Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-02-22
SENATE.

ms Dill was fought to an issue and
finally vote was taken and at first
appeared by the deciding vote of the
president of the Senate that the meas
ure had survived. A second vote was
taken and the bill by one vote was con
tinued until next year
Among the other important matters
was the Senate's concurrence TO the
free conference committees report on
the appropriation bill.
When the appropriation bill came
over from the Senate. Mir Moses asked
for it To be submitted to the ways ana
means committee that the amcndmont
might be considered. The committee
took the bill under consideration and
reported unanimously for concurrence
in the following senate amendments:
salary OF governors stenoS rapher.
5000 TO $3.50.
Comptroller generals printing fund.
$500 to $3.50.
Railroad commissioners steaoSya-
pher, $io0 10 $iS0.
Circuit judges. $24 900 to 20.CC0.
Solicitors, $4,000 10 $4,000.
Court stenographers, $l0, 200 to So
eco
Insurance. Cedar SPRINGS. Sf.3tt.
Printing, general election. 5000 to
nothing.
William Elliott. Jr.. fee. Si.C0G.
Dispensary commission. expenses.
f3001
And several small claims.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate's amendment as follows:
increases for South Carolina college:
$500 for stcnographcr Of commissioner
uf inmisration; - eco tor taX depart
mcnt.
Increase in appropriation for pur-
,,r ..f
$500 20 $500.
Some Impcrteat WORK.
Thc conference committee appointed
IN these four items consisted Of Sen
atcls Eaysor ana Edrd ana Rcpreson-
tatiVes Harrison, SpVcy ami bcani-
guard. When this committee w2s un-
able to agree, the free conference COM
mittee appointed on the bill consisted
Of Senators Manning. Brice and Hardin
and Representatives MCscs, Lyon and
Sinkle-.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendment appointing the attorney
general instead of the secretary OF
state as Il member OF the board to build
the State armonry. The other commits
sicners are the governor and the aa-
jutant general. The House also agreed
10 the Senates amendment 10 app"C-
"a ldtlon DlIl tdklIle Out Va lut l@llNN Va
the secretary Cf state, historical COM
mission and comptroller general the
supervision OF the construction OF fire
proof receptaclcS for documents ia the
State House The State house commits
sion is charged With the execution o.
this work.
The House members of the ircc con
ference committee ON the solicitors
bill consisted OF Messrs. CASTOR. Brant-
ley and Cothran. The matter nj issue
was the proposed raise in salaries.
The House concrrred in the Senate
amendments 10 the supply bill and To
the legislative appropriation hill and
the bill providing for Jurisdiction and
pay OF magistrates. These We're sent
TO the engrossing department for en-
rOllment as acts.
The House of Representatives yestcr-
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.
lhe pay certificates were filed out
at the afternoon session and the mem
bers OF the House came up and rcceiv-
Cd 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 accommodation OF
the members.
'All those in favor OF the motion OF
the senator from Lee. that the senate
do now adjourn, will make il known
by saying aye and those opposed no.
it appears to the chair that the ayes
have it. And the senate stands ad-
journed sine die" said President Sloan
and his gavcl fell sharply three times.
And so at seven minutes after four
/ n'plnrls Saturday offnrnnnn tho
of. the senate was over for the year
| of 1865.
1t had been long and tiresomc 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 for
/ some bills from the Cngrosing depart
ment the few senator's who had re
| NAMED in the city decided TO come
| back in the afternoon. AZ : O'Clock
| or thercabuuts the last acts were rati-
! fed and the work was done.
! When the body met in the morning
! at 9 O'Clock there was a scanty attend
ance. \ largo number of the law
makers had left the city. Empty
! chairs glared at one where tho day be
| fore had sat the senator's. The senate
| took Il recess and the members of the
! body wandered back ana 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 II O'Clock. but there was even
| then no end The trouble lay in the en-
| crossing department, and yet ii 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
a short session about 80 O'Clock and
the usual resolutions were submitted
] by Senator Brown thanking the presi-
dapt DfT;carv of tho coOntn apI