The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-18
ALL ABOUT DOGS.
What Our Legislators Think About Taxins
Them to Death.

What Our Legislators Think About Taxing
Them to Death.
In the House OH Tuesday the bill to
require a special license for dogs was
taken up for second reading.
MIR: II. IL. IIcmphill moved to strike
out the cnacting clause.
Mr.. Hcmphill said: From the re-
port OF the Comptroller-Gcncral YOU
Will sec that there arc in the State Co.
3lo dogs, Of the value of S404, 1886, and
there are also l99,G8G sheep and goats,
worth Sl69,775. l am unwilling to
destroy so much taxable property as
these dogs amount to.
Mr.. Watts-These dogs pay only five
cents u head, and we want this bill
passed to protect the sheep and goats
and guard our children against mad
dogs.
Mr.. Carlislc-NIy objection to tho
bill is that it is unconstitutional. It
will not accord with that provision
which requires property to bc taxed
according to its value.
Mr.. Bcascly- BY the time we 90
through vii tn this bill we will so amend
it rs to obviate that objection and make
it a mere license law.
Mr.. Walker-Thcre is meny q poor
man whose only property is his dog.
Kip Van Winkle had his Snyder. I
regard the bill as an attack upon all
the descendants of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Many people have great love and
affection for these pets, which the AL
mighty has giycn to man for his best
friend. More than this, there are vast
domains in this State whose owners
have never put on them one title of
Improvement, and these domains arc
full of game; and if some of these poor
mon could not by means of their dogs
catch this game, they would never
have an opportunity to taste fresh
meat. The bill also attacks tho planter
who is fond Of hunting and keeps his
pack of hounds.
Mr.. Murray-This Legislature does
not sit hero to- encourage Rip Van
Winkleism. This bill will give on.
conragemcnt to sheep husbantry, and
as 1t proposes to devote the dog tax to
the free schools, that object is Of moro
Importance than tho attachment q man
may feel for his dog.
Mr.. Dorroh--ThOso who arc farmers
hero know that agriculture in South
Carolina will never be what it ought
till stock raising forms all element Of
1t, and they also know that it is next
10 impossible to raise sheep successful
ly while tho dogs arc as unrestricted as
at present.
Mr.: Dargan-My objection to dogs
Is their want of discrfmination-thev
cannot toll tho distinction between me.
I'm and tu,l,n.
On Motion ofMr. Beasely, the bill
was rccommitted by a vote Of 46 to As,
DEMOCRATIC BosToN.-The munich
pa, election which took place in Boston
last week resulted in the reelection of
Mayor Prince (Domocrat) by a plu-
rality of $2,763. The feature Of the
election was the presence of women ut
the polls, where they were courteously
treated and where thoy voted for mem
bers of tho school committee nearly If
not quito up to the registration, witch
was nearly one thousand. Out Of def.
erence TO them tho polling places were
never before so quiet and orderly.
Tho bell-punch register hos come
TO 20 regarded in Texas as mere
farco. In Houston ono leading saloon
which registered over i 800 on the
malt register for Octobor shows only
nineteen glasses Of beer sold during