The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-24
Grafton of third rcadlng bills Tho
following bills wore pnssed:


TO borrow money for any fiscal year
TO pay school claims Of said oar.
The House bill proposed by Mr.
McGowan, to authorize refundlng
bonds issued by school districts, was
given third reading.
A special order WAS made of Soma
tor Sheppard's bill relating to kid
mapping.
Senator Sheppard's bill relating to
two election boards came up and the
Senator explained that the present
law required one board for State off
GERS and another for national. There
are appointed in each precinct two
sets of managers. The purpose is to
have ono board. Where it costs now
$3.50, 1000, it will cost under this bill
half that amount.
Tho bill was passed to Il third read
ing on motion Of Senator Sheppard.
The bill to establish Congressional
districts in tho State, being one i'll
troduced by Senator Marshall, was
made special order for Friday.
Senator Graydon's jury bill was
read in its great length with various
amendments suggested by the com
mittee.
Senator Aldrich moved that Sec.
ton l should be amended 80 that the
Governor should be instructed to ap
point three distreet persons in each
county, who should receive certain
compensation, who should draw the
juries. Senator Aldrich proceeded
to make forceful and interesting
address on the jury law generally,
taking Instances in his own expo.
rience to show why his amendment
should be adopted. He argued very
eloquently for the purity Of the jury
and jury law, and thought the selec-
tion Of iuries should be intrustcd to
men who have no Office or political
aspirations.
Senator Graydon, in general de.
fence of the jury 3, stem, declared
that ninety nine times out of hun
dred the verdlcts Of tho iurios of
South Carolina were right. These
verdicts might not please tho news
papers, and the amendment would
certainly put the appointeos of the
Governor in the primary, and even
if it did not do that, it might provide
some jobs on tho recommendation of
Senators.
Senator Aldrich replied and
charged very earnestly that the pres
ent jury law is not properly carried
out. He declared that aome of the
best citizens we're not on the Jury
list, because the juries arc genorally
drawn by politicians
Senator Mayfield discussed the
bill and moved to postpone indelin-
itoly the amendment offered by Son
ator Aldrich. His motion was
adopted.
There was good deal Of discus
sion az to the amendment IN reference
to the number Of names put in tho
jury box. Senator Mayfield and Sen
ator Mower made suggestions. At
ter great deal Of discussion the
bill was finally passed, with some
minor amendments, ono being by
Senator Mower, to put in the jury
box one name ont Of every three Of
the qualified electors in each county.
Many other amendments were voted
on, but tnere were so many of them
that the bill was ordered ongrossed
and printed before it ia sent to the
ouse. 1t was provided that the
bill should become effective at once,
as soon as approved by tho Governor.
Senator Douglass introduced bill
making it unlawful for any indig.
ent Confederate to be committed tc
the poor house and providing that
he should receive county aid.
| IN THE SENATE.
January 21.-On account of the
election of judges, the Senate only
remained in session about half hou,
this morning. Several bills were
introduced, the most important o
which being a bill introduced b,
Senator Aldrich, of Barnwell, to pun
ish any party. needlessly exposing
| anV child TO fire. Tho hill was Oiva,