The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-07
THE SENATE
AND HOUSE.
sotrH CAsOLINA's LAW MAKERS
AT WORK.
""at They Are Doing in the WA o,
Making and Changing Laws.
THE SENATE

was the one providing that count,
"ncers hold their Offices open and sta,
,u ehem during certain hours Tn,
OH was killed. The bill to autboriz,
III cities and towns to build. cuu;,
ana operate system of water work,
ana electric lights and to issue bopd
TO meet tho cost of same passed th,
Vhlrd reading. The joint resolution te
remit the unpaid State and county
NSeS Tor the fiscal year commencing
NOV. L, 1892, in Beaufort count,
passed third reading A message from
.ne governor announcing the death O,
MI oprott, one of the directors OF the
penitehtinry, was received and referred
10 the committee on pcnitcntiarv. who
VIII prepare concurrent resolution fix
ing the date for an election to till IN,
vacancy.
iwELFTH DAY. Tuesday the
morning session Of the Senate was de-
voted to fight on the acceptance of
sho free conference report on the bill
{" recognize the Supreme Court. The
report was adopted A concurrent
resolution from the House fixing Jan.
~ as the time to hold an election for
supreme Court judges, was laid over
Tor consideration Wednesday. The
disposition in the Senate is not
to have the election until this
new bill has become operative.
The following new bills were intro
uuced: to incorporate the Waccamav
nhc OF steamers; pertaining to tho
election of town wardens; pertaining
so the redemption of the Brown con
Hois; relating to commercial fertilizers;
relating to agricultural liens. At the
night session the bill to regulate the
attendance of county treasurcrs at
convenient places in their counties
passed second reading.
THIRTEENTH DAY.-On Wednesday
the Senate progressed more in the dis
position of the bill declaring the law
AS to free schools than was expected.
there are only three or four more com
mittee amendments to be passed upon,
and 1T Is not likely that much room has
been left for the individual senators to
put on patches The measure is a most
Important one and places great power in
the hands of the superintendent of edn-
cation. Under it his office takes 30
Sitlon IN the government not possessed
oofore. Some of the committee
amendments to the bill as drawn, and
Which looked to keeping the graded
schools of the State in their present
7phere-that is, under the control of |
the taxpayers of the communities rath-
er than under State supervision
were earnestly contested, the fight
against them being led by Mr.. May
held of Barnwel, who is in charge of |
tn" bin There orc - -,,ara !
amendments on the same M.
to be acted on and the bill !
will be further considered Thursday. |
The bill repeating the 81, 900 license
on emigrant agents was discussed, but !
passed over until Thursday. The fol-
lowing were unfavorably reported To
amend an act to regulate fishing in
Aiken, Barnwell, Darlington, Oran &c
burg aud Colleton counties. Went on
tue calendar. To make removal or de-
1truction of property by tenant or
employee misdemcanor. Amend
Iuent adopted and bin rejected. To
provide for q State examiner of bank
ing and fiscal corporations. This went
on the calendar, to be taken up with
tho bill of similar character, which
will most probably pass. The folss
towing new bills were introduced:
To regulate the sale of liquors in the
State, which proposes t" cngrnft
practical prohibition bill on the dis
pcnsary bill, and allow the sale of
whiskey only for medical and mechan-
zeal purposes. To incorporate Con-
verse college Mt Spartanbnrg. This
bill passed third reading with 80 or
50 amendments. To provide for the
Incorporation of towns of not less than
900 or more than 5000 inhabitants.
This passed second reading: To nu
thorize the pcnitcntiary board To bOr
row 10, 900 on the Reed plantation.
FOURTEENTH DAY. Thursday was an
~ day in the Senate. The bill pro.
vlding for bank examiner was passed
their third reading: A house bill to
fix the time for holding the circuit
court in the Eighth circuit. A house
L!il to regulate the attendance of coun-
ty trCahurcrs Mt convenient places for
The purpose of collecting tnX. From
the operations OF this bill. the counties
Of Sumter, Chester, York and George
town were excepted. A Ioint rCsolu-
iion to authorize the purchase OF the
Reed plantation and for the prmtcnti-
nry directors to borrow money ON
The same. The only second read
ing bill passed was that to provide
for the examination os banking cGTpur-
ntiOns. These new bills were introduce
ed: For the protection OF discharged
employees, and to prevent blncklist!ug.
10 Il, -,
tLs state. To provide for the pay
mcnt of the expenses of the pcnitcnti,
nry investigation. At | 10 o'clock the
attention Of the Senators was called to
the fact thnt this was the day and hour