The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
THE STATE SENATE.
All tho Former Officers Of the Body B
Reelected Without Opposition.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
Tho Govclmor's Message Read. a
Tribute to the Late Chic f JUS
lice. Proceedings Of tho
First Week.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
Tho GovcEnor's Message Read. A

Promptly at noon on Tuesday, Jan
uarY l3, Lieutenant-GOvcrn 'Tillmar
called the State Senate to order
Every Senator was present eXccp,
Hon. Edward. McIver, or Chesterfield
With this exception ali the new mem
bers we're sworn i'll and assigned tc
their respective seats The roll Of
counties was called. After prayer by
the chaplain, the election OF officers
was Immediately entered into and re-
suited us follows: T.
President Pro Tem-Senator John
@. Sheppard.
Clerk Robert II, Hemphill.
Reading Clerll-Mr. w Fl. Stewart.
Sergeant-at-ArmS- Mr.J. +. Schum-
pert.
All Of these were unanimously elcc-
ted without opposition
There were four nominations for
chaplain! Revs. DR.. y. a. Darby,
Walter l. Herbert, NJ. NJ. 1Iinard and
~. T Harrison, Of Hampton. A vote
was taken and resulted as follows:
Rev. DR.. Darby 27; Rev. Herbert 4;
Rev. M. NJ. Kinard Z; Rev. A j. TIar-
rison |. DR.. Darby was elected.
Senator Sheppard arose and return
ed his sincere thanks for the renewed
mark OF confidence and esteem and for
the honor conferred upon him by his
selection as president pro tenn
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Tile following appointments made
by Lieut.. Gov.-elect Sloan were then
announced:
Assistant Clerk--R. NJ. McCown.
Journal Tilllnan Bunch.
Bill Clerk Henry d. Butler.
Doorkccpers-L. r. Boulware, Jas
per e. Watson, j. E. Gooding.
Keepers Of Committee Rooms Jas.
z. McGorty and j. a. White.
Keeper Of Presidents Roum-E. b.
Jenkins.
pages-G. rDuncan Bellingcr, Jr., !,
and Henry Jefferson Fctner.
Purter-Robt. Adams.
Scrvants-Jack Presley and Albert
Nance.
Mail Carrier-N. 0. Pyles.
TIE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
After the new members and officers
had been sworn i'm Lieut.. Coy. Till.
man called the president pro tcm. to
the chair aud left the senate cham
ber 4,
Before leaving he anIfbunced to the
Senate the. sad information 9ls the
DEATH u Cl1ief-JrstiCe MeIvGr,, and
paid a glowing tribute to the depart
ed chief Of the States judiciary.
lie congratulated the State Of South
Carolina on the great progress that
the made in recent years and spoke of
the benefits we were now reaping
from the recent Charleston exposition.
flc referred to Capt. t. w. Wagener
OF Charleston, as "the one who had
done more than any one else to adj
vance the commercial interests Of the
State. lie thought the $50, 600 appro-
priated to the exposition the wiSeSt
vestmcnt the State had made ia re-
cent years.
He congratulated the Senators that
none Of their number had been called
into the great unknown realm" since
the last session and accounted for the
absent faces as due to the hard fate
Of politics.
On motion of Senator Sharpe a com
mittcc OF three, consisting Of NIessrs.
Sharpe, Sheppard and Brown was ap.
pointed to notify the governor that
the Senate was in session and ready
for business.
TIE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
y special messenger conveyed to tho
Senate the governors annual message
which was read, many Senators follow.
ing the reading clerk from the printed
message which had previously been
distributed on their desks a number
OF special messages were also received
and referred to different committees.
Another special message was re-
ccivcd and read announcing the death
OF Chief Justice Henry McIvcr, copy
OF which was also read in the house.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The president then announced tho
appointment OF the following commit.
tees:
griculture-J. II. Douglass, chair
man; a. II. Williams, X. /. Manning
II. w. Stanland, James Stackhouse
Q. 7. Goodwin, j. NJ. Gaines, @. S. Nc
Call, p. l.. Hardin, G.. ii. CARPENTER
II. G.. Mcleod, T.. Il. Warren.
Education-G. w. Brown, chairman;
]. @. Marshall, II. NJ. RaySor, W. f.
Johnson, W. II. Sharpe, ID. e. IIy-
drick, L. B. Butler, j. NJ. Forrest, j.
w. Ragsdalc.
Claims and Grievances s-R. I. Man
ming, chairman; j. S. Bricc, w. II.
Sharpe, DE. IIydrick, j. r. Blake, ]
X. Hood, J. e. Penrifoy, @. S. Mccall
II. B. Butler.
Enrolled bills W. e. Johnsoil chair
man: e. j. Dennis, j. a. McDermott,
Il. +. Warren, j. X. Hood, r.. G. Nc
Lcod, J. e. Puerifoy, w. G. IIough.
Contingent Accounts II. Sharpe,
chairman; 0. =. Goodwin, G. N. Davis,
II. b. Butler, G. ii. Carpenter, G.. II.
Won KOlnitZ, Jr., j NJ. Forrest.
Finance-Geo S Mower, chairman:
y II Williams, J G Sheppard, j g
Marshall, II ! Manning, J \ McDcr-
mott, j S Bricc, w ii Sharpe. G S Nc,
Call, j NJ Gaines, II & Mcleod, J Il
Blake.
Dispcnsary-T W stanland, chair
man: Robert Aldrch, w ii Sharpe
a !! Dcan,. L l. lIcrndon, James
Stackhousc. u l. Hardin.
Penal and Charitable Institutions
j II Hay, chairman: w e lIough, E L
llerndOn, O p Goodwin, G r. Vor
kolnitz, .Ir, J X Hood, j E Puerifoy.
Commerce and Manufacturers G
Marshall, chairman; G. w Brown, S G
Mayicld, a ii Dean, j NJ Gaines, w
Il johnson, j X Hood, CS Mccall
w Ragsdale, Il Il Warren, G ii Car
pentcr.
County Offices and Onlccrs Ii
Grand G Walker, chairman; j a Nc
Dnrp,ott Junpc Storl,bnuSp ~ /