The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-28
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Senator Carlisle introduced a bill
to amend the charter Of the South
Carolina annual conference Of the
Methodist church by striking out the
words limiting the holdings Of the con-
ference to 10000, making them limit
less.
Senator Beamguard introduced a
bill to prevent white slavery in this
state.
The Mcqueen house bill to prevent
hazing in the colleges Of the state
passed to a third reading in the SEN
ate.
The Lide bill to declare the time
when staten ,nts of accounts rendered
shall be legally presumed to be cor
rect and binding was killed with that
senator's consent.
Senator Carlisle's bill providing
that a conveyance Of real estate be
construed to be a conveyance in fee,
whether the word heirs" shall be
used or not, unless the conveyance
shall in plain and express words
show, or it shall be plainly intended
by the conveyance, or some part
thereof, that the grantor meant to
convey an estate of less dignity, pass
ed its second reading in the senate.
The bill is looked upon Is ar excel
lent one.
The Laney bill providing for a
change of school text books every ten
years instead of every five years, and
then only with the consent Of the
general assembly, passed to a third
reading after some debate. A motion
to strike out the enacting words was
lost by a vote of 26 to 9. Senator
Laney gave notice Of an amendment
to provide for the change Of a per-
centage only of the text books.
Senator Sullivan introduced a bill
to authorize the establishment Of a
pellagra hospital, to create a pella-
gra commission, and to provide for
an appropriation for the same.
Senator Black introduced a bill to
require Clemson college to furnish at
cost serum for hog cholera.
The Lawson bill to require connect
ing railroads to receive cars of freight
passed a third reading in the senate
and was ordered sem to the house.
House.
In spite Of a determined fight for
its passage by MI. Stanley Of Horny,
the house refused to pass to third
reading the bill introduced by the Hor-
ry member to fix the number of hours
which shall constitute a days work by
teachers in the public schools. The bill
was killed by a vote of 81 to IS. The
bill was ~unfavorably reported by the
committee on education, but was in
inspector of high schools, and w. K.
dorsed by both W. H. Hand, state
Tate, state inspector Of elementary
rural schools. ~
The Spartanburg delegation house
bill, to require the railroads entering
the Piedmont city to erect a union
station there, passed its second read
ing in the senate, amended so as to
require that work on the station be
begun within six months; to provide
that the %interurban build its station
on the site Of the Sparan Inn, and
to provide for a union station at Sum-
ter. Senator Weston OF Richland
couny gave notice Of general amend
ments on the bills third reading, for
the purpose Of having a union station
built in Columbia. '
The House took up the bill to pro-
vide for the transfer of the State
Hospital for the Insane to the State
Park property and for the disposal of
the present plant and property of the
asylum for not less than $1,000, 900.
The bill was introduced by Mr.. Kib-
Ter Of Newberry. Mr.. Belser of Sum.
ter and Mr.. Robinson of Abbeville.
Mr.. Harper Of Darlington introduc-
ed in the house a bill providing for
the registration Of births and deaths
in South Carolina. The south Caro-
lima Medical association is urging the
general assembly to pass this meas
ure, which makes provision for the
gathering of vital statistics In South
Carolina.
The hall of the house will be swept
and garnished by a cleaner
Of the latest model this year. The
apparatus has been purchased. It is
operated by electricity and will elm
mate The necessity for sweeping and
busting.
The house authorized the commit
tee on education to lease a room in
the Union National bank building in
which to hold its meetings.
The house agreed to the concur.
rent resolution, as amended by the
senate, providing for holding elections
in joint assembly. The amendment
of the senate made changes in tbs
order in which the elections will be
held. .
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