The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-18
the Secretary OF State amend charters
granted by the Legislature.

] Mr.. Whaley's bill providing that
mortgages securing coupon bonds OF
corporations be exempted from the law
which declares that no mortgage shall
constitute lien upon any real estate
alton OF the same.
Mr.. Whaley's bill relating to lower
freight tariffs.
Senator Hydrick's bill to establish
libraries in the free schools.
Mr.. D. o. Herbert's bill to provide
| for capitation tax on all dogs.
! The House had stirring session
after the now famous State House
report was read. The lie was passed,
and other supplementary language
f; freely INDUCED in. The matter was,
however, finally settled by apologies
all around. The House then proceed
ed to regular business.
The Senate bill to provide for the
J establishment Of a bureau Of conf
| merce and immigration passed second
reading in the House, by vote OF
4S to 56. Discussion on the bill had
| comm ouced Wednesday night. A:
that time Mr.. VIM. L. Mauld;n had
made forcible speech for the bill,
and Mr.. Morgan had spoken eloquent
| ly of the necessity for something to
be done for the upbuilding Of the
State. Mr.. Dorroh haC opposed the
bill Wednesday night on the ground
that the class of immigrants might
be Objectionable. Mr.. Efird moved
to continue the bill. This was voted
down. the result being 4S in favor
| Of continuing and 56 opposed. Those
who voted in favor Of. the bill are
Speaker Smith and Representatives
| Aycock, Barron, Bates, Beamguard.
Bomar. Brooks, Bunch. Callison, Ca
| rey, Clifton, Coggeshall. Colcock, Da-
Wis. Doar. Doyle, Ford. Fraser. Cas-
ton, Cause, Gourdin, Halle. Harrelson.
Haskell, d. o. Herbert. James. Jarne-
| gan. Kelly Kibler Leverett. Lotion.
Logan. Mccain. McColl. Magill. Maui
dni. Morgan. Moses. Patterson. Pol
lock, Pyatt. Rainsford. Rawlinson.
Richards. Russell. Seabrook. Jere-
miah Smith. Stackhouse. Strong.
Thomas. Toole. Towill, Wade. webb.
Whalcy. Williams and Wise.
Those who opposed the bill and
Aull. Bailey. Banks, Black. Carwile,
Cutler. DeBruhl, Deschamps. DeVore.
Donald. Dorroh. Dowing. Edwards.
Efrd. Fox, Hendrix, Hill Hinton.
Holman. Humphrey. Irby. King. Kir-
by. Lancaster. Laney. Lesesne. Lide.
Little. Lyles, Mace, Mahaffey. Middle
ton. Minis. Moss. Nichols. Parnell.
Peurifoy, Potts. Quick. Rankin Ready,
Richardson. W. c. Smith. Stuckey.
Walker. Wingard. Wingo and YOU
| mans.
The bill then passed second reading
and was sent to third. to receive final
consideration today.
OTHER MATTERS.
There was only one third reading
bill. Senator Warren's bill relating
to the summer term Of court in Hamp-
ton county. This passed third read
ing and was sent to the Senate with
an amendment by Mr.. Youmans.
The claim of the State company
for s5,20e.34 was presented to the
Horse without recommendation by
the committee on claims. Mr.. Wingo.
the chairman of the committee, said
he had no complete information az
to the claim, and no reason why 1t
had not been presented before. The
claim was allowed to 60 on the cal
endar for consideration. The correct
ness Of the claim was not questioned.
The Black claim against the State
for services rendered in securing set
tlement from the Federal government
=. L.
concurrent resolution to have COM
mission investigate the claim.
The judiciary committee. for Mr..
Bomar. introduced a bill ceding cer-
tain lands in Spartanburg to the Fed
eral government.
The Library Bill Passes.
Mr.. Aulrs bill to provide for libra
rieS in the public schools was passed
by the House after Mr. Aull had sub.
stituted Senator Hydrick's for his
own. All Of the States in the Union
but eight have established such IL
brairies. said Mr.. Aull. This is prac-
tically copy Of North Carolina's
law. where there were 4S7 libraries
established out of a possible 500.
He per CeutdSc vi lhilc)oSy III luC
States where there are no libraries
is the greatest The bill provides Cor
self.help. A school is to receive moth.
ing unless il is willing to contribute.
In view Of the large" appropriations
to colleges. it Is but fair to give some.
thing Of this kind to the rural schools.
WHAT THE BILL MEANS.
The bill provides that:
Se2. I. Whenever the patrons and
friends Of free public school shall
raise by private subscription and
shall tender SO 70 the county super
intendent OF education. for the estab-
lishment of library to be connected
with said school, the county board OF
education shall appropriate $1,000
from the money belonging to that
school district. the State board of
educatiCQ shall then add $1,000 to
the fund in the hands Of the county
superintendent of education for the
library in the district.
The local board Of trustees is to
purchase the books with the $4,000
thus raised. Purchases are to he
made from the list adopted by the
State board OF education. which shall