The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-19

order OF the board OF trustees OF tne
Winthrop Normal and Industrial Col
lege of South Carolina, for mainten-
ance of the college last named.
BAD FOR THE YOUNG LADIES.
The committee on free conference
in regard to the engrossing depart
ment bill. reported that it had failed
to agree. This of course ended the
career of the bill, providing that ladies
only should be employed in the en-
crossing department.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The debate of the day came up on
the bill to regulate contractors. The
substance of its provisions is as fol-
lows:
Section Q. Any contractor, contract
ors or sub-contractors who shall for
other purposes than paying the money
loaned upon said contract expend and
on that account fail to pay to any or
all laborers, ub.contractors and ma
terial men out of the moneys received
and material received as provided in
section 1 of this act, and as admitted
bv such contractor or contractors or
sub-contractors or as may be adjudged
by any court of competent jurisdiction
shall be deemed guilty of misdemea'
nor and upon conviction shall be lin
ed not less than S10O nor more than
$500 or Imprisonment not less than
three months, nor more than twelve
months; provided, said contractor,
contractors or sub.contractors may
have the right of arbitration by agree
ment with said labors, sub-contractors
and material men.
Mr.. Jordan amended the bill fixing
fees of physicians for post mortem ex'
animation, so that when requested by
the coroner and before burial, the fee
shall be Si0, and three days after in
terment SIS.
Mr.. Moses offered substitute for the
joint resolution requiring the printing
and distribution of Confederate rolls,
authorizing Gen. Farley to have g.
900 copies of the rolls printed on con-
tract let to the lowest bidder, on ap-
proval of the governor, to be distrib'
uted in the c1unties in proportion to
the enrolment, through the members
of the generel assembly, and not to
cost more than $1,000. This was
adopted.
Mr.. May6eld moved to strike out
the enacting words of the bill to pro
vide for two or more members OF the
executive committee of the State board
of health and for the appointment,
powers and duties of county and local
boards of health.
Mr.. Stackhouse defended the bill as
necessary. He thought there should
be boards of health in the county as
we'll as in the towns.
After much debate the bill was kill,
ed by a vote of 16 to IL.
The following acts were ratified;
To incorporate the Indianola Manu-,
featuring company.
The pay jurors and State witnesses
ferriage.
TO change the name of the State
lunatic asylum to that of the State
hospital for the insane.
To exempt certain portions of Pick
ems county from the operations OF the
stock law. .
To fix the time for holding circuit
courts in the Eighth circuit.
To amend the law relating to prize
fighting.
To regulate the attendance of coun-
ty treasurers at convenient places IN
their counties.
Several bills were passed to their
third reading-among them the fol-
lowing:
Joint resolution to require the print
ing and distribution of the Confeder-
ate rolls.
To prevent the title of mortgaged
personal property vesting in the mort
gagee prior to sale and to regulate the
sale under execution of mortgaged
personal property.
In relation to the enforcement of the
collection Of taxes past due and unpaid
upon municipal property.
House bill to provide an additional
magistrate for Colleton county.
To amend an act entitled IAN act to
protect primary elections and conven-
tons of political parties and to punish
frauds committed thereat," approved
December %, 1883, by adding thereto
a section providing for watchers and
for certificates of registration.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
During the afternoon the railroad
committee had been considering the
house bills bearing on railroads. The
committee met at 4 p. M. and remain
ed in session until 7:15. During that
time arguments were heard for the
roads from Mr.. Emerson of the South
Carolina and Georgia; Mr.. w. G..
Childs, representing the Atlantic Coast
Line; Mr.. w. 81. Lyles, for the Co
lumbia, Newberry and Laurens; Mr..
Brice, for the Chester and Lenoir, and
Col. Mike Brown, for the Midland
railway.
Railroad Commissioners Wilburn
and Evans appeared for their commits
sion.
The bill to compel competing lines
of railroads to receive freights from
each other. with penalty for refusal,
was not acted upon, its consideration
being postponed until Thursday at
4:3O p. m. The other bills were re-
ported by Mr.. Sloan to the senate as
follows:
To provide a 8 cent mile maximum
passenger rate. Favorable. Calen-
dar.
To provide for separate coaches for
white and colored Qhe Jim Crow
Unfavorable. Calendar.
To take away charter Of a road
CHARGING a niger rate for freight and