The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
PENSION CHANGES AND MAGlS-
TRATES DISCUSSED.

An Adjournment In Respect to the Memo
nv of the Late Judge Aldrich-Trip to
Charleston--Other Business Transacted.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 20.-When the
House met Saturday morning Mr..
Lotions shad and sturgeon bill which
had been so fully and exhaustively
discussed the preceding day, was
then called up. Mr.. Pyatt moved to
recommit the bill. Mr.. Stevenson
thought that the House should not do
this; it should either pass or kill the
bill without further delay. Mr. Hen
derson then amended the bill so as TO
make it apply only to the coast coun-
ties of the State and it was thereupon
ordered to third reading. The elm
cher was put on the final vote by Dr.
Sturkie.
The House then took up and passed
Mr.. Prices joint resolution authorlz'
ing and requiring the comptroller
general to draw his warrant on the
State treasurer to pay certain balances
of salaries of supervisors of registra
ton of the several counties OF the
State and to require the State treasur-
er. to pay same, whereas many OF the
supervisors of the State continued to
perform the duties of their offices
from Nov. /, 1895, 70 March 1. 1896,
and have received no compensation
therefor.
The senate bill to provide for the
appointment of magistrates and to de-
fine their jurisdiction, powers and du:
ties, being a special order, was called
up and good many amendments
were offered.
After many other amendments had
been made DR.. Wyche moved to
amend by striking out the provision:
"Should the senate refuse to confirm
any appointee it shall not be lawful
for the governor to reappoint the par.
ty so rejected for that term" He said
the House had stricken out this pro-
vision last year. He wanted the House
to say whether it was willing to allow
the senator from a county to dictate
who the magistrates should be.
Mr.. Rogers said Mr.. Gadsden was
in error in his argument as to what
the constitution meant. Mr.. Rogers
said the responsibility rested primari-
ly with the governor.
Mr.. Gadsden said that he was not
favoring secret sessions. The consti-
tuition required them, no act could
change that.
MIR. Pollock wanted the charges
against a man openly preferred and
not secretly.
The House then struck out the
clause and the bill was ordered to a
third reading in another column as
published.
The pension committees bill to
amend the general pension law was
then called up and Mr.. Legion offer
ed an amendment to have township
boards consist of four old soldiers and
one physician.
Mr.. Cushman said that the commit
tee had thought it best not to have
physicians on the township boards,
but to have one on the county board.
Physicians at home would be int1u.
enced by their patrons.
Mr.. Leyton said his object was to
keep the old soldiers from going to
the county seat to be examined. The
amendment was then tabled and the
bill passed as printed in another COL
umn.
The senate concurrent resolution re-
lative to the Peabody fund was adop-
ted in this shape:
Be it resolved by the senate of the
State of South Carolina, the house of
representatives concurring: That the
Hon. j. L. M. Curry, as agent of the
Slater and Peabody educational funds
and the gentleman associated with
him in the distribution of the same,
be, and they hereby are, respectfully
requested to appropriate to the Color
ed, Normal, Industrial and Mechahi-
cal college of this State all of said
funds that are applicable to the edu-
cation of the negro youths of this
State, as in the opinion Of the general
assembly said college is the only
school entitled to said portion of said
funds; and, further. that an engross-
ed copy of this concurrent resolution
be forwarded to the said agent by the
clerk of the house of representatives.
Mr.. Phillips at this iuncture offered
resolution eulogizing the late Judge
A. P. A1drich who was at one time
speaker of the house and declaring
that the house stand adjourned out of
respect TO his memory.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The ways and means committees
bill to provide for the redemption of
land sold for the payment of taxes
was taken up and ordered to a third
reading without debate in this shape:
Sec. 1. That wherever any lands or
tenements shall hereafter be sold to
enforce the payment o. taxes, the
owner, his heirs or assigns, or any
person or corporation having a lien
upon or interest in said premises so
sold, shall have the right to redeem
the same by paying to the sheriff or
other officer making such sale within
one year from the date thereof the
full amount of the purchase money
with 10 per cent. penalty thereon,
which said sum shall be paid by the
said sheriff or other officer to the par
ty who purchased at such delinquent
sale.
Sec. 2. That whenever such redemp-
tion shall be effected as hereinbefore
provided the title to said lands shall
instantly reinvest in the former own