The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24

What the South Carolina Law Makers
Arc Doing.

What the South Carolina Law Makers
Arc Doing.
The General Assembly Of South Car
olina convened in annual session on
Tuesday.
THE SENATE.
FIRST DAY-The Senate was called
to order by Lieutenant Governor Tim
norman The first business was the
swearing in of the new Senators from
Spartanburg and Florence. The fol-
lowing bills were introduced, after the
Governors message WAS read. 10 es-
tablish the new counties of ofGreenwood,
Honea Path, Saluda, Edisto and Salem.
To amend section 2544 of the general
statutes. This bill provides for the
observance of Stonewall Jackson's
death, which occurred on the 10th of
May. 1t is provided in the bill that
the 10th of May be set aside in honor
of Jackson and that it be known as
Memorial day, a public holiday. Reso-
lutions from the Memorial association
of Charleston accompanied the bill.
The proposed amended section reads:
National thanksgiving days and all
general election days-the 1st of jan
uary, the 22d day of February, the
4th day of July, the 25th day of De-
cember, the first Monday in Septem-
ber and tho 10th day of May of each
year shall be legal holidays: Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall be
so construed as to affect judicial sales
as now provided by law, or any other
legal transaction on the LIST day of
September To amend the charters of
cities and towns in regard to the sale
of fresh meats. To authorize and re-
quire the school commissioners to eX-
anime and to order paid all just past
due school claims, and to provide for
their payment. To require all life,
accident and casualty insurance COM
panies, now or hereafter doing busi-
ness in this State on legal reserve
plan, to invest such reserve within this
State. TO amend section PAT, vol. |,
article 8, of the revised statutes Of 1893,
being section 252 Of the general stat
utes, so as to further regulate the an
nual salaries of auditors of the several
counties. a large number of hills car
rying ont the requirements of the new
constitution and of Il local nature
were introduced and referred 70 the
proper committees.
SECOND DAY.-Wednesduy was
very calm day in the Senate. That
body was in session for little over
two hours and large part of that
time was taken UP in an executive ses-
sion, when the appointments submitted
by the governor for approval were
passed upon. Several bills were in
troduced, the most important of which
were the incorporation bill and pen
sion bill. A concurrent resolution
providing for an investigation of Mr..
Willoughby's charges against the con.
duct of the penitentiary under Super
intendent Meals management was
adopted. After the morning hour, at
the request of Senator O'Del, q bill
killed Tuesday and referring to amend
ing the charters of cities and towns as
to sale of meat, was recOnsidered, put
on corporations.
THIRD DAY.-In the Senate the bill
as to the reorganiZing of the supreme
court was considered and the old bill
preventing school teachers from being
school book agents was discussed. The
ways and means committee reported
fnvorably on the bill providing for the
Spartanburg Jail.
FOURTH DAY-No business of public
importance was transacted, and after
n brief session the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
FIRST DAY. Speaker Jones called
the House to order, delivered short
address, and declared the House ready
for business. The Governors message
was read. Speaker Jones announced
he had appointed Il. Boyd Evans jour
nal clerk and Robert Sims, assistant
doorkeeper and laborer. A concurrent
resolution was then offered providing
that committees of two from the senate
and three from the house be appointed
to consider each article of the new
Constitution, and make report of the
necessary statute laws to be passed
either by bill or otherwise.
SECOND DAY.--The Aoodgates were
thrown open in the house and the
stream of new bills came in with a rush,
the result being that already nearly all
of the most important new bills are
before the body, being well advanced
on their way through the various com
mittees. Again the house tackled
it's calendar of old bills and great
many of the pending measures met
prompt death. The first debate of the
session took place over the subject of
seed cotton. During the session some
very important new bills were intro
duced, many of them carrying out the
provisions Of the new Constitutions
At one time the bill to abolish the
Citadel Academy came very near re-
ceiving consideration. 1t is the bill
introduced by Mr.. Williams of Edge
field at the last session. Judge Town