The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-05
q whole year before they received any

whole year before they received any
benefit.
Mr.. Thomas suggested that the diff
nSulty could be obyiated by saying
first Monday In April or as soon thore-
aftor as possible" Judge Townsend
moved to mako it read ION the first
Monday in April aftor tho year 1906"
This was agreed to and the effect is
to allow all pensioners to obtain tho
bono6ts Of the appropriation this year
Mr.. Fred Williams offored an amend
mont to strike out all requirements as
to income. II any soldier had ON in
como he worked for 1t.
| Mr.. Thomas interrupting Mr.. l.. +.
| Williams, asked whether it was tho
Speakers idea that even il q man had
S20,0 900 or 100000 he should also re-
] ceive q pension.
| Mr.. McSweeny moved to amend 30
as to allow tho widow who Is SIS years
years as the bill provided. This was
voted down by largo majority.
! The bill provides for pensions Of 81,
Sc and SS month each.
| All soldicre, and widows OF soldiers,
jOying an annual gross income Of 800
w
All old soldiers and sailors who have
ed other DO lily injury whereby they
! have become disabled, will get Sc q
month.
All old soldiers and sailors who have
lost both arms or both legs or sight, or
| who are physically helpless, and child
ron Of deceased soldiers and sailors
undor IL years OF ago and destitute,
will receive IS month.
And oil old soldiers and sailors shall
be exempt from road duty and the pay
mont OF any Communication tax. The
| act become effective on July 80, 1896.
ThE STATE FAIR AGAIN.
Mr.. Patton then offered substitute
| Tor the paragraph making the appro-
| priation Of $500 for the State fair,
which was the same as that introduced
! few days ago except that 1t changed
! tho amount 10 2,4O0.
MIR. Ashley moved to table it. He
| hoped it would be dono, too, without
l any talk.
| Mr.. Patton explained the broad scope
OF the amendment, which was simply
to give the money for premiums.
! MIR. llderton was against the amend
/ ment, speaking vigorously against 1t.
The House should not undo its action
! already taken.
peal to the House to make this appro-
pration. Flo took tho House to task
pretty severely for reversing it's action
and paying tho $4,000 for tho Atlanta
exposition In tho morning. Whcro
was the consistency?
The roll call was demanded, and on
o direct vote tho House agreed to tho
amendment by vote of 81 to IL.
Mr.. Otis moved to adjourn.
MIR. Sturkie said the object Of this
motion to adjourn was to defeat the
appropriation thus made.
A division was demanded on the mo
tion to adjourn. The House refused tt
I'D jOurn by q vote OF 43 to 81.
Mr.. Patton moved to put on the
clinchcr. The ayes and noes were de
mandcd and the House clinchcd tht
appropriation by a vote OF SO to IS.
THE INSURANCE BILL.
The insurance bill then camo up and
Mr.. McCalla moved concurrence ir
tho House amendments.
Mr.. Barnwoll asked that tho Senate
insist upon It's amendments, urging
that 1t could not damage or weaken
tho bill, and was due to the Senators
from Richland and Charleston that
their cities bo excepted if they de-
sired. 1t would only affect those
places and ho hoped they would be
allowed to be excepted If they desired
Mr.. Finley did not think the large
cities should bo exempted from q
general law.
Mr.. Sloan agreed with Mr.. Barn
we'll and argued that tho cities be
| allowed to exemption II they thought
1t best for them.
Mr.. McCalla urged that tho in
surance men would reduce the rates In
the cities and used that as an argu
mont against the law in the State al
large. He was opposed to exempting
certain sections from the provisions ol
q general law and insisted upon his
motion to concur In the House amend
ments. The roll then being called the
amendments were concurrod in by a
vote OF Is to II, as follows.
Yeas-Archor, Barton, Brier, Du-
Bose, Finley, Fuller, Harrison, Jordan,
| MayGeld, McCalla, McLanicl, Norris,
O'Dell, Ragin, Stackhouso, ,-l5.
Nays-Barnwell, Buist, Dennis, Der
ham, Douglass, EGrd, Mauldin, Miller,
Moses, Mower, Sloan, Stribling, Yer
dier, Williams-14.
PASSED by TIE HOUSE.
! The following bills were read the
third time ana ordered to be sent to
the Senate
Joint resolution to provide for tho
payment OF tho expenses OF tho pcni-
tentiary investigation. A bill to pro-
vide for the incorporation Of towns Of
less than ono thousand nor moro than
5000.
A bill to authorize all cities and
towns to build, equip and operate u
system OF wator works and electric
lights, and to issue bonds to meet the
cost Of same.
a bill to authorize and empower the
city OF Laurcns TO issue bonds to the
amount OF throo Thousand five hundred
dollars for tho purpse of taking up
bonds Of said city which will become
due in 1896.
a joint resolution to authorize and
require the State Treasurer to repay
money borrowed under a Convention
ordinance.
a bill to render 1t punishable under
certain conditions in certain localities
to fail to have q lawful fcnce.
A bill to amend Sections 939, 040
$50 and 05l OF the Revised Statutes oil
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