The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-05
Legislative DOinss.

G. A. Woods, of Marion, was elected
Associate Justice Of the Stste-Supreme
court. W ednesday of last week. The fpal
ballot stood Woods 81; Robert Aldrich 67.'
VIM. Elliott, Jr, of Columbia, was
elected code commissioner, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of W..
H. Townsend, of Barnwell, who is now
assistant attorney general.
The Marshall child labor bill has passed
the Senate by vote of % to 13.
A bill has been introduced providing
for two more judicial circuits. The bill
changing the circuits makes the first
circuit consist of the counties of Orange
burg, Bamberg, Colleton, and Dorchester.
An unfavorable report has been made
on the bill to appropriate $4,000 for
State exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition.
No doubt the bill will be killed.
In the election for Associate Justice of
the State Supreme Court Senator May
field voted for Robert Aldrich, of Barn
well. Representatives Black and Bowling
voted for W. B. Gruber, Of Colleton, on
Tuesday, and after his name was with
drawn on Wednesday DR.. Black voted
for Aldrich. Mr.. Bowling is not recorded
in the papers as voting on Wednesday.
Senator Mayfeld voted for the Marshall
child labor bill in the Senate.
A compulsory education bill, offered
bv Senator Raysor, of Orangeburg, has
passed the Senate. His bill providing
for biennial sessions of the general assem-
bly has also been passed by the Senate.
A bill against toy pistols has passed
the Senate.
The house has passed Communication
tax law, which provides that the county
commissioners may fix an age for road
duty, to fix the number of days, to be
not less than three nor more than eight,
and to also fix the road tax, which shall
not be less than one nor more than three
dollars.
DR.. Blacks bill providing for an addi-
tional magistrate in Bamberg county has
passed the house.
The bill to take the dispensary profits
away from the counties and give them to
the schools has been killed by the house.
A bill providing for tine repeal of the
lien law was killed.
A bill to increase the scholarships in
Winthrop college from $44 to 800 has
passed the house. The bill provides that
but one member of any family shall COM
pete, and applicants must be financially
unable to attend the college.
The house has postponed a bill giving
magistrates jurisdiction in cases of lar
ceny from the field. These cases must
now be tried in the circuit courts, and
both members of Bamberg's delegation
were opposed to change. The matter
will no doubt come up again before the
session is over.
A bill has passed the senate adding five
per cent. to taxes if not paid by Decem-
ber 31st, and after March 3lst, executions
shall be issued This is much simpler
than the present law.
The bill authorizing an election on the
question of issuing bonds in the sum Of
$4,000 for the purpose of erecting new
graded school building at Bamberg has
passed the house. 1t was introduced by
Representative Bowling. In order to
make the issue of bonds legal, another
election will have to be held.
A bill authorizing the sale of the State
farms, so that the convicts could be put on
the public highways, has been reported
unfavorably.
Senator Mayfeld has introduced bill
amending an act relating to road work
ing in Bamberg county.