committee.
SIXTEENTH DAY.-Friday in the
House the bill against concealed wcn-
pons was talked t. death. Mr.. Bacon
proposed Acknowledgement us HI uddi-
tlon punishment, In case of conviction
1or carrying concealed weapons. Fred
Williams wanted pistols carried in
belts and If in pockets then to be pun
lshable. A homestead law to conform
to the new constitution was passed.
The House discussed the proposition to
permit counties to issue 20 year ,hnpdr
to M mpitted House declined to fix day
cominnl introduction of bills. Speaker
Jones has resigned rs n member of
the House. An interesting feature of
the days proceedings was the intro
duction Of II bill to put the express and
telegraph companies doing business in
the State under the control Of the State
railroad commission, giving the com
mission the right to fix charges and
rates. The following new bills were
introduced: To regulate the assess
ment and collection of taxes and the
opening Of streets in towns of less
than | 200 inhabitants. To fix the
compensation of the county officials in
the several counties, and to make the
same uniform in proportion to popnla-
Of the several counties and necessary
service rendered. TO amend tho law
section 3S7 Of the Revised Statutes
So as to include hunting, fishing and
shooting 70 regulate the election of
trustees to graded schools within towns
and villages and to prescribe certain Of |
their duties. TO repeal section 2472 |
of the revised statutes of 1880 aud acts |
amendatory thereto, TO further reg
ulate the making of returns to our
county auditor. To enforce the col
lection Of taxes past duo and unpaid |
upon municipal property. T"providc
children i'll the public schools with
tezt books. To amend the law rela-
ting to the collection of delinquent |
taxcs. TO amend the law in regard to
taxes past due FOR eight months. The
committee appointed to examine the
books of the State Treasurer made it's
report, which was considered immc-
diatcly and adopted. The committee
on claims submitted reports on II large
number Of claims for bnck tGxcs, etc,
which were disposed Of, some of the
Clnims being rejected and the others
being approved.
HEvrNrEr>rn phY.-in the House