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CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH (>, MM.
VOLUME. VII
THE" SENATE
AND HOUSE.
aOUTlI CAROLINA'S LAWMAKKIW
y 1 AT WOBK.
(?
What They Are Oolajc la the Way of
( llaklog and Obati|iQf Lawi.
t*n aasATV. 1
Thihtt-Tiiihd Day.? Ia tho Sonatt
?,ou Woduosday the report of tlie joou
fe renoo oomtuittoe on the' bill relating
to the adoption of children, recoin
, winding conoiirrouoo iu the houst
amendments wits adopted.
Nouoouourronoo then' being voted
in the hoMsejunondmeuts to the pon
?ion bill, I Mb^rfc. Norm and Douglas
were apwintcqon' tho committee of
conforenco.'
A bill rolatjug to the convoyance
and admission of patients to the State
hospital .'or tl^o :;*i>ano oaroe up
and was ame^dod by mr. Jordan to
? fix compensation of attendants at $2
per day and 12 couts por mile, with $1
per day for guard whoro ono is ne<*os
' aary. -
Mr. Barnwell also introduced a bill
to declare tho law iu rofefonoo to the
revision of the acts of 1803.
Tho bill to regulate passenger rates
came up for its third roading, and af
ter considerable disoussion was adopt
ed.
The houso rosolution to Ax tho 7th
of Maroh as tho day of final adjourn
ment was then agrood td.
Tbrt following now bills wore intro
duced :
To requiro ccrtain acts passod^Ur
ingtho session of 1891 to be puUIished
with tho aots of 1896.
* To validato ai- 1 confirm certain aats
'of the Spartanburg and llntherford
* Railroad oompany.
To authorise tho board ofjrnstoos
ef Clafiin university to sell or lease the
property of that university to tho Col
ored Normal and Industrial college of
South Carolina.
Tho first veto of tho session came
up, w bou tho following message was
reooived from tho governor :
To tho Honorable, tho Senate:
I herewith return without my ap
proval, "A^ioiftt resolution CSenato) to
romit t^o ufrf*iid Btnto and county
tfcxes fo: tho fiscal yoar commencing
November 1, 1892.' in Boaufort county
and part' of Co^eton county.".. I ro
y, r ot that 1 am compelled to do this, as
I am satisfied, so far as Colleton coun
ty is concoruod, tho resolution^ - a
proper one; but Beaufort conntylstands
in an cntiroly dilTaient position. The
resolution on its face purports to re
lievo tho sufferers from the storm in
tho yoar 1892, and if this could be ef
fected, I should nqt hesitate to approve,
it. Upon inqairy, I find that in the
?<*ounty of pcaufortovor $36; 000 of tj^is
lax has been paid and there regains in
round numbers 88,000; of this snm,
over $0,000 is duo by large taxpayers,
uiorchante and corporations in tho city
of B tali fort, who are amply able to pay
their taxes and should be made to do
?o. It will thus be seen that tho real
tulTorers, tho poor people of thQ coun
ty, have paid their taxes and ii would
bo cloarly unjust t j remit those of the
wealthier class, uuless tho amounts
paid by the poorer class were rofopd
ed. ^Ihe Vesolution dues not daJlhia,
and, npon the request of a majority of
tho delegation iu tho house and the
county officers of Beaufort 1 &m forced
to withhold my approval.
As to tho county of Colleton, I
would respectfully recommend that a
joint rcsolj^ion bo passed by yonr
honorable boiiy.giving them tho relief
desired, as in that county the taxpayera
tro unable ito pay^ind tho county af
fairs. J am reliably informed,. Will not
bovoinbarrasacd thereby.
Rospcctfullr.
John Gary Evans, Governor,
? Tho Senator from 13 oa a fort county
being absent,* oon?i<loration of the
message was postponed. '
* Messrs. Finloy, Elird And Harrison
w<^o tlion appointed a sftmniittee of
free coufercnco on tbo now county
bill. 4 .
A concurrent resolution to permit
the introduction of a bill to incorpo
rate tho Metropolitan street railway,
was passod.
A motion to consider only Senata
bills then prevailed.
The following passod third reading:
Mr. SIoAn's Connty government bilL
Mr. Moses' bill to prevent the adult
eration of candy.
A joint resolution to allow claim o I
auditor of Kershaw oounty ? a claim of
150.
The bill provides Jot aX/evy of 4|
mills, exclusivo of school levy, for
Btatc pnrposos and to defray thejNr
penses of tho government for tha*y?ar
oommoncing Jan. 1, 1896, and most
such indebtedness as provided for. The
? oonnty levies run on this lifee: Aiken 4
mills, Abbovilfe 2| mills, Anderson,
ordinary, 3 mills, Barnwell 3 mills,'
Berkley 3 mills, 1} mills, for paw
court house; Charleston not fix#d,
Saluda 2 mills, Sumter D 1-10 mills,
Richland 3 mills.
