Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-05

Home received favorable report.
The bill providing for State rail
road inspector was mfavorably re.
ported, but went OH the calendar as
did the bill requiring State colleges
to pay railroad fares Of students IL
and from college, which was also un-
favorably reported.
After the Introduction of new bin;
Tuesday, the reading Of petitions
etc., Senator Sinkler's bill providing
that the terms of Office of county su.
pervisors and county superintendent
of education be made four years In
stead of two was taken up. 1t pass.
ed third reading with a ha : dozen
amendments excepting certain coun-
ties from its operations and was or
dered sent to the house. AS similar
measure has already passed tho house,
it means that the bill will become a
law, unless by some one of the pecu-
liar "hooks and rooks'sof the legis-
lative game it should be killed in the
final shuttle.
Senator Graydon moved to indef-
nitely postpone the bill, making a
brief address against it. Senator
Sinkler, the author Of the bill, said
Le deemed it unnecessary to go over
Che argument which he made last
week in favor of the bill and an
nounced that he was ready and will
ing for the vote to be taken.
On the motion Of the Senator from
Abbeville to indefinitely postpone the
bill, the vote was II to q.
So the motion was lost and the bill
passed third reading, with amend
ments, and will go to the house. AS
amended the bill does not apply to
the counties of Lancaster, Union, Alb
beville, Berkley, Pickens, Oconee,
0rangeburg, Barnwell, Chesterfield,
Aiken, Sumter, Marion, Edgefeld and.
Bambers.
e Mr.. Frost 'ssbill to provide a penal
ty for jurors when duly summoned
who shall neglect or refuse to appear
in obedience to a venire duly issued
in the police court Of any municipali-
ty passed third reading after being
amended so as to apply to magis-
trato's courts.
Senator Rogers bill 10 prohibit the
granting of temporary injunctions for
longer than 10 days except on notice
to opposite party passed third reading
after being amended so as to fix the
maximum time for which such injunc-
tions can be issued 20 days instead Of
10. 1t was also amended so as to ap-
ply to the chief justice Of the supreme
court or to any associate justice.
Senator Clifton's motion to strike
out the enacting words of the bill was
lost on viva voce vote and the bill
was ordered sent to the. house.
The following Senate bills received
third reading Tuesday night and were
ordered sent to the house:
Mr.. C1ifton-A bill to amend an
act entitled "An act to regulate the
manner in which common carriers
doing business in this State shall ad-
just freight charges and claims for
loss OF damage to freight" approved
February %, 1903, by adding pro-
viso.
Mi. Carlisle-A bill to require
treasurers of Greenville and Spartan
burg counties to deposit taxes receiv-
ed from school district No. 9, in SAID
counties, in savings banks.
Fairfield Delegation-A bill to
enable the commissioners of the sink
ing fund to lend funds to the county
board to pay the past Indebtedness
of said county.
Fairfield Delegation-A bill to EN-
power the county board of commits
sioners Of Fairfield county to sell the
present Jail and erect new Jail for
said county.
Mr.. Blease-A bill to abolish the
office of county supervisor and coun-
ty commissioners for Newberry coun-
ty and provide a government there
for.
The Senate Wednesday, by vote Of
10 to 1S. killed the resolution COM
the dispensary commission
and declaring the funds in their
hands to be State funds. The motion
Of Senator Townsend to lay the reso-
luton on the table prevailed.
When the senate convened at IL 80
Immediately after the introduction Of
new bills, Senator Otis made a mo-
ton to take resolution up out of
its regular order, the senate agreeing
to this by a rising vote of q to IL.
Discussion on the resolution continu-
ed for an hour and half before
vote was taken. V
At Wednesday night session of the
senate Mr.. Appelt's bill providing
for license tax upon liquor drum
mers passed to third reading and was
ordered sent to the house, but not
until it was amended by providing
that the tax shall ha $4,000 instead
Of $1,000 as proposed in the original
bin.
The bill was taken up under the
head Of special orders shortly after
tho u!ght session was convened,
During tho disaRssian Of Senator
Talbsrs's 8 prohibition blu ~ ths State
ssnass Thursday night the proceed.
!ngs ware enGyehea BY . personal tl!t