The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-01-22
committee for the purpose of amend


ing the resolution.
Mr.. E6rd again has a bill before
the House providing for bi-ennual
sessions of the Legislature and was
made the special order for tomorrow
The judiciary committee has made
a favorable report on the bill autborlz
ing county Treasurers and Superin-
tendents of Education to borrow
money to pay school claims.
Many new bills have been intro
duced which took the usual course.
The Senate committee made sn un-
favorable report on the bill to in.
crease the punishment for larceny in
cases where the stolen goods are not
recovered, and to provide compensa-
ton to the owners. The report was
adopted and the bill killed. The
memorial in regard to completing and
curing for the confederate rolls was
referred to the committee on
military affsirs.
A favorable report was made by
the Senate committee on the new
jury bill and has received its thhd
reading in the senate.
MIR. Sharpe has bill to amend the
&C. relating to the holding OF courts
in Lexington county.
MIR. Goodwin wants to create the
Office of oilinspector.
a bill has been introduced in the
Senate to establish a Soldiers home.
This carries out the recommendation
of the Veterans committee. There
is considerable opposition to this
proposition and it is possible that it
will meet with defeat at the proper
time.
The bill proposing to admit dying
declarations in civil cases, subject to
the same rule Of evidence as in GRIM
inal cases was killed. The redistrict-
ing bill was made the special order
in the Senate for Friday.
Mr.. Sheppard's bill to amend Sec
ton 2475 of the general statutes Of
this State, being section 1872 of
volume H., revised statutes of 1893,
relating to kidnapping, by extending
the provisions of said section to any
case of taking away minor without
consent of parent or guardian, was
made the special order for today st
IL 80 o'clock.
Senator Douglass, of Union, who is q
Confederate veteran, last night intro
duced bill, which will be an inter-
estiag matter for consideration in
connection with the bill Cor soldiers
hoae. His bill reads as follows:
Section l. That on and after the
approval Of this act by the governor
it shall be unlawful to commit any
INDECENT exConfederate soldier to
any poor house or sfnshouse, but
the county boards of commissioners
of the counties of this State shall, in
their discretion, give county aid to
the INDECENT ex-Confederate soldiers
of their respective counties, at the
home of such soldier, or at the home
of some relative or friend.
Section 2. That no ex-Confederate
soldier shall be disfranchised by rea-
son of his having received, or receiv-
ing. such aid as aforesaid.
Section 8. That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed
The election of Judges resulted as
follows: There was no opposition to
Mr.. A. G. Dantzler of Orangeburg,
and he was elected Judge of the
First circuit. B. o. Purdy was elected
from the Third. To the Fourth cir
cult, the incumbent, B. G. Watts,
was reelected. The incumbent G.
W. Gage Of Chester, was reelected
from the Sixth. J. C. Hugh of Alb
beville. was reelected from the eight.
Associate Justice Ira B. Jones Of
Lancaster was reelected.