The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-01-23
against each Of said companies, ssso

e"oons eoococco oRaluSt eSOQ IN THIS
State, and any other information he
many be able to give the senate IN refer.
enee to the. xe5ation of said act." ~ o..
The resolution was adopted. i......, =.
At. ~ O'Clock the senate went overt
the house to sit in Joint assembly to
witness the Inauguration Of the cover.
nor and lieuten ant governor. The ex.
ercises occupied shout 40 minutes. The
full aecount Is given elsewhefe. i''.' '--'
Il, After Col. iTiliman had tsken. the
oath of Office Mr. S,arberough, tho re-
tirins lieutenant governor, removed his
robe OF ! III % aud. helped to. adjust, il
sbPut the shoulders OF his ,suasessor.
There was haLdolappipg in sll parts Of
th hall as the now lieutenant governor
faced the assem- bly, aud took the saysl.
C3l Tlfrisn formally snuoutcsd that
htbd business for whi,h tho tosht assem-.
bly, had convened having. been trans.
as9sdl tho joint assemblylws, dissolved,
anf the senat'rreturaed to its chamber
LIE1T. GOV T1LLMAN.s.Ap .AppRBss, b.
Wnen 1,ieutepant ttovernor Tulmsn.
called tho senate to order the aisles on
thd fcor rs we'll as the galleries were
~6lled with spectators. His 'in.uSural
address was brief, but his words and
his sentiments were we'll chosen and
he was greeted with applouso ~ he
concluded His address was as follovs:
f:Sspayors; In assn aing the dplies of
the of6ce to which I have been elected
% not nnmindful of, the responsibility
ties thrown about it, nor am [ migrate.
fql to the people who put me here, nor
can forgst that 1 preside over d body
viii ch has written some of the highest
pages in" South Carolina's history.
w Dat. standard of merit will mark INV
car eer in This ,ofice, / do not know. but
lmPartiality shall be my guide star.
[..g TT il hardly necessary. for me to ex.
press the wish or even refer to the fact
That | -ust the accustomed harmony
will prevail in this body. 's''-''i . =
ln In the vast domsib of the old CEN
fury; Fam graiified to know that there
msy be found the cemetery Of ffaotional
differences in South Carolina; and that
sta ding here in the dawn of the new
century, We find this is not only 0 re
united State but . reunited nation.
Centuries have faded into shadows; in
that great period of the past Napoleon
haf his greatness snd his grave; the
Southern Confederacy blossomed like
the rose, faded and fell; I'VE stand here
at The end. of the mighty years with
all the responsibilities OF an advanced
citixenship; grave conditions confront
our country, perhaps decade may hnd
this the greatest republic that the
world has ever known; An empire, ruled
by an etnpororin royal robes, or q pres
ident with imperial powers. Ii there.
fore bshooyes' the party, 10 which We
all belong, to unite and Join in tho des-
Iefate struggle, that, viii decide tho
destiny of our eouatry. =. d., IL.
r1nYoking the blessings Of the Deity
upon your deliberations aud aakins the
sui uidsnce Of His divine ns,d for myself
f'now declare the senate ready for any
business that may properly be before
'iS..S ..ss'--. s,i -t-',...'-- f,..l s-ir lI,,-
Mr.. Henderson offered the following
esplutiou, which Was seconded BY SEN.
atop Mowar and Others and adopted by
ri ising vote; NJ ..:',
.-r Resolved, That the thanks OF the
sen Rte are due and are hereby rendered
70 the Hon. R b Scarborough, our re.
tirihg presiding officer, for his u uniform
kindness, ftmness' and urb .nityin the
discharge Of his arduous duties. ",.i,...
Qn motion Of Mr! Sheppard the sem
ate then adjourned to mot at III o clock
fhdsyi morning. 80. sal Il, o,i.,.-. o. ,
-'"' .n.tu,i,a FRIDAY. ,I... co., -r,. ,i
The Senate attetded only to routine
h1f ness, on Friday and adjourned over
TO Monday in honor Of Gen r. e. Lees
birthday wfioh WAS Saturday.