?The committee on ways And means
was requested to present all appro- <
priation mutters ss early as poMihto .
. Tanmr-Fouwr* Dir. -r-I n^the Senat#
on Thursday the Governor was sustain*
?din his veto of the bill rSttwvingwor
tiOns of Colleton <pd Beaufort front
the payment of taieb duo in . the cy
clone/ear and whose payments M
>bssn from year to yea * postponed.
Ihsss specisl ordpm were passed
without debate^
?Howe hill to tlx tha oompansation
offiowaship boards of .ogsstsissinasr^
a hi la riUintf ss hoards hf sass? nrs ,
To rsgnlsts the mov? msnt of cars,
Matnd iraflte l*twc?fe Knsa eos>
mi iI.mwi -1
j or facilities oftbrod such connecting
line#, ami to prevent all discrimination,
and to require equal facilities and ad
vantages to all railroad companies
within or without the Siuto with which
thuy^directly or iudireotly couneot nud
to provide for the issuance and ro
I ooguition of through bills of ladiug by
all railroads' doing business in, this
Stato, to proveut the divt-rskou of
ft eight, to prevout violation oCThif act
by uny railroad in this State, to toaf)
stitute the same a misdemeanor i\ud to
drovide puuitrt^iuent thorefor.
" ^e only uew bill introduced was by
I Mr, Barnwell to incorporate tho
Metropolitan Btrtfet railway of Ch?r
leeton. It was a copy of the bill w hich
was lost in tho shuttle at the winding
up of the last session.
t'aiBTY-f'irrn D.a^.? -In tho Sonato
I on Friday the roport of thej conference
committee on tho registration bill,
whioh failod to agree, was reooivod
and Senators Fiuloy., Mowe# and Eflrd
appointed on a couniiitteo on frco con
ference.
The Speakor of tho Ilonso como in
and the following acts woro ratified:
An act to provido for tho incorporat
ion fn< towns of lews than 1,000 in
habitants. "
An aot to declare tho law in rofcrcnco
to boards of canvassers.
Au aot to define in what mannor
I towns and cities may iuoreoso or dim in
I isb their corporate limits.
An aot to regulato the issuo of polioics
by fire insurance companies and as
sooiations.
An act to Incorporate tho Epworth
orphan ago.
Au act to r$qura certified copies of
pardons to be filod with tho clerks of
tho court.
I An aot to amoud law rclativo to
the bonds of the judges of probate.
Au act to require contractors to pay
their laborers and supply men.
An act to rcgulato Iho purclmso of
books for the Stato library.
An act to prohibit shooting and fish
ing on Sunday. .
An act to provido for tho disposition^
of the profits of tho Stato dispensary.
An act relating to tho scveranco of
Clafin college from Clafin university
and thu establishment of .a colored
normal and, industrial soliool.
An aot to xeduoo'tho required height
of lawful Jonces and to punish pooplo
failing to maintain same.
An .aot to authorize all cities and
towns to equip aud operato a system 6f
water works and clcctrio lights aud to
"issue bonds therofor.
s- Thcso third reading bills passed:
To declaro tho law rclativo to tho in
terchange of freight between common
carriers in this Stato. . ? j
To amend an act entitled "an act to
incorporte Clafin university/' appro vod I
Deo. 18. 1860.
Tbikty-Sixth Da v. ? In tho Senate
Saturday the conference committee
failing to agree on tho amendments
to the pension bill, Senators Harrison,
Finley and DuBose were appointed on
a committee on free conference.
Senator Mayfield's su Institute for the
honae bill to amend sections 11, 15 and
17 of the county government act, and
also intended to incorporate tno popu
lar provision ft Of tho' several road bills
introduced this session, was the special
order. Mr. May field's bill was dis
eusaed for one or two days early in the
session, and its further consideration
was postponed iu order that changes
i might be mado. It was n formidable
bilj, taking the clerk 80 minutes to
road it. Theu two hours more yc/
ddvotod to pntting in azfleudjineuis,
minor in thoir nature, which excited
no debate, aud the bill was passed and
sen^ lmck to the house. ,
Th?T senate i^nistcd on its sSmond
ments to the gounky government bill,
askod for a committee ou conference/
and appointed on that committee Sen
ators MsvHeld aud O'DtJl.
Mr. Finley offorcd a substitute for
ifehonso bill to declare the liability
Ji railroad corporations for injuries
sustaiued by persons in thoir employ.
The house bill mado all employers lia
ble. Tho Finley bill refers only to
railroads and is in the exact words of
the constitution. It passed1 and was
sent to tho house. f .
These third roa<)rag bills passed:
Bill to autborizo aud empower cities,
towns and other municipal corporat
ions tp issuo negotiabl0v?g*?i$on bonds
for the refunding or payment of bonded
indobtedncfcs oxisting at the time of
the adoption of tho present constitution.
