Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08
Misc cellaneOuS Legislative Proceed
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broad valley Railroad Company and the
Edgefeld, Trenton and Aiken Railroad
Company under the name of the French
Broad and Atlantic Railroad Mr. Psr-.
ker, of Abbeville, presented the same bill
afterwards in the House; and it has been
favorably reported upon.
The Stock Law bill for Edgefeld Coun.
ty has also been reported upon favorably.
The House, we are glad to say, has sat
down quite heavily on an attempt to re-
open the liquor traffic outside of incorpo-
rated towns, under the guise of an lnno-
cent movement to except domestic wines
from the operations of the present Act.
1t seems that the proposed plan'of sub
mitting certain amendments to the Con-
stitution, which shall be pass:d by the
Legislature, to the people, has not found
much favor in the eyes of The Senate. 1t
has decided, by small majority. in favor
of a Constitutional Convention which will
require the concurrent vote of two-thirds
of the members Of both Houses. 1t will
also require two-thi:ds vote of the Gen
eral Assembly to propose any amendment
to ue submitted to the vote Of the people.
The present outlook would indicate that
the Constitution of 1869 will remain in
tact for some time to come. Upon this
subject Mr.. Callison said that he had been
in favor Of calling a Constitutional Con-
vention, but after reviewing the work of
the commission he had changed his views.
The commission, in his judgment, had sug-
gested but one single change CT any virtue
in the Constitution and, he thought, it
would be best TO throw the whole thing
in the waste basket.
In the debate on the Stock Law, Mr..
Talbert, of Edgefeld, said he had an earn
est sollcltude to have the question settled
finally as far as his county was concerned.
He did not believe in hasty action, but
the conclusion to pass stock law had
not been arrived at suddenly. 1t had been
carefully considered at least in Edgefcld
County. He would vote for the bill, but
he would not deny the right of any coun-
ty to be excepted from its provisions He
thought the State might build the fences
around the excepted counties, and thus
avoid all dissatisfaction.
There is an important amendment be.
fore the Legislature to the lnsolvent debt
or's act. The amendment proposes to
take away from the insolvent debtor the
right to give preference among his credit
ors. If adopted this would put the insol-
vent debtor in the condition of an invol-
untary bankrupt.
A bill to regulate the licensing of ply
sicians and surgeons has been discussed IN
the Senate. The principal object of this
bill is to put stop 10 the business Of itin-
Grant quacks,
Mr. Callison thought that one Of the
features Of this bill was designed to dvbar
homeopathic physicians from practlcing in
this State, and he therefore moved to
strike out the enacting clause.
This motion brought Drs. Lartigue and
Bossard to their feet DR.. Bossard then
defined the general objects of the bill, and
stated that it contained no clause which
would prevent any homeopathic physi-
clan holding genuine diploma from pur-
suing his calling.
MIR Callison's motion was rejected and
the bill passed to its third reading.
A bill 10 give Trial Justices jurisdiction
TO torecose hens under $l00, has been re-
ported unfavorably, and the report adopt
ed.
The Agricultural Committee has report
ed favorablY on a bill to require persons
purchasing cotton seed and lint cotton to
keep record of the persons from whom
such purchases are made
y bill has passed the Senate providing
for the Furnishing of persons guilty OF ma
T1sai injury to bridges on the public roads.
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- pay Auditor o!9dgefeld County
!Se9Ilyftain services.
Concerning bill for the appointment
Of the superintendent Of the Penltentiary
hv the Governor for term of four Years,
Mr.. Callison moved an indefinite postpone
uent.
MIR. Harlee thought the bill an improp-
er one The directors Of the Penltenllary
are cleo 4 by the Legislature and the su-
perintenuent should also be chosen in the
same way.
Mr. Callison thought it was lmpolitic
and unwise to give the Governor more ap-
pointing power, nor did he believe In ex-
tending the term Of office Of the superin-
tendent Of the penitentlary. The resolu-
ton to indefinitely postpone was carried.
Mr.. Strom, Of EAgefeld, has presented
bill to amend an Act entitled An Act
to prohibit the sale Of seed cotton between
the hours of the setting and rising of the
sun, ana to regulate the sale OF seed cot
ton," approved June 8, 1917, by extend
ing the provisions thereof to grain.
Mr.. Ward, of Edgefeld, has presented
u bill to amend an Act relating to enllcirg
laborers, by making it misdemeanor for
aborer to violate his contract whether
the same be verbal or in writing. TIN,
bill failed.
Mr., Talbert, of Edgefell, presented c
bill 70 require fire insurance companies to
deposit bonds with the Comptroller Gen
eral to pay penalties for wiliul failure to
pay losses.
No strong Prospect of Repeating the
Lien Law.
The first gun Of the Lien law repealers
was fired in the House one day last week,
by the combined forces of the State Agri-
cultural Society and the State Grange.
The petition of the joint bodies was pre-
sented by Mr.. E. NJ. Rucker, at whose re-
quest the reading clerk began to read the
document. Either owing to the sinuosl-
ties Of the chlrography or the mixed char
acter Of the metaphors however, the task
was no easy one, and after spelling Through
half dozen pages, that able officer was
relieved from his embarrassment by mo-
ton to print the document, which was
adopted and the matter deferred to some
future time
On Monday night the 2Sth Nov, there
was caucus of the advocates OF repeal,
after the adjournment OF the Legislature,
at which it Is understood there was very
small attendance, so much so indeed that
it is very questionable now whether any
bill will be introduced at this session look
ing to repeal.
The Stock Law In the Senate.
AS we have reported in another article,
a general Stock Law for the State passed
the Hnnse last weak and WAS sant TO the