The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-17


or railroad companies engaged in this
State as common carriers of pas5en-
gers for hire shall furnish separate
apartments in first and second class
coaches, or separate first and second
class coaches for the accommodation
of white and colored passengers; pro-
vided equal accommodations shall be
supplied to all persons. without dis
tinction of race, color or previous
condition, in such coaches.
An invitation was read from the
Mayor of Charleston inviting the
Legislature to visit the city Of Char
lesion on the 18th instant. The invi-
tation said: 'The South Carolina and
Georgia railroad have generously Of.
tered a special train to bring you
down on the 18th instant, leaving
Columbia at z o'clock q. NJ, reaching
Charleston at II :10a. M. and return.
ing same day, leaving Charleston at
$50 p. NJ, and reaching Columbia at
the usual time. Immediately upon the
arrival of the train steamer Will be-
waiting and you will be taken around
the harbor and see the war vessels OF
the United States fleet"
MIR. Bacot explained that the invita-.
ton was to the General Assembly as
guests of the city, ,and that no expense
would attach. q
Mr.. Pollock moved a. concurrent
resolution that the invitation be ac.
cepted and that when the House adj
journed on the 18th it stand adjourn
ed until the 10th at IL o'clock. II
On motion of Mr.. Sturkie the hour
was changed to 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Cushman moved an amend
ment that members should receive no
pay on the day they took a recess. He
held that the State should not pay Tor
such holidays.
Messrs. johnson and Sturhe agreed
with him. S
Mr.. Gasque moved to table the
amendment, and the ayes and noes
were demanded. The House voted
down the motion very decidedly when
viva voce vote was taken, but on the
call many members who had voted 70;
table the amendment changed and
Mr.. Cushman's amendment was adop-
ted by vote of 62 to 38.
Mr.. Pollock moved that employees
and attaches should not receive any
pay during the day.
Mr.. Rogers held that it was wrong
for the House to force employees who
had no voice in the matter to be cut
off from their pay. He moved to lay
the amendment on the table, which
was agreed to. si
Mr.. Ilderton pointed out the incon
sistency of the action of the Hours
They drew pay for visiting Rock Hill
Mr.. E. D. Smith held that under
the circumstances of the trip members
should receive their pay. The Legls-
lature could on the trip inspect the
Citadel and it might be well for nem-s
bers to associate with the people Of
Charleston at which all gums had BEEN
fired in recent years.
Mr.. Williams and Mr.. John r.
Thomas held that some members
would not and could not 60, and they
held that they should not be deprived
of their pay. 3ss;.
Mr.. Cushmans amendment Was!
then killed by q viva voce vote, thes
House having reversed its action.
The Clemson invitation then came
up. Mr.. Pollock said no expense
would attach to the trip. They would
20 and return on the same day. 1t was
a legal holiday-the 22d. The invita-
ton was unanimously accepted. b;
The Dorchester county bill was
taken up. The reading Of the bill was
nearly completed when MIR. Ilderton
moved to recommend the bill to the
judiciary committee. This brought
on a long discussion, which was not
concluded at the hour OF adjourn
ment. H{
In the House on Thursday Mr..
Prices resolution appointing o COM
mittee to investigate the dispensary
was passed. The resolution ID =
sweeping one, giving authority 70 the
committee to report at the next ses-
sion. 4
Mr., Limehouse's bill to declare the
law relating to the mileage of all par
SONS for the payment of whose tray
elled mileage provision is made by
law was called up with unfavorable
report. Mr.. Graham moved to strike
out the enacting words.
Mr.. Garris said that his county par
ticularly needed this bill. Many peo-
ple there went through Charleston
and charged ITO miles when it should
not be over Is miles.
The bill, after this explanation,
passed. The bill provides that the
payment of the mileage of jurors, WIT.
nesses and other persons required to
attend court or to travel to perform
any legal duty, said mileage shall be
computed and paid for by the shortest
practical route to be travelled over any
regular established highway.
Mr.. Miles joint resolution authorlz
ing the comptroller general to pay all
claims for elections for new counties
was taken up again and Mr.. w. o.
Davis moved to strike out the resolv-
ing words. He did this on the princi-
ple\ \that when people want anything
they should pay for it. There was
considerable discussion over the mat
ter-the question as to whether the
State should pay these expenses, hay-
ing made no previous provision there.
for. or whether the counties interested
should bear the expenses themselves.
The sentiment of the House, judging
from the debate, seemed to be against
establishing the precedent of the State
paying such expenses. The resolving
words of the resolution we're stricken