The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-01-23
General Assembly.
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O'Clock inc rOQLlle DuSiuess "as
transacted and several new bills
were introduced. No business was
transacted after the inauguration.
At II o'clock the senate went over
to the house to sit in joint assembly
to witness the Inauguration OF the
governor and lieutenant governor
The exercises occupied about 4C
minutes.
After Col. Tlllman had taken the
oath of Office Mr.. Scarborough, the
retiring lieutenant governor, removed
his robe of Office and helped to ad
lust it about the shoulders of bis
successor. There was handclapping
in all parts of the hall as the new
lieutenant governor faced the assem-.
bly, and took the gavel. Col.. Till
man formally announced that the
business for which the joint Assem-,
bly, had convened having been trans
acted the j,int assembly was dis.
solved. aud the senate returned to
it's chamber and Immediately ad,
journed.
The house adjourned Friday at -
o'clock until Monday night at s
O'Clock in honor of the anniversary OF
Lees birthday, which is now legal
holiday in this and the rest of the
Southern states.
Numerous measure, most of local
interest, were disposed of in one
way or another, but nothing OF gen.
eral interest was done
The senate was in session barely
an hour Friday and when adjourn
ment was had the hour of reassem
bling was fixed for S o'clock Monday
night. Ooly routine business was
transacted, everything that would
evoke discussion being passed over
or made the special order for future
days.
The house reassembled on Mon
day night at s o'clock and there was
a preliminary skirmish on the labor
problem, the bill under discussion
being that Of Mr. Webb, of Aiken,
which granted additional rights and
remedies to the employees of textile
mills, street railway companies and
telegraph companies, but on account
of the absence of the author of the
bill, no further consideration of the
measure was had
There were other important mat
ters disposed of that night.
The first measure under general
discussion was Mr.. Eird's joint reso-
luton fixing time for final adjoul n
ment. The resolution was killed.
Mr.. E6rd said that his experience
had been that unless time for ad-
journment is fixed, the Legislature
will stay in session the constitutions
limit-40 days. The resolution al
lows 80 days for the work OF the ses-
sion-l7 days OF that time yet re-
main. He insisted that there was
no political "bunkum" in this resolu-
ton.
There were no other speeches
made. The resolution failed to pass
second reading by vote of &C to 81.
A concurrent resolution came over
from the senate stating that there
was some question as to the regu-
larity of the election of B r Till
man, and appointing Tuesday as the
time for having another ballot. TIE
house agreed to the resolution.
Mr.. Darant introduced bill to
prohibit further hiring of conyicts to
private parties ard giving in detail
the manner in which they are to be
disposed of to counties and to pub
lie works. He also introduced b:Il
to require auditors to attend two
days of eight hours each at each
voting precinct in the county for tie
purpose of receiving tax returns in
connection with township boards of
equalization.
After the passage Of several third
reading bills, which were of local
importance only, the house adjou,n-
ed.
The legislature is to again go
through the formaIity of electing B..
r Tillman United States senator to
succeed himself The constitution
of the State provides that the cleo
ton for United States senator shall
be held on the second Tuesday after
the opening of the session. The
legislature convened Tuesday two
weeks ago. and last Tuesday of last