The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-02-14
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COLUMBIA LETTER.
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COLUMBIA LETTER.
Columbia, Feb. l3-There is only
one more week of Legislative work be-
fore the present general assembly. The
appropriation bill is now under discus
sion in the house and has not yet
reached the Senate. It will take sew
ersl days to dispose of it.
The proposed amendment to the con-
stitution for biennial sessions wss killed
In the Senate yesterday though 8 ma
iority of the Senators voted for it, but it
requires two-thirds vote. I think it
is just as well that the bill was
killed. At one time Twas disposed
to think biennial sessions would be
better for the State and would save
money but the more have thought of
it the more have been convinced that
there was very little in the PROPOSE
tion.
The Newberry delegation held a
meeting yesterday afternoon to discuss
local matters and make recommends
tions. The present board of control for
the county was recommended for reap
pointment as follows: Jacob Sem, J.
r. Scurry and j. W. P. Harm"m. The
following were recommended for ap-
pointment as supervisors of registra-
tion: T. E. Epting, T. J. Wilson and
J. w. D. Johnson. This is the same
board with the exception of Mr. John
son who takes the place of MIR. W. 6.
Peterson.
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The levy for ordinary county pur-
poses was fixed at d mills, the same
that it is now. There seems to be
about Sc, 600 and an additional levy Of
a debt of one fourth mill was made to
provide for this, so that the total levy
for an srdinary county will q mills.
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In regard to Mr. Dominick's bill 10
amend the charter of the Newberry
Graded School 1t is proper to say that
there were two reasons for coDstitu-
tuting the board of trustees as it is
under the old charter. One was to give
q member to each OF the six churches
and have one at large, in addition to
the election of one from each of the
four wards of the town, making the
eleven trustees. The purpose in max
ing the board self perpetuating was to
guard against letting the management
of the school pass out of the hands of
the white people and those VINO paid
the taxes This latter reason no
longer exists since the adoption of the
constitution of 1895 and did not in
practical reality when the school was
founded. I think, however, Mr.. Dom
inick's bill should be amended so as to
provide for seven trustees, one from
each ward, if so desired, and two from
the town st large. 1t has passed the
house and is BOW in the senate 1t is
practically in the hands of Senator
Mower. When in Newherry the other
day heard good many patrons of the
school express themselves in favor of
the bill.
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There has been one d.a'h am"ng the
members of the Legislature this ses-
sion. Yesterday morning Hon. B.: H
Theus, member from Ii smpton
County, died at his rooms at the Culd
well Hotel after a brief illness with
pneumonia. The house and senate ad-
journed yesterday AFTERNOON out OF
respect to his memory, and
special committee from the house
vas appointed as an escort to convey
the remains TO his home in Hampton.
Mr.. Theus had been a member for two
terms and. while he did not talk much
he was good member and had the
confidence and respect of al his as
sociates.
The Legislature up to this time has
ratified twenty-one Acts aud Joint Res
oiutions. They have all been approved
by the governor. They were approved
only yesterday, except The Jury Law
and the Code. These titles are copied
from the bills themselves.
ACTS.
To declare the Code as submitted by
the Code Commissioner of South Caro-
lima to be the only General Statutory
Law Of the State.
Relating tc the selection, drawing
and summoning of jurors in the circuit
courts Of this State.
To amend an Act entitled "Au Act to
authorize and empower cities, towns,
and other municipal corpo- |
ratiOrs to issue negotiable coupon |
bonds for the refundipg or payment, in |
whole or in lart, of bonded indebted |
ness, and any unpaid past due interest |
thereon, existing at the time of adop- |
tion of the present Constitution, ap-
proved March 8, 1896.
To authorize the commission ap-
pointed for the lighting of the State
public buildings to pay out of the
thirty thousand dollars appropriated by
IAN Act to provide for The lighting of
the State House and other pubic build
ings" thetcontrac' made by them with
,he Columbia Water Power Company