The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-16

eral assembly. The report on the Sec
retary of states office appears on the
face of it to be condemnation or
rather rebuks Of lax methods of that
Office. The committee has been thor
ough in its investigation and has not
spared words.-Columbla State.
HOUSE.
By a vote of 6S to 81 the house CT
representatives Tuesday night put it
self on record as favoring the origi-
nal "Brice bill" This bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Toole of Aiken. and was
the identical bill presented by Senator
Brice of York last year. The vote
last year was 49 to 66. the majority
being in favor of placing the odious
half tax on the counties voting out
the dispensary.
Among the new bills introduced
were:
Senator Butler-Fixing the time for
holding courts in the sSyeral circuits
This bin is conditional d the passage
of the ten circuit bill.
Senator Butler-To incorporate the
Cherokee, Union and Spartanburg rail-
way.
Senator McGowan-To incorporate
the Reedy River Power Company.
At the morning session Of the SEN
ate third reading bills on the calendar
were read and debate begun on the
10-circuit bill but this was interrupted
by the visit of the house so that acts
might be ratified.
ACT RATIFIED.
Debate was then curtailed by the en-
trance of the speaker and clerk to
ratify acts made into laws as follows:
To allow county treasurer of Ches-
ter to borrow funds.
To prohibit trespass.
To allow Clio school district in Marl-
boro to issue bonds.
To dispense of all moneys in State
treasury known as direct tax funds.
Ceding to government certain lands
on Suilivan's Island.
Amending law relating to powers of
trustees of the S. C. NJ. A.
For the protection OF aids to navi-
cation established by the United
States lighthouse board.
Fixing liability of stockholders in
banks.
After ratification was over it was
not long until the senate adjourned
until evening.
The house sent word that it refused
to include traction engines in the pro-
visions of the automobile bill and the
president appointed Senators Mcleod
and Warren as members Of confer
ence committee on this amendment.
The historical commission bill from
the house, was amended on motion Of
salary Of the clerk from $1,000 to
$1,000. The bill which the senate sent
to the house had the amount Of $1,000.
The bill known as the matrimonial
law was killed.
The House. by a vote of II to 20,
refused to kill Mr.. L. o. Patterson's
bill for the establishment of IN in
dustrial school for boys at a cost of
$4,000. It then passed, the bill amend
ed SO as to reduce the amount to $5,-
600, but requiring the penitentiary peo-
pie to furnish the necessary conyicts
without expense for the construction of
the original buildings. An amendment
also requires three Of the seven trus-
tees to be women. The board is to
select the place for the school.
The Senate passed the tenth circuit
bill. amended so as not to interfere
with the present arrangements regard
ing judges and solicitors. 1t makes a
ninth circuit out of Greenville, Ander-
son, Oconee and Pickens, and a tenth
circuit out Of Charleston, Beaufort and
Berkeley
Answering the invitation to address
the Assembly on the 9th in the inter-
est of the jamestown Exposition, Gen.
eral FitZhugh Lee wired his regrets
from Washington, saying that on that
day the matter would come up in Con-
gress. and he could not reach South
Carolina. He suggested that the mat
ter could be attended to next year,
but thought it might be best for the
Senate to take action now along the
lines suggested in his letter of few
days ago.
One of the interesting features of
House legislation so far was the de-
cisive majority with which that body
last night passed the Toole bill, which
eliminates the tax feature from the
Brice act, allowing counties to vote out
their dispensaries. The Senate has
killed somewhat similar measure, but
the Senate bill went further. and al
lowed not only counties, but commun-
ities to vote out their dispensaries,
and the friends of the Toole bill are
by no means discouraged with the
prospects Of its passing the Senate.
To hold this proviso Of half mill tax
over the heads of those counties de-
string or which might desire to vote
out their dispeasaries is looked upon
as a threat. which is being resented.
The handwriting upon the wall has
been brought into bold relief by the
action of the House. which comes
freshest from the people.
In the House of Representatives
Thursday, there was final fight on
MIR Pattersons bill TO establish an in
dustrial school for boys.
The ten-hour labor bill was killed,
as was also the inheritance tax bill.
Col D. o. Herbert's bill to codify