The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-22
OPENING THE SENATE.
Why 1t Was Hard for the BODY to
Adjourn.
WORK DONE UP TO THIS TIME.
Senator Raysor Sworn i'm and As
signed To Several Committees.
The Governors Message
Iscccived and Read.

The only trouble that the senate
had at Its first session was i'm adjourn
ly enough and only Senator Barnwell's
/ chirography had occasioned any hitch
in the proceedings until all business
! being apparently disposed Of Senator
Sheppard, the parliamentary autEori-
ty OF the legislature, moved in his
usual manner that the senate do now
adjourn
1t WAS taken for granted that the
, motion would pass, since there was
nothing else to do, and so no one
voted.
Senator Shcppard'S Gladstone col
lar was perceptibly agitatcd when the
! presiding officer. Lieut.. GOV. Tillman.
also from Edgcfcld, announced that
refused to adjourn. The senator from
EdgcticId for once was puzzled and did
! not conceal the fact. Finally he in
! CURED the reasons OF the chairs rul-
! ing.
No senator voted" said the prcSi-
dent. and the motion is lost"
How many, Mr., President, voted
| in the negative" asked lie senator
1t was tie" said the president.
! and in case Of "a tie the president has
| the right TO cast The deciding vote.
! The chair voted no."
Senator Sheppard smiled and their
| again moved to adjourn. Lieut.. GOV.
! Tlllman promptly ruled the motion
| out OF order since one motion to adj
} journ cannot succeed another without
, other business intervening.
senator Hough tried his hand and
! moved 10 adjourn. lie was met with
| the same ruling and Senator Huugh
| was silent.
Senator Mower suggested that some
| senator who voted with the majority
| might move To consider. Nobody but
the reporters laughed.
Senator hppelt arose. He moved
! that the senate attend the Glen memo
! rial exercises in the hall OF the house
! Wednesday night. Several senators
! voted for the motion and none against
IL, 50 IL WAS carried The senator
! from Clarendon then rpoved to ad-
l+l+S'i447 l+l.+S' 7--Ahc were So
| the aiicmaTttEe an
! tive and the ScnatJ
That is how the senare'S first scs-
/ sion ended. Ii began at noon when
! Col. 1illman called it TO order. and
| the clerks called the roll PRAYER was
| made by the Chaplain, the Rev. :. II.
zimmerman, pastor of the Main Street
| Methodist church, after which Lieut..
| Gov. Tillman addressed the senate i'm a
| few appropriate words.
THE FIRST BUSINESS.
Senator Sheppard moved that a
committee TO appointed TO commune
cate be the governor that the senate
| was ranized and ready for any com
munication from his eXcellency. The
committee consisted of Senator Shrp-
| pard. Barnwell and Brown. and these
gentlemen Immediately performed the
duty. Senator Raysor, the successor
to Senator Brantley of Orangebrg.
resigned, presented his credentials and
was sworn in by the president.
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman then announced
the appointments Of pages and other
minor officials Of the body.
Senator Sheppard for the commit
tee reported that the governor said ne
would communicate with the senate
Immediately and Private Secretary
Aull was announced and presented the
annual document.
Senator Sheppard moved that the
senator from Orangeburg. RaySor. he
assigned TO the same committee as his
predecessor save that on public library.
FOR which was substituted the ludici-
airy committee. This was carried and
Senator Raysor was accordingly as
signed to the committees.
Senator Barnwell offered a resolu-
tion to rccommit all bills Enacted upon
to the appropriate committees, which
was adopted
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
On Wednesday the senate was in
session but little more than half AN
hour but during that time dispatcbcd
considerable business. Such matters
as were acted upon went through
without discussion.
The president Of the senate an
nounced the appointment OF Il. A.
Floyd and A. III. Glover as doorkcep-
ers and they were sworn In.
Senator Maylield introduced a rcso-
luton. which was adopted. directing
the scrgeant-at-arInS to provide new +.
furniture for the senate committee !
rooms, that now In use being worn and
dcl2pilatcd /
Senator Raysor OF Orangcburg in
trOduced bill providing for compul-
Sory education. The bill requires par !
cntS or guardians 30 send their chill |
drcn between 8 and IA years OF aye to |
a public or private school al least /
eighb weeks In each year, unless pre-
vented by illness or proficiency, such .
excuses TO be passed upon by the town /,
ship school trustees. Violations OF
this provision are made punishable by +
line OF nos less than s5 nor more
than $40, or by imprisonment not less
Than five days nor more than 20 days. /
the cases TO he tried by magistrates.
Fines so collected are tu be turned into
the county school fund. The bill was
referred to the committee on cduca-
tiOn.
Senator Grubcr introduced six bills |
looking TO amending the constitution
so as TO provide for biennial sessions Of
thc genera assembly. His plan is to
nave the legislature To meet every two
years, and TO have representatives
elected for four years and senators for
SIX years. His scheme provides for
extra sessions TO be Callcd,~7y the GOV
ernor II cccssion should hrisc and en-.
powers The governor 10 fiji vacancies
on the supreme and circuit rnurt
benches. The bills ,yarc ynfcrrod ~