The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-25
IN THE SEN ATE.
Lieutenant Governor Tillman In
the Chair
HoNoRINo LEES MEMORY,
a Number Of Bill Passed. some
ii;.;sd and Nsw on..
Brought In

Tho Senate was In session just hale
an hour Monday night oflast COX On
Tuesday was in session three hours.
After the roll call and prayer Pfesi.
dont Scarborough announced tho ap.
pointment OF Senators Grubor and
Graydon and Representatives, j p.
Thomas. Jr., j. Il, Oogseshall and T..
II. Mo Mastor 90 tho committee TO pro-
pare bill fixing tho compensation for
county officers.
Az IL O'clock, on motion Of MIR.
Sheppard, tho senate proceeded to bal
lot for United States Senator, as 70
quirod by tho constitution. This was
gone through with without any fireworks
or blowing OF horns or olashing Of oym-
balls. Il nominate Hon. B Il. Till
man of EdgcGold, who was nominated
at the reoont primary" said Mr.. Hond-
crson. II second the nomination, I"
said Mr.. Brioo. Tho olerk thon oallod
tho roll and each senator prosent voted
"Iillman" whom his name was oallod.
There woro 81 senators present and
Senator Tillm.n received evory vote.
Not moro than three minutes was con.
sumod from tho timo Of Mr.. Sheppard's 9
motion until tho result Of the vote was
announced, and the uonate quietly pro.
coeded to othor business.
Tho house resolution to extend tho
timo for tho payment Of taxoB was then
taken up. Mr.. Bakcney movod to
striko out tho resolving words. and tho
motion was seconded by Mr.. Brioo.
dr. llderton spoke for several minutes
in favor Of tho extension, and thoro
wero number OF other OK prossions pro
and oon. Finally tho senate refused to
ntriko out the resolving words by vote
Of 10 to 13 as follows:
Ycas-Appolt, BIakeney, Bowon,
BIics. Douglas, Gains, Glenn, Hern.
don, Henderson, Hough, MoDormott,
Staokhouso, Sullivan. .-13.
Nays-Aldrioh, Barnwall, Brown,
Dean, Donnia, Goodwin, Grubor, Gray
don, Hay, Hydriok, Ildorton, Marshll,
Mower, Ragsdalo, Sarratt, Sheppard,
Stanland, Talbird.-19.
Tho house resolution was then adopt.
cd by tho samo voto.
WEDNESDAY,.
Tho senate was 10 session not quito
two hours Wednesday, but notwith.
standing that great deal Of time was
spent in discussing Mr.. Gruber's soon
struetion BILL" tho calendar was
cleared and o number Of now bills and
resolutions wore introduced. The SON
ate wastes very little timo over unim
portant matters. The two houses met
in assembly ct u O'clock, to ratify tho,
SiedSioa of t,,r = 3 & ssii,aan. bnt tfie.
did not take moro than 16 minutoS.
The senate met at 1lo' 'olock and ad djourn.
at l:60, to meot atl1 O'Clock this morn.
ing.
Senator Graydon introduced a con-
current resolution, whioh was adopted,
calling on attorney general to report
at onoe what action, if any, ho has
taken in regard to the fertilizer trust,
as instructed by bill passed at the
last session.
Tho special order for the day, Soma
Tor Gruber's bill Ia declare the construo
iicn to bo placed on cortain acts amend
ing formor acts, was then taken upand
Mr.. Gruber spoko in favor of it's adop.
tion. Senator Mower thought such
law would bo harmful and gave illus.
trations by which tho interest OF tho
gonoral assembly would be defoated
and the result thon would be remedid.
Mr.. Graydon favored it. saying he want.
cd to make the laws 30 plain that any
laymau might read them and tell what
they moant. Mr.. Ragsdalo favored the
bill, as nc thought 1t would provent
many laws being repealed by implioa-
tion without tho intention of the legis-
lature. Barnwoll opposed it. He thought
tho bill unnecessary and calculated
to make confusion worse COMPOUNDED.
Mr.. Henderson favored the bill, saying
that at prosent tho preamble of on sot
refers to ono thing and the body Of the
cot rofers to something entirely differ
ont. A motion VAS made to indefinate.
ly postpone the bill but this was lost by a
vote Of 2l to 6, and the bill was read
and ordered to Its third reading.
MIR. Marshall'a bill as to requiring
poaoo oficors in mill towns to give
bond, passed its third reading and was
sent to tho house.
Tho house resolution as to the exten.
sion of the timo for the payment Of tag
es was road the third timo in tho sem
ate. Tho senate then adjourned TO
Thursday.
THURSDAY.
On Thursday On motion Of Mr.. Gray
don. tho senate adopted O resolution
calling on the attorney goneral for In.
formation as to the enforcement Of the
law in regard to tho fertilizer trust. Mr..
Sheppard announced that he had beon
requested to state that the information
desired will be found in the Sorthoom.
ing report Of theattorney general, which
will be placed on tho desks Of the nom.
bers in fow days.
Tho following bills paused thoir third
reading and wero sent to tho house:
Mr.. Grubor's bill declaring the con.
struotion to be placed upon certain acts
amending former acts.
Mr.. Sheppa,ds apportionment bill.
Mr Grubcr's bill 70 ratify the amond.
ments to the constitution providing for
the condemnation and assessment Of
lands for drainage purposes.
MIR. Livingston offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, that tho comptroller gen.
oral be and 10 horoby requested to re.
port to tho sonato at tho earliest prao.
able day whothor or not tho provisions
Of an act to provide for the taxation If
telegraph, telephone, palace car, sleep.
ing car, drawing room oar, express and
fast freight, joint stock associations,
companies, partnerships and corpora.
tionB. transaotinR businesa in thu Atata