Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
The State Lawmakers Meet and Get
to Work.
HOUSE.

Woih was uOHe ne feature was tho
discussion of the Schley resolution Of
fered by Mr.. w. J. Johnson of Fair
field.
H'he first matter to claim the atten-
tion of the house was the bill Of Mr.
Bivens relative to the sale of cotton in
Dorchester county. but final action was
postponed Mr.. Patterson's bill to pro-
vide for the settlement Of claims
against counties prior to the creation Of
new counties was the next matter taken
up. There was no objection to the bill
and 1t was ordered to its third reading
as follows:
Section I. That in all cases where
new county has been, or shall be. Great
ed out Of the territory OF another
county, under the provisions OF the
present constitution. the territory en-
braced in the new county shall be Ii
able for its proportionate share. hav-
Ing reference TO the assessed value or
Its property for taxation at the time
OF the creation of the new county. of
all liabilities and claims which had
then accurcd against the old county out
or whose territory the new county shat:
have been. or shall be. created. That
such claims shall have been, or shall
which they accrued, or shall accrue:
which county shall recover OF the new
county embracing the territory taken
from the old county it's proportionate
share OF such payments in an action
i nthe court of common pleas. which
action shall be heard and determined
by the court. without a jury, as euuit-
able actions are tried.
All of the hills dOwn fnr third oo.J
ing went through without objection.
They were: Beamguard's bill relating
TO settlement of freight shortage; c. T..
Robinson's bill to amend an act en-
titled IAN act providing for the pun
tshment of privy stealing from the per-
son" so as to include in its provisions
larceny or stealing by day or by night
from any home by any other person
man the occupant or tenant of such
home; Lide's bill TO prohibit cars being
LETT within so yards of any public cross
ing. and to fix the penalty therefor.
Mr.. Lomax's bill to provide free text
books for poor children was then taken
up, and MIR. Bucker defended the meas
ure.
A number OF new bills were pre-
sented.
seventh Day-The house OF represen-
tatives spent the day in desultory leg
1slation. There was session OF half an
hour before the cenvening of the Joint
assembly. and when the joint assembly
adjourned there was session of a0ous
an hour. There were n great many bills
reported by Committees and several
new bills were introduced: Brown-A
Dill to allow all farm products to be
marketed in any town in this State
without license: Kinard. a bill to re-
quire the county board Of examiners of
each county to appoint the teachers in
the county summer schools to be nald
In their respective counties: Sanders. n
Dill to require police officers to report
blind tigers and gambling dens;
Woods. bill to protect certain fur
bearing animals in this State; Cogges-
hall. bill to exempt the county of
Darlington from the operation of the
cotton weighers' act: Efird bill tc
amend an act entitled an act to author
lie and require the superintendent Of
the state penitentiary TO hire out con
victs 10 the several counties to work on
the public highways. and not to hire
them out for farming purposes: an.
proved list day of February A. y. 1901
so as to except convicts under sentence
for rape, murder. arson and manslaugh.
ter from the provisions of said act;
Dorroh, bill to punish stenographers
for refusing to furnish copy; Spears. n
joint resolution TO amend article 3 of
the constitution Of South Carolina re.
lating to the legislative department by
repeating section 2S, which requires the
enactment OF the homestead laws:
Bryan. bill to make injury to the
highways of the State misdemeancr.
cognizable in tho court of magistrate in
the court Of general session: !. Il
Smith. bill to apportion the privilege
tax between Clemson college and public
schools.
Eighth Day-The house met at /,
o'clock and spent nearly two hours
discussing the redistrlctiong bills. The
debate started off in matter of fact
way, but was still under discussion and
In very spirited manner when the
house adjourned. The discussion on the
motion to refer all re-districting bills
to the committee on privileges and
elections was very spirited and border
ed on personalities. A numbCC of i'm
portant bills were introduced.
Ninth Day-The McGowan bill to re-
arrange the congressional districts OF
the State passed second reading in the
House and is reasonably sure Of en-.
ectment as the Senate favored it las;
year. There were several amendments
proposed. Mr.. Weston announced his
support or the McGowan bill and the
Withdrawal OF his own bill. The Free
man bill was rejected
The following is the rcdistrictlng
plan passed by the House with the
population Of each district:
l. Charleston. Berkeley. Colleton and
Dorchester-16S. .2G6.
2. Edgefield, Saluda, Aiken. Barnwell
Bambecg, Hampton and Beaufort
195, 500