The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-21
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NEW BILLS

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NEW BILLS
BY Senator Graydon-To regulate
tho drawing of jururs for the circuit
courts.
BY Senator Herndon-To amend
the act allowing the establishment of
dispensarses in Pickens and Oconoe.
a memorial In regard to complet-
ing and caring for tho Confederate
rolls was referred to the committee
on military affairs.
BY Senator Raysor-To allow
school districts to issue bonds for the
purpose of building school houses.
Thero were several interesting
matters in tho Legislature today.
Prominent among these matters
which originated in tho house, was
the recommitting of the dispensary
bill, introduced by Mr.. G. p. Sanders,
proposing to allow counties the right
to remove dispensaries from their
borders. The fate of the bill was not
settled at the adjournment yesterday
afternoon, but after ii long discussion
this morning il was "recommitted,"
which practically means the end of
tho bill.
All elections will bo hold on Tues.
day. The senate in considering the
house resolution today amended it by
making the election for dispcnsary
commissioner, trustees of the State
colleges, directors of the penitentiury,
and so on at 3 80 Tuesday. 1t had
been previously decided to hold the
judicial elections on Tuesday morn
ing. There was a long discussion
over the election, and it was finally
agreed to have them all on Tuesday.
So the Legislature will hardly do any
thing else Tuesday except to ballot
on various elections.
The senate adjourned at 2 o'clock
to meet Monday at noon.
Senator Graydon, Of Abbevilc,
presented petition from laundry.
men in the State asking that law be
passed charging license for laundry
agents of other States to do business
in this State as matter Of protection.
The petition was referred to tho com
mittee on commerce.
A favorable report was made on
the new jury bill, which was made q
special order for Wednesday.
When the resolution from the
house providing for elections by tho
joint assembly camo up for consid.
GRAFTON, Senator Sheppard made the
point that in the case Of vacancy
in the Office Of state librarian the
governor had authority only to up
point successor until the legisla
ture should meet, aud not for the
full term. Whereupon tho senate
agreed to the point made by the
senator from Edgefeld, and an
amendment was made to the concur
rent resolution providing that a state
librarian be elected by the joint as
sembly on Tuesday next, together
with other officers to be chosen at the
Same time, and the resolution was
returned to the house with tho
amendment incorporated therein.
IN THE HOUSE.
January l8.-On the assembling of
the house Speaker Stevenson was not
present, having been called away on
important business, and the clerk,
Col. Tom G. Hamer, called the house
to order An election for speaker
pro. TEN. WAS entered upon. There
were two nominations. Mr.. Prince
Of Anderson and Mr.. Bacot of Char.
lesion. Tho former received 25 votes
and Mr.. Bao 1t %. Mr. Prime, grace
fully accepted the honor and pre-
sided during the days sessions.
When the house adjourned it was to
meet at II o'clock Monday.
There was an effort made yestor.
day to reconsider the vote in which
the house refused to concur in tho
action of the senate fixing Tuesday
afternoon az the time for electinp
trustees, directors, etc. BY an over
whelming vote tho house refused to
reconsider.
SPECIAL ORDERS
Mr. NEr63, onuornj k;ll,