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ton or LQo SENATOR anu INA ulcIuDSrS VI
the house of representatives from the
respective counties, three discreet elec
tors in each Incorporated city and
town in this State having population
of not less than 500 nor more than TO-,
900 who shall be known as the boaro
of assessors of such cities and towns
whose term of Office shall be cotermin
al with that of the governor by whom
such assessors have been appointed
and until their successors have been
appointed and qualified. The duties
heretofore devolved upon the town
ship board of commissioners as asses
sors shall be devolved upon the board
of assessors herein provided for with
in the limits of their respective cities
and towns. The chairman of SUCH
board of assessors shall be a member OF
the county board of commissioners
while performing the duties heretofore
devolved upon the county board OF
equalization.
An invitation to the senate from the
city council of Charleston to attend
the reception to be given Secretary OF
the Navy Herbert on the 18th inst.
and to visit the war vessels, was re-
ceived just before the hour OF adjourn,
ment.
On motion OF Mr.. Moses the presi-
dent of the senate was instructed to &C.
|cept the invitation and appoint com
mittee on arrangements.
Mr.. Connor wished to amend by
providing that the per diem .of the
senators and attaches should not be
paid that day.
II have no objection, but consider
it mere buncombe," said Mr.. Moses.
After this hasty reply he arose
and said he did object to the
amendment. 1t looked little and
picayunish and ..as if the peo'
ple of the State had no confidence in
their representatives and were always
haggling over small amounts.
"And," put in Mr.. Mavfield as Mr..
Moses took his seat, Il just want to
say that there it no law againsta sena,
tor turning over his per diem to the
State treasurer if he has any scruples
about accepting it." Mr.. May6eld
went on to say that the legislature was
a hard. working, good tempered body
and he was sure the people of the
State would not grudge them this day
off. =.
Mr.. Archer said when;he went in a
party on such trip he wished to 60
along with a digni6ed body OF men,
who were unsurrounded by rabble
ana bummers. He objected to bum.
mers and others because they could
save q little money focking along with
the legislature.
The president appointed Messrs.
Moses, Henderson and Pettigrew
committee of arrangement after assur.
ing Mr.. Archer that outsiders would
not be permitted to encroach upon the
privileges of the senate on this trip.
There was nothing before the senate
for discussion after the invitation had
been accepted, so Mr.. Archer seized
the golden moment to enter COM
plant against the beg yars who infest
the State house grounds and the side
walks as the senators leave after ad-
journment. He saidahe was tired OF
being attacked on all sides by beggars
with their tales of woe. He was will.
ing to help them, but preferred to do
so as he saw fit. He suggested that if
the city was unable to care for them
that q collection be taken up, by the
senate to ship them out ci the way.
While he was in the midst of his
speech Mr.. Ragsdale rose to point OF
order, his point being that there was
nothing for discussion before the sen.
ate.
hlr. Archer deftly turned the laugh
on Mr.. Ragsdals by replying: "Well,
I rise to point of personal privilege" "
When Mr.. Archer had finished stating
his point OF personal privilege, Mr..
Sloan, as the representative from
Columbia, replied to him, saying it
was sadly true that Columbia was in.
tested with beggars just now, but he
understood they came from the sur
rounding country. Some of them were
mill operatives and be was reliably in.
formed that many came from the mills
ia Spartanburg. He and the city would
be only too glad to have Senator
Archer care for his own poor and send
them home. He would aid in the
senator's proposed contribution.
In the Senate on Thursday when
the house bill to require the sinking
fund commission to lend funds to the
several county treasurers of the State,
Mr.. Mayfield offered an amendment
to strike out all after the enacting
words ofthe bill and insert in lieu there
of eight sections, practically making it
a new bill. It provides that the COM
mission shall, whenever it is unable
to purchase State bonds at par, lend
the money in its hands at rate of in
terest not less than per cent. Such
loan shall be made upon the Sc
curities of the several coun-
ties, or upon the note of any county
treasurer and SUPERVISOR who shall
make application for loan not in ex-
cess of one-third of the tax levy Of
their county; said note to be- paid out
of the taxes collected for the fiscal
year in which the money is loaned,
with the provision that the commits
sion can renew the note for one year.
Applications for these loans shall be
received until March 1st, with the
provision that for this year the time
shall extend to May 1st. The amend
ment provides penalty for county
treasurers violating the provisions of
the act.
The matter disposed of at the night
session of the senate was Cherokee
county. It was up for second read