The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-05

.iuo. tue Cost OI printing Tor this is les
than last year. They further recon
mehded that the law be so amended n
to require the heads of departments I,
I approve nll bills for printing for thei
respective departments before acted Oh
by the attorney general. The incom,
tax b1li was called up by Winkler. 4
cancus had been held in the afternoon
1t rs understood, attended by the friend.
OF tse three revenue measures, and i
was decided thereat, it is said, to pusl
this and one of the other measure.
through ut this session, leaving the
third, the general license bill, over to
the next session.
About the time the debate began q
motion to adjourn cut the matter short.
| THURSDAY action of the House
on the income tax bill and the inaction
of the Senate on the final adjournment
resolution indicate that adjournment
sine die will not be reached until some
time next week. Given a final reading
Cages joint resolution relative to the
supplementary school tax; Gasque's s
bill to prevent medicine vendors plying
their vocation.
A bill passed providing for charging
tuition OF $40 ut Clemson college and
giving trustees the right to exempt in
deserving cases. The income tax bill
was passed to . third reading after
several amendments by vote of "a to
The bill to require an additional
graduated license fee on certain com
panles doing business in this State was
| ordered to a third reading.
At the night session the House con-
Cured In the Senate amendment to the
| concurrent resolution fixins the day of
adjournment. The Senate changed the
date, making it read next "Wednesday.
leaving the hour open. The vote
whereby the House agreed to the
amendment was clinched.
The Senate bill to establish new
township and polling precinct in Edge
heid county and to readjust the town
ships of said county was ordered to
third reading without debate.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the Rainsford fire insm
ai.e company bill. Concurrence was
also voted on the Senate amendments
ing Bill.
-.nrns' bill to reduce the privilege tax
OF terfiilZers was continued to the next
session.
@!>DAY.-The proceedings of the
rouse were not of the greatest degree
OF interest, but below can be found the
most important workings of that body.
Passed final reading: Senate bill
relating to tuition fees in Clemson Col
iege; the income tax bill; Senate bill es-
apiiShlng new township and polling
precinct IN Edgefield county, and to re-
ADJUST the townships of said county
A Dlii passed to further punish usury.
he bill seeks to annul charter where
usury Is charged, and the principal for
feited is to go to the public school fund
The graduated license bill was con-
unued until the next session without
debate, according to the understanding.
AZ the night session the House. by a
Fote OF I'D to ~, agreed to indefinitely
postpone Caughman's bill 10 require
school trustees to apply 21 per cent. of
alspenSary profits received by their
township or school district to the pur-
chase OF books for poor children un-
able to furnish their own books.
in SO far as the sections IN so $40
bership of the county boaru Ui voi.."i.s.
sioners of the county of Chesterfield,
was tabled, the committees substitute
bill being taken up in its place, amend
ed so as to make it apply to Marion,
''''horo and Lancaster counties also
,rdered to a third reading.
ucaster's bill to provide for the ,n-
ion of oils or other fluids used ss
,inating fluids in this State, wss
nued to next session.
deLoach's bill to reduce the
eye tax on fertilizers was indeti-
postponed
bill to provide for q general
ION all occupation and business
ntinued to next session.
bill to provide for the election of
70 librarian by the General AS
was killed.
House, as rule. refused
b to Sennto amendments to
roprintion bill, in nearly oil
: lerc the reduction made by the
Twas increased. The bill will
to go to committee on con-
to adjust the differences be-
two Houses