The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-24
THE HOUSE.

TUESDAY, 18TH. The prospective stir
over the matter of the disposition Of
samples Of liquor sent the State Board
of Control, which was thought to have
ended on Monday when the Senate
killed the Werner investigation resolu-
lion, was revived again today when it
became known that the Senate had re-
considered its action and adopted the
resolution. And now the investigation
will probably proceed in the short
space of time allowed to it. But the
sample matter is not the only one in
which members figure that is desired to
be Investigated. Another resolution
looking to ascertain to what extent
members and attaches of the General
Assembly have been patronizing blind
tigers was presented and adopted. And
still another resolution was presented,
but it was not read through. It had
something to say about members ''mon-
keying."
During tho day the bill of Senator
Ragsdale requiring passenger trains to
stop at oil stations and regulating their
schedules was killed.
The State librarian bill, making this
Office elective and fixing the salary at
$500, was sent back; the House agreed
to the mendments.
The Senate amendments TO the bill to
to incorporate the Carolina Central
Railroad, which is to run from Augusta
to Greenvile via. Trenton. Johnston
and Saiuda, were agreed to.
The bill to aldend the act amending
the law relating to the hunting Of deer,
50 as TO extend tho time fA hunting
deer in Charleston and Florence coun-
ties was passed.
At this juncture the two houses went
into Joint assembly to elect the college
trustees. The elections resulted as
follows, each man receiving all OF the
107 votes cast: For Clemson College
w. H. Mauldin, w. II. Ellerbe, j. E.
Tindal, II. NJ. Stackhouse, D. T. Red
fern and Jesse II. Hardin. For Win
throp College-W. N. Elder, d. W.
McLaurin and Willie Jones. For the
State Colored College-A. G. Brice and
]. W. Floyd.
At the night session the Senate
amendment to the Lee county bill was
also agreed to. The Senate returned
with amendments the Legislative sp-
preparation bill. The Senate inserted
$500 In lieu of SO, 56s. 60 for the per
diem and mileage of the members of
the Senate. The house concurred in
this amendment.
The Senate returned to the House
with concurrence the concurrent reso-
luton stating that the granting of ho-
tel privileges was against the interests
of the dispensary law.
The bill to abate oil taxes due the
State and county by certain citizens of
Colleton county who have suffered
losses by the storms of 1893 and 1894,
rendering them unable to pay said taxes
for the fiscal year 1892 and 1893, was
then reached. Joseph Ashley said his
county had hail storms also. II was
time to call halt on this scheme of
exemption. The bill was passed, how
ever.
WEDNESDAY, 10TH. The session of
the House today was tedious and un-
eventful up to the time the committee
reported on the public printing, award
ing the contract to the Bryan Printing
company of Columbia. This was sur
prise. The committee, however, went
over all the bids carefully and decided
that this was the lowest The action of
the committee was quickly ratified, and
the public printing will no longer lie
done in connection with any news
paper. Simpkins made strong effort
to get the House to pass his liquor
referendum resolution, but it failed,
the House indefinitely postponed the
matter.
The House agreed to the report of
the committee of free conference On