The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-12
HOUSE AND SENATE.
SOME OF THEWORK OF THE GENER.
AL ASSEMBLY,.

SOME OF THEWORK OF THE GENER-
AL ASSEMBLY,.
Legislation Which Affects son' I'M
portant Interests Outline of he Pro-
ceedings.
COLUMBIA, February Especial:
One thing may be said about the de-,
bates in the General Assembly-they
most frequently relate to matters OF
importance. Such has been the case
: this week.
THE VOLUME OF PRINTING.
Senator Moses introduced the follow
concurrent resolution which was
adopted and sent to the House.
Be it resolved by the senate, the
house of representatives concurrlng,
that committee consisting of two on
the part of the senate and three on the
part of the house be appointed a spe-
cial committee to inquire into the sub
iect of printing the reports of various
departments and to inquire if there is
any unnecessary printing, and if it is
m practicable to cut down the cost of the
same without impairing the public
service, said committee to report by
bill or otherwise.
This was Immediately considered
and adopted. -,
A concurrent resolution, offered by
Mr.. Finley. Immediately considered
and adopted, fixed Feb. 20 as the date
for the legislature to adjourn sine die.
The resolution from the house pro-
posing the erection of monument In
Washington by the Southern States to
George Peabody and appropriating
81, 500 as South Carolina's quota, was
presented. 1t being a concurrent res
olution and carrying a proposed ap-
preparation, was Ineffective, and was
referred to a senate committee to re.
port it in the shape of a joint resolu-
ton.
The house was invited to ratify acts
at p. m. and accepted.
The special order-relating to roads
and highways-was called up imme.
diately after the morning hour. 1t
contained 90 formidable sections.
After some debate the further con-
sideration of the bill was postponed.
The bill to allow directors of State
banks to be borrowers caused some de-
bate. The bill passed with the follow
ing provision:
1.-THE directors or other officers shall
not be indebted collectively to the
bank of which they shall be at the
time directors or officers, to an amount
exceeding in the aggregate one-third
of the capital stock actually paid in
and surplus"
These bills passed third reading:
To provide for the examination of
the banking corporations of the State.
House bill to exempt certain por-
tions of Pickens county from the op-
erations of the general stock law of the
State.
To further protect landlords in the
collection of rent.
House bill to require petit jurors for
the last week of circuit court to remain
until all cases requiring jury trials
are disposed of.
To. provide for the settlement of is
sues between citizens of this State by
arbitration.
To regulate the election of wardens
in the towns of this State.
To incorporate Converse college.
These were the acts ratified:
To amend section 3,540 of the gen
eral statutes of this State relating to
legal holidays.
TO prevent lynching in this State.
Joint resolution to provide for print
ing and sale of copies of the new Con-
stitution.
To amend charters of cities and
towns with regard to the sale of fresh
meats.
Relating to the disposition of the
balance remaining unsold of the gen.
eral statutes of this State of 1882.
To provide for change OF venue IN
civil and criminal cases in the civil
and magistrates courts.
To authorize and provide for the
erection of new county Jail ir snar-
tanburg county.
Joint resolution to authorize and re.
quire the comptroller general to draw
his warrant for $I75 in favor of the
commander of the Santee Rifles.
To provide for the election of code
commissioners.
THE PENSION BILL.
The night session of the Senate was
taken up in the consideration of the
bill to pension Confederate soldiers
and the widows of such. After many
changes the bill was passed in the fol-
lowing shape:
Section /. That section 939 of the re-
vised statutes of 1898 be, and the same
is hereby amended, so that said sec
ton when amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 939. The following persons,
soldiers and sailors, now citizens of
South Carolina, who were in the SER
vice of the State or of the Confederate
States in the late war between the
States, shall be entitled to receive
from the treasurer of the State a
monthly payment of four, six and
eight dollars, to be paid in the man
ner and on the terms and conditions
hereafter set forth.
Section 3. That section $40 be amend.
ed.
Section $40. In order to obtain the
benfit of this chapter, such soldier or
sailor mkst show: First, that he was
bona fde soldier or sailor in the SER
vice of the State of South Carolina or