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r i The Lexington Dispatch, ? Eeprasantatiaa Baurspapar. ?atjars &axingtaa and tha Bardars af tha Surraundiag 6atmtias hxkz a Blanfcat* | VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1002. NO. 13 fW [ fOne ! t jDollar |l Bill, J Four pieces of the best j sole leather, six pieces ofj; - r1rmcrnl?. or navvl! f &?7 ? calf, a few nails, sev- J l j eral yards of silk thread, i ft several yards of waxed ! A thred, some heavy lining mm I! made up into the best f School Shoe for a Child, r I and all for ! A DOLLAR BILL. | ({if you don't buy your J children this kind you i don't treat them right. k LEVER, I "THE SHOE MAN." ' ! , 1603 Main Street, b COLUMBIA, - - S. C. | f Feb. 6-ly. i j i i i i * C. M. Efibd. F. E. Dhehzb EFIRD & DREHER, Attorneys at Law. LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE Courts. Business solicited. One member of the firm will always be at office, tr Lexington, S. C. June 17?6m. Albert M. Boozer, Attorney at Law. 1 COLUMBIA, C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens oi Lexington county. Office: 1609 Main Street, over T. B. Aughtry A Co. February 28 ?tf, . IS CONTIBENCE, Don't give me away, v And I'll tell you the remedy of i the day, Listen! It is L. L. and K. It makes the system clean and i pure, *% Will health and strength to i you secure, \ Strictly a vegetable prepara+ IAM HUH, ; Mild and pleasant in its oper- | ation, No need for nostrums just i made to sell, Its Life for the Liver that | makes you well. I HILTON'S LIFE FOE TEE LIVER AND KIDNEYS. Wholesale by the MIJRKAY DRUG CO., t Columbia. S. C. For Sale at THE BAZAAR. iUaj AW *J. > * DR. F. C.GIL&QRE, y OCATED AT NO. 1510 MAIN STREET. I J over Husemann's Gun Store, Columbia. S. C., where he will be glad to see his former as well as new patients. Dr. Gilmore will be at Dralts Hotel in Lexington on Tuesdav and Wednesday, ti nnrt 12th. to accommodate a a a ? ^ patients who find it inconvenient to call at his Columbia office. January 23, 1901?tf. \ m Best Coogb Syrup, Tastes G<xxi- Use }^( 'Vilf Hf I* ISj 41 "w. : |4j 1630 MAIN STB |p] Solicits a Sh TEE LE&ISLATTJEE. I' 1 HOUSE?TCESPAY. The most important measure acted upon by the House, and one that will meet with hearty approval y of the Confederate Veterans and ( many other persons throughout the f State, was the passage of Mr. Ruck- c er's bill increasing the pension appro- j priation to $200,000. c The first matter for debate was , the bill to require municipalities to j nrovide drains for surface water. c 1 y The bill as introduced provided. Section 1. That whenever, within ]. the boundaries of any municipality, j the eurface water from any street, ; alley or other public thoroughfare, t by natural drainage or otherwise, may pa3s over the private lands or r property adjacent or adjoining such 8 thoroughfare, upon demand from the c owner or owners thereof, such muni cipality shall provide sufficient drain j age for such water through open or covered drains, except when the for- 1 1 mation of the street renders it im- E possible along under euch streets, c alleys or other thoroughfare, in such manner as to prevent the passage of ! * such water over such private lands 1 or property. ; 8 This bill was thoroughly discussed ; and after being slightly amended c passed. ' mt _ I_mi i. 'l ; J xne oni 10 dod suit a mortgage ui i other paper on which suit is brought unless it can be shown that such : papers are listed for taxation, was j after a hard and lengthy fight, in- j definitely postponed. The perennial fight on the lien law came up on a bill providing for j its repeal, but the House by a very decided vote killed the bill in short order. I During the discussion on the bill ! to increase the pension of Confeder- | ate Veterans from $150,000 to $200,- ? 000 lcch opposition was develop- | \ ed against the proposition to establish j j a soldier's home, oDe of the speakers sarcastically and bitterly referred to , the "home"1 as the "poor house, j where the needy veterans must go | ; because the State does not give J them enough to keep up their deelin- j i ing days." J , The bill to divide the privilege tax ; between Clemson College and the | i J public schools was recommitted so as j i to give the representatives of the j 1 college an appcrtcnity to be heard, j ] The bill proposing to amend the ; law against hunting on the lands of; another by making it a misdemeanor ; 1 instead of an offense, was killed after j 1 a vigorous protest from Mr. Tatum, and Representative Belts, the colored * member from Georgetown. Mr. Efird introduced a bill to amend an act entitled an act to in- j corporate the Newberry and Lawrens ; railway company. I senate. i f This body was in session for about I two hours and a baif but accomplished ' but littie work. Most of the time was | taken up in the discussion of the bill j to regulate the salaries of county ofii- j ^ cials. | 1 The bill to regulate the fish in- 1 dustry in the lower part of the State, ; ' was rejected, but a motion to recon- 1 sider brought the matter again before ! 1 the senate. \ t The judiciary committee made an < unfavorable report on the house joint j resolution to provide for the appoint- , merit of a commission to inquire into | the possibility of the establishment of ] a State fertilizer plant. The report ( went over for future consideration. The committee on privileges and , GLOBE DRY i s. n^on^rc^Tc EET, are of Your Valued jlections reported tho house redisricting bill without recommendations >ne way or the other. house?Wednesday's proceedings. A noteworthy incident in the house ^as the fact that the committee on commerce and manufactures made a > ? ? 