The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-04
ed in the Senate Thursday:

! persons acting IN q fiduclary capacity.
Mr.. Harvey-To authorize the gov
ernor to parole prisoners on condi-
tons.
Mr.. Earvey-To require the pro-
ponents of new counties to pay the
| expenses of surveys. elections. etc.
| Mr.. BlacE-To require railroad
companies to accept passengers on
local freight trains.
M. Sinkler-To protect the own
crs of bottles, boxes, syphons, tins or
kegs used in the sale Of soda waters,
porter ale, beer, cider, gingerale, milk,
small beer, larger beer, Weiss beer,
white beer or other beverages or med
lclnes, 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
| eragc.
| Mr.. Mauldin-To amend the State
insurance law by providing for part
insurance in old line companies and
regulating settlement of losses.
| Mr.. McKeithan-Proposi to
! amend section Z, article 8, 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
insurance companies may write in
their policies and certificates that
their legal rserve is secured by q
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 (criminal code) by
prohibiting the transfer of children
to another without the consent of
,the board of trustees of receiving
school
Mr.. X. 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
Mr.. Carcy-To provide for hearing
in the court of common pleas of cases
in which the State has an interest.
Mr.. Carcy-To regulate the prac-
ticc and procedure in appeals in
eases 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 lby request).-To au-
thorizc cities having a 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 III the Senate Friday:
Mr.. Weston-To declare the wulful
or wanton burninr of any building
which is insured felony, and to pro-
vide punishment therefor. With
amcndemntS.
| Mr.. Bates-To amend section 2940
of the code, relating to the empanel-
ing of jurors. With amendments.
Mr.. Earle-Relating to the nollu-
ton of water courses.
Mr.. Clifton-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 ISSUING of bonds in
public school districts in South Car
olina.
Mr.. Mauldin offered 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 to 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.. Mauldin-Relating to pensions.
Senator Mauldin's bill as to stock
companies provides that in the cases
cfted above there shall be punishment
by fine Of not less than $100 or i'm