The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-01-16
,ave y%eu,TvrsY1.. Stevenson.

nave VUteu 'fvtrsHT. stevenson.
! Messrs Bacot, Ruck IT and McMaster
Eere appointed to conduct the speaker
cot to the chair.
Mr.. Moses administered the oath Of
(9Le speakers Office to Mr.. Stevenson,
VII, was received with applause.
Mr.. Stevenson then addressed tho
house, speaking with difficulty on &C
count OF cough. His remarks were
timely.
Nominations for clerk of the house
were then In orler. There was two
names before the house-Mr. T G
Hamer Of Marlboro, aud Gen Walter
Gray of Greervlle. Mr.. Hamer de
feated Gen. Gray two years age. This
time l19 votes were recorded, Mr. Ha
mer receiving 7S and Gen. Gray Al
There were five nominees for ser,
geant- at arms to succeed Mr.. n II Stan
sell, who is now dispenssry inspector.
On the first ballot 1l6 votes were cast,
Capt. I S Browniug Of Berkeley,
member of the house last year, re ,eiv
ing 26, Mr. j f Wilson of Lancaster
AZ, MIR = Goodwin of Greenvllle 26,
Mr. St Julien Yates Of Orangeburg IL
and Mr.. w Ii Hair of Barnwcll II.
On the second ballot Mr.. Yates hav-
ing dropped out, the vote stood: Wilson
b4, Goodwin 26, Browning 80, Hair
The latter then withdrew On the
third and last ballot the vote stood ::
Wilson 65, Browning 20, Goodwin 10
Mr.. John s Withers of Chester, the
even-tempered stentorian voiced read
ing clerk, was reelected unanimously
The election Of chaplain was not en-
tered upon, as a motion to adjourn was
put through at 10 p. m. The session
Tuesday was not opened with Irayer
WEDNESDAY,.
The House was opened with prayer
by Rev. j. G, Abney. The ele
of captain was then Ell tered
into. There were two nominees, Rev
E Palmer Hutsop, of Green Street
Methodist church, Columbia, and r
X II. Pratt Of the Se,ond Baptist
church, Columbia. Mr. Hutson was
elected, receiving 62 votes out of lI6
Speaker Stevenson announced the
following appointments:
Assistant clerk, j p Richardson
Bill clerk, Gil Hollis.
Journal clerk, w + Cook
Inside doorkeeper, w i Gibson.
Outsider doorkeeper, W b knight.
Gallery doorkeeper, K l. Hasood
Keeper of speakers room, j n Pear
man.
Mail ,lerk, John NJ Sharp.
Pages for this session only, William
Waunamaker, William Prince, Frsnl
Gault and Calhoun Csson.
Lsborers: Fred Jones Collie Robin
Archie Oliphsnt, Abrsm Foster
Mr.. Ashley introduced resolu iou
to extend the time for payment Of tave
until March l. Mr. Strom will introduc
. 81 nilAr measure making March 10 tn,
last day.
Mr Tatum wanted to take rcccs
until 8 clock so that the speaker coul
at that time announce the committed
However, the house on the motion 0
Mr. Wingo adjourned until Thursda
morning at 10 O'Clock, as very it'd
could be accomplished by the commit
tee before Thursday afternoon.
THURSDAY.
After the opening exercises in tn
House Thursday the calendar was take
up, and second reading bills considered
Mr.. Ashley made a characteristic dc
fense Of his jOint resolution to exten
the time for the payment Of taxes ur
til March |. He said it would cost th
State nothing. The roads cannot b
worked and the road tax would be Is
ing in the treasury until the first {
April.
MIR. Rainsford said that in part {
Edge6eld county it is Of almost vitt
Importance that the people be give
this extension.