Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-18

son, deceased. The corner stone Of
Florida's new capitol building was laid
at Tallahassee on Wednesday.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Work of the House and Senate In
Annual Session.
This being the second session Of the
present body, but little time was lost
in organization last Tuesday, both
house and senate being ready for bus
mess within short time after they
were called to order. Most Of the time
of the opening session in both houses
was consumed by the reading Of the
governors message, a pretty full syn
opsis Of which was given In THE EN-
oUIRER of last Wednesday.
When the house received back from
the governor with a veto, Its bill for
the repeal of the anti-free pass law, 1t
promptly acted on the question as to
what should be done about the veto.
The vote for passing the bill over the
governors veto stood 64 to 3S. Under
the constitution, however, SO votes were
required, and the veto nolds good.
Among the important new bills Of
fered in the house was one to appro-
pirate the sum of $15O,O0O for pensions,
and another to permanently extend the
time in which taxes may be paid with
out penalty, to March 1.
But little business Of special interest
was transacted in either the house or
senate on Tuesday.
| The house, on Wednesday, made a
special order of all redstricting bills
for January %. 1t also listened to the
reading of a resolution giving Admiral
Schley credit for the battle Of Santi-
ago and endorsing the finding Of Ad-
miral Dewey in the court Of inquiry.
A special committee on offices to be
filled this year; made the following re-
port:
One associate Justice Of the supreme
court to succeed Associate Justice
Jones'. One Judge of the first circuit.
One Judge of the second circuit. One
Judge Of the third circuit. One'judge OF
the fourth circuit. One judge Of the
sixth circuit. One Judge Of the eighth
circuit.
| A commissioner of the state dispen-
sary for the term Of two years to sue
ceed H. H. Crum.
| Chairman of the directors of the state
dispensary for the term Of two years
each, to succeed H. H. Evans and A.
F. H. Dukes.
Two directors Of the state peniten-
tiary for the term of two years each, to
to succeed w. B. Love and w. D. Mann.
Two trustees Of the South Carolina
college.
Two trustees Of Winthrop Normal
and Industrial college.
Three trustees of Clemson college.
One member of the board of visitors
of the South Carolina Military acad-
emy.
Two trustees Of the Colored Normal
and Industrial college,
The senate having already fixed that
date, 1t was agreed that the elections
be held next Tuesday, beginning at 10
q. m. -;
A resolution looking to biennial ses-
sions was made a special order for
next Wednesday.
The following bills proposing consti-
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in the senate. Article relating to ses-
sions Of the legislature; the amendment
proposing biennial sessions Of the leg
islature: relating to appointments by
the governor to fill vacancies on the cir
cult and supreme court benches; relat-
ing to election Of senators and men,
bers of the house. proposing that their
term be six and four years. respective
ly; relating to the. time the governor
may adjourn the legislature: making
the terms Of state officers four instead
Of two years, as at present.
The most important development In
the house on Thursday, was the intro
duction Of bill by Mr.. Sanders to al
low each county to regulate the con-
duct Of its own dispensary for itself.
The bill puts the control Of the county
dispensary in the hands Of county au-
thorities. 1t is virtually resurrection
of what was formerly known as the
Archer bill. A motion to strike out the
enacting clause was lost by vote of
73 to go; but motion to adjourn pre-
vailed. There was but a brief session
of the senate during Thursday and no
business of special interest was trans
acted.