The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11

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pervisors Of the various counties.
Finally, by a vote of S. to 81, the
house refused to strike out the enact
ing words of the bill, and then agreed
to amendments which will make the
sale of the land a difficult proposition.
The house ordered printed in the
journal letters received from Senator
E. D. Smith and Congressman Lever
in which they said they would do all
they could to have the 18th amend
ment to the constitution Of the Unit
ed States repealed. The general as
sembly lately passed a resolution to
this effect. /;
Mr.. Lumpkin and MI. Youmans Of
Richland urged the house to pass the
senate concurrent resolution asking
the president Of the United States to
reappoint Gibbes Lykes of Richland
county a second lieutenant of cavalry
in the United States army. MI. Epps
and MI. Belser Of Sumter opposed the
passage of the resolution. The reso-
luton was passed after Mr.. Epps' mo-
ton to table it had been killed.
The house agreed that no new bills.
would be introduced except by, stand
ing committees. This IS always re-
garded as being the first step toward
adjournment.
A bill to amend section TIT Of the
code of laws of South Carolina, 1912,
volume 2, criminal code, by adding a
proviso, relating to the use of expo
sives in logging, opening or improving
stream channels. passed third reading.
Senate.
The senate passed and ordered sent
back to the house amended the Boyd
bill relating to coroner's jurors. An
amendment proposed by Senator
Crouch was adopted that provides for
Jury Of six men, instead Of II to IA.
t provides also that the Jurors shall
,eceive a per diem recompense of 80
hents, as allowed jurors, in circuit
courts, to be paid upon the approval
Of the coroner}o or magistrate holding
he inquest. Counties exempted from
he bill as amended are Berkeley, Fair
field, Dorchester, Saluda, Clarendon,
Darlington, Horny, Abbeville, Green
wood, Jasper, Anderson, Hampton,
Oconee and Kershaw.
The senate adopted the Applet reso-
luton to request the ways and means
committee to itemize the general ap-
priation bill. a%s
The WEIGH bill providing for the d.
vision of the city of Columbia into
light wards and Is voting precincts
passed the senate and was ordered en-
rolled for ratification. The bill was
introduced at the request Of city coun-
ell. r ~ ~
The railroad committee of. the sem
ate reported without recommendation
he bill to require the erection Of
union stations at Spartanburg and
Sumter. Senator Applet said that the
committee had not been able to make
head or tail Of the measure.
The Youmans bill to regulate the
introduction of dying declaration in
evidence was killed in the senate by a
,ote of 80 to 5.
The Stnkler bill amending the char
ter Of the North and South Carolina
Railway Company authorizing it to
merge with the Charleston Northern
railway passed the senate and was or
dered sent to the house.
The James house bill to require the
state superintendent Of education to
acquire adm complete a record of
teachers of the state high schools was
killed in the senate.
The report of the committee came
after a public hearing on the bill
when, for parties unknown, H. Il.
Osborne, an attorney of S~partanburg,
submitted to the general assembly,
through the judiciary committee, q
proposition to complete the canal
within Is months, pay the state $780,,
900 in cash for it and pay nine-thirtf-
eths Of the bonds outstanding on the
canal. H. .-fs
The house took up as a special Or
der the Zeigler bill providing for rails
ing revenue to protect birds, game and
fish, by issuing licenses to those who
hunt wild game with a gun and 1t
passed it to third reading. The IL
cense for residents under the bill will
be $1.1O annually and for non-resi-
dents $5.25 annually. The issuing of
the licenses and the disbursing Of the
funds are placed in the hands Of the
chief game warden. The bill was pass
ed to third reading.
After another fruitless attempt on
the part Of the Charleston delegation
to have their county exempt from
the terms of the FORMER bill, the meas
ure passed third reading In the house
and was sent to the senate, by a vote
of 62 to 40. The bill was passed to
third reading by a vote Of SO to SO,
after the warmest fight Of the present
session in the house.
carbery Meeting Success.
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