The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-01-22
The LEGISLATURE.

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The present session of the General
Assembly has indicated purpose
so far to waste no time in the useless
discussion of unimportant measures
and has settled down to business
| with a determination of doing as
much in q given time as possible
The work is we'll in hand and has
been carefully mapped out.
The bill to protect the fish of the
streams from wholesale depredations
passed it's second reading in the
! House after being loaded down with
"riders" which practically killed the
! bill.
The Sanders dispensary bill, which
provided for dispensary, local opion
or prohibition by counties in accor-
dance with the wishes of the people,
received black eye in the House by
having the enactirg words stricken
out.
The following propositions to
amend the constitution have been
submitted to the house:
Mr.. Dorroh introduced a joint res
olution proposing an amendment to
the constitution making the term OF
Office of State officers four years. Also
an amendment to allow school funds
to be paid by white people to go to
the support of white schools and that
paid by negroes to 60 to the negro
schools.
Mr.. Campbell introduced joint
resolution proposing constitutional
amendment permitting a special leg
lislation in the matter of building
highways and bridges.
| Mr.. Seigler of Saluda wants to
amend the constitution wherein it re-
lates to the election of senators and
members of the house of representa-
| tives and to abolish the classification
| of senators. He also introduced q
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution by provid.
ing for biennual sessions.
| A bill has been introduced 10 the
House providing for the settlement
of claims against counties prior to the
creation of new counties. Itprovides
that the new counties shall be re,
/ sponsible for its proportionate share
of the indebtedness of the old county
Mr.. Lomax's bill to provide free
text books to poor children, was des
cussed and passed to the Senate.
| There are several bills before the
House in reference to child labor in
the mills and it is possible that one
Of them will become law.
! The bill to prohibit ears being lef'
within so yards of any pablic cross
ing and fixing the penalty will reach
the Senate. This is good law and
should pass and be vigorously en-
forced.
Mr.. Fuckers bill as to the costs in
cases where the venue has been
changed had no opposition The bill
J provides:
| Section /. That whenever a crimi'
nal case is transferred from one
county to another for trial, all costs
of such trial shall be paid by the
county in which the bill of Indictment
was found; such costs to be certified
to such county by the clerk of the
court in which such trial is had.
Section 2. This act to take effect
on it's approval, and apply to all cases
pending.
This disposed Of all possible work
on the calendar as the other bills has
not been on the desks for "a hours.
Mr.. Rucker had his bill to provide
for 100000 pension fund made the
special order for next Friday.
After lengthy discussion Mr..
Johnson's joint resolutions endors-
ing the conduct of Rear Admiral
Schley and the opinion of Admiral
Dewey, was referred to the military