Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-02-22
insurance. Cedar Springs, s1,S44.
Printing, general election, $4,000 to

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300.
Insurance, Cedar Springs, s1,S44.
Printing, general election, $4,000 to
william William Elliott: jr:, fee. $i,6b0
Dispensair-;y1 t1nfhission; expenses,
And Several small, claims: ).
The House refused to concur in the
Senate's amendment as follows:
Increases for South Carolina college:
$500 for stenographer Of commissioner
Of immigration; $4,000 for tax depart
ment.
Increase in appropriation for pur-
chase of copies of "Efrd's Digest from
$500 to 1900.
Soma inipoftent W5rk:
The c6nifsrsAce c3mn1ittee appointed
on these four items; consisted OF sen
ators Raysor and Efrd and RepIesen-
tatives Harrison, Spivey and Beam
guard. When this committee was un-
able to agree, the free conference COM
lnittee appointed on the bill consisted
Of Senators Manning, Brice and Hardln
and Representatives Moses, Lyon and
Sinkler.
The House agreed to. the Senate
amendment, abpoi1tiag the attorney
general instead 9f the secretafy Of
State as member ST the board to build
the State armonry: The 6ther commits
sioners are the governor and the ao,
iutant general: The House ALSO agreed
to the senate'5 amendment to appro-
priation bill taking out of the hands OF
the secretary of state. historical COM
mission and comptroller general the
superyision of the construction OF hre--
proof receptacles for documents IL Inc
State House. The State house commls
sion is charged with the execution OF
this work.
The House members of the free con-
ference committee on the solicitors
bill consisted Of Messrs. CASTOR, Brant-
lev and Cothtah. The matter at issue
was the proposed raise Ia SALARIES:
The House concurrsd id the Senate
amendments to the supply bill and to
the legislative appropriation bill and
the bill providing for jurisdiction and
paw Of magistrates These were sent
to the engrossing department Tor en-
rollment as acts.
The House of Representatives yester-
day granted the use of its hall to the
Conference for Education in the South
at its meeting here the 26th Of April:
PAY CERTIFICATES.
The pay certificates were filled out
at the afternoon session and the mem
bers of the House came up and recelV-
ed their per diem at 81 for 40 days and
mileage. The pay certificates were
cashed at the banks, which kept open
until dark for the aeese0 reorganization OF
the members. - =.
"All those in favor Of the motion OF
the senator from Lee, that the senate
do now adjourn, will make it known
by saying, aye, and those opposed no..
1t appears to the chair that the ayes
have it. And the senate stands ad.
1ourned sinB die,' said President Sloan
and his gayel fell sharply three times:
And so at seven minutes after four
O'Clock Saturday. afternoon the work.
of the senate was over for the year.
Of 1905.
It had been long and tiresome day
and yet nothing was done. 1t was the
wait which wore everybody out. The
senate met early in the morning.. hop
ing to get through by noon at least,
but there was an unavoidable delay,
and after waiting several hours Tor
some bills from the engrosing depart
ment the few senators who had re-
NAMED in the city decided to come
back in the afternoon. At O'CLOCK
or thereabouts the last acts were ratl-
fed and the work was done.
When the body met in the morning
at 9 o'clock there was a scanty attend
ance. A large number of the law
makers had left the city. Empty
chairs glared at one where the day be-
fore had sat the senators. The senate
took a recess and the members of the
body wandered back and forth between
the house and their own chamber, or
else sat about and talked about the
session and politics in general. Every
body was yawning and stretching their
arms by IL o'clock, but there was even
then no end. The trouble lay In the en-
crossing department, and yet it was
in no way the fault of that excellent
department for the employees had
worked until o'clock, yesterday morn
ing. While waiting for the acts to be
ready for ratification, the senate held
short session about 11.30 o'clock and
the usual resolutions were submitted
by Senator Brown thanking the presl-
dent, officers of the senate and news
paper men. The resolution to Presl-
dent Sloan was no empty and formal
tribute, for he has held his Office with
great dignity and clearness this year.
While his rulings are decisive, he is al
ways willing to explain them courte'
ously, and no appeal was made during
the entire session, nor parliamentary
manual called into use for reference,
even in the most delicate situation.
The first two of the resolutions read
as follows:
81. Resolved, That the senate de
Sires to put on record it's high appre
citation of the ability, courtesy and dig
nifty with which its president, the HoI-
John r. Sloan, has discharged the di-
ficult and delicate duties of his Office.
'2. Resolved, That the senate tend
ers to the Hon. Richard l. Manning, its
president pro tenn, its thanks for MS
able, courtly and efficient performance
of the duties of the chair
These two resolutions were adopted
by rising vote on motion of the Sell
ator from Newberry. President Slosn
expressed in fitting words his gratti-
cation t:-at his services had been ap-
preciated.
The report of the committee to n
vestigate the boiler explosion was REID
and the senate again took a recess.
About noon the speaker and the clerk
came over from the house, and num-
ber of acts were ratified, but this dd
not finish all of the work, for the sp-
preparation bill and several other In
portant measures were still in tie
hands of the engrossing department.
At 1.30 it was decided to adjourn unil
$50 o'clock and at this hour the senae
again came to order, with Senator'S
Hay, Earle, Mcleod, c. L. Bleass,
Brice, Christensen, Williams Efin,
Davis, Rardin, Wells and E. S. Blease
r,rocont