Joiut resolution to require certair
acta passed by tho general assembly
during the region of 1894 to bo pub
lished with the acts of 1800.
ThJ^i bill was introduced by tho fi*
nsnde committee: A bill in relation Jo
the constitutional school tax, which
has Jbecome assets of the State in
chargf^o f the commissioner of the
sinking" fund, by. reason of the same
being past due and nnpaid. -
Thirty S*v*jcth D^r.?In tho ^en
ate on Monday notice being received
thai the Boose had refused to agree to
tbp amendments to the bill fixing ths
liability of railroads for injuries to em
ployes, the Senate insisted on the
amendments an<V Senators Barnwell
and Kirkland were appointed on a com
mittee of oonferenoe. [T
A ooncurrent reoolntioA extending
the thank* of tho geneHtreeoembly for
en entertainment at the Columbia
Female college, to which tho membera
M bM& iDniikt vm paaecd.
Tbe ?Vacation hill, Vetorned to the
NMta with 150 amendment*, wee or
dered printed end mede tb tpeci~
wder for next norning'at 1Q o'clock to
be ooneidered io committee of the
whole.
Tb? oo&foittee oa free conference
oa the election bill aide ite report,
rcooonBeod^og
the rcocariofrof the)
bonae frem certele eneMatolp ?m
aaekinf ofeW ?Ufht nhangee is the
Mlli ? Tiipi e?e ?lnpledh
Tfch jirtMii tM reidtf.
To Mute ell tue* do* tlw State tftd
. eoeatj by tboee cittsrne of CoDrt.-n
1R# vbfi.b*
v ? - - -- - -7 ?- - ? ??? . ?? , ?
fered losses by the storms of 1803 and
1894, rendoiihg them unable to pay
said taxes for tho fiscal years of 1802
ami 1893.
On motion of Mr. Kflrd, the provis
ions of his dishcnsary hill were substi
tuted for the /House bill on the same
subject and ttyt bill passed to a third
readiug, wlr%j) argument will be had.
On motion of Mr. Fiuley, the appro
priation and supply bills wero takou up
out of their order, and pastsed to a third
readiug.
; A committee amendment to the sup
ply bill, striking out tho penalty for
tho non-payment of poll tak, was ad
opted.
Unfavorable reports wore made on
the fallowing hi.1 Is:
To further provide for further as
sessmeut of property for taxation.
Went on the calendar.
To require county supervisors and
oonuty boards of oommissionors to diet
all prisoners, 1?ot h before and after
oonviction,"nt actual Cost. Calendar.
Senators Mayfleld and DuBose were
appointed on a committee of conference
on tho fish All. .
T11 hit y- Eighth IJay. ? In the Senate
Tuesday tho dispen ary bill passed
after being under consideration for
thrco hours.
Senators Mayfleld, fMcCalla and Nor
lis wero appointed o? a committee of
freo conforeuco on the. county govern
ment bill. .
Senator Mayfleld offered a resolution
inviting Hon. Patrick Walsh to ad
dress the general rtesembly at 0 o'clock
tliisevoniug on the seopoand oliaraoter
of tho'Sonthern States oxposition to bo
held in Chicago, which was adopted.
Th6 following acts wero ratified.
Au aot to regulate tho movoments of
care, trains and traffic hotwoen linos
Connecting withiu this State, and to
prevent any discrimination in tho rates
charged of faoilitios offered such con
necting lines, and to prevent all din
crimination, and to require equal
facilities and ndvantnges to all railroad
companies within or without tho State
with which thoy directly .or iudirectlv
^oojfnect, and to provide for, thov is
suance and recognition of through
bills of lading by all railroads doing
bnsiness in this State, to prevent tho
diversion o* freight, etc.
An act to provide for tho registry
tion of all electors iu this Stuto quali
fied to vote iu State, county, municipal
and congressional and presidential
elections.
An act to provide for tho incorpora
tion of towns of not less than 1,000 nor
more than 5,000 inhabitants
An act to amend au act to provide
for tho adoption of legitimate children.
These third reading bills wore passed
yef-torday l
House bill to regulate, tho sale. or
dredsed boof, veal and mutton iu this
State. <*
Honso bill to change tho time that
tho county board or commissioners shah
submit their annual reports.
House bill to provido for tho < lec
tion, duties and . compensation of1^ a
comissioner of tho disponeary and of
a State board of control, and to further
rcgulate the &de of intoxicating liquor*
in the counties aud prescribe further
penalties for violation of tho dispen:
sary law. " *
The following, from Attorney Gen
eral Barber, was received:
To the Honorable Senate of the State
of South Carolina:,
' By the seuate 'journal, p*ge 288, it
appears that yorir honorable body re
ferred to me the petition of Msry B.
