The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-25
HOUSE.


HOUSE.
Seventh Day.-The House or Repre-
sentatives reassembled at noon and
was in session an hour, during which
time little was accomplished. The in
come tax law was the subject for lit
tie discussion, but the bill to repeal
that statute passed its third and last
reading in the house: Senator Gray
don's bill to reduce the salary OF the
phosphate inspector was taken up;
Means bin to regulate the ownership
and hunting Of game and provide for
the violation thereof WAS indefinitely
postponed: w. H. Thomas bill to am
end the charter of the Fourth brigade
(of Charleston passed second reading;
F. II. Weston introduced a joint reso-
luton to authorize and direct the sup
erintendent of the penitentiary and the
board of directors to take up two notes
discounted by the Carolina National
Bank of Columbia for the penitentiary.
Among the new bills introduced were
the following:
Mellow, to complete Winthrop col
lege; Wharton, to provide pension for
paralyZed Confederate soldiers and
sailors; Ashley, to regulate the grant
ing of bail by magistrates; Young and
Sinkler. TO amend the law in regard
TO the foreclosure of mortgages; Nc
Cullough presented memorial from
! the trustees of South Carolina College
asking for an appropriation Of $4,000
for new mess hall; there was fa-
vorable report on the bill to reduce the
number of supervisors of registration;
a new bill by Mr.. Fl. f. Johnson TO
amend concealed weapon law; Mr..
Dukes. to provide for the bonding Of
school districts for school purposes;
the House at 1.20 p. m. adjourned.
Eighth Day.-The house of repre-
sentativeS spent the morning discuss
ing two timely matters-gcod roads.
with the use Of convict labor, and
biennial sessions of the general assem-
bly,. Mr.. Laban Mauldin's bill to pre-
vent the hiring of convicts for work
on private farms came up for second
reading. and substitute was adopted
providing that counties have the first
bid at convictS for use on the public
roads. Mr.. Efird's resolution to MIKE
sessions OF the general assembly a
question to be voted upon in the next
election passed by exactly two-thridS
majority. but his other bill to make
the terms four years in length was
killed.
The proposition to reduce the salary
of the phosphate commissioner to $500
resulted in a compromise at $1,000.
The following were among the more
important new bills introduced: Henry
B. Richardson. bill to regulate the
charges on leaf tobacco. making per
cent. the maximum toll; petition
from the State Grange for better
roads; resolution by Mr.. Wharton
that Prof. ]. A. Holmes, geologist oil
North Carolina. be invited to address
the joint assembly on good roads. Adj
opted: Moses. petition from H. K.
Thomas for an investigation OF the
railroad commissions affairs: Caugl.
man. a bill to allow Saluda county &c
buy part of Carolina Midland railway;
Rogers. bill to amend the free Schoo.
law: Moses. to fix the time for paying
taxes, allowing discounts on taxes paid
within certain months; Wimberley. tt
prevent the sale of goods within one
mile of a religious camp ground unless
within an incorporate town; Epps. tc
amend the law as TO treSpasS: Hop
kins. to amend the game law; Moss, &C
establish Central township in Orange
burg county.
NINTH DAY.-The House of Repre-
sentatives had another short session
and killed a few bills. among thew
Mr.. Wharton'S to take the Cfi"e OF
county dispenser into the primary. Mr..
VernerS TO ccnfine the operations OF
the lien law to the cotton crop. Amorg
those which passed were the measures
to cede a part Of Sullivan's island to
the United States government. Mr.. Pat
tons bill to give Columbia clear titles
to the city hall property. Mr.. Wilson's
bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
Chickamauga monument and bill re-
organizing the system of health regu-
lations in the State. The bill providing
for the hiring of convicts to counties
was sent back to the committee, not on
account opposition to the bill, but to
perfect it in some particulars.
The following new bills and resolu-
tions were introduced:
n. G. Evans. concurrent resolution
to authorize the attorney general to in
vestigate the sale or lease Of the South
Carolina and Georgia by the Southern;