The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-02-10
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Goodwin, deLoach and Barkeley, and
I!acTton ant. Mccullough composed
the pairs. The House refused to table
the motion by a vote OF 3s to 50, as
follows: ma,
Yeas --Bacot, Bailey, Blythe, Burns,
Carraway, Childs, Colcock, Crum,
Gadsden, lSibler, Livingston, Lotion,
Meares, Mehrtens, Mitchell, Moore,
Nettles, Patton, Perritt, Pollock, Pyatt,
Reynoldi, Rogers, Sanders, Seabrook,
Sinkier, Smith, ] r.; Smith, w. s. !;
Smith, y. d.; Stevenson, Sullivan,
Thomas, Jno. p. Jr.; Thomas, w. TT. !;
Townsend, Werner, Vincent, Whiso-
nant, Wilson -38.
Nays So Gary, speaker; All, Ander-
son, Armstrong, Asbill, Ashloys Aus.
land, Carson, Caughman, Cushnlan,
w. @; del 14oach, paired; Dukes, Ed
ris, Gasque. Glenn. Goodwin, Ell. z. i;
Graham, j. s.; Hamilton, Harvey,
Hazslton, Henderson, Hiott. Hollis,
Johnson, Kennedy, Kinard, Henry !. +;
Lancaster, Layton, Lester. Limehouse,
Magill, Mauldin, Miles, Miller, Joel
H.; Mlshoe, Mcdaniel, MeLaurin,
McWhite, Owen, Phillips, Plyler,
Prince, Rainsford, Robinson, Russell,
Skinner, Siml1ins, Speer, Sturkie,
Zimmerman, Wolling, Westmoreland,
Wingo, Winkler, Williams, Wyche,
Yeldell--59.
Tho motion Of Mr.. Magill was then
put and the bill was continued to the
next session, the final vote eing
clinchtd. o
Mr.. Robinson's bill fixing the fees
of witnesses for attendance upon the
courts of general sessions was called
up and Mr.. WestmOreland moved to
strike out the enacting words Of the
bill. After some further argument
Mr.. T.. Y. Williams called attention
to the fact that great proportion of
witnesses could not make so cents q
day at home. BY vote Of IS TO 81
the house killed the bill, which was to
raise the per diem from 80 cents to 81
q day. The House then adjourned un-
til evening.
at the evening session much work
was accomplished. It was the last
night for the introduction Of new bills
by any member, and there was a rush
| OF new measures. One of them, o
joint resolution offered by Mr.. Gage,
was ono Of the most far-reaching and
important yet presented. 1t is direct
ed at the enforcement of mandatory
provision of the now Constitution,
which will cost the State 100000 and
moro. This resolution directs the
comptroller general to levy a tax on
the property Of the State sufficient
to realize the sum of $92, ,O70.12,
to be held and used as the Supple
mentary school tax" provided for in
the new Constitution. The resolution
sets forth that the report of the super.
intendent of education shows that on
Oct. 81, 1895, there were enrolled only
223. .O2l pupils, aud that $669, ,OG3 should
have been the total fund.
The dispensary committee reported
Mr.. Child's prohibition measure back
to the house without recommendation
Unfavorable reports were presented on
MIR. j. p. Thomas resolution relating
to the sale Of native wines in the dis
pensaries, and Mr.. Joel Il. Miller's bill
to allow the county boards of con troll
to purchase liquors.
A substitute bill was presented by
the committee for the original bill es-
tablishing Dorchester county. The
substitute bill establishes the county
| with st. Georges as the county seat,
the judiciary committee being of the
opinion that tho matters Of the name
and county seat of new counties are
not required to be settled by two
thirds majority, but are settled by the
rules OF ordinary elections and that
under those rules st. Georges was
chosen as the county seat This view
was adopted by the committee upon
the conclusion Of majority of the
committee that section 9, article z OF
the Constitution applies only to the
establishment of the new county and
not to the choice of name for the
county seat.
The Bamberg county bill being the
special order for tho evening was
called up. Mr.. Crum was in charge
| OF the bill. He had the bill amended
in regard to certain minor features.
The bill was then ordera1 10 q third
reading withop. iaDate.
| Mr. .Cacot also introduced joint
resolution for the payment of iudg
ment of $4,000 obtained by Aarrania
Cantini against Il. G.. GailIard, O. b.
Swan, II. Fl. Pepper, O. B. Melon.
aid, State constables. The case has
been carried up to tho court of appeals
and the judgment against the consta
bles still stands. The money cannot
recovered from them and the prop
osition in the resolution is to require
the State to pay it, it being contended
that the mon wero acting as State off.
ccrs.
Mr.. Winkler's bill to amend the
law relating to costs created some de-
bate. Mr.. Stevenson opposed the
bill. Mr.. John p. Thomas was in ia.
vor OF the bill. Mr.. Winkler then de-
fended his bill at soma length. lie
said it was not right that tho sheriff
should get the same fees for foreclos.
ing $50 mortgage as $4,000 mort
gage. Mr.. Skinner said that the bill
simply proposed to put shcriffs and
clerks on the Same footing with other
officials. The bill was passed to its
third reading. 1t provides that the
costs allowed by law in all cases of
partition where the property sought
to be partitioned does no exceed 81 900
in values and in actions for foreclosure
of mortgage where the amount does
not exceed $500, shall be ono. half of
the costs allowed in cases whore the
value eXceeds those SIMS ond This