The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-02-09
Legislative Proceedings.
What the Solons are Doing to Earn
Their Per Diem.

OF It's ordinary DlllS ana lHe time WAS
consumed in discussing the supply
bill, which was rushed through to its
third reading.
Several bills passed their third read
ing and were sent to the Senate.
The bill to de6ue the rights Of the
sinking fund commission as to the
unpaid tax claims and forfeited and
other lands in the control Of said
commission passed its final reading.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendments to the bill relating to
the lending of money and the rate of
interest to be charged.
A concurrent resolution was adopt
ed opposing the annexation OF Ha-
waii.
The printing committee reported
favorably on the bill to regulate the
rates of official advertisements and
offered all amendment that allowance
shall be made for papers using
smaller type.
The committee in charge of the
matter of arranging a schedule for
the courts of the Fifth Circuit sent
the bill back and it was turned over
to a committee consisting of one
member Of each OF the delegations
of The counties in the Circuit.
Mr.. Bacot called up the commit
tees substitute for his bill to protect
the children in this State from the
baleful influence of wrong instluc-
ton, it being a special order. After
a lengthy and exciting debate the bill
was indefinitely postponed by a vote
of 40 to 46.
Iu the Senate another attempt was
made to repeal the agricultural lien
law, but it was defeated.
During the course of the morning
session, Mr.. Gaines rose to a point OF
personal privilege and stated that be
saw by the journal that the Senate
had confined his right to his seat as
Senator from Edsfeld county for the
remainder of his term. He had not
stopped to answer the many calumni
ous articles written against him. He
held his seat for the present session
be believed, at the wish Of ms jority
of the people of Edgeheld county.
He proposed to serve to the end OF
the present session and then some
time before the campaign of next
summer he would resign to enable
a successor to be elected for the re-
mainder Of his term of two years.
Among the bills passed to the
third reading were the following:
To prevent the manufacture and
distillation Of alcoholic liquors within
two miles Of any church or public
school.
Empowering the County Board Of
Education to change boundaries OF
school districts and the school dis
tricts to issue bonds to purchase or
erect and equip school houses.
House bill to amend the act re-
quiring insurance companies to have
paid up capital of 100000 or in
lieu thereof to deposit with the State
treasurer of this State $4,000.
House bill amending the school
book law.
Amendment to the revised statutes
relating to judgments and execu,
tions for the enforcement thereof.
To make the terms of the act re-
lating to barbed wire fence more ex,
plicit.
House bill to amend the county
government law.
To empower the Governor to ap.
point ten constables to serve as peace
officers during the Lexington county
fair.
Bill relating to tags showing pay
ment of privilege tax.
After killing several bills the Sen
ate took q recess until Tuesday morn
ing at y m.
Mr.. Caugbman's Jim Crow car
bill has been read third time.
A number OF bills ready for rati
6cation were reported from the Sen
ate.
Early in the morning Mr.. Bacot
asked permission to have the follow
ing spread on the journal:
Il desire to spread upon the journal
my reasons for asking leave to with
draw from the public dies of the
House "a bill to protect the children
Of this State from the banefU! in,
huence of wrong Instruction. to wit:
That it may be returned to the