Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-24

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high positions which they have filled
with so much distinction and to illus
trate in their public life the noblest
vitues of Office and citizen. -
President Sloan and President Pre-
TEN. Sheppard responded appropriate
ly to the resolutions.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the desire Of
the Senate to place on record its high
appreciation of its efficient and cour-
teous clerk. Gen. Robert R. Hemphill,
for his valuable services in discharging
the important and arduous duties Of
his Office
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the officers and employees Of the Senate
for their faithful and efficient perform
ance of duty, and thanking the news
paper men for their fair and impartial
reports.
The reply of the State house2commis-
sion to the report of the joint commit
tee was read at the morning session. 1t
is a long document OF some 40,pages.
The Senate then went into executive
session and confirmed the appoint
ments made BY The Governor since its
last session. 1t then took a recess suutll
S o'clock. after working from 105in the
morning until 5:45, with an houl. and
a half for dinner.
The Senate returned to the chamber
at o'clock. Senator Aldrich read
reply TO tie commissions answer to
the joint committees report. Senator
ralbirt spoke in reply to this. Both
speeches will be printed in the journal
and in The reports and resolutions for
1904.
Several acts we're ratified. an! the
Senate then waited to ascertain ifathere
were more. st Ibis juncture twas
discovered that dill killed yesterday
morning in the Senate had beensrati-
fed by mistake. This was the bill 10
prohibit the granting of pardon on
condition that the person pardoned
should leave the State. The Governor
was asked to veto the measure andaan-
nounced that he would do So.
II was Is minutes past 10, when
Senator Sharpe, one Of the senior
members of the body. said: Mr.. Pres
ident, move that this Senate do now
adjourn sine die" and as the presi-
dents gavel sounded, tine Senate of
1904 was thing OF memory
The house of representatives ad-.
journod sine die at 1922 o'clock Sat
urday night. The days session was
long and tiresomc. there being no mo
ton in the house, al third reading
bills having been continued early lin
the days session. on motion of Mr..
Rainford
The engrossing department respond
co very well to the pressure of billsSto.
be copied FOR ratification and the hour
OF final adjournment WAS as early
could have been expected.
A feature of the closing day of the
session were the adoption of resolu.
tions upon the service of Hon. NIL
Smith as speaker of the house; the
receipt Of the reply Of the henderson,
the State house commission to the re-
cent report of the Investigating COM.
mittee; and the statements Of Messrs"
Patterson and Rawlinson relative Ito
that reply.
There was some surprise created
when it was learned that the bills
which had been passed to third read.
ing Friday and Friday night would
die on the calendar as third reading
bills, after all the time which had been
spent upon them. Speaker Smith made
q very clear and convincing ruling
upon the matter. He declared that no
Till could receive third reading on the
last day of the session unless rule 50
should have been suspended-ande the
house had refused to suspend the rule
and had clinched that action. How
ever, by unanimous consent the house
could set aside any parliamentary OBJ
sjacie and there was no constitutional
objection to giving bill third reading
Oh, the last day. the parliamentef5T:
safeguard being merely rule ofEthe
house OF representatives.
None of the third reading bills was
able to secure unanimous consent, and
the following died en- the calendar
after the plucky fight which had been
made for them on second reading Fri
day:
Resolutions of thanks to the speaker
and the clerks were unanimously
adopted. Little genual legislation was
entered upon at this last session. We
will give list in detail of bills passed
as soon as this can be secured.
The Closing Hours.
The members OF the house who
stuck it out" through the tedious
hours of waiting for the ratification of
acts were Mossrs. Holman, Walker,
DeBruhl. Patterson. Gourdin, Stuckey,
Clifton. Middleton, Rawlinson, Nor
gan. Dorroh. Maulin. Efird Towill.
Youmans, Kelley. Bomar, Aycock, Kib-
ler Rainsford. Bates. Lesesne, Fraser,
Seabrook. Coggeshall, Magill, Tatum,
Lide. Doyle. Doar.
The hours were spent in singing
sweet old airs of the plantation and
the freside, the singing led by Mr. Bo-
mar and Senator Won Kolnitz, each Of
whom has very sweet voice.
For many OF the members the hour
was one of sadness. for perhaps never
more would they take up the friend
ships OF the past two years, and some
who had seen nearly score Of years
of service in legislative work had an
nounced their voluntary retirement. 1t
was shortly after 10 o'clock that Mr..
Bradley and The engrossing depart
mcnt adjourned sine die. and when in
the senate the last bill had been rati-.
fed. signed by the presiding officer of
each house and the clerk Of each house,
the house reassembled for the last
time. Messrs. Aull, Rainsford and Kib-
Ter were sent with the respects Of the
house to inquire if the governor had
any further business to communicate.
Gov. Hayward returned his compli-
ments through the committee. and
through his private secretary ian-.
rounced in his final message that he
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