Jjeverett et al with referenCo to 10
. acres of land held by the South Caro
lina lunatic asylum, and Required me
to report upon the same at this session
of the general assembly. Since tho be
ginning of the present session consid
erable testimony has been brought to
n^.in support of the claims. While
itls not conclusive, it is of such a
character as to conviuce mo that the
petitioners should have a thorough
and careful consideration of their rights
in the premises. To that end I would
respectfully suggest that the w hob
matter be rrferred to a committee com
posed of a suitable number of compe
tent persons, and that tho commission
bo vested with full powe? to act in
the matter.
Kespectfully submitted, -
W. A. Burber, Attorney Qeneral.
THE HOUSE.
Tiiiutt- Sixth Dat. ? In (he House
on Weducsday a message was received
from the Sonuto stating that that body
bad killed tho bill to repeal tho anti
froe patis act, tbe jim crow car bill and
tho bill looking tolhe changing of the
names of towns/and villages.
A conference committee consenting
of Messrs. Carroll, Ashley and Hardj
was appointed on tho bill relating to
tho adoption of children.
A similar committee was apj-ointed
to adjust the differences between tho
two booses on the penitentiarj^vesti
gation committee's expenses.
An unfavorable report was presented
anil adopted on tho senate bill relating
to punishment for embezzlement. A
?imilar. report " was al^o presented on
the bill looking to tile adjustment of
differences bj arbitration.
Mr. Hardy offered a concurrent re
solution looking to securing a report
from tUkcouimitto* jo regard to the
Charleston Berkeley con nty line bill,
Uie committee on enrolled acts being
nnable to decipher the bill*
Ah unfavorable report was adopted
on the bill to make the -chairman of
the medical committees of the two
bouses members of the 8t*to board of
health.
Xhero were bat two third reading
bills ? ono being tbe general appro
priation Mil Thie wm giveae turd
irtthoei Afcw aid
wmm ordered to he seel to the fwnMe.
.Tile pee dew Ull wee hk. w?ee <pe*o
? Hiint rixi.!is| sad sc<br?d W i*> ,
lAthilMAl
^
The substitute bill to regulate an<^
control tho sinking funds, created for
tho purpose of pluoiug the oo(M|$os of
this State on a cash basis came up unil
was ordered to a third rcaliug iu this
shape:
Section 1. AVhenovor provision is
made by law for the levy and collection
of au auii)ial tax to create a sinking
fuud for the purpose of plaoiug the
tluoiiooa of any county of this State up
on a cash basis tho sum or sums so
ruiuud >hull be kept by the oounty
treasurer upon a special account, sep
arate and distiuot from other county
fuuris, and shall bo protected by tho
ofllcial bond of tho oouutv treasurer us
other county tnuda, and shall bo known
or designated as the "county sinking
fund."
800. 2. After the creation of said
fund it may bo lawful for tho county
board of commissioners in any year to
borrow iu advauoe of the collection of
taxos for that year from said fund and
to apply to ordinary o'onnty expenses
an amount which shall not exceed
suchasum us can bo ropaid to said sink
ing fund on or before tho 1st day of I ho
following January out of theool'eotion
of t >xes in said yoar. Tho amounts so
borrowod from said sinking fund dur
ing any ourrent year shall bo repaid
to said sinking fund on or beforo tho
1st day of the following January, and
all amounts realized from tho collection
of auy tuxes loviod fov .tho purpose of
creating said sinking fuud shall imme
diately upon coliootion be placed to
tho credit of said fund. All unex
pondod balance* of taxes raised for
ordinary county expenBos and nil un
expended balances of taxes raised for
any special county purpose excepting
school purposes ahull at tho end o/'fhik
year bo curried to tho credit of said
sinking fuud.
Soo. 0. Whenever tho said sinking
fund shall nccumulato to such an
amount us to cquul tho nmount of tho
ordinary aunual expenses of the coun
ty, thus enabling tho financos of tho
county to bo pieced upon a cash baHis,
thou tho said fuud shell bo carried to
tho crcdit of tho goueral account of
tho county, and the said sinking fund
shall bo closed and this act shall ceaso
to be'oporativo. /
Soo. 4. All acts or nnrla '
consistent with tins act aro horoby re
pealed.
Sec. 5. This net shall take offoot
immediately upon its approval.
Tho income tax bill was defeated
, Senato bill to ronder it punishable
uuder oortuin conditions in cortaUi
localities to fail to have a lawful fonco.
Senate bill relating to pensions.
Mr, Patton thon offered ajwbVtiwito
for the paragraph iu the appropriation
bill making tho appropriation ol $2,
600 for tho State fair, whioh was the
same as that introduced a few daysago
except thut it ohangod tho amount to
$2,400. The roll call was demauded,
and on a direct vote the Ilouse agreed
to the amendment by a vote of $1 to
44. '
Mr. Patton moved to put on the
clincher. The uyes and now w
demandod and the Mouse clinched
appropriation by n vote of 52 to 45.
