The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-22
CHAPLAIN ELECTED.
THE VETO Used.


district in Anderson county was vetoed
by the governor, as twas special lcgiS-
lation, and the house was So notified.
The Anderson delegation agreed to
the luStneSS. OF The attorneykgenera
.and the house cOncured.
The governors message rcfurniu,
the free past act was read
Mr.. Spears moved that the hill hr
passed, Notwithstanding the COVER
nOr'S veto.
Mr.. Ashley wanted to postpone ac-
ulon ON the veto of the free pass act. but
the speaker ruled that il was matter
which should he acted pom at once
as courtesy to the governor. The
vote was then taken and the bill was
buried by vote of 6i to 3S. the latter
being III favor of passing the act over
the governors veto. whereas it rculIir-
'ed SO votes to pass it.
APPOINTMENTS.
The speaker announced the following
appointments: Assistant clerk. j. viii
'son GIbbeS: Speakers porter. Parnell
Meehan: laborcrs, Peter Harrison.
Callie Robins, viii Burton: door
keepers. Peter Saunders. :. l.. Popc.
j. c. jennings: pages, Caihoy2 De-
Bruhi, Clark Wardlaw Adic&cs. c.. J.
Colcook ,Ir. and RoberLe3ans.
The new mcmherSof the house were
assigned as follNyS: Izlar on ways
,and means -IdTAternal improvements:
HoGEl- ~ judiciary and enrolled acts:
johnson, State house and grounds and
public schools: Towil. education and
printing
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced: by Mr.. Rucker, to increase
the annual appropriation for pensions
TO $4,000 by Mr.. j. Il. Smith, TO eX-
tend the time for the paymentor taxes
every year
The first bill or resolution of the scs-
sion was Mr.. Bacot'S concurrent reSo-
luton suggesting the pOStponement of
the exercises incident tu the prcscnta-
tiOn Of the brass tablet from the last
resting place Of Gov. James Glen. The
resolution also extended an invitation
TO Col. JnO. b. Cleveland. the donor.
to be present at the exercises. The
resolution was adopted by both
ShOuSe
WHAT WAS DONE WEDNESDAY.
In the house on Wednesday Mr..
Moses Of Sumter offered a resolution
that committee OF one from each
county be appointed to consider the
several bills on rediStricting the State
and to report by bill next Tuesday.
This was opposed by Mr. Croft of
Aiken. Mr. Tatum OF Orangcburg.
Mr.. Kainsford Of EdgeHcld and others.
The resolution was voted down. 1t
was finally decided to dispose of this
matter on the 22nd Of This month.
The first bill to occasion debate was
that of Mr.. Dodd Of Spartanburg to
prohibit the sale and manufacture of
cigarette papers. Mr. Spears moved
TO indefinitely postpone the bill. This
wag voted down. The representatives
from the Pee Dee section pitched in
to the bill. Among those who OPP
posed it were DR.. Woods of Clarendon.
Mr.. Wells Of Florence, Mr. Sinklcr Of
Charleston and Col. Robinson Of an !
dcrSOn. 1t was urged that this would T
cripple the great tobacco industry of /
the State without accomplishing any |!
good. The bill was killed.
Mr. DOrrOh offered resolution for
the appointment of a committee OF .
three TO draw up bill providing for /
the establishment OF police courts and !
OF the oflice Of recorder i'm cities Of !
over 10000 inhabitants. This was
agreed TO and McSSrS DorrOh, Weston
and Sanders were appointed. Tie :
cities OF Grcenville. Columbia and
Spartanburg are interested !
a INT
were the following. by Mr.. c. p. |
Sanders: TO authorize and direct the
secretary OF state TO deliver TO the
Spartan chapter OF United Daughters
OF the Confederary, or their authorized