S. 94 (H. 19.-Mr. Wyche): A Bill to allow the foreman of the grand jury, or acting foreman, to swear witnesses in the grand jury

room.

Ordered for consideration tomorrow.

SECOND READING BILLS.

The following Bills and Joint Resolutions were severally read the second time, passed, and ordered placed upon the Calendar for a third reading, with notice of general amendments:

S. 39. Mr. Carlisle: A Bill to enable Inman School District No. 26 to collect a contingent fee under certain conditions.

S. 53. Mr. Lide: A Bill to amend Section 66, Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1912, by striking out the words "as soon after the adjournment of the General Assembly as practicable," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "within thirty days after the adjournment of the General Assembly in any regular or special session."

The following Bills and Joint Resolutions were severally read the second time, passed, and ordered placed upon the Calendar for a third reading:

S. 42. Mr. Patterson: A Bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to provide for Rural Policemen in the county of Barnwell," approved February 17, A. D. 1911.

S. 54. Mr. Lide: A Bill to amend Section 62, Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1912, relating to the printing and distribution of the Acts, by repealing said section and inserting a new section in lieu thereof.

S. 61.—Mr. Beamguard: A Bill to empower County Board of Commissioners of York county to sell county poor farm, and to provide new quarters.

S. 80. Mr. Clifton: A Bill to fix the time of holding the Courts of the Third Judicial Circuit.

S. 87. Finance Committee: A Bill to amend Section 137, of Volume I, of the Code of Laws of 1912, by striking out the words "Section 135" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Section 136" wherever the same occur in said section.

S. 10. Mr. Lawson: A Bill to authorize the town of Lamar, in Darlington county, upon a petition of a majority of its freeholders, and a vote of a majority of its electors qualified to vote at an election thereon, to issue not more than seven thousand dollars in bonds in aid of the South Carolina Western Railway, and to levy

and collect taxes to pay the interest on the said bonds and the principal thereof.

SPECIAL ORDER-JOINT ASSEMBLY.

At. 12 m., the PRESIDENT announced that the hour fixed by the Concurrent Resolution for the election of various officials had arrived.

The Senate proceeded in a body to the House of Representatives.

ELECTION OF VARIOUS OFFICIALS.

At 12 m., the Senate appeared in the Hall of the House of Representatives.

The Joint Assembly was called to order by the PRESIDENT of the Senate, who announced that the Joint Assembly had convened to elect various officials in pursuance of a Concurrent Resolution adopted by both Houses.

The Clerk of the Senate read the Concurrent Resolution.

The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced that nominations. were in order for Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit.

Mr. BOYD nominated the Hon. Thos. S. Sease, of Spartanburg. The following seconded the nomination of the Hon. Thos. S. Sease:

Messrs. WALKER, KIRK, WESTON, YOUMANS, RILEY and MOWER.

The PRESIDENT of the Senate appointed as tellers on the part of the Senate: Messrs. Mars and Nicholson.

The SPEAKER of the House appointed as tellers on the part of the House: Messrs. C. C. Wyche, Lee and Dick.

The Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate, and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.

The following named Senators voted for the Hon. Thos. S. Sease: Messrs. Ackerman, Appelt, Banks, Beamguard, Black, Carlisle, Clifton, Crouch, Dennis, Earle, Epps, Ginn, Gross, Hall, Hardin, Hough, Johnson, Johnstone, Ketchin, Laney, Lawson, Lide, Manning, Mars, Mauldin, McCown, McLaurin, Mullins, Nicholson, Patterson, Richardson, Sharpe, Sinkler, Strait, Stuckey, Verner, Walker, Weston, Williams and Young-41.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives called the roll of the House, and the members voted viva voce as their names were called. The following named members voted for the Hon. Thos. S. Sease:

Hon. M. L. Smith, Speaker, and Messrs. Addy, J. W. Ashley, Atkinson, Barnwell, Baskin, Belser, Bethea, Blackwell, Bowers, Boyd, Browning, Brice, Busbee, Charles, Clowney, Courtney, Creech, Cross, Daniel, Dantzler, Delaughter, Dick, Epps, Evans, Fortner, Friday, Fripp, Gasque, Goodwin, Gray, Greer, Haile, Hall, Hardin, Harrelson, Harper, Harvey, Haynsworth, Hiott, Holley, Hunter, Hutchison, Hutson, Irby, W. A. James, W. E. James, Johnston, Jones, Kellehan, Kelly, Kennedy, Kibler, Kirby, Kirk, Lee, Long, Lumpkin, Lybrand, McCravey, McDonald, McMillan, McQueen, Malpass, Martin, Massey, Means, Melfi, Miley, Mitchell, Mitchum, Mixson, Moore, Moseley, Mower, Murray, Nelson, Nicholson, Odom, O'Quinn, Pegues, Pyatt, Ready, Rembert, Riddle, Riley, Rittenberg, Robertson, Robinson, L. M. Rogers, W. S. Rogers, Jr., Sapp, Sanders, Schroder, Walter M. Scott, Senseney, Sherwood, Shirley, Smiley, Stanley, Stevenson, Strickland, Sturkie, Thompson, Tindal, Vander Horst, Walker, Warner, Warren, Welch, Whaley, White, Whitehead, Wilburn, Williams, C. C. Wyche, C. T. Wyche, Youmans and Zeigler-119.

RECAPITULATION.

Total number of Senators voting.

Total number of Members voting..

Grand total ....

Necessary to a choice...

Of which the Hon. Thos. S. Sease received........