The chnune aa adopted reads
follows:
Section 24. Tho sum of $2,500 is
hereby appropriated from any funds iu
the State troaaury not otherwiso ap
propriated . to bo awarded as premiums
tot excellence in agriculture, stock
raising and tho mechanical and do
mestic arte among the citizens of this
State: provided, tho sum herein appro
priated shall bo expended for said pur
poses under tho Supervision of the
governor, secretary of stato, Stuto
treasurer and the chairman of tho
committees on agriculture of the
houso of representatives and the senate,
who shall jmake report to the general
ossombly w* their disposition of the
?amo: provided, no part of, said sum
ah all be awarded for exliitfita at any
place whero immoral slides ov gam
bling are Allowed; nor for exhibits in
any department not open tovsnd con
fined to all citizens of South Carolina:
nor at any public fair uuloBs\tho ns^.
aocintion conducting tho aamo shall
employ nil of its receipts from what
ever sources to the paymont of curreut
expenses and premiums.
This settles the matter so far as the
hoosu is concerned. Tbore is hardly
any donbt but that tho senate will pass
the provision.
The wbolo appropriation bill was
then ordered to a third reading and
olinchcd.
Tmnxr-SKvitNTa Day. ? In the
House on Thursday a mcssago was re
ceived from tho * Hunato that it had
eo*icun?i in tho resolution in regard
to adjourning ttr"T3aturdny week, tho
7th. .
Messrs. Floyd, Hough and Wilson
woro appoint*; ] on the committee of
f roe conferonce on the now county
bill. ; ... _
The honse concurred in the amend
ments of tho Senato to Mr. Garrfa'
bill reducing passenger rates on rail
roads.
The following bills pushed a third
reading and were ordered sent into. the
senate:
Tbo bill to regulate and control
county sinking funds created for the
fcurpoao of placing tho finuices of the
coanties of thisStato upon a cash ba
sis.
, The bill to raise supplies aad. make
appropriations.
x?iO joint resolution to authorize the
(fejperitttdadcDt of the penitentiary to
borrow money upon the Kccd planta
tion and to mortgage tho same,
TKo corporation bill was takfh up
and illoitfid to-take its fonder place 09
tho calendar? near the beginning.
The $enate bill to amend the law is
relation to the looetioa aad ifmm of
voting precincts in this Btete was UN
jllHl lip aud ruiiib BllKlir RIWAiMiU'
thereto wm uuuk Tbo bill
tbi'.i rMiiag.
TKfc'jiriiepKl school law which w*s
lie M?K wa?
rtakeu up. *i>e llrht committee
amendment agiiol to was ono to
out tho salary of tho superinten
(lout of education from $1,900 to 1,M00.
Several other amendments were adopt-'
oil ? tho tu?at important of which was
ono to dotiuo enrollment as mealing
"liu attOllllaUCO of lit It HHt 10 Bl'hool
da\ a during tho precodiug schohibtio
year."
An unfavorable report was presented
on tho roHolution to v?y Met-ars. Gaston
untl Dunoon their salaries t\?r llio time
tht'V so rv ihI as members of tho house,
and it was adoptod,
Tho aenatt vcut ft messago that it
had rejected tho bill relating to tho
inspection of hoof and mutton.
Tiiiuty-Eiohth Day. ? In tho Ilonse
ou Friday tho hill to empower tho
municipal authorities of the cities and
toVus of thin State of not loss than
10, dot) inhabitants to require tho
weighing of coal sold within tho limits
of Hiioh oitios and towns and to impose
a chargo thoreou was taken up, and
ordered to a third roadiug. Tho. bill
as it passed rend# ss follows :
Sootiou 1. That the muuoipal anlhri
tics of tho cities and towns of this tttato
of not loss than 10,000 inhabitants be,
mid they are hereby ompowoved, to ro
(jiiifo aU dealers of coal Hold within
tho limits of such citi<*s and towns up
on the public soalos oX such cities and
towns, and to imposo a chargo theiofoi
of not more than 10 cents for.eaeh
draft: Providoil, That nothing heroin
contained shall authorizo tho appli
catiou of such ordinances to auy dealer
who shall employ a sworn weigher;
and it shall bo the duty of said authori
ties to regularly swear when requostod
tho wcighor of any dealer who shall
thereupon furnish tho cortiflcatcs of
weights and bo subject to tho other re
gulations herein prescribed; but no
chargo shall bo made except for coal
weighed upon tho municipal ncalon.
No charge shall boinado for less quau
titics than '200 pounds weighed by tho
municipal scaloo.
Bee. 2. That said municipal authori
ties may onforco tho provisions of tho
foregoing section by such lluo oy im
prisonment as may bo now or hero
after prescribed by law for tho viohit
tion of tho ordiuancos of such cities or
l*Co Public Printer and Codo Com
missioner will bo elected on 'ljalsday
Tho Hall of tho House of.Tlopro
sentatives was tendered to llov. Ham
Jones for a leeturo Friday aftorueon.