1 A M 3!? avoraoie report, witn mouiucauuuB, )n the bill to prohibit children under en years of age from working in sotton mills. The committee pro>osed amendments to the effect that he age limit fixed by the senate ihould be 11 years instead of 12. The first matter discussed was the fill proposing to create the office of nsurance commissioner and after liscussion the bill passed a third eading. The House agreed to Mr. Enra'e esolution that the House in a body ;ttend the good roads experiments >n Thursday. SENATE. The Senate had two sessions mornng and evening. At the morning lession the bill fixing the salaries of iounty officers was the chief measure. Lfter a long debate it was decided to )lace county officials on straight lalaries and do away with the fee jystera altogether. The DUi provides ihat the salaries for LeziDgton sounty Bhall be: Clerk of Court $300; Sheriff $700; Supervisor $250; luditor $050. A number of bills received their ;hird reading among which were: to make premiums paid surety companies &->proper credit againBt estates. The vote by which the fish bill passed yesterday was reconsidered ind the bill placed upon the calendar. The county officials salary bill was resumed at the night session and liscussed until the Senate adjourned. 9 HOUSE?THURSDAY. firrta fKa TTnnoa trou foton I JLUU IIUIO Ui iuu ukv/uov ** ww vwwmm j jp discussing the question whether to adopt the code and was engaged in principally by lawyers. Mr. Efird's biennial session bill was 1 3ent to the senate by a vote of 90 to j 17 as was also Mr. Kibler's bill to : provide for an insurance inspector. A bill was introduced to repeal the j act against the Southeastern Tariff ] Association. Mr. Spears wants a commission I appointed to investigate and ascertain what State officials and members of the General Assembly use railroad passes and free mileage books. The Senate last night, after having spent the greater part of three days discussing the bill to regulate salaries of county officers, got the old " n J- j j: T?.,*. 9111 inrougu a secuuu icauiu^. jL?ut> it was in such a maDgied and mutilated condition that a special com- j mitfcee, consisting of four senators, I was appointed to supervise the en- j grosing of the bill before it is to be i given its third reading. The morning session was taken up j by discussing the salary bill and the I 3alary of the other officers being Sxed, those for this county being as follows: Clerk of County Commissioners. $100; County Superinten- ] lent of Education, $500; County j Board of Education, $o for each day ! aecessarily employed and o cents per j nile for each mile necessarily travel* id; County Board of Equalization, $2 per day for time actually engaged and 5 cents per mile. The number * ^ i? j i. ji days immeu tu uvo caw^k m those years when real estate is to be assessed when the number of lays shall not exceed 10; Township Assessors shall each receive, as a compensation for their services, the DjtT, JTE3-, Patronage. Polite and sum of $1 per day for the time actually employed, not to exceed three days in any one year, except in those years when real estate is to do assessed, when the number of days chargpd for shall not exceed five; Coroners, $150. It will be noticed that no provision has been made in the bill for Probate Judges and Masters. The committee slated that they had been omitted intentionally, and the presumption is that they continue to receive foes. There was also an unfavorable report on the House bill to prevent the sale of certain explosive fire crackers. The bill went on the calendar. FRIDAY HOUSE. The House killed the bill to pro- | vide for the sale of the State farms. It wa3 introduced bv Mr. Deloaeh at the last session and provided that the sinking fund commission tsko charge of the farms and sell them for not lees than $25 an acre. Mr. Elird called up his joint resolution proposing to make the terms of members of the house of representatives four years instead of twc. This is a referendum to be voted -- ?? ^ 1- ? upon DJ lUG peopitJ JUBL bb iuc ut.mpanion bill providing for biennial sessions which was passed ' Wednesday. There was no debate on the bill. By a vote of 84 to 15 the hou.^e agreed to the bill to make the term four years. This was just one vote more than the necessary number. One or two members who had voted against the bill changed their votes or it would have failed, perhaps. By a vote of 87 to 13 the house adopted Mr. Efird's other proposed amendment to the constitution providing that the governor may fill vacancies on the supreme court and 1 inferior tribunals until the next general election or next meeting of the general assembly, dependent upon how such officer is selected. ! This is to provide for such contingencies as may arise from biennial sessions. | Mr. Efird had still another proposition to amend the constitution in article L, where the constitution says that the general assembly "ought frequently to assemble for the redress of grievances and for making uew laws, as the common good requires.'* Mr. Sinkler opposed this as it is a j part of the declaration of rights and does not affact an amendment formerly proposed by Mr. Efird and approved by the house. