The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-01-23
In THE SENATE.
Lieutenant oovsrnor TiIIman In
tho Chair
HoNoRINo LEES MEMORY,
A Number of Bill Passed, Some
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.,. .'., sroUaht In '+ -, 90,
Tho Senate was IN session Just hslf
an hour Monday niyhtio last week. %
fuesdsy was In session ithree houra
Afuer tho roll call and prayer Preai
dent. Scarborough announced the. .ap,
pointment Of Senators Gruber and
Graydon and R,prese1ta,iyes Jt,R.
II omas. Jr, j. Il Cssseshall and Z.
II. Me Master as the com ni,tee to pre-
pare bill fixing the compensation for
,ounty officers.
AT. 12 O'Clock. on nation ..!of :. M;; Mf,
Sheppard, the senate proceeded to bal
lot FOR Uaited States Senator, as re-,
iired by the constitution. This was
gone through with without suy fireworks
or blowing Of horns or clashing of eym-
balls. Il nominate Hon. B Il. Till,
man OF Edge6eld, who Vas nominated
at the recent primary" said Mr.. Hend-
erson. "I second the nomination, 4"
said Mr.. Brice. The clerk then called
the roll and each senator present voted
"TllImanl" when his name was called,
There were "a senators present and
Senator .Tlllmin received. every vote.
Not moro than three minutes, .was CON
sumed from the time Of MIR. Sheppard's 8
motion until tho result of the vote was
announced, and the senate quietly pro.
ceeded to other business. ~ l.lri ~
The house resolution to extend the
time Tor the payment oftsxes was then
taken: up. Mr.. Blskeney moved 10
stsi ke out the resolving words. and the
motion was seconded by Mr., Brioe,
Mr., llderton spoke for several minutes
IN favor of tho extension, and there
were number OF other expressions pro
az con. Finally the senate refused to
strike out the resolving words by vote
of 19 TO Ii as follows; 49,, ,-',rs
Heas-Appelt, Blakeney, Bowen,
Brics, Douglas, Gains, Glenn. cHern.
don Henderson, Hough. McDernott,
Staekhouse, Sullivan .-l-13:n' '..-'''...
NiysAAldrich, BarnwslI, Blown,
Dea o, Dennis, Goodw win, Grtuber, Gray.
Ion, Hay, Hydriok, Ildertop, Marshil,
Mower. Ragsdale, Sarratt, Sheppard,
Stanland, Talbird. --19. 80. - sr -,
The, house resolutions was then, ADOPT
ed by the same vote. -. - !; ~."l.o,I, /
:, '3', WEDNESDAY" Il y'.l' "'i
Tho senate was 10 session not apite
TWO hours Wednesday, but notRith-
standing that a great deal OF time was
spent in discussing Mr.. Gruher's icon.
'struetion bail, the calendar was
cared snd number OF new bills and
resolutions we're introduced. The SEN
ate wastes very little time over uiniiln
portaht m.tters., The two houses met
IN assembly at IL O'Clock to .ratify the
election OF, Senator 1illman, but this
did not. take, more than 10 minutes.
The senate met at 11o' clock aud atj ,urn !
at 30 to meet ut L o'olc, ith,s morn
ing. go" cog '' ''.'' -" - 20 - ''~-''i
Senstor Grsydon introduced sssaS, CON,
current resolution, which was adopted,
calling on attorney general to report
at onca-what action, if any, he - has
tsken nin.regardto tho fertilizer trust.
as Instructed by bili passed at. the,
last SESSION. ~" - ""i'"'"-'S' ""h -'
The special order for the day, SeIs
tor Graber''s billie declare the eonstiruo
tion 10 be placed op certain acts amend
ing former acts, Was then taken up and.
H Cru aer spoke In favor Of its .adop :,
Hfn Senator Mover, Thought such d
Il sE wouid'be harmful" and gave illus.
rrstions BY whieh che eiutetest OF the
general assembly, Would be- defeated
and the result then would be remedid,
MIR Gray don favored it, saying he.vaiit-
cd TO make the laws SO plain that any.
layman might read them and tell what
they meanr. Mr. Rsgsd ale favored the
bill, IS he thought 1t would prevent
many laws bong repealed By inpliea-
ton without the intention. OF the fegisl
-tature. Barnwell opposed it. He. thought
the bill unnecessary, and oalealaSed
Il to- mako confusion worse ,confeunded.
Mr.. Henderson favored the bill, saying
thatiat present the, preamble, of an act
refers to enc thing aud the body Of the
$ct refers TO something entirely diff n:
ept. A motion YVES made to indeflnate;
lyTostpone the bill but was lost By q
vote Of 81 to G, and the bill was read
and ordered to It's third reading.
2Mr. Marshall's bill as to recurring
'peaoe officers In mill towns TO eiSe
bond, passed its third reading and was
sent to the house. n. .... -,. 80 :,
The house resolution IS to the exten-
sion Of the time for the payment Of tax,
es Was read the third time In the SEN
Ate. "TheHsehate then .diournod to
Thu ursday! H. t'@'"' 80 -.'i 30! ''''"
THURSDAY. a+@rr ,''"
10 Thursday on IN otion Of Mr.! Gray.
,,dPn the" senate adopted d resolution
81 ng on the attorney general for in-
FORMATION as TO the enforcement of the
law n regard to the fertilizer trust. Mr.,
GhahnayI annAunoa1 ~ L. LII
req4 sst6dao state that the information
des red will be found in the foftheum-
ing fepqrtof thesttorney genera, which
Will be placed on the desAa Of the mem
beri in few days
The following bills PASSED their third
read irgl aud were sent I the iiSase:' go
NJ RI Grubet's bill declaring the con.
btfhb btion to be placed upon certain acts
amebdlpg iOrpsrAsts. =, 4,.n MA
Mr.. Sheppard q sppogtioppenth bill,
My Grubers bill TO ratify the amend
meni 8 TO- tho constitution ptCviding f5r
the condemnation and assessmsnt Of
lsndh foI drainage purposes.
MF. Livingston offered the following
resolution: niit Ehyn.f si,W cit,
Resolved, that the comptroller .ssn-
eral be aud is hereby requested 30 re-
port to the senate at the earliest pFac;
able dsy whether or not the provisions
Of ad actt6 provide FOR the tax Etion Of
telegraph, telephone. palace car; sleep
Ing OAR drawing room 'oaT; express and
fast freight, Joint stock associations,
it5mpanies, partnerships and OOrporA-
Atoms, trausGGtins busipsss,in the State
Iot South OaTolins, approved February
,l8, 1898, have been CON piled With by
nhradns affhniad thhrehh: rhAi nnrn!