The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-05
The Work of Both Houses in Detail
ay By Day.
TO ADJOURN NEXT WEDNESDAY.
The Income Tax and One OF tho Lii
cense Bills Passes the Ilousc-- Jim
Crow Car Bill Killed.
SENATE


ing: 10 require all State institutions
to pay for trans porting, clothing,
guarding and for medical treatment Of
All convlcts received by them under acts
or Joint resolutions Of the general as
sembly, and to give receipt for their
work
TO exempt e1 -Confederstes from tax
disl
House DILL to require all common
carriers to pay all loss for damages for
loss, damage and breakage of any arti-
eies shipped over their lines
House bill to amend the general stat
ntes so as to provide for the election of
the State board of medical examiners
by the State Medical association.
Bill to amend and act to require con-
tractors i'll the erection, alteration or
repairing of building to pay laborers,
sub contractors and material men for
their services and material furnished
To provide for the meeting of the
boards of township commissioners for
the several counties.
Second reading bills: House bill to
require fire or life insurance companies
to deposit $40, 900 of valid securities with
the State treasurer to be subject to any
judgment against said companies; bill
to incorporate the Atlantic cast Line
Railroad Company of South Carolina
and to authorize the consolidation of
certain railroads under that name;
House bill TO fix the time for the meet
mgs of the county board of commits
saoners for the county of Colleton; the
House bill providing separate coaches
il unfavorably reported passed to
third reading.
The finance committee has amended
the appropriation bill by making gen.
eral increase in the provisions: he
most important items are those relating
to the South Crrolina College and the
Citadel. The committee amendments
increase these appropriations, the form
or to S2j, 900, with 5000 for sewerage;
the latter to s2l, 800, the 81 500 being
for the purpose of repairs. Gen. L an
ley is given 5000 dollars additional for
the purpose OF completing the Confed-
crate roll. he clerks salaries are gen
orally restored to the amount provided
in the original committe bill.
Mower = he bill to provide salaries in
lieu of fees and commissions for the
county officials of Newberry county
was continued until the next session.
Act ratified: TO extend the time
of catching shad and sturgeon with
.eins
The Senate then adjourned until
Tuesday at 10 o'clock, Monday being
Washington Dlrlnuay.
TUESDAY. the Senate there was
quite tussle over the bill to limit the
hours of street car employees, senator
Slean leading the opposition. During
the course of the debate lively tilt en-
sued between Senator's sloan and Arch
ar. the former clubbing the latters re-
marks as demagogical. The bill passed,
limiting the hours to l2 each day. The
bill consolidating the Atlantic Coast
Line passed. Maytield offered an
amendment to the House Jim Crow car
portation of State officials and members
Of the General Assembly during their
terms of office The bill relating to the
collection OF back taxes from railroads
passed.
At the night session Senator Buist,
of the Finance Crmmittee, reportcdthe
administration income tax, license and
insurance bills unfavorably on the
ground that they should have origina-
tedin the other house The supply bill
was reported unfavorably but amended
hv putling the levy back at > mills.
The iiOuse pension bill came up for n
second reading and was amended so as
to include Mexican and Florida veter
ars and to make the law go into effect
in May. The bill then passed.
There were several second and third
reading bills passed, mostly of local
nature, though.
lie House gambling bill was reported
uninvorably and adopted.
WEDSESDAV. The Senate worked on
tina appropriation bill nearly nll day.
All the clerks salaries were raised.
whcreupon senator Archer suggested
that It might be as well to do away
with the House on appropriations nrd
Senator Moses suggested that .h.s
change might be made an issue iii thr
next state campaign for Governor
he House bill ~ further provi dc for
the return and assessment of property
for taxation was taken up and amcNacd
aud passed It's second reading.
re ;lOusc resolution fixing the time
of adjournment was called up and con
sidercd, but the Senate is still uDde-
cided.
The House bill TO require any fire or
life insurance company, whose charter
vas first granted by some foreign state
or other state of the Union than this
state, to deposit with the treasurer Of
this State valid securities aggregating
2iO,OOO, said securities to be subject to
any Judgment against said companies,
and such Judgments shall operate as q
lien on such securities and providing o
penalty for the violation of the provis-
ions of this net, was taken mp and
amended somewhat and passed to u
final reading.
Among the third reading bills:
The House pension bill; House bill
to incorporate the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad of South Carolina and to au-
thoriZe the consolidation OF certain
railroads under that name; to vail
date the appointment of and registra-
tion of voters by A. *. Parham rs su-