The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-17
the S0LONS IN SESSION
TUE WORK OF THO Law MAKEnI OF
THE STATE as>EMBLED IN co.
LUMBIA
~ Condensed Report OF the Prooeedings
Taken F'om tn" Dnily Pnpers from Day
to Day as tho Work prOceeais
IN THE III )USE.


4 ent body, there was no delay IN per.
| footing the organization.
The House indicates that it wants
to hold the election Of Judges on
Friday Of this week The other oleo
tions to be held later.
The new members of the House
were all on hand and we're sworn
into office.
Two new bills were introduced.
One to fix the Confederate pensions
8 at $l5O, 600, and the other seeks to
ID permanently extend the time for tho
n payment Of taxes until March l..
88 When the House met there we're
I@twenty two absentees.
lsa The House WAS called to order b,
CLERK Thomas @. Hamer, who an
apounced that quorum was present.
Speaker Stevenson then took charge
sSof the body aud called upon the Rev.
ssMr. Abney to open the session with
prayer.
sS Speaker Stevenson, in addressing
1.-the House, said in part:
3 Since adjournment it has been fin
sally settled that the county govern -
S$ments Of most counties are only
%8defective governments; that tho laws
Establishing lem are in vi,lati,u
#of the constitution and that one Of
sSthe first acts established should be a
general county government act.
} He said that new jury bill was
necessary and that the laws regard.
zsing trusts, railroad legation and child
8labor in the mills needed immediate
y attention.
.sS Rev. r. L. Pratt was elected Chap
lein of the House. The friends of
ssRev. M. M. Kinard, of Columbia,
Who is native at Newbsrry, placed
8ghim in nomination, and he cam,
within four votes of being elected
gsGbaplain.
At this jnncture Gen. Robt. r.
Hemph i'll, Clerk of Senate, appeared
SRnd announced that the Senate had
sy0fganized and was ready for business.
A committee was appointed to
notify Governor McSweeney that the
House was ready for work and any
aommunications from him.
Private Secretary Aull soon ap.
Sgneared and stated that he had tho
sknnual Message from Governor Nc
Sweeney, and the communication
was clearly read by Reading Clerk
SWithers. The reading of the doc
sSsnment was given close attention.
# The house sent its cleik to the
Senate to advise that body that it
'sisWas ready for work.
SSs Speaker Stevenson announced the
afollowing appo intn-ents for the ses-
lIszsion.
M Assistant clerk of the Honse, j.
a&Wile on Gibbes.
M Pages: CALHOUN DeBruhi, Ward
law Addicks, G. ). Colcock, Jf, and
2P. w. Evans. .
# Doorkeepers: Peter Sanders, S.
l.. Roper aud j. O. Jennings.
& The following appointments on
W comm ittees we're announced by
Speaker Stevenson:
8 Mr.. Laurie T. Izlar on improve
llsments and ways and means.
Mr.. Hugh on judiciary and en-
sSrolled Acts
Mr.. johnson on State House and
grounds and public schools.
ss Mr.. lowell on Education and pub
slic printing.
Isl Mr.. Beamguard introduced a reso.
asking that special COM
Ismittee be appointed to N Ike report
upon all vacancies that were to be
allied 40 that the dates for the cleo
lions might be fixed.
Ig This resolution was adopted and
Messrs Beamguard, Patterson and
81 Dominick were appointed to ,eport
upon the nj latter.
M Mr.. Prince, Of Anderson. offered q
resolution that the election of j nd ges
be held on Friday of this week. He
said that he was anxions to have
these elections out of the way and
that everyone knew what terrible
nuisance it was to be button 'holed