The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-12-21
THE oExERAA ASSEMBLY,

em6nt 10 p1oVIQo pfoniDluou') SauBo-
Emnn is the reading clerk Of the Senate.
Ths committee has not yet reported.
The bill providing for tho reminding
f,os the State debt Was amended by Sena-
Etor Smythe on its third reading. The
amendments had been approved by the
EGoyernsr before they were offered.
In the House the prohibition bill was
passed by vote of 66 to AZ. An effort
EWas made to have the bill submitted to
kthe people for ratification or rejection,
lSbut:dId not succeed, and then a motion
70 recommit tho bill was killed.
The following were killed: A bill to
provide for public executions; Mr.. Ash
Elsy's bill tofeduoe the salaries, fees and
Epsrqnisites OF all officers Of this State;
ERbill TO make warrants in criminal cases
4 Issued by trial justices in this State good
and effective in any part Of State without
Endorsement, and to require Sheriffs and
Rother officers TO execute and return the
same; Mr.. Ashley's bill to authorize each
ftaxpsyer In this State to select the partic-
Eular school to which any school tax or
polltax paid by him shall be apportion-
Fed bin to provide for the regulation
OF marriages in the State.
The Ashley factory labor bill passed ita
second reading. Tho bill provides thst
E6leven hours shall constitute days
work, with ITO hours per year for lest
Ettms.
The rsdistricting bill was discussed at
Elangth, and the Charleston members
lionght it hard. Charleston will be more
Ihsrmed by 1t than any other County.
The bill was passed by vote of 81 to II.
E The following bills were killed: To
Ersgulate hours Of employment in railroad
Eshops, machine shops and fourderies
Ito amend the General Statutes relating to
the renunciation Of dover; to amend the
Claw relating to the selling Of property
under mortgage; to amend the Act to
utilize jail and convict labor; to regulate
the rate OF interest on any contrnet
ARISING IN this State for hiring, lending
or use OF money or other commodity.
Ths bill making it misdemeanor for
sssrtilizers to fall 10 per cent. short OF
their commercial value was passed.
The Senate passed on third reading
tho following bills: To appropriate $500
for: repairing or replacing Gen. Francis
|h1arion's tomb; to allow Sheriffs s. per
day and actual expenses for conveying
lnpaticss to the asylum; to nx the free
school age at to q years; toprovide ad-
Elitional artificial limbs and eyes for all
soldiers, who lost the same during the
war, and who are now living and who
obtained ono under the Acts OF 1879 or
1881.
The bill to cut the Counties into square
achool districts was rejected by the Sem
ate.
The militia bill, with some amend
:msnts, was passed to third reading.
a bill WAS introduced by Senator Haz-
ard to require owners of sheep-killing
dogs to prevent same from running at
large.
During the latter half Of the week some
OF the most important legislation Of tho
fsession took place. The Wilson railroad
billswas rushsi through the House in
EgAllop, notwithstanding it is a bill that
In effect puts the control Of the railroads
E9of the State into the hands Of three Com
missioners, who may or may not have
sense enough to successfully control
hack line. We doabt If three OF the most
experienced railroad men Of the State
Escould successfully perform the duties OF
|the csmmissionsrship. It is hazardous
experiment.
The following measures were added to
1.-The legislative graveyard:
Mr.. Youman's bill to prohibit railroads
from charging moro than three cents per
Emiie for carrying passengers.
Mr.. Perry's bill to submit to the quail
fed electors Of the State at special sleo-
ktion, to be held on the third Tuesday in
August next, the question of prohibition
|Sorno prohibition and to provide for de-
Eclaring the result Of same.
So Mr.. Mauldin's bill to amend Section
E2, ,4sl Of the General Statutes, providing
for reduction Of the fees Of Clerks of
Courts OF Common Pleas and General
Sessions.
Senate bill to amend an Act entitled
An Act to utilize tbs labor Of jsil and
municipal oonvicts, and to empower the
Courts and municipal authorities to i'm
pose the punishment Of labor within
their respective Jurisdictions" approved
Dec. %, 1885.
Mr.. Hnmmetts bill to allow the State
in Indictments for murder to introduce
tsstilAony showing the violent and dam
gerous character Of the defendant in cases
where the defendant offers testimony as
to tho violent character Of the deceased.
Mr.. Johnson's bill to validate mar
riages heretofore contracted by any per-
son who had been married in this State,
but subsequently divorced in another
Estate and had married again.
Mr.. Egan's bill to prevent marriage of
Epersons under certain ages and to make
s the same misdemeanor.
In regard to the matter Of tax extsa-
sion, the Governor sent special message
Eto tho Legislature saying he disapproved
lsof An extension beyond January lat, and
that the Comptroller had extended the
time to that date. He gave notice that
The would not In tho future favor any ex-
tension.
Mr.. Breazesle's insurance bill reqai-
FIRING companies to pay license of $lCO
bnss passed. The clause requiring them
to invest specified amounts in State bonds
was stricken ont.
The appropriation and supply bills
passed with little change from the report
kef the committee.
In the Senate the redistricting bill was
continued until next session.
The Senate Judiciary Committee re-
ported the Roper prohibition bill unfa-
Evorably, eight Of the committee oppo-
sing it and one favorlng it.
The House bill to repeal the free pass
law was rejected by vote Of Is to 8.
The Ways and Means Committee of
/ the House has reported a bill in which
I the ATTORNEY General is required to in