The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-02
BILLS BROUGHT OVER
FROM LAST SESSION.
MEASURES THE SENATE WILL FIND
ON Its CALENDAR.
Session BegIns NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ohicers
Hard at Work Getting the An
nual Reports Ready
The Governor's
Message.
(T'he State, 23rd.)


next Tuesday week and on all sides
though this is what is known a
Christmas week, preparations ART
being made for the opening O.
the forty day session of thess salons
1t is very generally conceded thai
the session will continue till the
constitutional forty day limitation is
up.
All the State officers and the State
institutions are hard at work putting
the finishing touches to the several
annual reports, but there will be only
a few of them that can be placed on
the desks of the members on the
opening day OF the session. Attor-
ney General Bellinger and the Sec-
rotary of State have their reports
about complete; the Adjutant Gen
erals was completed yesterday and
'so WIS that of the Railroad Commls-
;sioners. There are several of the
Others that cannot be completed un-
It'll the first day of the new year has
come and the books have been
closed for the year.
Some of the officials have been
having great deal of trouble this
year in getting reports from county
officials on time For instance the
Superintendent of Education is pre-
pairing an elaborate report as to the
schools and school funds of the State,
and data is needed from each county
for the elaborate tabular statements.
This was impressed upon the county
'superintendents, but up to yesterday
'at least two of tho superintendents,
those in Spartanburg and Lancaster,
had not sent in the needed figures.
But no effort is being spared to
get all the reports in the printers
hands SO as to have them in the |
hands Of the Legislators as early as
possible.
The printers rusL hes begun,
and there will be no let up from
now on until after the session is
over.
Gov. McSweeney has been getting
all those portions of his message that
did not have to await the coming of
the reports of other officers, ready,
and fine Roadway has been made on
the message. 1t will not be very
longone. Gov. McSweeney proposes
to handle things in purely business
like manner.
Of course none can tell what legis-
lation is to be proposed at this ses-
sion, but it goes without saying that
: the usual flood of new bills will be-
/: Gin at the outset and keep up for at
!: least fortnight So far as known
the only new measures of moment will
be the Applet and Winkler dispen-
:sary bills. It is thought likely that
the redistricting measure will be pro-
posed again.
Both houses of the general assem-
bly, have great deal Of work brought
over from last session for dispo.
sition this year, and each will find
plenty to do on the very first day if
desired.
: MATTERS PENDING IN THE SENATE.
The State today prints the calen-
tdar of the senate as it will be found
on the opening day Of the session,
showing what is pending before the
upper house; the house calendar will
Ibe given in few days:
THIRD READING BILLS.
Mr.. Stevenson: TO regulate the
practice in suits brought on causes
of action which are saved from the
bar of the statutes Of limitation
iby part payment or written ac-
acknowledgement. (Majority and mi
rnority.) ...: .....t ....
Senator Mower: Relating to mum.
.cipal elections in cities or towns Of
more than 1000 aud less than 10000
iinhabitants. (Report favorable, with
.amendments.)
Senator Aldrich, for Committee:
TO amend an act entitled "An act to
amend the law as contained in sec.