. Thirty-Ninth Day. ? In tho house of
representatives Saturday somewhat of
n stir->v\ as caused by Mr. Ureelnpd,
one of tho mcmbors of tho Berkeley
delegation, who rote to a question of
privilego and iu a nervous manner re
Intod to'tlio house the details of nn af
fair between himself and "one E. J.
Dennis," tho senator from 'his county.
Ho told how Mr. Dennis had accosted
"liim and toverelv cuibhI him, a ding
that if he woro not au old man ho (Mr.
Dennis) would smash his g ? d ? d hoad
opon. Under tho constitutional pro
vision protecting tho persons and prop
erty of members, he craved tho protco
. tion of the houso and wautoil Senator
Denuie summoned before tho bar ol
tho houso an J .reproved. -? The com
mUteA on judiciary was inetructed to
*#$tiroimiuodiutcly and report to "the
bouse what its powers were under the
Coostitutiou. Tho eommittco report
ed that as Mr. Broehind's person or
property had uot been ' datnapod, the
house. couLl do nothing. Thlis the
matter ended.
The senate bill to provide for the
examination of tho banking corporat
ions of the State was taken up again,
and passed. Tho bill creates the oflioe
of bank examiner.
fTho eommittco on conference on the
pdnsion bill having failed to ogree, a
committee ou freo coufereuco was ap
pointed. Messrs* Thomas, Weill and
Osrothers will represent the houso on
tho committee^
Mr. ThonwCs' bi<l "to regulate tho
movomont/of cars, trains i*nd traflic
brtwoon lines connecting Within this
State, and to prevent nny discriminat
ion in tho charged or facilities ollercd
such connecting lines, and to prevent
nil discrimination anil to rcquiro equal
facilities anil advantagi s to all railroad
companies within or without tho State
with which they directly or indirectly
connect, and to provide for the is*ur
anco and recognition of through bills
of lading by all rail/Oads doing busi
ness in this State,' to prevent tho diver
sion of freight, and to provide penallics
for its violation and to constitute tho
tho 6ame a mifid6mcanor, and to pro
vido punishniont therefor," was taken
up and tabled ond tho* sennto bill ou
the samo ajfbject was taken up. Tho
bill was ordered to a third reading
without any debate.
Mr. Lemraoi^s bill to declare, tho
datiea of our county treasurers as to
Eubliahing their reports and to pro
Ibit payment therefor was takta up,
and ordered to third read i ng. "
Fortieth Day.? In the Ifouso oi.
Monday tbe following passed third
reading:
Senate bill to provide for tbe ex
amination of banking corporations of
the Sjwte.
Mnj W. J. Johnson's bill to reqnire
oounty supervisors and boards of com
missioners to diet all prisoners before
and after conviction at actual cost.
To authorize special elections in any
incorporated city or town of tlis Htato
for the' purpose of issuing bonds
for corporate purposes.
Senate bill to regulate the move
ment of cart, trains and traffic between
lines collecting within the State, ~and
to prJwnt an y discrimination in the
rttet1 charged or facilities offered* ?nch
oxuVUng lines and to preVsnt all dis
crimination, and Co' require equal ia
eilitiaa and ad^antagsa to all railroad
tiompaniaa within or without tbe State
fttfc wfcl T indlraMlr
oonoect, and to provide for the t?
?waace and reen^itMion of thrmiub b?ll?
^ oil ratlf'/ad* lu tbia Ht?V?
t*? prev?tit tbe <liv^?>oa of freight* to
provwat ?MfUvS?itbiaaat by mmf
railroad itt this Stato, to constitute t ho
kuiuo uk u misdemeanor anil to provide
punishment tuerefor.
Tho bill in relation to the ooi>Ktitu?
tiouul school tax which has become
assets of tho State in charge of tho
commissioners of tlio sinking fund by
reason of tho sumo being duo atul
unpaid.
Mr. Anderson offered a oouourront
resolution that tho two Iiourih meet in
joint assembly ou Wednesday at noo||
to elect directors of tho State Colore*!
A gr ie u 1 1 u r a 1 ool I ego.
Several more oominittooa of confer
ence were appointed on minor bills.
The a? nnto bill relating to tho public
printing wuh favorably repoitod.
Tlio committee on wayH ami moans
offered a joint resolution to allow tlio
South Carolina coIIoko trustcca to
louse or soil a certain lot iu tho city of
Columbia.
Mr. Tow n neiul called for the Rpccial
order? the, bill to provide tho manner
in which tho railroadn, exprosa, tele
graph and telephone companies in
corporated under tho lawn of other
State .Or countries may becoino incor
porated in this State, w as taken up and,
Mr, Towmond moved to amend ho iih
to make it apply only to railroad com
panies Thin annulment was adopted.
