The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
Child LABOR BILL
Defeated in lie Senate After Debate
For and Against.
No DISpENSARy LEGISLATION YET.
Measures That Have Been lntroduc I'd
and Bills That Have Bsen Enacted
Into Laws.
SENATE.


by Rev. J. Il. MakIifey.
The &oilow;ng new bills were intro
,lrced:
Al6rich, to euthorize the erection CT
monument to the women Of the Con-
FodeF2Cy or the State house grounds;
TO aTutud the lew il reference TO vio-
lation Of laboreYS' contracts: commit
tee, proposing an amendment to the
constitution to provide for drainage OF
swamp lands Also a bill to create a
drainage ommiSSion; Aldrich. TO au-
fhOfizn Clemson college TO build rail-
read from the college to Calhoun sta
tion; Sullivan, 10 amend the law in
reference to obstruction of streams;
10 include a portion Of AbDeville in
Anderson county; to amend concealed
weapon law; Archer. to regulate the
admission of irebriates into lunatic
asylum; Connor, to fix the salaries OF
county treasures; Sheppard's bill to
amend the act N relation to the loca-
ton and names CT precincts was assed.
Bacct'S house bill granting to the
United States the title OF this State
and jurisdiction over certain lands Oh
SuIliyan's Island for military purposes
was passed: Gruber'S bill to amend the
law fixing tho time Of the free public
schools waS made a special order Tor
Thursday instead Of being taken up;
the same was done in regard to Mr..
Sanders house bill in relation TO suits
Oh fire insurance policies; Graydon's
dispensary bill was then taken up for
its second reading. Senator Henderson
movei that the special order be dis
charged ard be made special order
for Friday. He did not think the sen
ate Was ready 10 take up this matte:
now, and that all the dispensary oli!S
should be considered together. Grdydon
opposed this motion. declaring tina:
there was no use for delay, and he
thought the matter should be disposed
of. The bill under consideration and
the AppeE bill are directly antagonis.
tic. Graption stated that he did not
wish 70 have vote al this time, but
merely wished the bill 70 be read. On
this understanding Henderson VITA
drew his motion and the clerk pro-
Aee;2d to read the bill.
WHEN the reading vas conpleted
Senator Sheppard offered an amend
e. 81 800 instead Of $4,000.
Seventeenth Day.-The Senate NOR
ming session was devoted to two edl-
catioual bills, one introduced by Sena-
tor Gruber to lengthen the free school
term and one by Senator Brown 20
make education compulsory. Both
we're defeated after argument.
The following new bills were intro
diced:
Sullivan, to amend the free school
law: Mower, relating to duties OF
county auditor; Ragsdale, to require
railroads where two lines pass through
a town to connect tracks for the inter
change OF passengers and frelght;
Mower, to require keeping OF records
of criminal statistics.
An unfavorable report was presented
On the bill to regulate mutual insuf-
ance companies. The report was aoop-
ted and the bill rejected.
An unfavorable report was present.
ed on the bill to prevent a teacher be-
inS a school trustee.
An unfavorable report was made on
the bill to provide for sale or lease OF
penitentiary farms. The bill went on
the calendar.
An unfavorable report was also made
m the bill to amend the Jim Crow car
law. The bill was made special order
for Saturday.
Senator Marshall withdrew his bill
to authorize peniteltiary directors 10
take I'D the Ragsdale notes, involved
in the Neal scandal.
The senate took up the special order
which was Senator Gruber's bill to
amend the school law. changing the
nirsmum term from three to six
months and increasing the appropria-
tion from the dispensary profits from
s75 to $3.50 for each school.
On Senator Sarratt's motion to tsr:ke
out the enacting words of the bill. tae
ayes and noes were called for, Jesuit
eng in the defeat of the bill by vote
of 81 to Z.
The senate then took recess until
8p. m.
The Senate session at night was live
Iv and interesting The dispensary was
discussed at great length and num-
her of amendments to the pending bill
were offered. all CT which were voted
down.
Eighteenth Day.-The Senate con-
7sned at II o'clock, Lieutenant Govern
Scarbonough in the chair. The clerk
called the roll and proceedings were
opened with prayer.
The following new bills were intro
6uced:
Rarnwell. to amend the law relating
to the powers of corporations; Hough,
tn amend the law relating to drunken