Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-01-25
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS =
What Is Being Done By the paImet.
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The Eansa finished ali business 81
the calendar and adjourned until noon
Friday, a recess being taken IL honor
OF the birthday OF Geh. Robert 3. Lee:
The ;gfoataf part Of the days session
vas occupied in presenting new bills;
&C in ium5ei, and iii receiving. com
n ittee reports, IA being favorable and
8 unfavora0le: This shows that the
committees are doing something: -,
Mr.. ReamguapG introduced concur
rent resolution to provide for the ap;;
po;ntment ct the regular committee
! to mako quarterly examination of ttff
! books Of The State treasurer, comptrol-
Ter general, secretary of state and
tie sinking fund commissions. TIE res
olution was passed and sent to the
! Senate,
The following resolution, introduced
| by Mr.. J. B. Watson, was. agreed to
and sent to the Senatci "1ae It fH'
1isclved, etc, That the Senators and rep.
resentatives Of this State in the Con.
gross of the United. States be request:
ell to procure Hy Fedcral legialhtjoh !dF
otherwise the prompt transmission by
mail to each cotton ginner in this
State a complete copy of all ginners
reports in this State to the agricultural
, department. OF the general govern;
l?ent as soon as the same is received
by said department" etc; -.
The Hausc agreeG TO MIR. HaskelFs
resolution to extend to the Daughters
Of the Confederacy and certain other
ladies the use of the hall Of the House
of Representatives 4'hGts1ay at noon
for tfeo purpose of presenting por-
trait of General Micah Jenkins.
Second Reading Bills.
The following bills were given Sec
~. Mr.: a5ic5ci: Eli Eli to t dispose Of i'm.
ally all moneys in the State treasury
known as the Direct Tax Fund The
bill provides in part: That all claims
on the funds in the State Treasury
known as Direct Tax Funds. for pen.
atty and Interest collected ftoni citi.
zens Of the fornicf parishes 81 st: He
lena and s. Jiikea, now part Of
Beaufort county, or account of direct
tax by the United States, must be
presented for payment before the first
day Of March. ammo domini 1905. or
be forever harred,'
Mi. Stolls bill to amend the charter
of the town of Kingstree.
MIR. Princes bill relative to the elec:
tion of professors at the Citadel bs'
the EOard III Visitors.
Mr.. Sinklers bill granting to the
United States the title of this State to,
and the Jurisdiction Of the State over,
certain lands on Sullivan's Island, in
Charieson county, for military pIir-
roses"
Bill 10 amend the law fixing travel
ing expenses Of county superintend;;
ents of education in Abbeville, MARI
boro and York counties.
Third Reading Bills.
Mr.. Whaley's to permit the constitute:
ton Of permanent darn acrass ao6se
Greek.
Mr.. McColl's to permit the town of
Clio to issue $4,000 in bonds for the
erection of another school house.
Newberry delegations bill to change
the school law for the city ef NewberrY
so that there will be five trustees III.
stead of,-11, ana that they shalt De
elected for a definite term ihStead oe
holding, q life teRliys:.
Mr.. M0rgan's bill relative to ap-
pointment of foreman of petit jury.
Bills From the Senate.
The following came over from the
Senate and were read the first time:
Senator Mauldin's bill to authorize
the Governor to appoint commission
to examine into the financial condition
Of Greenville county.
The resolution providing for AIN in
yestigation of the dspensaTy.
Senator Raysors bill to-, authorize
school district No. So i'll Orangeburg
county to issue bonds.
In the Senate.
Nothing was done in the senate We'd
nesday further than the introduction Of
bills The body adjourned until noon
Thursday.
Senator Earle introduced twb bills
affecting railroads; bne to require rail-
roads practically to abolish grade
crossings by the use of undercuts and
bridges, the other limiting the time Of
work of employees operating trains.
This latter bill allows employees to
work only II hours at time, and then
rot to work again until after eight
hours of rest except in cases' when
trains are prevented by casualty from
reaching the destination on schedule
time.
Sonator Il please introduced a