Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-01-22
WEDNESDAY, JAN. %, 1902.
Legislative Notes.

The house and the senate
began their annual sessions on
Tuesday, 18th.
The senate was opened
with prayer by Rev SH Zim-
norman, after which Lieut.
Governor Tillman addressed
the senate in a few appropri-
ate words and declared the
senate ready for work.
The annual document was
presented by the governors S
secretary, Aull.
Senator Raysor, of Orange
burg was sworn in and as
signed to the COMMITTEES. Bills
unacted upon were recommit-
ted to the appropriate COM
mittees. Two new bills: To
amend the pilotage laws, and
to empower the winding up
or dissolution of corporations
The house was called to
order by Clerk T c Hamer,
and Speaker of the House w
F Stevenson, who addressed
the house, telling them of the
grave responsibilities they had
to meet. New members were
then sworn in, as follows viz: !:
L F Izlar, Barnwell; w J
Johnson, Fairfield; ] B Tow
ell, Lexington NJ Hough,
of Chesterfield. Rev R N
Pratt was elected Chaplain.
The act providing a special
school district in Anderson,
was vetoed, as it was special
legislation. The governors S
message returning the free
pass act, was read, and Mr.
Spears moved that the bill be
passed, notwithstanding the
governors veto, but vote was
taken and the bill was killed
by a vote of 81 to 39. Bills
to increase the annual~appfo-
priat1on for pensions to $I5o-
900, and to extend the time
for payment of taxes every
year, were introduced, and
the house adjourned.
= Wednesday the senate was
in session 80 minutes. R A
Floyd and A H Glover were
sworn in as doorkeepers. The
bill to elect county dispensers
was killed and the report was
adopted. The bill requiring
parents to send their children
between the ages of 8 and ID
to school at least s weeks in
each year or pay a fine of S.
to SEQ, was referred to the
committee on education. Bill
to further regulate the traffic
of cotton, was referred to the
committee oh agriculture. A
bill providing for biennial ses-
sions of the general assembly,
and for representatives to be
elected to serve four years
and senators for six, was in
troduced and referred to the
judiciary committee. The
governors message, which
was read Tuesday, was refer
ed to appropriate committees.
In the house Wednesday q
bill was introduced to pay the
widow Of Senator Earle, de.
ceased, ST., ,o66.66 for salary
as Judge. A bill prohibiting
the sale and manufacture of
cigarette papers, caused some
live discussions and it was
agreed to strike out the enact
ing words. The amendment
ar to biennial sessions of the
legislature and the redistrict-
ing matter comes up today.
The bill requiring persons
furnishing hot suppers to Sc
cure license, was killed. Sew
eral other bills were introduc-
ed, and one was by Mr. May
son, relating to liens on crops.
On Thursday the house had
quite a discussion over the
dispensary bill by Mr. Sanders,
proposing to allow counties
the right TO vote to remove
dispensaries from within their
borders. A bill relating to the
amendment of charters, after
passing third reading, was re-
committed. A bill to provide
for the further protection of
fish in this state, brought out
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