The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-24
GRAFTON of third reading bills The
following bills were passed:


Iue COuuGy IIedsuIeI auu couHIy sup
erintendent of the several counties
to borrow money for any fiscal yeal
to pay school claims of said ear.
The House bill proposed by Mr.
MCGOWAN, to authorize refundlng
bonds issued by school districts, was
given a third reading.
A special order was made Of Sena
tor Sheppard's bill relating to kid
mapping.
Senator Sheppard's bill relating tc
two election boards came up, and the
Senator explained that the present
law required one board for State Off
GERS and another for national. There
are appointed in each precinct two
sets of managers. The purpose is to
have one board. Where it costs now
$50, 900, it will cost under this bill
half that amount.
The bill was passed to third read
ing on motion of Senator Sheppard.
The bill to establish Congressional
districts in the State, being one in
troduced by Senator Marshall, was
made special order for Friday.
Senator Graydon's jury bill was
read in it's great length with various
amendments suggested by the COM
mittee.
Senator Aldrich moved that Sec-
ton should be amended so that the
Governor should be instructed to ap
point three distreet persons in each
county, who should receive certain
compensation, who should draw the
juries. Senator Aldrich proceeded
to make a forceful and interesting
address on the jury law generally,
taking instances in his own expe-
rience to show why his amendment
should be adopted. He argued very
eloquently for the purity of the jury
and jury law, and thought the selec-
tion of juries should be intrusted to
men who have no office or political
Senator Graydon, in general de-
fence of the jury system, declared
that ninety nine times out of a hun
dred the verdlcts of the juries Of
South Carolina were right. These
verdicts might not please the news
papers, and the amendment would
certainly put the appointees of the
Governor in the primary, and even
if it did not do that, it might provide
some jobs on the recommendation of
Senators.
Senator Aldrich replied and
charged very earnestly that the pres
ent jury law is not properly carried
out. He declared that some of the
best citizens were not on the jury
list, because the juries are generally
drawn by politicians.
Senator Mayfeld discussed the
bill and moved to postpone indefn-
itely the amendment offered by Sen
ator Aldrich. His motion was
adopted.
There was a good deal of discus
sion as to the amendment IN reference
to the number of names put in the
jury box. Senator May6eld and Sen
ator Mower made suggestions. AT
ter a great deal of discussion the
bill was finally passed, with some
minor amendments, one being by
Senator Mower, to put in the jury
box one name out Of every three of
the qualified electors in each county.
Many other amendments were voted
on, but there we're so many Of them
that the bill was ordered engrossed
and printed before it IS sent to the
ouse. 1t was provided that the
bill should become effective at once,
as soon as approved by the Governor.
Senator Douglass introduced a bill
making it unlawful for aRy indig-
ent Confederate to be committed to
the poor house and providing that
he should receive county aid.
IN THE SENATE.
January 2l.-On account of the
election of judges, the Senate only
remained in session about half hour
this morning. Several bills were
introduced, the most important oi
which being q bill introduced by