Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
Senator Manning: That the act take

y Senator Manning: That the act take
affect June /. 1901.
I,il Senator Holiday: To insert in lieu
I af section 10: THAT any vendor whose
Goods fall short OF three per cent. IL
any ingredient guaranteed to be there
in. shall forfeit one-half the sale
price.
II There was discussion oyer the Toole
special township road tax bill, which
tame up for third rearing but 1t
came mp for third reading, but it
provide for the completion Of the State
house was deferred until the report OF
the State house commission should
|fhave been printed and submitted to
the senate. 1t was made Il special order
| for Tuseday.
. Senator Williams bills to provide for
jail In Williamsburg county and to
determine the county line between VIII
liamsburg and Georgetown were sent
to the house.
Although the senate on Wednesday
concurred with The house in substitu-
ting concurrent for Exclusive" in
the bill giving the United States gov
ernment rights to certain lands in
South Carolina yesterday this body
reversed itself Senator Herndon Just
al the time of the adjournment OF the
I!norns,g session, moved to reconsider
| The vote taken on Wednesday. This
! was done and Senator j. w. Ragsdale
moved non-concurrence. which motion
was carried. The senate is in one po-
sition and the house IN another as to
the bill and a committee of conference
will probably be appointed.
THE S. G.. & GA. RAILROAD LEASE.
There was an interesting and i'm
sportant discussion last night over the
.Eill introduced by Senator May6eld to
require the attorney general to enter
| suit to test the constttutionality Of the
lease OF the South Carolina and Geor-
| gia railroad by the Southern railway.
| The bill was intended So the antho:
| explained, to bring an end 70 constant
suits to test the constitutionallty OF
leases OF railroads by others Under
The present law whoever successfully
hineS suit on the constitutional
e. m is given half Of the penalty
IL: !, may be imposed. The bill in
ends that the whole matter shall be
icfn:rely settled hy the courts and
% prevent constant litigation. Much
interesting discussion occurred. Sena-
az Ragstlale of Fairfield said that he
Ia net understand exactly what was
Intended ny the bill. and he thought 1t
,eSt that il should not be acted on at
me-. lie Seens To believe that there
.ignt he mo:e behind the bill than ap-
1aa:cd on It's faae. The bill was recon-
lenGsd hy tie attorney general. so 1t
IS staiei hy MIR. Mayfield and during
he ,.efate SeDa tor Ragsdale OF Fairfield
.;i ne did noi care what the attor-
iey general said The question was
iiaySs,d and AIR Dean replied giving
:iie fact tia, the attorney general
iimr,y appeared before The committee
I'D stated his v:"ws.
The srnate. besan its day by passing
ayer ibrte third read;ag bills, and in
;;i:a:ag in i debate nve. tie next,
n..ich was offered by Senator Manning
,nA asked an appropriation of $1,000
f1:.: tie Confederate Eom" t3liese OF
| Challes.0D. StHatcr Gaines movad 20
'tri!e ont the enea:ing words.
s5aato: Meaning defeated his bill
ty g;ying a Sketch of the school It's
history. and nofle purposes. He
showed that this institution organized
for az education Of the Daughters OF
Confederate soldiers. and later extend
Cd to include their descendants. was so
badly in need OF frnds that it was
| forced tc call rn tho Senate for help.
Senator Manning said that 1t is i'm
possible for the school to be conducted
more economically without d.privne
It OF scmn CT the students tn whom II
extended its benefits. In the shape OF
On education which they could not 9TH
erwise acquire This is the only other
school than Winthrop, said he, where
a. girl may obtain her education prac-
tically free. Winthrop is limited in ca
paeity cnd this scheo! t.Ees the o~sr
! ecv.