The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-02-09

themselves and their principals from
pccuriary injury; and one Of whom
Immediately after the bill was irdef-
uiteiy postponed last night telegraph
ed north, We are On top-all
wretched creatures, whc, the poison
OF asps being under their lips as
well as their pens, wonld poison and
attempt to poison The minds Of young
children for the sake OF pelf and also
20 GRITTY feelings Of amin Isl y.
Their morey and their feelings perish
with theu. I. W. Bacot.
February ), 1898.
The supply received its third
reading.
Mr.. DeBruhl's bill 10 establish and
to declare the law as to distress for
relt passed second reading.
Mr.. Baco,'s bill 10 amend the act
entitled .'An act to provide for the
formation of certain corporations and
to define the powers thereof" ap-
proved 9th March, 1896, so far as the
same relates to the notice to be given
in order to obtain a new charter or an
amendment TO a charter and in order
to mortgage corporations $ property
to secure the payment of its obliga-
tions passed second reading.
A batch OF second reading bills
passed and ordered TO third read
ing.
The following are among the bills
which passed their third reading:
A bill to create the office of State
librarian: to fix the salary and pre-
scribe the duties thereof: to consti
tute a board tf trustees fer the State
library, and to designate the powers
and duties thereof; to appropriate
money for tie use of the State library,
and to make certain offensos herein
specified misdemeanor.
A bill (substitute) to require all
railroads and railroad companies op-
Grating trains and doing business in
this State to provide and operate
separate coaches or separte apart
ments in coaches for the aceommoda-
tion and transpor: alton of white and
colored passengers, and to regulate
passenger rates in the State.
| A bill to amend section 7G4 Of the
general statutes of South Carolina,
being section S14 of the revised stat
utes, in so far as the same relates to
the register Of mesne conveyances
for Charleston county.
A bill (substitute) to establish and
declare the law as to distress fer
rent.
A bill to amend the act entitled
''an act to provide for the formation
certain corporations and to define
the powers thereof" approved 9th of
March, 1896. so far as the same re-
lates to the notice to be given in
order to obtain a new charter or an
ameudmedt to a charter and in
order to mortgage a corporation s
property to secure the payment of
its obligations.
A i,int resolution to authorize and
direct the comptroller general to
draw warrants on the State treasurer
in favor of the County treasurers for
the amount due each county in the
apportionment of the supplementary
school fund derived from the net IL
come from the sale of spirituous
liquors.
A bill to repeal an act entitled San
act to amend section q of an act
entitled An act to provide system
of county government for the several
counties CT this State, 80 far AS it
relates TO the working and maintain
ing the roads and highways of this
State" approved 23l March, 1896,
approved "a day Of March, 4. D.
! 1897.
A bill to authorize and empower
the county boards Of commissioners
of the several counties of tits State
to establish and maintain free ferries
A bill to amend section 1899 $685.
of Volume 1 Of the revised statutes,
1898, rs to labels on commercial fer
tilizers.
A bill to incorporate the Lexington
Electric Railway and Electric Power
company was read a third time in
the house
Mr. klbler presented the following
resolution:
''Be it resolved by the house Of
representatives of the State Of South
Carolina, the senate concurring.
That the granting Of hotel privileges
by the state board of control is con-
trarv to the spilit Of t dispensa: Y