The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-17
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The Legislature Met Last Taesdsy.

General r. R. Hemphill is reading clerk IN
the Senate, and Hon. F. b. Gary Is Speaker In
the House. So IL will be seen that Abbevtlle
gets some of the plums On assembling the
Legislature Speaker Gary said:
Gentlemen of the House OF Representa-
,ives: We have again assembled TO make
laws for the people OF South Carolina and II is
matter for congratulation that we come TO-
gether under such auspicious circumstances
In Q begin ming OF the twentieth century hnds
us united people, with the welfare OF our
State at heart, and all striving to advance her
material, moral and educatlonals interests.
Whilst nisfortunes have visited certain sec.
tions Of the State, yet generally speaking tn e
Commonw wealth Is prosperous and free from
pestilence. 1t is matter for congratn lation
too, that since our last adjournment death
has not invaded our ranks. ~,
There have been, however. two resign ations
Mr.. l.. X. Sturkie. OF Orangeburg. and MI:
w. d Black, of arnwell, has each rendered
his resignation as a member sof this body
and l, as SpeaseT' IN accoIasnSe, S WIN anh Pre-.
vacancies caused by these restgnations.
fsI It's scarcely necessary toremtnd you, gen.
stieMen, that there is at this time q large
I've to ii and the new business OF the
Ia the consideratton which 1t should
Eh& 8fapd, at the same time adjourn within
aalotted forty days ~ bebooves us to &C
Eio work with vim. Even then some I'm
Trusting that harmony and mod Grafton
nav ,oonsinneco ciiaracterfze your labors,
HS1m men yputo theswork before you.
EIThe n6#f Members. Mr.. Moss, OF orange
borg, and Mr.. ]. B. Bates, OF BarnweIl, were
s;SaS S6rse, the dtspensary law, and the In
4 II + don OF the dispensary. was the SUBJ
3sSta effSris to establish county coarts,
= 6roposed 10 add two new judicial
as * ff5s this State. With county courts
~ + {18nal circuits we will have courts 10
I5I {KSare not informed Of the creation
f6lf56es for the BENT fit of The public or
)}6 Ee of giving some good men q nice
sf iS{{l 1 10 increase the salary of the State
Is{bi 36ll nccup pied considerable time on lis
'passS to,the third reading. 5000 was In
A. the smallest business in which the
iHots88 &aB heen engaged, was In tie PROPOSE.
tiorj tsdSH5 the Ball Club the use OF the hall
In 7yef3663foS ShaYe their annual dance The
clni, 361{f Vet the hall by a vote OF 81 TO 58.
8 strlf3$ $Eefislature has now been in session
,i8fo6f5616sweek. AS far as we have seen no
sfS3{4fx3 iPpisiation has made much progress.
adlff6 X6nfppffate work has been done IN b !i-
f66F yarfSns5 billstthat needed killing. MI
,toS strike out the tenaoting
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SS}lssss snsnE sps. his mo
s ssxSs s5s 81 tbs spl,rotectio sof persons
% agaflst IRE, passed the hfst base in
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JUDGE eAKT RE-EbEcEEpss
S0n last Thursday the Senate went over 10
sthe hall of the House or Represen tatives
and In joint session the general assembly pro.
r661ed TO elect q successor to Associate Jus
ft3S6Eugene B. Gary, Of the State Supreme
Cd68t, bis term expiring at this session.
SsHalor Graydon nominated Mr.. Eugene B
Gary, OF Abbevile, the incumbent. This
nomination was seconded by Mr.. Marion o
Chester. Mr.. Bacot Of Charleston. Mr.. Ashley
of Anderson, MIR Wood of Clarendon, Mr.
Strom of Edgefeld and others.
Mr.. Gary received the unanimous vote oi
the general Assem- mbly-senators 81; represen
tatives 115 Abbeville has reason TO be proud
Judge Garys record as Associate Justice, and
the unanimous vote on his reelection shows
endorsed by the people OF the State.
\ Peanut legislation has not been very man
|lfest, bnt some effort has been made to pre-
vent the publication OF the financial reports
OF county officers s2f@r
An enterprising Legislator wants marriage
licenses to be issued to peIsons desiring to
enter upon the holy estate OF matrimony
We hope that bill may be killed, stone dead
Attempts to put further embargo on the
usury bust q ess was killed vile abcrnng.
An effort will be made to get an appropri
alton for the erection of monuments 10 the
memory Of the valor OF South Carolina sol
diers at Chickamauga.
On last Thursday Senator Graydon intro
duced several bills namely: bill to make
atenOgrapherS' notes OF testimony ana Judges
charges final and conclusive evidence O
| what was sworn and charged; bill to vail
date Jury lists a bill 10 amend subdivision I
of section 402 OF the code OF civil procedure re
| lating 10 the hearing of motions: bill Il
reg u ate the the enactment OF ordinances by
l.towns and cities; bill to provide uniform
registry law.
Senator Graydon also, introduced q join
resolution 10 instruct and require the attor
ney gen Eral TO Investigate the fertilizer trust
The resolution requires the attorney genera
to forthwith institute an investigation to de
termipe whether. or not the antitrust law
the State has bs9e violated by the ,Virgini'
Chemical company and II SO that he brini
suit TO forfeit the charter OF said corhpan,
and prevent them doing business In thi
State This resolution went over for consid
Grafton.
Senator Graydop, 1t seems, is not willing I,
oppress the banks, and would not sabjec
them 10 unnecessary hardship. Ts4.:s
Senator Applet Is trying TO regulate ~
supply of both the whiskey and the watts
Whiskey and water have been going togeth9
for a long time, and the Cold Watsf Arm,
and the liquor men will have 8 &tlt1n th
Summer Campaign, after Appelsie measure
In the Senate have been settled.S
| The wide wagon tire Is SILL being nam
mered at The good results divide tires
not denied by any one. but there 1B q ttmiuit
about passing such bill. u Y: !;