The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-01-23

was cleared. Undor the rule of the
house to that effect, a number of bills
| could mot be considered as ptihted
copies had not been placed upon the
desks of the members "a hours.
The first second reading matter taken
up wss Mr.. Tatum's motion TO fix Feb
rusry lat as the day for adjournment.
The pending motion was to Ind, Fl 1itely
postpone The motion prevailed by a
vote OF S6 to II, and the resolution was
thus killed. Several other uuimportant
bills were killed.
At noon the senate attended in the
house for the purpose of declaring in
joint assembly the result Of tue election
Tor United States senator. This was
merely formal. The clerk Of the senate
announced that in the senate B. r. Till
man had received 81 votes. The clerk
Of the beuse announced that in tho
house b. X rlllmsn had received l20
votes. B r Tillmsn was declared
elected. Senator Jno o. Sheppared of
Edsefield presided at, the jriut Assem-.
by AID made the announcement. 1t
was a singular turn Of events that the
result shonld be declared, by. the man
who was Tillman's opponent in the
heated campaign for governor In 1892
When the senate had returned to its
chamber, the house adj urned a. 1915.
THURSDAY.
The first Of the s,eond reading bills
taken in the House Thursday was
thatof!Mn Jao. P-fThoma .,,'Jr., tore,
eula,e the bonds Of public officers.
There was no debate on the bill.
1t provides that bonds OF all county
officers must be recorded by the clerk
or with the register of mesne convey
ancc and by him tfarBmisted, immeii.
stel y 10 the secretary Of state, who
shall fle them with the ate treasurer.
The bonds of county dispc nsers must
also be recorded WITH the clerk Of court
and must be fed with directors of the
State dispen.ary.
The bonds Of State, district and cir.
cult officers must be recorded by the
secretary ct state and filed with state
treasurer-and tho bond Of, rihe latter
must be filed with the governor.
A certified copy shall be good and
sufficient evidence In suits instituted on
such bonds.
The last section reads:
That it shall be Unlawful for any
person TO assume or attempt TO assume
the duties of any Office In which bond
is required, without in good faith hav-
irg given the bond required; and any
person assuming or attempting to as
sumo the dutiesl of any Office as afore.
said, shall &c guilty Of a mlsdemeanor,
and shall be sui jest to fine of $500,
or imprisonment for not less than three
months, in the discretion OF the court"
There was spirited debate over Mr.
Tatuni's bill to prevent reckless driving
on the highways. The bill passed Sc
cobd reading. When the bill came up
MIR. Tatun said there is now no law op
the statute books to reach this otfense..
He declared that The bill had been re-
ported unfsvoraoly because members
OF the committee own race horses and
want to speed them on the highways
Ee recalled the fact that one of the
best citizens Of Orangeburg had recently
been killed bya negro driving reckless
ly.
Mr.. CASTOR of Chester spoke in favor
OF the bill. He had had occ aston to re.
present man whose property had been
dasased by . negro driving reoklessly,
and the law gave Ab redress.
Mr. DuHbar Of Marlboro and Mr..
Rainsford spoke ir favor Of the bill.
Mr. Morgan opposed it.
The house by vote Of so to IL re
fused TO strike out the enacting words.
MIR, McGoSan offered an aueud ment
to include blcy Giles under the provisions
of the bill. This was adopted.
MIR. CASTOR offered an amendment to
declare more specifically what high
ways were meane.rgT The bill was imper ,
feot in thus patticulaf. The amepamsqt
Mr. Sanders a rSdssa1 amno % III Il uaseht zen
to make the provisi Us apply to the
towns and cities This was agreed 20.
= TTN FRIDAIsv rrTI
-. The House. did NOS do much aork,
but soon after assembling sdj grhedtt 10
Monday in honor of Gen. Il. K. Lees
birthday which was Saturday.