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Prince also opposed it. The latter urged that by submitting so many propositions to the people the ! nublic mind misrht become confused. j There is really no necessity for this j as the house has already passed a ! bill favoring an amendment to the body of the constitution. Mr. Efird said he wanted to leave no loophole for the defeat cf biennial sessions. On motion of Mr. Blease the house struck out the resolving words. SENATE. The senate this day continued in the habit of industry formed early in the week and held two sessions, morniDg and night. At the morning j session, after a lively debate, Senator i Baysor'a bill for compulsory edncation was killed by a vote of 18 to 16. The bill to require railroads to furnish spittoons in passenger cars passed its second reading with only one dissenting vote. Senator Graydon's resolution providing that the general assembly E>T .^^0~ZE2ZE3* C OLUMmA, 8. Prompt Attention. Oeto shall adjourn sine die on Februirv 15 was passed and sent to the house for concurrence. Several new bills, some of which are of interest, were introduced. Senator Douglass' bill to authorize county commissioners to give cash aid to indigent Confederate veterans at their homes, instead of receiving them into the county poor houses, was then given its second reading without discussion. This action is significant, as it was a bil! proposed in opposition to the soldiers' home bill. Mr. Beamguard's bill, which bad | passed the house, came up with an j unfavorable report from the senate i committee. Senator Graydon moved ! to adopt the unfavorable report and the reaction of the bill, and this was done. i Mr. Robinson's bill to ainecd the act providing for the punishment of privily stealing from the person so as to include in its provisions "larceny or stealing by day or by night from any home by any other person than the occupant or tenant of such home,"' was given its second reading. HvUSE?SATURDAY Oa account of the absence of Mr. Efird his bills proposing constitutional amendments were passed over. The jury bill received much atten tion and finally passed its second reading. A number of bills passed their various reading and the House adjourned. SENATE. The Senate caught up with most j i of the business on hand and adjourned until Monday night. The proceedings were purely routine, only uncontested matters being taken up. A number of bills got their second and third readings. Senator Aldrich's bill to provide punishment for those who negligently expose children to danger of fire, which was under consideration when the Senate adjourned Friday night, was passed over until next week. Senator Manning called up his bill providing for a county pension com! missioner. He shall be elected by j the county pension board of which i he shall be a member and he shall ? be at the Auditor's office every Satur! day in the month of January to j meet pension applicants and receive j their applications. He shall report ! back to the board the first Monday j j in February. Fcr his services he j j shall receive ?2 pei* day. This bill 1 will relieve the county board from j constant meetings and is expected to . save a considerable sum. Tho bill ! was paesed. I IKWTSE?MONDAY. After spending much time in the consideration of exposition matters the House settled down to other business. j | The effort to kill the bill relative to j ! publishing the expenditures of the ; j counties was unsuccessful. There were twenty six bills on the j calendar for their third reading and j they all went through except those j relating to biennial sessions. There was not even a word said j ^ no 1 noeoorfa nf fVio nrcno. . tlUUUI; LUC xiLiak ^?uoaw^v \j-k Kiivy gvuv i ral jury bill and it went through for j dual approval by the Senate as fast j as the clerk could read it. Among the third reading bills were the following. Mr. Hill's bill to amend "An Act to | require the supervisors of the State to publish quarterly reports/' so as to make the Act general. Mr. Prince's bill to provide the vA|jj} iber i2tf ^ BwaBHaaaHHaaaaaaanMMMaaaMaMmaHMM?MI w? noon nf ^ Q rn O nrA fa 127 Vl f oVl flHY iUoQOUlC VI Wv/ '? w v J common carrier may be held for conversion to its own use of aDy property held by it on consignment or in course of transportation. Mr. Gunter'a bill to amend "An Act for the better protection of the coles and wires of telecraph, tele XT w phoD? and electric light/' Mr. Moss's bill in relation to the enrolment by county and township of citizens of South Carolina who rendered military or naval service to the Confederate States. Mr. M. L. Smith's bill to regulate county aid to Confederate soldiers ui!U pit)VCUb lUCll uii3iibiii^uicuLurui?? Mr. Riinefords bill to extend the time for the payment of taxes, levied and assessed for the fiscal year 1901, to pay judgments obtained and entered up on township bonds, issued in aid of railroads, and interest and principal of such bonds not reduced to judgment, where the railroad has not been completed through the township as projected, to March 1, 1903, wifhanf. npnalf.v .. r ~ J The night session of the house was consumed in the discussion of several measures, the most of which were killed. senate. The House sent back to the Senate to-night the jury bill with numerous amendments. It was decided to have all of these printed and laid on members' desks before any action upon them be taken. Among the bills which passed their third reading, were the following. Fixing the time for holding court in Lexington. Relating to appraisement of the personal estate of intestates. To exempt school trustees from road duty. To fix the cost of magistrates in civil cases. 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