The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-12-14

surance bill which requires all insurance COM
panes, and other like foreign corporations,
except national banks and benevolent associ- !
arions, to deposit S25,c0O in State or United
States bonds with the Stale Treasurer, and 10
pay an additional license of 500. /
The bill has been reported Etvorably In the |
House and minority report has also been |
handed in. 1t is an administration scheme,
and at first the reiormcrs seemed 10 be ben
on carrying it through n0lcnS uolcns. but IL Is
proving Il serious matter and there Is now
great doubt of lis passage. The Southeastern
Tariff Association Is preparing 10 withdraw
most of the companies from the state In the
event Of the passage or the oill, ana lne IN
surance men say that they will simply move
to Augusta and Charlotte and carry on their
South Carolina business from those places.
To-day there was prepared bill to create
an insurance department OF the state govern
| mcnt, the idea being for the Legislature TO
| elect u commissioner and an actuary VINO
! shall have entire charged OF the Insurance buS-
| mess in the State, and who snail De palu Dy
the companies. This plan is favored by the
insurance men and they say hat I'm this way
| no company can escape taxation as tncre VIII
he somebody TO pay special attention 10 lhal
matter.
| To-day several insurance agents were talk
ing about the matter and one OF them said
that il would be a difficult matter 10 get
man in the Slate who was fitted for the pecu-
liar duties of an actuary. After discussion
| they came TO the conclusion that about the
only man they could think OF was Col. j. L.
| Thomas. who cnce performed practically the
|
One of the most serious matters that the
General Assembly has TO deal with is the rail-
| road question. Senator Wilson, of Spartan
burg. has introduced a bill to place The entire
control of the roads in the hands Of the Rail-
| road commission, giving the latter the power
depots to be built, without the power 10 ap
! peal from their decision. The administration
people say that the denying of the right OF
appeal is the most important IN the bill and
,t,n,n 10 In n
is at home.
From an authoritative source 1t Is asceStain-
ed that If the bill becomes a law there are
three or four ads that will be entirely frozen
out from doing business rs they are not now
making expenses. / am told by railroad
man that there will be the very novel specta-
Gle of several roads being entirely deserted.
The bill has been flvoraby reported In both
House and Senate, the provision about depots
being eliminated.
There is good deal of talk about having an
. extra session after Christmas and there is said
) 10 be on foot plan 10 hold caucus and get 1t
to agree TO take recess next Friday and come
back after Christmas and conclude the busl-
ness OF the session. There Is radical opposi.
ton to this. but then again some very infiu-
entail members are supporting 1t. They
claim that there Is too much important busi-
: ness 10 be disposed of without deiberation
and consultation with constituents. Messrs
Buist, of Greenville, and BreaZeale, OF Ander-
son. are said TO be in favor OF 1t, while the
other reform leaders in the House, Jordan, OF
&, they are opposed to it and that there must
not be any such "record breaking" as that.
J The Rev. p. =. Blalock, the blind chaplain
Of the Senate, has had introduced a resolu-
: tion 10 appoint a commission to inquire Into
: the feasibility Of having separate institu-
! tion for the blind. He says that at the Cedar
: Springs Institute the mutes worry the blind
: very much by the noise they make, as II Is
chiefly through the sense OF hearing that the
blind learn anything. The latter want TO he
, placed in city where they will have the OPP
| NJ ln In. q
: Idea is TO secure part OF the South Carolina
; College buildings for them.
WHAT THE ABgEvILLIANs ARE DOING.
Representative H. Kinard, who, when
last wrote, was In terrible state OF perpleXi-
ty as TO the whereabouts of his mo license
bilr' succeeded at last IN resurrecting II, but
, only to see 1t forever disappear by virtue OF
sirable measures, viz: "a motion to Infinitely
post pope" followed by ia motion 10 recOnsid-
er and to lay thnt motion on the table" Mr..
ltinards bill was unique in that the title OF
the bill was identical with and embraced the
entire bill. It was thought by the House that
this bill, being local In its application, was
unnecessary, inasmuch as there are several
bills before the House OF general nature,
some one OF which is more than apt to be
: was killed.
The Abbeville delegation dned with Cover
nor Tilmau last Thursday.
Mr.. Hill has prepared a joint resolution
based upon the report of the Board of Phos-
phaie Commissioners which lie will intro
duce in the House tomorrow.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Gary, entitled,
"a bill to authorize the School District of the
town of Abbeville to issue additional bonds
and levy an addionnl tax for school pur
house and is ready for ratification.
The bill introduced by the same member,
being "a bill to amend an act to authorize
and empower the Town Council Of Abbevlle
to contract with the Georgia. Carolina and
Northern Railroad for the location OF certain
railroad shops In said town and to contribute
TO the same" received It's final rending on
Monday. and was order, d TO be enrolled for
ratification.
The bill TO authorize the trustees of the es-
tate of DR.. John Della Howe, deceased, to sell
Ia portion of the estate of said deceased, with
memorial OF the trustees Of said estate, was
called up for a second reading and upon mo.
tlon of Mr.. Magill was indefinitely post
pcned: o,o
the General Statutes Rs 10 the power and du-
Ties of County Auditors In case of evaded or
neglected returns OF property for taxation has
received three readings in the House and is
now In the Senate. This bill was introduced
by Mr.. Graham In consequence OF the decis-
ion of the Supreme Court TO the effect that
this Section only applies to cases OF fraudu-
lent returns. The Section as amended Is In
tended To give 10 the Auditor the power to
raise the assessment. whether the return Is de-
fectlve by reason OF fraud; neglect. evasion, or
any other cause.
Mr.. GrA ham will also offer an amendment
to the law, SO as 10 enable parties who hold
just school claims. approved by the School
Trustees and School Commissioners TO re-
ceive their pay without special act Of the Leg
iSlature where such claims are barred under
| the law as II exists
Mr.. Grrnam has introduced n bill which
! gives TO persons of small means the oppOrtu-
nifty of cornpounding for road duty.
/ J. Wilson Gibbes
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