The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-18
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Daily Doings OF Our General As.
SemDiy.
SENATE.

3ennis. Iiderton. MaT;G;n, Ragsda!c,
n alkeT. Wallace and W;'rI,l5.
" The chaplain, Rev. e.. II. WadGeil,
bpened the SESSION with PRAYER, thank
ing God fer the blessings of the year
and invoking divine guidance upon the
work of the body.
The two new Senator's were escorted
10 the bar OF the Senate By Sergeant
alarms Castor. and they were sworn
in.
Senator Applet introduced his bill
providing for the submission TO the
ne3ple of vote upon the question OF
siiSpeEsary. prohibition or high license
The Senate. on motion OF Senator
Henderson. then adjourned.
Second Day.-Tee Senate wa.5 called
40 order at noon by Lieut.. Gov. Scar
borough. and the evening prayer was
made by Chaplain Waddell. Senator
Graydon introduced bill to authorize
an election in the city of Abbeviile up
on the question of issuing bonds in aid
of the Black diamond railroad and tc
provide for the issuance CT the bonds.
Senator Livingston. to authorize the
sinking fund commission to loan mon
cy TO the county Of Marlboro and tc
pledge a special tax in payment OF the
loan. Referred to committee on fin
ance. The concurrent resolution from
the House providing fer an inveStiga-
ton of the dispensary was referred tc
the judiciary committee. Mr.. CaLsh-
mans House bill to amend the jim
crow car law was Tecommitted 10 the
committee on railroads. which had re-
ported the bill without recommended
ton at the last session. Senator Al
dlrich's resolution to Investigate the
iispenSary was referred to the jUdic.
iarv committee.
Third Day.--The Senate'S session
was short and uNeventful. About an
lour was devoted 10 the introduction
If new bills. OF which there were 10
ard to the consideration OF the calen-
Ia. 4 number CT bills of minor i'm
c>staace passed second reading.
Fourth Day.-Among the bills intro
;luced were the following: Mr.. Cen
Gor-To provide for the sale or lease
cf the panitentiary farms.
The Senate agreed TO the house reso-
iutions providing for a special joint
committee to consider the plan to
drain tae low lands. The committee
on agriculture was relieved of furthe:
consideration OF the matter. Unfavor-
able reports were adopted on the fol-
towing bills which were thereby killed:
Mailing stenographers notes Of trials
final and conclusive evidence Of what
was sworn and charged and bill
amending county government law il
reference to roads and highways. Tn
NfavoraDle reports we're made on S"na-
tor Graydon's bill to provide q uniform
system OF registry. and his bill relating
10 service of SummCnSeS of magistrates
These two bills were placed on the
calendar.
On Mr.. Cordon's motion, the enact
ing words were stricken out OF Nh
S.evenson's House resolution TO make
Il a misdemeanor to swear falsely or
commit fraud in 4 primary election.
The same disposition was made OF
NJ. Mowers bill relating to municipal
elections.
TIE following bills passed the Sec
cYi reading: Mr. B!akeaey's bill to
give landlords and tenants liens
arafnst the shares of la3orers ana
,r-oppers after division Of crops for
advances was recommitted TO the ju-
dietary committee Mr. BarnweIs BIZ
to 2mead 2n act approved llth Febru'
.-irv. A. y. 1898 and entitled "Ai. 2ct 70
amend 2n acJ entitled An act to en-
power tie Wappoo Bridge Company tc
construct a bridge across Wappoo
1'.hruayy 1fth u
1887. was Pos :ed over in his absence.
Nr Barnwci!'s bill to further amend
ih3Dter NClI'.. article |. of the Revised
statutes Of South Carolina. volume l..
1895. relating To jury commissioners, a.
rc1 amended Ivy law. was passed to
third reading Tae Senate, having
.jisDCsed OF the calendar. adjourned
Until noon.
On Tuesday raxt at ) o'clock p. m.
The judiciary committee Of the Senate
will consider a bill II relation 20 rein
srJ-ance and the transa ctiCn of business
hv Ire insurance companies or asS3-
cations otherwise than through res
dent agents, and bill regulating
rawnbrokers and providing 4 licens"
therefor Parties interested in these
measures can appear before the cont
;1ictee.
Fifth Cay.-The Senate convened
nroaoily at ncC2. Lieut.. Gov. Scar
hcrcush in TIE cEa!r. The usual
n-avar was offered by the chaplain.
several new bills were offered as fol-
lows: Senator W. a. Rrown-To re-
ouire parents or guardians to compel
their children to attend school foi
.oi.oht weeks in the year. Referred TO