The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-11
spoke for the bill in its original form.


Senator Walker remarked that the
United States courts were practically
South Carolina courts today to the ex-
tent that they are presided over BY
South Caroiinians and have South
Carolina juries. To this Senator Snep
parG agreed. hat. said he. suppose
Judge Brawley Or Judge Simonton
should die? Nc one knows who would
take their places. The courts have not
always been as they are now. 1t is
not many wears since the Radical
judge. Bond. ruled. The Senator en-
pressed in no uncertain language the
hope that no vacancy would SoCn oc-
cur in the district bench. and certain
ly none during the present administra-
ton
A vote on Senator Sheppard's mo-
ton to concur with the house amend
ment resulted in tie, but the chair
voted aye. and the motion was car
ried. Spartanburg. York. Florence and
GEORGETOWN are the counties most af-
fccted it is said. for the federal gov
crnment is negotiating to put up pub
lie buildings in those cities. The bill
is as follows:
Section !. That the consent OF the
State of South Carolina is hereby giT-
en-. in accordance with the seventeenth
clause. eighth section of the first ar
iicle of the constitution of the United
States, to the acquisition of the United
States by purchase, condemnation ."
otherwise, of any land in the State re-
quired for custom houses, court
nnctnHicnc orcnnolc Ofhor
public buildings, whatever, or for any
other purposes Of the government.
Sec. 2. That concurrent jurisdic-
tion in and over any land so acquired
by the United States shall be, and the
same is hereby ceded to the United
States for all purposes except the SER
vice upon such sites Of all civil and
criminal processes of the courts of the
State, but the jurisdiction so ceded
shall continue no longer than the said
United States shall own such lands.
Sec. 3. The jurisdiction ceded shall
not vest until the United States shall
have acquired the title to the said
lands by purchase, condemnation, or
otherwise. and so long as the said
lands shall remain the property Of the
United States. when acquired as afore.
said, ard no longer. the same shall be
and continue exempt and exonerated
from all State, county and municipal
taxation, assessment or other charges
which may be levied or imposed under
the authority of this State"
The calendar was taken up T. the
hour before the memorial exercises in
the house. None of the special orders
were taken up. The floor and lobby
of the senate were well filled with the
lieutenants of the cotton mill and fer.
tilizer companies and the Bell Tele-
phone company.
Senator Manning's bill to increase
the salary of the Supreme court jus.
tees, the new road bill, Senator
Deans municipal Indebtedness bill,
were among those read for the third
time. The bill for the completion Of
the State house was held up on its
third reading and it is expected that
there will be fight over its passage.
The calendar was again taken up at
a night session and the second read
ing bills were disposed Of. Those read
and passed were Senator Williams
bill to provide for a Jail in Williams
burg county and his bill to locate the
boundary lines between Georgetown
and Williamsburg counties.
Favorable report was made on the
bill to have the attorney general
make test of the Southern's lease of
the S. c. & G.. R. r.. bill to provide
for the punishment of safe crackers,
and the bill to provide for two year
terms for railroad commissioners.
The proceedings of the senate were
watched by many affected persons
Thursday morning when Senator Har-
Gin's bill to put cotton seed meal under
Inspection, as fertilizers now are, was
brought up as special order. The bill
was freely discussed and several
amendments offered, some Of which
were adopted and the others deferred.
Debate was adjourned on the bill until
this morning on motion of Senator G.
". Ragsdale.
The act itself is lengthy. yet explicit.
II is an amendment to the fertilizer
bill. providing that the chemist at
Clemson college shall examine the cot
ton seed meal, 25 cents being paid On
SdCu lOE dS ldh W SuppOll lIlo Iu'SS-
tigation.
Every bag must have printed on it
the name and location of the manu-
facturer. the number of pounds in the
bag. and the minimum percentage of
the ingredients guaranteed to be pres
ent. Also, these bags must be labelled
according to grades. Of which there
are three. determined by the chemical
composition Of the meal. Samples for
analysis must be submitted to the
State chemist.
The specifications for grades, as
amended. are more than 6.5S per cent.
Of nitrogen equivalent to so per cent.
OF ammonia), high grade; less than
G.5S per cent. Of nitrogen equivalent
to per cent. of ammonia) and not less
than 6.1S per cent. of nitrogen (equiv..
alert to 10 per cent. ammonia) stand
ard grade; less than 6.1S per cent. Of
nitrogen equivalent to 71.2 per cent.
of ammonia) low grade: provided,
however, that this percentage shall not
apply to meal made from sea island
cotton. which the board Of trustees of