Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03

icines, medicinal preparations, per-
fumery, oils, compounds or mixtures.
Mr.. Waller-To amend law confer
ring the power to- condemn lands,
steams and water sheds and for sew
erage.
Mr.. Mauldin-To amend the State
insurance law by providing for part
insurance in old line companies and
regulating settlement Of losses.
Mr.. McKeithan-Proposing to
amend section Z, article s, Of the con-
stitution relating to municipal bond
ed Indebtedness.
Mr.. Johnston-To fix the time for
holding courts in the Eighth judicial
circuit.
Mr.. Weston-To enlarge the pow
ers and duties of the commissioner
of agriculture and immigration, to
prescribe the duties Of persons, firms
and corporations subject to his super
vision, to prescribe penalties for
failures to perform the same.
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday
evening.
The following bills were offered in
the House:
Mr.. Wander Horst (by request)--
To require the drainage of phosphate
mining excavations so as to better
provide for the public health.
Mr.. Brice-To prescribe the condi-
tions upon which legal reseve life
iusurance companies may write i'll
their policies. and certificates that
their legal rserve is secured by 4
deposit in the State in which they
are chartered.
Mr.. Mars-To amend section 1914
of code of laws Of South Carolina
1902, volume l lcriminal code) BY
prohibiting the transfer of children
to another without the consent Of
the board of trustees of receiving
school.
Mr.. K. P. Smith-To fix the salary
Of the mayor or intendant of any city
or town heretofore or hereafter in
corporated under the general laws Of
the State. ta
Mr.. Carey-To provide for hearing
in the court of common pleas of cases
in which the State has an interest,
Mr.. Carey-To regulate the prac-
tice and procedure in appeals in
cases in which the State is interested.
Charleston delegation---To submit
question of dispensary or no dispen-
sary to qualified eletors in any coun-
ty in the State.
Mr.. Cosgrove (by request)-To arl-
thorize cities having population Of
$4,000 or more and located upon nav
igable streams to condemn private
property for the purpose Of extend
ing, improving or protecting their
water fronts.
The following bills passed their
third reading in the Senate Friday:
Mr.. Weston-To declare the wulful
or wanton burning of any building
which is insured a felony, and to pro
vide punishment therefor. With
amendemnts.
Mr.. Bates-To amend section 294O
of the code, relating to the empanel-
ing of jurors. With amendments.
Mr.. Earle-Relating to the pollu-
ton of water courses. ~
Mr.. CGfton-To further define and
extend the liability of telegraph COM
panies in cases of mental anguish or
suffering.
Mr.. Walker-To amend the law to
provide for the issuinp of bonds in
public school districts in South Car
olina.
Mr. Mauldin offered a bill to make
it unlawful to pay dividends on stock
in any corporation unless the same
are actually earned on the capital
stock of such company, and for any
officer of such company 70 make any
false statement in regard to such
company.
Mr.. Muckenfuss-To amend the
lien law so as to require persons max
ing advances to furnish itemized
statements.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING to pensions.
Senator Mauldin's bill as to stock
companies provides that in the cases
cited above there shall be punishment
by a fine of not less than $100 or i'm
prisonment for not less than 80 days.
Mr.. Muckenfuss' lien law bill pro-
vides this addition: "That it shall be
the duty of the person making such
advances to make out and deliver to
the person for whom the advances are
made at the time the advances are
made true and correct itemized
statement, and showing, if money, the
amount of principal and interest
charged, and if supplies the amount,
kind and prices charged for such
supplies.
Mr.. Mauldin's pension bill provides
that all Confederate soldiers and sail
ors, being Cd years of age, who par
ticipated in the War Between the Sec
tions. for a period Of IL months, or
hcnorably discharged therefrom, or
account of wounds received or in
trinity, shall be entitled to participate
in the pension fund provided by the
State for Confederate soldiers and
sailors.
The Senate then adjourned until