The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-25
Daily Proceedings Of The House
and Senate.
MANY BILLS ARE INTRODUCED
fhe Members Are Working Hard and
= Great Deal of Legislation is Being
Done.
SENATE.

prayer Dy the CNapld!H' NV " -
Waddell. Senator Gruber moved non
concurrence in the House amendments
to the county court bill. The motion
was carried. Senator Henderson NOV
ed concurrence in the house amend
ments 20 biii to provide for the am
-.ndments OF charters. with certain eX-
ceptions. such as railroads and munic-
ipal corporations. The bill was passed
by the Senate.
The following new bills were intro
duced: Marshall, allowing street rail-
ways and lighting companies to con-
solidate: Marshall. to direct the super
intendent and board of directors TO
take mp two notes discounted IN the
Carolina National bank for the penl-
tentiayy. These are two Neal notes,
one the G. w. Ragsdale note Tor o.
900 and the other the w. ". Russell
note for $780, all third reading bills
were passed over and the second read
ing bills taken up; the committee SUD-
stitute for Senator Graydon's resolu-
tion TO investigate the Virginia caro-
lima chemical company was adopted on
Senator Graydon's molten. and the res
olution was passed to the third read
ing: on motion of Senator Henderson
Senator HoUgh was added to the COM
mittee on corporations, in place OF
Hon. ]. G. Scarborough: the president
announced that he had appointed Sem
atorS w A. Brown and Livingston
with the house committee on arranging
memorial to Gov. Ellerbe. Also Sena-
tors Gruber and Manning on the joint
committee upon the drainage of swamp
lands.
Eighth Day.-The following new
bills were introduced:
Talbird (by request), to prevent the
wearing of badges of secret organiza-
tions by persons not members of the
same; Sheppard, proposing an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
binennial sessions of the legislature;
Talbird, bill to regulate the gathering,
catching, and export Of oysters, clans
and terrapins and abolishing the office
of terrapin inspector; Surratt, chang
ing the county government bill in ref
ererce to the drainage of public roads;
Senator Sheppard submitted a report
from the committee on privileges and
elections in the shape Of resolution
providing for joint assembly, on Feb
ruary I'd to electsthree directors of the
penitentiary, two for two years, one
for one year, Cunningham's unexpired
term. seven trustees of the South Caro-
lima college for six years, seven trus-
tees Of Winthrop for six years, four
members OF the board OF visitors otthe
South Carolina military academy, who
shall be graduates of the academy, two
trustees OF the State colored college;
one member of the State board of con-
troll for five years, to succeed j. Dudley
Easelden, and four trustees of Glenn
son. three or four years and one to fill
vacancy caused by the death of Gov
ernor Ellerhe
The following bills were passed to the
third reading:
Senator Sheppard's bill to dispense
with the requirement of duplicate re-
ceipts to be ISSUED by State Treasurer.
The committee amendments were
adopted.
Senator Livingston's bill authorizing
commissioners of sinking fund to lend
money to Marlboro county for new
Jail. The committee amendments were
adopted.
Ninth Day.-The Senate's morning
session WIS devoted to the considera-
ton cf the wide tire bill introduced
by Senator Mauldin. which came over
from the last session. There was
vigorous fight On the measure but il
was finally passed by a vote of q to
y, The Senate met at 11oclock and
the only thing considered was the wide
tire bill. the session lasting nearly
four hours. and a night session being
necessary for the passage of second
reading bills. At the morning session
the following new bills were intro
duced:
Sheppard; relative to new school dis.
trict in Edgefeld; Manning. to regu-
late the foreclosures on mortgages OF
real estate; Marshall. to require all
railroads to pay taxes TO the State
treasurer. county auditors to return
the amounts as TO townships in each
county; Marshall. providing a capita.
jLUu LOAu l~iA IOI hO"tI. u
bill relating to the examination o. the
accounts OF the State treasurer. comp.
trolier general and the commissioners
of the sinking fund; Connor, TO amend
section 547 END of the second volume
revised statutes. relating to the State
penitentiary; Manning relating to the
registration OF births. marriages and
deaths.
The House amendments to the Sen.
ate bill TO reduce the salary OF the
phosphate inspector were agreed to
ard the bill passed as amended. This
fixes the salary of the inspector at
$1,000.
The bill introduced by Senator Nc
Dermott by request to amend the coun.