The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-03


tending the time 10 the 1st of April
This amendment was accepted.
Some tine ago in the Senate Mr.
Norris Introduced bill requiring u
students at Clemson to pay tuition
fee of $40 each per annum except such
INDECENT students as the board NIGH
see fit to exempt. This bill, which
has been on the calendar several days
in the absence of its author, came ul
for a second reading Wednesday.
Mr.. McCalla offered an amendment
to change the tuition from $40 10 $50
He said 1t was not right and just fol
Clemson to be put on the same footing
with the other Institutions in this mat
ter of tuition, for the taxpayers wel
not required to contribute TO its sup
port. 1t was farmers college, sup
ported by farmers. and should be run
in the interest of the farmers.
Mr. Archer took the position that II
was ridiculous for the farmers to pay
taxes for the support of ell the State
institutions and then dire city keep up
Clemson by the special tag tax on fer.
tilizers. He thought this special tax
should go into the general fund so that
all would bear equally their part OF
the burden.
| Mr.. Pettigrew moved to table the
amendment of Mr.. McCalla. He did
80, he said, berause in every college
everyone who was able to pay ought
to be required to pay The full amount.
The motion prevailed by large ma
jority. The bill then passed its Sec
ond reading.
Mr.. Ragsdale's bill providing that
the verdict of the jury shall not be set
aside or modified by the presiding
Judge, upon the ground that such yer
dict is contrary to the evidence, or
against the preponderauce of the evil
dence, or that the damages assessed by
the jury are excessive. or insufficient,
but the verdict of the jury in all civil
causes triable by jury shall be as to all
issues of fact final and conclusive, was
taken up and killed.
Mr.. Buist introduced the following:
Be it resolved by the senate, the
house OF representatives concurrlng,
that this general assembly does re.
spectfully urge upon the senators of
United States the Importance Of taking
prompt action in favor of the ratifica.
ton of the treaty of arbitration be-.
tween the United States and Great
Britain, whereby the sense of the
American people may be manifested
| that a resort to war as a means of de.
termining international disputes is un.
| suitable to the spirit of the age.
Resolved, That copy ofthese reso
lutions be sent to the senators from
this State with a request that they be
presented to the senate. This passed
without comment.
An vnfavora bic report being pre-
sented on Mr.. Ragsdale's bill to regu-
late the running of trains. so as to re-
quire fast mail trains to stop at all
stations, Mr.. Ragsdale asked to have
the bill put on the calendar, as he
wanted to see whether the railroads
belonged to the State or the State be.
longed to the railroads. The commit
tee seemed to think the State belonged
to the railroads.
Mr.. Sloan quickly replied that the
committee did its own thinking.
Mr.. Ragsdale answered that he
meant no offense, and the bill went
on the calendar.
In the Senate on Thursday present
| ment was read from the Spartan burg
grand jury calling attention to the lax
administration of the law against car
rying concealed weapons and report
ing that the law was fast becoming
dead letter. 1t was recommended that
the Magistrates of the county rigid y
enforce the law by Furnishing every
violation.
The grand jury also recommended
that the General Assembly put Magis'
trates and constables on salaries, In
both civil and criminal cases; reduce
the cost in such courts and require all
costs to be collected and reported to
the County Treasurer monthly.
The rebate investigation matter be-
ing taken up, Mr.. Mayfeld, the author,
stated that he had drafted and pre-
sented the bill at the request of the of.
6cers who were connected with
the institution. If it was found
that any person had dipped
ped his hand into the public Golfers
let him wear the stripes, and by all
means let the people OF South Carolina
know the truth, and relieve those
no were suffering under insinuations.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out the en-
acting clause of the resolution, stating
that he did not believe the investiga-
ton would amount to anything but
smoke. This the Senate refused to do,
and the bill was passed.
When Mr.. Ragsdale's telegraph bill,
which was reported unfavorably, was
reached, Mr.. Mayfeld, of the commit.
tee, rose and moved the adoption of
the report and rejection of the bill,
which was carried by vote OF "a to z.
A concurrent resolution (douse) to
allow bill to Incorporate the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company of
South Carolina and to authorize the
consolidation of certain railroads un-
der that name to be introduced was
passed.
A bill to amend the law relating to
hawkers and peddlers, placing the
matter of license within the authority
of County boards of commission, and
exempting Confederate veterans from
any license charge was also passed.
Mr.. Buist introduced bill prescrib
ing heavy penalties by both fine and
Imprisonment for all sorts of irregu-
larities in primary election.
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