Mr. JOHNSTONE, from the Committee on Local Legislation, submitted a favorable report on S. 104. Mr. Crouch: A Bill to provide for working the roads. in Saluda county. Ordered for consideration tomorrow. Mr. JOHNSTONE, from the Committee on Local Legislation, submitted a favorable report on S. 105. Mr. Crouch: A Bill to provide for rural policemen for Saluda county. Ordered for consideration tomorrow. Mr. JOHNSTONE, from the Committee on Local Legislation, submitted a favorable report on S. 112. Mr. Nicholson (for Edgefield delegation): A Bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to abolish the dispensary constabulary force in Edgefield county and to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a rural police system." Ordered for consideration tomorrow. Mr. JOHNSTONE, from the Committee on Local Legislation, submitted a favorable report on S. 114.-Mr. Appelt: A Bill to amend Section 938, Volume I, Civil Code of 1912, by increasing number of Commissioners for Clarendon county. Ordered for consideration tomorrow. PAPERS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House sent the Senate the following: S. 131 (H. 89.-Greenwood Delegation): A Bill to repeal Sections 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 1259, Volume I, Code of Laws, 1912, providing for the appointment of rural policemen for the County of Greenwood. Read the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. S. 132 (H. 80.-Mr. Hutson): A Bill to repeal so much of the Acts of 1912 creating Jasper county as provided for certain County Commissioners as named in said Act. Read the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. S. 129 (H. 164).-Mr. Fred Williams, for the Committee on Federal Relations, offers the following resolutions, and asks for its 14 S. J. (500) immediate consideration. This Resolution is unanimously endorsed by the Committee on Federal Relations. Whereas, The present civilization of the white race has been achieved without the assistance of the negro race. The negro race has made no advancement only as he comes in contact with the other human races. His presence in the United States is because of his not having a government of his own in Africa sufficiently strong to protect its subjects, the reason for which is his weakness. The people of these United States have advanced the negro further than any other nation, having taught him the most extensive language on the globe, the use of tools, the wearing of clothing, and above all, the Christian religion. In return for all these advantages he has given the people of these United States only anxiety, strife, bloodshed and the hookworm. So long as he has the ballot he will be a menace to the civilization of America. The ballot was given to him without his fitness, or his asking for it, and given him at a time when these United States. were riven asunder by strife, prejudice, malice, hatred, anger and revenge; therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, the Senate concurring: (1st) That the Congress of the United States be and are hereby asked to immediately take action for the repeal of the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (2d) That copies of these resolutions be printed and forwarded to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Ordered for consideration tomorrow. S: 130 (H. 200.-Mr. Kibler).-A Concurrent Resolution: Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That a committee, consisting of three members from the House of Representatives and three from the Senate, be appointed by the presiding officers of the two Houses for the purpose of ascertaining what is necessary to be done in order to continue the building and other improvements at the State Hospital for the Insane, said committee to report by Bill or otherwise by February 1, 1913. On immediate consideration, the Concurrent Resolution was adopted and ordered returned to the House with concurrence. S. 136 (H. 173.-Mr. Rembert).-A Concurrent Resolution: Whereas, Senator Tillman, in a letter addressed to the General Assembly, in speaking of B. L. Abney, division counsel of the Southern Railway, says: "He is the real octopus which strangies the Legislature and persuades it to do his bidding," and further in said letter says: "But Ben Abney and the Southern Railway attorneys in the Legislature have been too venal and corrupt to protect the people against the railroads." And, Whereas, It would be inconceivable that our senior Senator would make such a bold and daring charge of corruption among the Representatives of the people of the State who have so long honored him without having proof of the justice of his charges; and, Whereas, If he has the proof it is right that the people of this State should know how they have been betrayed by their Representatives; now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That Senator B. R. Tillman be and is hereby called upon to produce the evidence in support of his charges of corruption in this legislative body. Ordered for consideration tomorrow. S. 109 (H. 172).—Mr. Weston. Received as information. S. 110 (H. 219).-Mr. Appelt: Concerning the attendance of the militia upon the inaugural exercises. Returned with concurrence. Received as information. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ADOPTED. Mr. MARS presented the following, which was agreed to and ordered sent to the House for concurrence. S. 135.-Mr. Mars: A Concurrent Resolution. Be it resolved by the Senate, and the House of Representatives concurring: First. That the two Houses meet in Joint Assembly on Wednesday, January 29, 1913, at 12 o'clock m., for the purpose of electing a Superintendent of the Penitentiary, three directors of the State Penitentiary and two Trustees of the University of South Carolina, caused by the resignation of Julius H. Walker and the death of A. P. Hamer. Second. That three ballots shall be taken, if so much be necessary, and that after three ballots shall be taken the Joint Assembly shall recede from business until the next legislative day at the same hour, at which time not more than three ballots shall be taken, if so much be necessary. This procedure shall be followed each day until the officers herein mentioned are elected. Third. That all nominations and seconds to nominations shall be made without speeches. GENERAL ORDERS. THIRD READING BILLS. The following Bills were read the third time, passed, and ordered sent to the House of Representatives: 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. 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. AMENDED. S. 39. Mr. Carlisle: A Bill to enable Inman School District No. 26 to collect a contingent fee under certain conditions. Mr. MAULDIN proposed the following amendment, which was adopted: Amend by adding at the end of Section 1 thereof the following: The Trustees of Dacusville School District No. 17, in Pickens county, are hereby authorized to collect from each patron of the schools in Dacusville School District No. 17 a matriculation fee of two dollars per session, if so much shall be deemed necessary. Amend further by adding at the end of the title to said Bill the following: And to authorize the Trustees of Dacusville School District Nc. 17, in Pickens county, to collect a matriculation fee. Amend further by changing the word "school" to "schools" wherever the same appears in Section 2 of said Bill. There being no further amendments, the Bill was passed and ordered sent to the House of Representatives. 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. Mr. BEAMGUARD proposed the following amendment, which was adopted: Amend Section 2, line 2. Strike out the word "sixty," and insert. in lieu thereof the word "fifty." There being no further amendments, the Bill was passed and ordered sent to the House of Representatives. 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: S. 43. Mr. Goodwin: A Bill to amend Section 608, Volume II, Criminal Code of 1912, relating to numbers on motor vehicles. S. 46. Mr. Weston: A Bill to provide for the transfer and annexation of a certain portion of Lexington county to Richland county, and to alter the county lines of said counties to conform thereto. S. 28. Mr. Patterson: A Bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to create a new school district within the township of Barnwell, in Barnwell county, to be known as the Barnwell Graded School District, and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax therein, and to put the said school district under the control of the General School Law. S. 40. Mr. Hough: A Bill to exempt medical examiners of life insurance companies from license fees. S. 44. Mr. Sullivan: A Bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Rural Police System in Anderson county; to discontinue Dispensary Constables in said county, and to devolve the duties heretofore performed by them upon the Rural Police. S. 51. Mr. Laney: A Bill to amend Section 2654, Volume I, Code of Laws of South Carolina, so as to authorize banking corporations to invest three-fourths (34) of their capital stock and deposits in mortgages of real estate. S. 63.—Mr. Weston: A Bill to establish an additional township in Richland county. S. 71. Mr. Crouch: A Bill to require the payment of $185.90 to C. J. Ramage as Special Judge. S. 76. Mr. Buck: A Bill to amend Section 1451, Volume I, Code of Laws, South Carolina, 1912, so as to provide for the appointment of a Magistrate at Myrtle Beach, in Horry county. S. 77.-Mr. Manning: A Bill to amend Section 504, Volume II, Code of Laws, 1912, relating to enticing laborers under contract. |