The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-01-24

mated IN the mouse, pTCNIu.ES lol III
suring the property OF the soutf
carolina college, passed It's third read
ing in the Senate.
The following bills passed their sec
ond reading:
Mir. Grubers bill relating to landlord
and tenant.
Mr.. Stan!and's bill 20 abolish. the
summer terrl Of court in Dorchester
county.
Mr.. B2rnweil's bill providing :or re-
aewing the charters OF corporations
except railroad corporations. etc. IN
corporated by special acts. whose char
tiers have not yet expired.
Mr.. MarshalIs bill to ratlfy the
amendment to the constitution felat'
ing to municipal bonded indebtedness
The following are the new bills in
troduced:
BY Mr.. Denn:s-To amend sector
1887 OF the general statutes relating tc
damages caused by defective high
ways. cauSeways or bridges.
BY Mr.. Appetite place the clerk Of
court Of Clarendon county on salary
instead OF allowing him fees. Also
bill TO authorize the treasurer o
Clarendon county to pay cera:a
claims.
By Mr. Barnwell. by request-To
amend the act providing for renewing
the charters OF ferries.
BY Mr. Barnwell, by request-Joint
resolution allowing Samuel Malone
and others to traverse the proceed
iEss for escheat of the estate OK
Thomas w Malone, deceased.
By MIR Henderson-To declare the
legal status OF shares of stock in man
ufacturing corporations for the pur-
pose Of taxation thereof. Also bill
to provide uniformity and equality in
Ine assessment Of property returnable
fer taxation by persons, firms or cor
poTar!ons engaged IN textile indus
tries.
LIEUT.. GOV. TILLMAN'S ADDRESS.
When Lieutenant Governor Tiuman
called the Senate to order the a'Sles on
the floor as well as the galleries were
filled with spectators. His inaugural
address was brief. but his words and
his sentiments were we'll chosen and
ne was gi eeted with applause as he
concluded His address was, as fol-
lows:
Senators: In assuming the duties
OF the office to which | have been
elected am not unminful Of the re-
sponsibilities thrown about it, nor am
| uhgrateful tothe people who put me
here. nor can | forget that | presiie
over a body which has written som.
OF the highest pages in South Caro-
lina's history. What standard OF mort
will mark my career in this office, |
do not know. but impartially shal! be
my guide star.
1t is hardly necessary for me TO eX-
press the wish or even refer to the fact
that | trust the accustomed harmony
will prevail in this body.
In the vast domain of the cid CEN
tury. am gratified to know that there
may be found the cemetery OF faction
al differences in South Carolina; and
that standing here in the dawn of the
new century. we find this is not only
reunited State but a reunited ma
ton. Centuries have faded into shad-
ows; in that great period Of the past
Napoleon had his greatness and bis
grave: the Southern Confederacy
blossomed like the rose, faded and
fell We stand here at the end OF the
mighty years with all the response
bilities Of an advanced citizenship:
grave conditions confront our country.
perhaps a decade may find this the
greatest republic that the world has
ever known: an empire, ruled by an
emperor in royal robes. or president
with imperial powers. 1t therefore
behooves the party. to which we all
belong, to unite and join III the des-
perate struggle that will decide the
destiny c. our country.
Invoking the blessings Of the Deit%
IRON your deliberations and asking the
guidance of His divine hand for my
self now declare the Senate ready for
any business that may properly be be-
tore it,
MT. FlSluC!UH NiStCu tuC ANi'N" .A .
resolrt IN. which was seconded by
Senator Mower and others and adopted
by rising vote:
Resolved. That the thanks OF the
Senate are due and are hereby rendered
to the Hon. r. B. Scarborough, our
re.lring presiding officer, for his uni
form kindness, firmness and urbanity
in the discharge OF his arduous dn-
tics.''
On motion OF Mr.. Sheppard the Sen
ate then adjourned.
Eleventh Day.-With two weeks o!
the session completed the Senate finds
itself with cnly three or four bills on
is Calendar undisposed Of. Though
there are several bills awaiting action
of committees there have been fewer