Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-01-27

240, 241 and 244 Of chapter Ill, ar
ticle relating to election of elector
Of president and vice president.
Mr.. Dixon-To amend section 403
code of laws, South Carolina, volum;
l; relating to reports Of count,
treasurer.
Mr.. NJ. L. Smith offered bill re
,stricting the sale of all intoxicat
ing liquors, providing, however, fol
sacramental wine.
Mr.. McColl-To provide for bene.
fetal scholarships in the University
of South Carolina.
The following bills were intro.
duced in the Senate Thursday: ;.
Mr.. Carlisle-To prohibit women
and children under the age Of 1e
years from working in cotton and
woelen mills between the hour of
p. m. and the hour of 6 a. m. and
prescribing punishment for violating
the same.
Mr. Carlisle bill to provide fot
fire escapes in certain classes Of
hotels in this State.
Mr. Lide-To repeal section 1895
volume 1, code Of laws, 1902, relating
to the Colored Normal and Industrial
Agricultural and Mechanical college
of South Carolina and to enlarge the
powers of the board Of trustees of
said college,
Mr.. Laney-A bill to regulate the
manufacture, sale and delivery of
commercial fertilizers and to provide
penalties and. punishment for/viola-
tions of this act.
Mr.. Wharton--To amend section
35 Of an act entitled "-An act to
declare the law in, reference to and
to regulate the manufacture, sale, use
consumption, transportation and dis
position of alcoholic liquors and bev-
erages within this State and to police
the same, I" approved the 10th day Of
February, A. p. 1907, relating to
powers Of county dispensary boards.
Mr.. Graydon-To provide for ben
efciary scholarships in the Univer-
sity of South Carolina.
Mr.. A. Johnson-To amend section
2 Of an act entitled "An act relat-
ing to the selection, drawing, sum-
moning of jurors in the circuit courts
of this State" approved 7th day of
February, A. D. 1902, by changing
the time of preparing the jury list
from December to July. y
Mr.. Laney-To further regulate
the running Of motor vehicles in
this State.
Mr.. Bass--For the protection of
game fish in the State Of South Caro-
lima and for repeal of certain laws
relating thereto. .
Mr.. Graydon-A bill to fix the la
biGty Of common carriers by rail
roads to their employees in certain
cases.
Mr.. Graydon-To fix the place of
trial in all actions to recover the
penalty fixed by statute for delay,
loss or. damage to freight by common
carriers.
Mr.. Harvey-To amend section 979,
volume code Of laws, 1902.
In the House a goodly number of
bills were introduced, in part as fol-
lows:
Mr.. :Lengnick-To amend an act
entitled "An act to regulate the
catching, gathering, sale, exporting
or canning of oysters, terrapins.
clans, shad and sturgeon, to provide
for the licensing thereof, and to pro-
vide for the leasing of public lands
suitable for the cultivation thereof.
Mr.. Clarke--To abolish tuition fees
atAWinthrop Normal and industrial
college and at Clemson Agricultural
College of South aCrohna.
Mr.. Ayer-To require county treas
urers of the State to deposit in char
tered banks surplus or unsued funds
at interest.
Mr.. Ayer-t,s further provide for
the examination Of and the issuing
of certificates to teachers and TO
further define the, duties of the State
board of education and the county
boards of education relative thereto.
Mr.. Rucker-To create two school
funds to be known as school fund
No. l for white children, and school
fund No. 2 for negro children and 10
allow each taxpayer to designate the
Of his taxes for school
purposes.
Mr.. Gasque-To amend section 664
of volume 1, code, providing for
registration Of notaries public.
Mr.. Harmonic prohibit the man
ufacture and sale Of matches, other
than safety matches.
Mr.. Berg-To require the regis
tration Of all births of children in
the State.
Mr.. Berg-To require license for
Mr.. P. P. Sullivan-Joint ~resolu-
ton to submit to the voters the
question of the repeal Of the home
stead law.
Mr.. Carey-To provide for taking
the dispositions of female witnesses
in cases of rape and assault with in
tent to rape.
Mr.. Nicholson-To lengtheu the
school term.
N6r u-dr;olr-To amend section