The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-02-24


sion to authorize the State Treasurer
to write off his books the old bonds of
law.
A concurrent resolution was passed
to appoint a commission to sit during
the recess to consider plans of getting
the State on cash basis. A commits
sion was appointed and given instruc-
tions to report to the Governor by
January l, 1904. The commission is
composed of Senators Mower and Man
ming and Representatives Moses, Jno.
p. Thomas, Jr. and w. o. Tatum.
FLEXIBLE ROAD LAW KILLED.
Mr.. Morgan's Road Bill providing that
the amount of the communication tax and
the number of days for working the
roads in the several counties, should be
left to the county boards of commits
sioners was killed in free conference
committee.
The Shad Bill, prohibiting the ship
ping of shad outside the State, was
continued by the Senate. This is the
Bill on which there was continued
fight in the House, Messrs Pyatt and
Dour, of Georgetown, leading the op-
position, which was greatly in the mi
nority. and seeking to kill the bill by
fillibustering measures.
The Dog Bill, imposing upon all dogs
capitation tax Of fifty cents, was also
continued by the Senate until next ses-
sion.
Also the Bill to require 250 pounds of
baggage to be carried on trains free
DIsPENSARY INVESTIGATION.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the affairs and management of
the State Dispensary submitted re-
port on Friday in which it was stated
that they were unable to find anything
against the management, but that the
time was too short to do Justice to the
investigation or to the management.
INSURANCE Bull KILLED.
The Senate, after good deal of dis.
cussion, killed Mr. Kibler's Bill to ere
ate the department Of insurance, with
chief officer to be known as an insur-
ance commissioner, whose duty it
would be to exercise, on the part of
the State, a general supervision over
all insurance companies doing business
within the State.
TEN YEAR CONVICTS.
Mr.. Ford's Bill to provide for ten
year convicts to serve sentences on the
public works of the county was passed
by the Senate and will become law
The main provisions of the Bill are
'ln every case in which Imprisonment
is provided as punishment, in whole or
in part, for any crime, such imprison-
ment shall be either in the Penitentiary
with or without hard labor or in coun-
ty Jail, with or without hard labor, at
the discretion of the Circuit Judge pro-
nouncing the sentence: Provided, that
all able-bodicd male convcts, whose
sentences shall not be for a longer
period than ten years, except persons
convicted of attempt to rape, shall be
| sentenced to hard labor upon the public
works of the county in which convict
| shall have been convicted, and in the
| alternative to imprisonment in the
county Jail or State Pcntitentiary at
! hard labor
Senator Gaines Bill to regulate traf-
| fic in cotton seed and unpacked lint
cotton was killed in the House.
| PHOSPHATE INSPECTOR ABOLISHED.
| The Bill to abolish the office of phos-
phatc inspector passed both houses.
| The Bill as originally introduced de-
! volved the duties of the office upon the
State geologist, but was so changed
that the duties devolve upon the State
board of phosphate commissioners with
out compensation.
| NEWBERRY COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC
WORKS.
Mr.. Aull's Bill to make the mayor
and two alderman Of the city of New
berry members of the Board of Com
| missioncrS Of Public Works passed the
House but was continued by the Senate
| until next session.