The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-02-11

stands, ana II no cnduSe Is mdue,
members Of the house will only serve
one session, and members of the SEN
ate two.
At Wednesdays session Of the SEN
ate nearly an hour was spent in trans
acting routine business, hearing re-
ports of committees, etc. Before II
O'Clock Senator Mayfied suggested that
as the senate was to attend In the
house Of representatives, to be present
at the memorial exercises in respect
to the memory Of the late Representa-
tive McMaster, of Richmond, only un-
contested bills be taken up, and that
there should be night session. This
being agreed to the calendar was TAX
en- up and the following third read
ing bills" were passed: To increase
the salaries of the chief justice and
of the associate justices of the su'
preme court hereafter to be elected;
to amend an act entitled IAN act as to
the election of trustees for School Dis
trict No. 16, in the county Of Flor
ence;;" joint resolution to amend the
constitution as to municipal bonded
Indebtedness; a joint resolution to
amend the constitution so as to permit
the general assembly to enact local
and special laws as to roads and high
ways; to amend an act to create a
sanitary and drainage commission for
Charleston county; to include steam
ferries within the provisions Of the
Jim crow car law; to empower the spe.
cial school district Of Yorkville to levy
a tax of three mills in support OF it's
public schools; to allow magistrates
to accept a deposit of money in lieu
Of bail; to grant unto electric lighting
and power companies the same rights,
ETC., as telegraph and telephone COM
panies. ...t.-...- ...
A favorable report was made on the
bill to appropriate $4,000 to the
Charleston Confederate Home School
for scholarships.
The house devoted a considerable
portion of its session "wednesday to
the memorial exercises in honor Of the
late John McMaster, who was an efti'
cient member from Richland county.
Quite a number OF handsome tributes
were paid to the memory Of Mr.. NC
Master. A great deal of argument
was devoted to bin which undertakes
to discourage the use OF bicycles and
automobiles on public highways.
There was considerable feeling shown
in the discussion, and the bill as 1t
passed provides that any person riding
a bicycle or automobile upon a public
highway beyond corporate limits, and
meeting any person riding on horse
back or in vehicle drawn by horse
or horses, shall stop and dismount
from the bicycle or automobile within
not less than twenty-five yards and
remain so dismounted until the horse
or horse-drawn vehicle has passed.
The bill was intended to affect what
is said to be the pernicious and reck-
less riding of bicycles by negroes upon
the public highways, but as It has pass
the house it embraces automobiles.
Mr.. KILLERS bill, which sought to fix
direct annual appropriation for all
Of the state colleges except Clemson.
was defeated. The concurrent reso-
luton which was intended to go
with the biennial session resolution,
and which provides for four-year terms
for members of the general assembly,
was taken up, but lacked five votes
of receiving the constitutional two
thirds ballot necessary for 1t to De
ordered to a third reading. This does
not defeat it, but it remains pending
question. Members insist that the bi-
ernial session programme can be car
ried out whether the four-year term
plan Is adopted or not, anu tnal PROV
ably it is just as well to have frequent
elections even if the members have to
serve but one term before going be-
fore the people again.
One of the most interesting features
of the senate session Friday was the
debate on the bin making an appro-
priat:on to the Confederate Home Col
lege. On a vote being taken on Sen
ator Gaines motion to strike out the
enacting words the result was against
the motion, the vote being 2O 10 Is.
The committee amendment adopted
Thursday night, to take the appropria'
ton out of the pension fund, was laid
on the table, and the bill was passed.
It carries an appropriation, of $4,000
The bill to grant electric light and
power companies rights. powers and
privileges conferred on telegraph apd
telephone companies was passed. Sen
ator J. W. Ragsdale's bill fixing the
term of Office Of railroad commission