The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-02-24

presence OF TWO ulSluleIeSIeu pdilleo.
House bill to regulate the appoint
ment of receivers for the courts Of
this State in causes therein.
House bill to amend the county
government law.
House bill fixing the time of hold
ing the circuit counts of the Fifth
circuit.
House bill to provide compens a.
ton for the members of the boards
of township commissioners and
chairmen of said boards while ser1-
ing as members of the county board
of commissioners.
House bill to amend the code of
civil procedure touching the indexing
of judgments.
House bill to declare the law re-
lating to the mileage Of all persons
for the payment Of whose travelled
mileage provision is made by law.
House bill to facilitate the settle
ment of estates of testators.
The income tax bill, graduated
license bill for the taxation of insur-
ance were introduced. These bills
proposes to place a tax on every
thing person eats and wears, al
pleasures and all avocations to esrn
a livelihood. It is not likely to be-
come law.
The board of health bill was
called up and passed to third read
ing. .
The bill to require railroad com!
panies making contracts for the
delivery of crossties, bridge timbe s
and other materials for the construc
tion and operation Of railroads to re-
ceive and pay for the same within
sixty days, was taken up out of its
order, and after an Intellectual effort
to strike out the enacting words,
passed to a third reading.
House bill to exempt soldiers and
sailors in the service of the State OF
South Carolina, or of the Confed.
crate States in the war between the
States, from taking out the license
as hawker and peddler.
House bill to require all common
carriers to pay all loss for damages,
fer loss, damage and breakage OF
any articles shipped over their lines
within sixty days.
House bill to amend the General
Statutes so as to provide for the
election Of the State Board of Medi-
cal Examiners by the State Medical
Association.
The bill of the Judiciary commit
tee to amend an Act to require con,
tractors in the erection, alteration or
repairing Of buildings topay laborers,
sub contractors and material men for
their services and material furnished.
House bill to repeal an Act to
provide for the payment of salaries
to the Sheriff and Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas and General Ses-
sions, Treasurer and Auditor of Lex
ington county. The passage of this
bill will leave the salaries of the
county officers mentioned at the
figures they now are.
Saturday the General Assembly
adjourned to meet Tuesday morning.
Monday being Washington's birth
day.
The following bills were given
their final reading:
The senate bill to amend section 2
of the act to regulate the dieting Of
all prisoners before and after convic-
ton, when in the custody of the
supervisors and sheriffs ofthis State.
Mr.. Colcock's bill to empower the
supervisor and board of county COM
missioners to borrow money for GER
tain purposes.
Mr.. Garris bill to prohibit secret
Greek letter fraternities or any or
CARNATIONS Of Like nature IN state
institutions.
The senate bill to amend section
27 of the county government act so
far as it relates to the working and
maintaining the roads and highways.
Mr.. NIeares' bill to protect the
Mongclian pheasant.
Mr.. Winkler's bill to amend Sec
ton 1853 OF the revised statues Of
1898, volume l, relating to the report
of the school commissioner to the
court of sessions.
Mr.. Goodwin S bill to amend Sec
ton SO of the free school law relat-
ing to the time Of appointment Of