41

119

.. 160

81

160

Whereupon, the PRESIDENT announced that the Hon. Thos. S. Sease, having received a majority of the votes cast, was duly elected Judge of the Seventh Circuit for the term provided by law.

ELECTION OF JUDGE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.

The Clerk of the Senate read the Concurrent Resolution, S. 32 (H. 60).

The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced that nominations were in order.

Mr. SINKLER nominated the Hon. R. W. Memminger, of Charleston.

The following seconded the nomination of the Hon. R. W. Memminger: Messrs. BARNWELL, HUNTER, M. J. ASHLEY, MIXSON, L. G. WALKER and JNO. F. WILLIAMS.

The PRESIDENT of the Senate appointed as tellers on the part of the Senate: Messrs. Mars and Nicholson.

The SPEAKER of the House appointed as tellers on the part of the House: Messrs. Lee and Dick.

The Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate, and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.

The following named Senators voted for the Hon. R. W. Memminger:

Messrs. Ackerman, Appelt, Banks, Black, Clifton, Crouch, Dennis, Earle, Epps, Ginn, Goodwin, Gross, Hall, Hardin, Hough, Johnson, Johnstone, Ketchin, Laney, Lawson, Lide, Manning, Mars, Mauldin, McCown, Mullins, Nicholson, Patterson, Richardson, Sharpe, Sinkler, Sullivan, Walker, Weston, Williams and Young-36.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives called the roll of the House, and the members voted viva voce as their names were called. The following named Members voted for the Hon. R. W. Memminger :

Messrs. Addy, J. W. Ashley, M. J. Ashley, Atkinson, Barnwell, Baskin, Belser, Bethea, Blackwell, Bowers, Boyd, Browning, Brice, Busbee, Charles, Clowney, Courtney, Creech, Cross, Daniel, Dantzler, Delaughter, Dick, Epps, Evans, Friday, Gasque, Goodwin, Gray, Greer, Hall, Hardin, Harrelson, Harper, Harvey, Haynsworth, Holley, Hunter, Hutson, Irby, W. A. James, W. E. James, Johnston, Jones, Kellehan, Kelly, Kennedy, Kibler, Kirby, Kirk, Lee, Long, Lumpkin, Lybrand, McDonald, McQueen, Malpass, Martin, Massey, Means, Melfi, Miley, Miller, Mitchell, Mitchum, Mixson, Moore, Moseley, Murray, Nelson, Nicholson, O'Quinn, Pegues, Pyatt, Ready, Rembert, Riley, Rittenberg, Robertson, Robinson, L. M. Rogers, W. S. Rogers, Jr., Sapp, Schroder, Walter M. Scott, Senseney, Sherwood, Shirley, Smiley, Stanley, Stevenson, Strickland, Sturkie, Thompson, Tindal, Vander Horst, Walker, Warner, Warren, Welch, White, Whitehead, Wilburn, Williams, C. C. Wyche, C. T. Wyche, Youmans and Zeigler-108.

The following named member voted for the Hon. M. Rutledge Rivers: Mr. Whaley.

Necessary to a choice...

Of which the Hon. R. W. Memminger received.
Of which the Hon. M. R. Rivers received.....

Whereupon, the PRESIDENT announced that the Hon. R. W. Memminger, having received a majority of the votes cast, was duly elected Judge of the Ninth Circuit for the full term provided by law.

ELECTION OF JUDGE FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT.

The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced that nominations were in order for Judge of the Tenth Circuit.

Mr. McDONALD nominated the Hon. Geo. E. Prince, of Ander

son.

The following seconded the nomination of the Hon. Geo. E. Prince:

The PRESIDENT of the Senate appointed as tellers on the part of the Senate: Messrs. Mars and Nicholson.

The SPEAKER of the House appointed as tellers on the part of the House: Messrs. Lee and Dick.

The Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate, and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.

The following named Senators voted for the Hon. Geo. E. Prince: Messrs. Ackerman, Appelt, Banks, Black, Christensen, Clifton, Crouch, Dennis, Earle, Epps, Ginn, Goodwin, Gross, Hall, Hardin, Hough, Ketchin, Laney, Lawson, Lide, Manning, Mars, Mauldin, McCown, McLaurin, Mullins, Nicholson, Richardson, Sharpe, Sinkler, Sullivan, Verner, Walker, Williams and Young-35.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives called the roll of the House, and the members voted viva voce as their names were called. The following named members voted for the Hon. Geo. E. Prince: Messrs. Addy, J. W. Ashley, M. J. Ashley, Atkinson, Barnwell, Baskin, Bethea, Blackwell, Bowers, Boyd, Brice, Busbee, Charles, Clowney, Courtney, Creech, Cross, Daniel, Dantzler, Delaughter, Dick, Epps, Fortner, Friday, Gasque, Goodwin, Gray, Greer, Haile, Hall, Hardin, Harrelson, Harper, Harvey, Haynsworth, Hiott, Holley, Hunter, Hutchison, Hutson, W. A. James, W. E. James, Johnston, Jones, Kellehan, Kelly, Kennedy, Kibler, Kirby, Kirk, Lee, Long, Lumpkin, Lybrand, McCravey, McDonald, McMillan, McQueen, Malpass, Massey, Means, Melfi, Miley, Miller, Mitchell, Mitchum, Mixson, Moore, Moseley, Murray, Nelson, Nicholson, Odom, O'Quinn, Pegues, Pyatt, Ready, Riddle, Riley, Rittenberg, Robert