The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-04
The 5. C. LEGISLATURE
Ooings Of Palmetto Lawmakers Told
in Brief.


The senate transacted very little
business on Tuesday. The adjourn.
ment was taken at l 80 O'Clock al
the conclusion of the memorial ex.
erc1ses in honor of Gen. Il. f. Lee.
The following new bills were in
troduced in the senate:
MIR. Weston-A bill to amend an
aot entitled can act to establish the
insurance department of South Caro-
Ina, and to provide for the conduct
Of the same.''
Mr.. Weston-A bill to declare and
TO define the powers of the insurance
commissioner as to the prevention of
nres and confagrations and to au-
thorlze the investigation of the same.
Mr.. Weston-A bill to provide for
inc organization and regulation of
mutual protection associations.
Mr.. Weston-A bill for the regula-
tlon and control of fraternal benefit
orders.
Mr.. Weston-A bill to require all
insurance companies doing business
In South Carolina to secure their
policy holders.
Mr.. Weston-A bill to REGULATE
pond, investment, dividend, deben-
ture, registry, guaranty, loan and
fidelity building and loan and other
such like companies.
Mr.. Weston-A bill to regulate in
surance companies and their agents
IN tins State; to prescribe the duties
or the insurance department in re-
lation thereto, and to punish viola
tions Of the insurance laws.
MIR. Johnson-A bill to amend sec
ton of an act entitled "An act to
provide the manner in which owners
or Prospectors of any railroad conf
panles incorporated under the laws
OF other States or counties may be-
come incorporated in this State.n
MIR. kelley-A bill to regulate the
sale and carrying of pistols.
Mr.. Sullivan-A bill to require
public ginners and public warehouse
companies to mark bales of cotton
ginned or stored.
Mr.. Otts-A bill to provide for
the appointment of a State auditor
and two deputy auditors. define the
duties of his office and to provide a
penalty for the violation for certain
provisions of this act.
The House was not in session on
Tuesday.
A resolution was introduced in
the Senate Wednesday to amend the
constitution as to the provisions in
regard to associate justices of the
supreme court.
The resolution provides: "That
the supreme court shall consist of q
chief justice and four associate jus.
tices. any three of whom shall con-
stltute a quorum for the transaction
OF business. The chief Justice shall
preside, and in his absence the senior
associate iustice.'
1t provides for term of ten wears
the term of one expiring every two
years. The number of associates is
now three and the official term is
8 years.
A bill introduced upon the subject
OF trials for assault is Of general in
tcrest. The bill amends the section
relative to the taking of testimony in
cases of this kind. so that it shall
read "that the victim may be per
mitted to testify in private, with only
the judge and the attorneys present. -
Senator Wharton's bill to provide
for severe punishment for attempts
to rape placing the same upon the
same basis as rape, has been reported
favorably.
To reimburse the owner of stolen
goods to the amount of their unre
covered value is the purport of a bill
introduced in the senate by Mr.
Earle.
Bills were introduced in the House
as follows:
Mr.. Fultz-To provide for the com
puisorv education Of iie children of
this State.
Mr.. Wright-To amend section 7O1
OF the code. volume 2. relating to sum-
moning of jurors on inquests by pro-
vlding for payment of such Jurors.
Mr.. McMahan-To further regu-
late primary elections in this State
Mr.. Lewis g. Fultz-Io regulate
the compensation of county officers.
Mr.. Cosgrove-To declare the will
full or wantom burning of any build
ing which is insured, a felony and
to provide punishment therefor.
Mr.. Garris-To amend an act en-.
titled can act to amend section IT.
criminal code, volume 2, providing
for ten year convicts to serve sen,
tences on public works of the coun-
ty,"ss as to provide for 2O-year
G to serve sentences on public
~ the county.
iarris-To increase the aver
age length of the school term and