Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-02-15

office. The committee has been thor
ough in its investigation AMI has not
spared words.-Columbia State
HOUSE.
BY vote of IS to 81 the house o..
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
Brlce OF York last year. The vote
laSt year was 40 to &c. the majority
being in favor of placing the odious
nall tax on the counties voting ont
the dispcnsary.
Among the new bills introduced
We're
Senator Butlor-FiXing the time for
holding courts in the several circuits
This bill is conditional to the passage
of the ten circuit bill
Senator Butlcr-To incorporate the
Cherokee. Union and Spartanburg rail
way.
Senator McGoWan- incorporate
the Reedy River Power Company.
AL the morning session Of the SEN
ate third reading bills on the calendar
We're read and debate begun on the
lO-circuit bill but this was interrupted
by the visit of the house So that acts
might be ratified.
ACT RATIFIED.
Debate was then curiailed by the on
trance OF the speaker and clerk to
ratlfy acts made into laws as follows:
TO allow county treasurer of Chcs-
ter To borrow funds.
To prohibit trespass.
To allow Clio school district i'm MARI
boro To issue bonds.
10 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 6. 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
ana warren as members of a confer.
ence committee on this amendment.
me historical commission bill from
the house. was amended on motion of
senator 9. l.. Blease by reducing the
Saiary or the clerk from $1,000 to
$looo. The bill which the senate sent
10 the mouse had the amount of 81. 900
ne Dill known as the matrimonial
law was killed.
me House. by vote of II to 90
I refused to kill Mr.. l.. o. Patterson's
plil lor the establishment of an in
dustrial school for boys at n cost or
@l''ouo. lt then passed. the bill amend
eu so as to reduce the amount to 81
oOo' Dut requiring the penitentiarv peo-
pie to furnish the necessary convicts
without expense for the construction of
the original buildings An amendment
aiso requires three OF the seven trus-
WTS W ne women. The board is to
select the place for the school
ne Senate passed the tenth circuit
nlll. amended so as not to interfere
with the present ARRANGEMENTS regard
ing Judges and solicitors. 1t makes y
ninth circuit out of Greenville. Ander-
SonS 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 iptar
est or the jamestown Exposition Cen
eral t1tZhugh Lee wired his repreta
from Washington. saying that on that
day the matter would come I'm in Con
Eress. ana he could not reach South
| Carolina. He suggested that the mat
ter could be attended to next wear
but thought it might be best for thc
senate to take action now along tho
lines suggested in his letter OF a few
days ago.
One of the interesting features NJ
House legislation so far was the do.
Gisive majority with which that body
last night passed the Toole bill. which
eliminates the tax feature from tbn
trice act, allowing counties to vote out
I their dispensaries. The Senate has
killed somewhat similar measure hur
the senate bill went further. and nj
lowed not only counties. but commun-
tiles. to vote ont their disDensqrics
and the friends OF the Toole bill ora
! by no means discOura ged with tho
prospects of its passing the Scpa,e
To hold this proyiso OF half a mill tay
over tie heads OF those counties do
string or which might desire 10 yoto
Que their di5persarics is looked uron
rs n threat, which is being resented.
Tie handwriting upon the wall has
hc"n brought into Bold relief by tlc
2ri"n ot the hCusc. which cor..5
freshest from The people.
- the House OF Representatives
Thursday. there was a final fight ON
Mr.PatlorsOn's bill - establish an in
dCStr!al school for lDvr