The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
OUR LAWMAKERS.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR SOUTH
CAROLINA.

CAROLINA.
Several Very Important Matters Consid-
cred and Settled. Adjournment in Sight.
The Governor vetoes a Tax Bill--other
Proceedings.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 25.-Special:
The house today finally passed the
general pension bill, approprlatlng
100000. Efforts were made to re-
duce it to $50, 900 and increase to sl5o,-
coo and both failed.
After great deal of debate it was
decided to repay the expenditure made
at Atlanta from Governor Evans Tor
$4,000, if so much be necessary. and
that the exhibit be used at the Chicago
Cotton States Exposition.
A long fight was made on the South
Carolina college appropriation: Leon
Williams wanted it cut to $50, OOo.
This was voted down, but no further
action was taken in the morning. :,
The general hope is that the general
assembly will adjourn about Wednes'
day or Thursday.
The ways and means commlttee re-
commend four and half mill levy.
The senate devoted the morning TO
the consideration of the insurance bill
and the road bill. The former came
back from the house with amendments
knocking out the provision to exempt
cities of over 5000 inhabitants and
upon motion of Mr.. McCala, the SEN
ate concurred in the amendment. :,
The road bill was then taken up and
a number of amendments were adopt
ed before the whole batch were recon-
mitted.
The metropolitan police bill then
came up and Mr.. Barnwell got through
amendments to give the city authorl-
ties some control over the new police
in such matters as requiring reports to
be made to the mayors by the chiefs
recurring accounts of expenditures to
be submitted, records to be kept open
for the inspection of the city authorl-
ties and making them subject to such
ordinances as are passed to regulate
the duties of police. Debate on the
bill was adjourned TO the night ses-
sion. Then the first matter of any
general interest considered was the
bill to repeal the free pass bill, which
came up saddled with an unfavorable
report and died without groan. The
metropolitan police bill then came up
again, on motion of Mr.. Barnwell,
and passed.
The house bill to fix the passenger
rates for railroads then came up as the
special order and the unfavorable re,
port was indefinitely postponed aud
the bill, after being amended by
Mr.. Mccall to fix the rate at st and II
cents for first and second class fares
respectively passed by a vote OF IA to
13.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 26.-Special; The
senate struck snag on the railroad
rate bill yesterday and stuck to 1t
nearly all day until motion to take
recess prevailed.
Immediately after the morning hour
the report of the conference committee
Oh the bill relating to the adoption OF
children, recommending concurrence
in the house amendments was adopted:
Non-concurrence then being voted
in the house amendments to the pen
sion bill, Messrs. Norris and Douglas
we're appointed on the committee of
conference.
"A bill to exempt certain portions OF
Hampton county from the operations
of the general stock law was then kill
- Go 1o1r
A bill relating to the conveyance
and admission OF patients to the State
hospital for the insane then came up
and was amended by Mr.. Jordan to
fix compensation of attendants at 81
per day and IL cents per mile, with 81
per day for guard where one is neces'
sary.
Mr.. Buist then introduced a bill to
incorporate the Roman Catholic
church of St. Joseph's of Char lesion,
which was placed upon the calendar
without reference.
Mr.. Barnwell also introduced bill
to declare the law in reference TO the
revision of the acts of 1898.
The question whether the bill should
pass its final reading then came up.
the yeas and nays being called, the
bill passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Ar;her, Barton, Brown, Der.
ham. Douglass, DuBose, Finley, Full
er, Harrison, Jordan, llayfeld. Mill
er, McCalla, Odell, Saunders, Stack
house, Stribbling-18.
Nays-Barnwell, Brice, Buist, Den
mis-, Kirkland, Mauldin. Moses, Nc
Daniel, Pettigrew, Ragin, Sloan, Tur'
ner, Verdier, Walker, Watson, Viii,
liams-16.
The house resolution to fix the 9TH
of March as the day of final adjourn
ment was then agreed to.
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced during the day:
By Mr.. .Moses-To require certain
acts passed during the session of 1894
to be published with the acts of 1896.
By Mr.. Archer-To validate and
confirm certain acts of the Spartan
burg and Rutherford Railroad Com
pany.
By Mr.. Barton-To authorize the
board of trustees of Clahin university
to sell or lease the property of thai
university to the Colored Normal and
Industrial college of South Carolina.
THE FIRST VETO.
The first veto of the session came ur
last night, when the following message
was received from the governor:
To the Honorable, the Senate:
I herewith return without my ap
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