The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-01-20
THE OPENING DAY.
The Work Of Legislation Has Been
Started in Good Form.
TEE SENATE AND TIE HOUSE.

Given Start on Tuesday or
Last Week. What Was
Done by Them.
The general assembly of South Caro-
lina was called TO order at high noon
Tuesday, Jan. u, in accordance with
the terms of the constitution. AS
this is the middle of term, the work
of organization required little time
and before adjournment the wheels OF
legislation had been set in motion TO
the extent that in each branch OF the
law-making body new measures had
been introduced.
The State OF Wednesday gives the
following account of the opening ses-
sion Of the two houses:
Early in the day it developed that
an effort would be made to pull OF the
elections at the earliest possible date,
and in each house resolutions looking
to that end were presented. In the
senate side the tenor of the resolutions
was to have the joint committees on
privileges and elections report what
vacancies are to be filed. In the
house the resolution called for the ap-
sentiment Of a specific date-Friday
of this week-but as the resolution
was obviously defective in that it
failed to fix time for the election OF
certain college trustees, the resolution
was referred to the house committee
on privileges and elections.
There were tEo-score candidates IN
the lobbies and around the outer rail,
and the life of the average legislator
will be devoted to listening to hard
luck stories" for the time interven-
ing between this and the day Of cleo
tiOn. The most importunate are the
candidates for places on the board OF
directors of the State penitentiary and
on the directorate of the State dispen-
sary. Each of these places pays 81 a
day for the time actually spent in the
service of the State, and in the case OF
the dispensary board the per diem is
limited to 100 days. But while the
candidates for the several places at
the dispensary and the penitentiary
are vigorously pressing their several
cAlnpaignletS, the applicants for the
position of State librarian are no less
insistent. BY placing this matter in
the hands of the legislature and max
ing it an elective office, the way is
thrown open for the fairer sex to ex-
hibit what of politics they know, and
the campaign for this position is an
evidence of the fact that tine men do
not know it all.
There has been only one death IN
either branch of the assembly, and
only one resignation. Few were de-
tanned by sickness or OH account OF
business and the attendance yesterday
was very full. The feature of the
day in the house was Speaker Smiths
remarks upon declaring the house
ready for business. His was not an
address in the usual acceptation of the
term, but. remarks made extempora-
neOusly, impressing upon the mem
,bers the fact that they were elected
to perform high and honorable duty
and urging them to keep that purpose
ever before them. His remarks were
brief and made a deep impression.
In the senate the matter which was
most impressive was the fact that the
splendid porHait of the gallant Gordon
of Georgia .ds shrouded in crepe and
from its e. sated position the likeness
of the c'.ivalrous southerner looked
down in benediction upon the delibera-
tive body of State he loved as dearly
as his own. Gordon, Hampton, ker-
shaw, all these are represented in that
galaxy of portraiture, and all are gone.
Butler, the intrepid, alone remains OF
the quartet of Confederate chieftains
whose portraits adorn the senate
chamber OF South Carolina.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate passed an uneventful
session On it's opening day. The roll
call showed that "a members were
present, as follows: Lieut.. Gov. Sloan,
Senators Aldrich, Blake, Brown, Dav-
is, Dean, Douglass, Forrest, Gaines,
Goodwin, Hardwln, Hay, Herndon,
Holiday, Hough, HydricA, johnson,
Manning, Marshall, Maytield, Mcleod,
Mower, Peurifoy, Ragsdale, G. W.,
Rsgsdaie, J. w, Raysor, Sharpe,
Sheppard, Stackhouse, Stanland, Tai
bird, Won KolnitA, Walker, Warren,
Williams.
Messrs. Brice, Butler, Carpenter,
Dennis, Hood, Mccall and McIver did
not respond to their names. Senator
J. A. McDermott of Horny having re-
signed to accept the Office of county
treasurer, his successor, Mr.. G. j. >Hol-
liday was sworn in and on motion was
appointed to places held on various
committees by his predecessor. After
an opening PRAYER by Rev. W. /. Her
bert, of Lieut.. Gov. Sloan addressed
the senate.
1t was moved that committee OF
three be appointed to inform the gov
ernor that the senate was ready for
business. On this committee were
MeSsrs. Sharpe, Stackhouse and Will
liams. On motion of Mr.. Dean the
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