Tho bill was then ordered to a third
reading iu this shape:
Section 1. That each and every rail
road company or corporation created
or organized under or by virtue of any
government other than that of this
Stato desiring to own property or cur
ry on business or oxorcito any corpo
rate franchise in this State of any kiud
w hatsoever, shgjl llrst file in tho oflloo
of the seciotary of state a copy of its
ehartcr, paying therefor such feca as
may bo roquircd by law, and oauso a
, copy of such charter to l>o recorded in
tho ofllce of tho register mesuo oon
veyaueos or clerks of court of common
pleas in each couuty in which hih-Ii
company or corporation desires or
proposes to carry on business or to ac
quire or own properly. Such copy of
tlio 'charter shall bo authontioutcd 111
ilio manner directed by law for tho au
thentication of tho atututos of tho
State or country under whoso laws
such corporation is chartered or organ
ized.
Seo. 2. That if any such charter or
any party thereof, ftlcd as aforosnid in
tlio olllco of tho Seorot?ry of Stato,
bhull bo in contravention or violation
of tho laws of this Stato, such charter
or such parts thoroof ?o in coi./lict
with the laws of this State shall bonnil
and void. v"
Sec. 3. That when a foreign corpora
tion complies with tho provisions and
requirements of this act it shall ipso
facto become a domestic corporation
and fhal 1 enjoy tho righta and bo sub
ject to tho liabilities of such domestio
corporation, it may suo and be sued iu
tho courts of this State and shall bo
subjoot to tho jurisdiction of this Stato
as fully as if it wero originally created
undor the laws of the State of South
Carolina. ' >
Seo. 4. That it shall bo unlawful for
any foreign corporation to do business,
or attempt to do busiuoss, in this State,
without first having complied witb tho
requirements of this act, and auy vio
Istion of this act idiall bo punished by
tho forfeiture to tho Stato by tho party
offending of a penalty of $500, to bo
recovered by suit in tho court of com
mon pleaa for any county in which
Hiich offender does or attempts to do
business or in auy other court of com
petent jurisdiction.
The House adopted the roport of the
oommitte of free conference on the re
gistration bill. *
FonTY-FinHT Day. ? In tbo House
Tuesday t ho following wcio paused and
sent to tbo Senate:
The bill to amoud tho county* gov
orntneut net.
Tbo bill to tlx ibo price for publio
advertisements.
Tho Honuto bill to provide for the
settlement of isHtum between citizens of
this Statu by arbitration.
Tbo bill to provide tbo manner in
which railroad, express, telegraph and
tolepbono companies incorporated un
der tbo la*ys of other States or coun
tries may bocomo incorporated in this
State.
^Tho joint resolution ta dispoao of
certain books in tho State library.
Tbo bill to make appropriations for
tbo payment of tbo per diem, mileage
and stationery certificates of the mem*,
bors of tho general assembly, the sala
ries of tbo subordinate officers and em
ployes thereof and for other purposes
herein named. '}
Tbo bill to protect tho 'adultoration 1
of candy and provide penalty for tho
uamc.
Tho bill to protect primary elections
waa passed.
Thq bill reads: ^
Section 1. That au act entitled "an
act to protect primary clcctions and
conventions of political pa/ tics and to
punish frauds eonkfiRMM^hereat, " ap
proved December 22d, 1^88, be, and
said act is hereby, amended by add
ing a section to be designated as secy
tion 0, which shall read aa follows: /
. See. 0. That candidate^ n all coun
ties in which theite is a city, containing
10,000 inhabitants or more jshall nave
the right to appoint a watcher at bach
polling place to look after the interest
of such candidates: Provided. That no
pc?son shall be entitled'to rote at any
primary in sfcch counties as contain a
city of 40,000 inhabitants or nor* von*
U*s he produces his registration cer
tificate and is qualified to rote for the
officers to be nominated thee est da the
day of election. ? '
Tbo ?enste bill to amend the lav la
regard to eifttu* and other ilrtfwi
traveling and e*hiHtiog for fai# ***
ordered to a third m din* wiihoaV"**
^The sesais Wlf r.I.Uag fejfe a?a '
of f ofi^ebt, c* acting i|rn<u?tflMfsNl
prrtvi^ionnj sr?w sh^ btlja^a*
or0?r?d to atiitni tfwIiM wiiWai 4#>
v V: *
' M. . ??
The senate l>ill to amend chapter 3
of tho revised htatutes relating to ie
ports it ltd documents wan next taken
up. It chauged tlio tiioo for tho Stato
ollloers to filo their annual report*
with tho public printer, fixing Jan. 10
H? tho date theieof unit requiring tho
printer to deliver thom by Jau. 20 of
Ofteh year. Tho bill vvhh ordered to ?
third leading without debate.
Tho senate bill to amend tho law re*
luting to agricultural liens was taken
np, and tifter u motion to Htriko out
the enaeting words hiul In on voted
down, was ordered to a third reading.
