Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-02-21
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Both Houses Finished Their Work on
Saturday Night and Adjourned Sine
Die,
Reports Took Senate S Time.

afternoon and one at night.
The moning session was taken up In
to large extent by the reports Of
conference and free conference COM
n1ittees.
a conference committee reported
the bill to buy for the Citidal the
Charleston guard house, suggesting
that the first payment be made Oil
March 1, 1907. This was adopted by
the Senate.
In the afternoon an executive ses.
sion was held at which the appoint
ments recommended by the various
county delegations and sent up by
the governor were confirmed.
The free conference committee on
the solicitors salary recommended
next January as the time to take eff
feet and this was adopted.
AT the night session there was little
Of Importance. Senator Marshall
called up his resolution to continue
the State House litigation and spoke
for it. Senator w. ]. Johnson of
Fairfield, who was warned of con-
tempt Of court during the trial last
spring, spoke against the resolution.
Senator Raysor took the view that the
attorneys should decide for them
selves without resolution to direct
them whether or not they should con-
tinue. The original agreement was
that they should receive IS per cent.
CT the amount recovered. A vote Of
IL to 5 killed the resolution.
The usual resolutions we're passed
with reference to the officers, the en-
ployes and the press. President Sloan,
President PRO TEN Manning and
Clerk Hemphill received very complls
rentary resolutions gbse-4Af<sf feso-
latttemH latttmHfs read:
ssResolved that on the day of ad-.
journment the senate desires to place
on record its high appreciation Of the
diligent and Efficient services, which
lave been rendered in eXpeditins leg
islation by Its president, the Hon.
John 7. Sloan.
"Resolved, further, That the senate
hereby express its appreciation of the
uniform courtesy and unvarying kind
ness which has been exhibited by our
esteemed president, who has so faith
fully and impartially discharged the
delicate duties as the presiding head
of this body"
President Sloan was also very high
ly complimented by being presented,
by unanimous vote of the senate, with
the robe he has worn $50 worthilyo
for four years.
In connection with the resolution to
Gen. R. R.. Hemphill, the clerk, it
might be said that it was not until he
became clerk that such resolutions
were passed. He has filled the Office
for Il consecutive sessions and no
more conscientious and capable officer
could. be selected or one who is more
familiar mith the work. His courtesy
and assistance to the senators, officers
and to the newspaper men have
made linn famous and everybody who
is a habitue Of the senate knows and
loves the general.
By $3.50 o'clock there was practi-
cally nothing FOR the senate to do and
the senators who remained sat about
and gaped at the vacant chairs. At
one time it was thought that it would
be good thing to. adjourn until
Sunday morning, but precedent tri-
umphed over discomfort and the body
determined to sit it out,
During the evening many acts were
ratified.
In the House.
The two houses of the general as
Sembly by some chance agreed upon
an hour for holding the elections to
ill vacancies which will soon exist IN
the personnel of the management of
the State dispensary. There had been
Rlibustering over the proposition for
a day or two and finally it was decid-
ed to dispose of the matter at noon
Saturday.
The result as to the election of a
chairman of The board Of directors of
the State dispensary was great sur
prise. Mr.. Fl. H. Evans, the jncum-
bent, generally regarded as one Of the
omst popular men in the State, was
defeated by Mr.. ]. NJ. Rawlinson OF
Richland county, the vote being l05
to 80. If all of the absentees had
been present to vote the ratio of diff
ference in the votes fight not have
been affected at all. This:.was quite
surprise to every one, Tor although
ii was known that the Incumbent was
subject to severe cross-fre, it was
believed his personal popularity
would have given-him a good start III
tile race.
Mr.. w. O. Tatum was reelected
commissioner of the State dispensary
and Maj. John Black, formerly Of
Colleton, and MI. Joe p. Wylie OF
Richburg, Chester county, were elect.
ed to succeed Messrs. Boykin and
TowilI, who we're not candidates fol
reelection.
At II o'clock the two houses met
in joint assembly to elect commits
sioner and the three members Of the
board of directors of the State dis
pensary.
senatr Raysor nominated Mr.. W
G. Tatum. This was seconded by Mr.
j. E. Watson of Anderson, who some
time ago was spoken of as a candidate
against Mr.. Tatum-aHhough Mr.
33Eatson himself never announced his
lacy There was no other nomi-
B I'D Mr.. ratpm was elected