Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-02-01
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
The House and Senate Getting Down
to Solid Work.
The University Bill.

u 0VllQ tOINs
The University Bill.
The first and only matter discussed
by the House of Representatives was
q South Carolina University bill. Ac-
tion was not taken. as the election Of
judges, etc.. interferred.
Mr.. Morgan, chairman Of the COM
mi-tee on education, favored the bill,
even if the change secured no addi-
tional money.
Mr.. Banks, of Orangeburg, opposed
spending any more money on higher
education.
MIR. Brantly, of Orangeburg, de-
clared this to be step in the right
direction. In eloquent terms he spoke
of the work already done by the col.
lege. The bill carries no yappropria-
ton. He called attention to the dis.
crepancy in the amount paid to Glenn
son and to the South Carolina college,
and yet the South Carolina college,
with its megre appropriation, is even
now doing good work. The sons Of
this State are forced to go away for
university education. The proposed
step is necessary. The alumni are
raising an endowment fund. The
friends of the college all appeal for
this new condition. The university in
Columbia would in no wise interfere
with other state colleges.
Mr.. DeVore opposed the bill. Is the
State of South Carolina able to under
take to increase its appropriations to
the State institutions. He would op-
pose. giving any more money to State
colleges until the State can give some
thing to the public schools CT the
State.
Mr.. Banks again opposed the bill.
He is not opposed to higher education
and would not strike blow at the
institution which has done so much for
South Carolina, but he wishes to repre-
sent the people of South Carolina, who
are doing their best for these institu-
tions. We are confronted by a serious
financial condition. He cited the fig
ures by the comptroller general to
show that the appropriations have
exceeded the income by S365,O00 in 10
years.
Mr.. Pittman, of Lee cohnty, favored
the bill. He had come here from
North Carolina, and having felt the
need of additional education, had look
ed to the South Carolina college and
he found that there were no elective
courses, such as may be found IN
other States. He favored equallzed
things. In reply to Mr.. Banks, he said
that he Sin favor of giving to South
Carolina some Of the Clemson funds in
years to come.
A number of other good speeches
were made by members.
Just previous to adjournment Sena'
tor Manning sent in an amendment 10
Senator Raysor's dispensary bill Whlcn
is still on the calendar as a speclal
order. Senator Manning's amendment
is practically a substitute bill anu
provides that three members OF the
board. of directors shall be appointed
by the governor to serve one year.
Tie salary is S1,500, with bond for $l0-
900. They shall not be candidates foF
any other Office and shall not begin
their terms of Office until the terms
of the present members have expired.
A dispensary commission shall be
elected by the general assembly for a
term of two years. The commission
er may be suspended by the govern
or, who shall report this suspension
to the general assembly on the first
day of it's session, and that body may
if it wishes, remove the commission
er and elect successor.
Thirty days after the first OF March
the board of directors shall advertise
for bids in two daily newspapers in
the state and one outside. The bids
and samples shall be sent in boxes
each in separate box wit hno dis
mark on the outside to
the state treasurer. The state treas
urer hall open the box, take out the
bottle (Which must also be without
mark and of a special
kind authorized by the directors) and
number it, He shall also copy this
number in book and with it state.
ment Of the bid, which must also be
recorded by number. The numbers
on the bottles and their accompanying
bids are the same.
The board of directors thus would
not know who submits the bids and
accompanying samples, as the identi-
fcation is in the State treasurer's
book After making the award by
examining the sample and agreeing if
the price is satisfactory, they shall
announce to the State treasurer the
number of the bid which has been Sc.
lected. He shall then open his book,
and the name of the firm and announce
the award. No bids solicited by agents
drummers or sample, except as pro
vided will be considered.
Quarterly reports will be made and
the governor SHAH appoint two eX.
pert accountants not later than De.
ccmber 18th every year to go through
the books.
If the State treasurer makes public
the name Of bidders before the proper
time he is fined between S100 and ST.
600 tr Imprisonment of one month tC
a year. Any firm soliciting otherwise
tt2n provided shall be guilty Of q
misdemeanor and shall be fined moi
less than $1,000 or imprisoned not
less than six months.
If any dispenser or clerk violate:
any provisions of the dispensary law
he. shall on the first offense forfeit his
salary for one month and on the sec
ond be discharged. The grand jury
will keep watchful eyes on the county
dispensers and their employees and in.
stitute action against them if neces.
sary.
The bf1l also provides a fine Of $500
for any dispenser who sells without
written request or to minors, drunken
men CT persons who are in the habit
of becoming intoxicated.
Friday In House and Senate.
In the House Friday 10 new bills
were introduced. running up the total
to AL. The committees showed thai
they ere working in the afternoons
and at light by turning in reports on
40 billsr