The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-02-08
The Legislature.

Both branches Of the General AS
sembly are getting down to business
now and each house are holding day
and night sessions.
| Mr.. Wilson of Sumter, had a bill
to facilitate the transportation OF
prisoners by requiring them to be
transported on fright trains at
second class fare.
A amendment was proposed to the
celebrated bicycle bill which pro-
vides that no bicycle rider can pass
within fifteen feet OF any person
riding on public road on horseback
or in. a vehicle drawn by horse or
any animal without first obtaining
permission from such person.
Mr.. Sawyer's bill to amend the
law as to the protection of boarding
house keepers was given its third
reading without opposition.
Mr.. Sanders bill relating to the
inspection Of illuminating fluids and
oils, and Mr.. Meares insurance bills
have passed their third reading in
the House.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn
on February II was killed.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted in the House extending a
hearty welcome to the Confederate
Veterans of the South on the occa-
sion of the re union in Charleston.
By a vote of "a to IA the Senate
has rejected the bill to "aid and en-
courage manufactures by remitting
all State and county taxes, except
the school tax, on their investment
for period of five years.
THIRD READING BILLS.
The third reading bills on the
calendar were taken up and passed
without debate. The following were
the bills given a final reading:
To amend the revised statutes in
relation to the manner of acquiring
rights of way.
House bill to declare the law in
relation to termination of rental con-
tracts.
House bill to require cotton buyers
to accept bales of cotton weighing
not less than 800 pounds.
House bill to amend the law so far
as it relates to the working and main
tanning the roads and highways.
To amend an act relating to the
powers of certain corporations.
Relating to municipal elections in
towns of less than 1000 inhabitants
For the protection Of gingseng.
To authorize and require the
clerks of the circuit courts, masters
and judges of probate Of the several
counties of this State to turn over to
the county treasurer of said counties
such sum or sums of money as shall
have been payable and uncalled for
for period Of seven years which be-
long to heirs or claimants who are
unknown and whose whereabouts are
unknown, the sum to be returned to
them when called for by the heirs or
claimants entitled to same.
Senator Manning has introduced
bill to prevent the spread Of forest
fires by empowering the township
commissioners to call out all males
subject to road duty.
The House killed Mr.. Moss bill
providing for two new Judicial Cir
cults. Mr.. E6rd voted to strike out
the enacting clause. Mr.. Sharpe is
not recorded as having voted.
The bill to fix tie term of the free
public schools, to provide for the
support of the same and to regulate
the disbursement of money arising
from the sale of liquors passed its
third reading in the House after a
hot fight and several attempts to kill
it.
The Senate notified the House that
it had killed four House bills, among
them MIR. McCullough's bill relating
to false implications as to chasity of
females and the bill providing for
the transportation of prisoners.
A large number of our wise solons
have succombed to the grip and it
has been hard to secure a quorum
during the past week.
The annual debate at South Caro-
lima college took place Friday night.
The House received an invitation to
be present. Speaker Winkler put
the question hurriedly and the House
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