The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-24
Legislative Proceedings.
HOUSE-WEDNESDAY.

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convicts to the counties was recon-
mitted to the committee, to perfect
it in some particulars.
The bill to increase the number of
Judicial Circuits was make the
special order for Thursday next.
The bill to provide for the election
of county dispensers by the people
was killed.
The bill to limit the extent of liens
and mortgages for agricultural sup
plies was indefinitely postponed.
The bill relative to the Chicka-
msuga monument passed its second
reading without opposition. The
bill provides that $4,000 be appro-
priated for the erection of a mcnu-
ment and other expenses, to be paid
out Of the State treasury in favor of
the chairman of tho commission upon
warrant Of the Comptroller General.
The commission is to consist of the
Governor of the State together with
the Adjutant General, and three
Confederate Veterans, to be appointed d
by the Governor, and the commits
SION is empowered and authorized to
have erected upon the battlefield of
Chickamauga, such monuments as
the commission may decide upon in
commemoratiop, and to perpetuate
the heroic deeds and devotion Of the
soldiers of our State, who fought and
died upon that sanguinary field in
the great struggle for the irde
rendence of the Southern Confeder.
acy, in which South Carolina bore so
conspicuous part.
The bill to validate the right of
the city of Columbia to the "city hall
lot" passed.
The bill to fix the fee of Sheriffs
for dieting prisoners at Is cents Per
day, was the next measure taken up,
but no action was taken on it.
The bill to cede certain lands on
Sullivan Island to the United States,
passed its second reading.
Mr.. E6rd has introduced Joint
resolution, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution affecting the
method of paying school funds.
SENATE-WEDNESDAY.
The broad tire bill which came
over from last session came up for
consideration, and after a vigorous
fight, passed by a vote of 21 to IL.
almost a two-third vote. Speaking
on this bill DR.. Crosson said good
roads are an index to the prosperity
of country, Lexington has both
clay and sand and he noticed the
broad tire wagons used by the mill
men were good for the roade. BE
favored the bill.
The bill to allow the transporta-
tion to and from camp meetings on
Sunday created lively debate al d
the bill was retained on the calan-
dar. Should this bill become law
there will be innumerable camp
meetings every Sunday and men for
pleasure, will make mockery of
religion.
The bill to reduce the number of
Supervisors of Registration from
three to one, was killed.
The night session of the senate
was consumed in the discussion Of
the bill to amend chapter Xxx.
article 5, section SlS, of 1893 stat
u,es by striking out all of said sec
tion requiring foreign notaries pull j.:
to furnish certificates from clerks of
courts of records as to official char
acser. The bill was finally killed.
HOUSE-THURSDAY.
Little work was accomplished
almost the entire time of the house
being devoted to the Ellerbe memo
rial Eleven bills passed to the
thi,d reading without objection.
Mr. Sharpe's bill to amend the
County Government Act, so far as it
affects Lexington county, passed the
second reading. Ine Dill IS as 1Ol-
lows:
Section l. That sections l and 10
OF an Act entitled "An Act to amend
an Act entitled An Act to provide
for the county government of the
various counties of this State,'" be
amended so that, as amended, the
said section read as follows:
"Section |. That there shall be in
each of the counties OF this State a
County Board of Commissioners,
which shall be composed of the
County Supervisor, who shall be
e!ec:e d and hold cfice as now provided
by law, and two Com missioners, who