Tho bill gives tho laborer tho saino
ri^ht as the lauiflord to enforce a lien.
Tlio senate bill iu relation to tho eu*
forocmont Of the colli*etion of t?ix< a
ptiht due tind unpaid upon municipal
property >\a? ordered to a third read
ing without debute.
The sonato bill in relation to <?nch?at
ed property and to devolve upon tho
Kooretaiy of state aft agent of tho com
mibHionera of tho ninliing fund tlio
duties of oacheutor, was ordered to a
third reading without debate, several
oonunittee amendments being adopted.
Tho Senate bill to amend and extend
tho charter of incorporation of tho
board of directors of the Theological
seminary of tho synods of Booth Caro
lina and Georgia was then taken up.
Mr. Winkler offered sovoitol amend
ments, which were agreed to, material*
Iv changing tho bill. Tho bill was or
dered to a third ri ailing ax amended
without debate. Tho object of the bill
in to extoud tho charter for 50 yoars,
tho presont charter expiring this year.
All rightH given are tho same.
Tho Senato bill limiting tho number
of acres of land to which any iiliou or
corporation cotrollcd I ?y aliens may
own' within this Stato, was taken up,
and tho following substitute, offered by
by the tho eommittce, was adopted:
Section 1. Except whore in cdnfliofc
with treaties Hindu under tho provis
ions of tho Constitution of the United
States, no tilien shall hereafter acquire,
by gift, grant or devise, or in any other
manner, more that 1,000 acres of laud
iu this State.
See. 2. No corporation of her tlmn
those chartered under tho laws this
State shall hereafter acquire in any
manner whatsoever more timu 5,000
acres of land in this State: Provided, ?
that this section shall not apply to laud
purchased under proceedings either by
action, or power of salo, to foreclose
any mortgnge hold by tho foreign cor
poration purchasing tlio same; button
such caso such foreigu corporation
shall not bo entitled to hold said oxcess
of iaud more than flvo/fpears without
salo of the same, union/ the comptrol
ler general shall certify that a salo dur
ing that time would bo ^materially det
rimental to tho interests of such cor*
poration, in which case the said cor-,
poration may hold tho said laud for
llvo years longer upon the snmo condl*^
tious. ^
The bill was then ordered to a third
reading.
ItEV. BAM JONES. ? -
Ills Opinion of the ttouth Carolina
Dispensary Law.
iRer. Bam Pi Jotics, tho famous ~
evangelist aud locturcr, has this to s*y,
of the dispeminry law:
"The law jd tir*twas an experiment, .
of coarse, and the regulation of jaro
hibitiou and the extermination of the
liquor traffic has been a problem that
bas been voxing good men for some-'
time. I have watched with interest, .
tho States which have conNtitutional
prohibition; the States which have
the best excise laws /or tho control q{
the traffic: aud lastly the South Caro#
litis dispensary law. I believe that
whiskey is a good thing in its pltice,
audita place is in h<dJ, aud I shall
never drink any,, nor couuteuanoe the
sale of- any under auy law this side*
yf hell.
"ihe only difference between the
dispensary law and the open saloons/
ss I see it, it the method of dealing out
the damnable atnff. Whatever may be
the good intentions of the persons with
whom the dispensary idea orginated,
already it is beginning to go to seed in1
South Okrolina. "I understand that
tbis sovereign State is advertising if
liquor and jraring its business. As jt .
fee it, tho sabiriee.of tho dispena^r#
must bo determined by the largeneaa
of their sales. If this bo true, tho.
Statp is dealing in it for the money
that's in it, and whenover the Stato
does deal in it for tjie money, then ft
bull-nock, white aproned saloou keeper
is a gentleman beside tho State of
South Carolina.
"I am for extermination rather than
regulation of the liquor traffio, for you
can no more rejinlute the salo so that
men will not be ilobauohedtJhoya ruin*
ed, wives murdered, cbildern butcher
ed and homes made desolate, than j6n
.can regulate cholera by a license ays
tern or le&ialative enactment, or any
more than yon -ean regulate theraragfrt
of hydrophobia rthrongfi the tarn*
chanp&L I enjoy seeing Mr. Tilimau
in >s straw pile with his piteb-ferk,
put when" he gets into a diapen
so ty with' it and begin* to sonUa?
battles .filled with a damnable liquid,
I'm agin him and his fork both. TlMf;
profit and beverage question will dawftT.
the Sooth Carolina dispensary in the
eyes of all Ood-fearing man. 'How nv
professed Christian Can stand bafcfiuf
a oonnter and deal ont liquor In th*j
naqae of his State as a beverage foa
his fellow dtixens aid deserve ?lcK
thihg else bat contempt of all fftigl
people, 1 cannot understand, sad Wtl
be s- frying in hell before hi# tap* mm-,
Cdld. is ay Wjjdi d opistoy
Seas tor Wsepaa In