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and Charleston. Thoro no other

and Charleston. Thoro no other
changes.
The bill was road aud referred to tho
oommittoo on privileges aud oleotions.
Senator Livingston introduced bill
to give attorneys lion on claims plao.
ed in thoir hands for collection, and
also introduced concurrent resolution
providing for tho appointment of a
oommitto Of two from tho senate aud
threo from tho house to prepare bill
to fix compensation for county officers
and to regulate tho Same according to
tho amount of work dono and tho i'm
| portanoo of tho o(llce. Tho resolution
was placod on tho calendar.
Mr.. Hrubor introduced bill TO do.
olaro tho construction Of certain acts
Amending formor aots, Roforrcd to tho
| judiciary committee.
AT half past IL O'Clock tho Senate
adjourned to Thursday morning.
THURSDAY,
Aetor tho roll call ari morning
prayer in tho sonato Thursday notice
was roooivod from tho house that that
body had oonourrod in tho senate res, J,
luton adopting tho rules Of tho last
session for tho government Of the two
houses during tho prosont session.
Tho Senate at l2:15 won't over to tho
hall Of tho house to witnoss tho opening
OF tho returns for governor and liou
tenant govoraor, This consumed 80
minutes.
Senator Sheppard intr >ducod oop.
current resolution. which was adopted,
fixing Tuesday, February 10, as tho
day for ballotting in tho two houses for
a Unitcd Statos senator to auooood
Senator rillman, whose torn oxpiros
March 4, and fixing the dato for tho
Joint ba!loting on odnosday, tho 10Th.
Senator Henderson introduced ros-
olution, which WAS also adopted, pro
viding for joint session to bo hold on
Thursday tho 17th, to hold all olootions
which aro to DO mold at this scBsion
except Unitod Statos senator Tho
positions which arc to bo filed at this
session arc: Successors to Jud gcs Gary
aud Townsend; ono trustee Of tho
South Carolina college to succeed Au-
gust Kohn, who was appointed by tho
governor on tho resignation OF [. j.
Withcrs; ono trustee Of Clemson col.
logo to succeed tho lato Senator Maui.
din; superintendent of tho penitonti
ary and thrco directors Of that institu.
tion to suococd Mossrs Olell, Sanders
'and Rowland; a State librarian aud a
oode commissioner for tho term Of ton
| years.
Senator Sheppard introduced bill 10
create a State board Of entomology,
The bill provides for tho inspection Of
fruit trees, vineyards aud truck farms
to prevent contagious diseases, aud do
stroy destructive insects in orchards,
vineyards, eto. Tho board is to consist
! OF tho president tho chairman Of tho
board Of trusteos and the professor Of
agriculture of Clemson college. The
board is authorized to mako suoh rules
| aud regulations for tho prevention Of
diseasesof fruit .troos and vegetables
,as il; may; doom expedisnt and Ito apS
iiEpoinb a 6usto entomoiogi gist and An aas
sistant if necessary, whose salaries
shall bo paid out Of the funds Of Olem.
son college. Whom diseases appear in
ochards, vineyards, eto tho ontomol-
ogist is to tako proper steps to provent
tho spread Of tho disease, tho oxponso
to bo paid by tho owner, aud whom trees
arc condemned they shall be destroyed
and no compensation paid the owner
! An appeal to tho full board from the
decisions Of tho ontomologst is provid-
ed for, as is also tho inspection Of fruit
trees shipped into this State from othor
States.
Senator Marshall introduced bill to
amond tho act regulating to the ap.
pointmont Of tho peace officers in unin
oorporatod towns. Tho bill requires
these cf1ioers to givo bond for tho por.
formauces Of duty and rcl:cves the
shoriff from financial responsibility for
direliotion in office on tho part of these
officers, as is now the case.
Senator Graydon introduced his bill,
| requiring railroad companies to take
out charters In this State. 1t was ro.
ferred to tho committee on railroad
Senator Goodwin introduced o bill
authorizing towns, cities, special school
districts and counties to issue ncgotia.
bio bonds to round any school debt
that may bo incurred by them.
Senator Gruber introduced bill to
\ amend section 1919 Of the general sta
tutos Of 1892, relating to landlords and
tonants; and also introduced bill
looking to tho ratification Of tho consti-
J tutional amendment as to drainage.
Senator Dean introduced o bill to
ammend tho county government law so
far as it relates to working the roads.
Senator Livingston Introduced bill,
\ which was placed on the calendar
without roforonoo, authorizing tho sink
ing fund commission to loan certain
moneys to tho county commissioners of
Marlboro county for tho purpose Of
building a nov Jail, end authorizing
tho commissioners to impose special
tax to meot tho debt.
| Senator Livingston introduced bill
directing tho board Of directors to oan.
Gel all contracts with private parties
for tho working Of oonviots and to hire
the conviots to tho different counties;
also bill to amond sootion Of tho
aot rotating to the appointment Of mag.
istratcs and their deputios, and on.
otber bill to authorize tho sinking fund
commission to soil or loaso all tho State
fasms exoopt tho Lexington farm.
FRIDAY.
Immediately after tho opening Of tho
senate Friday Mr.. Manning offered q
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