The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-12-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
Brief Notes Of the Work of Our KEEP
resentativeS.

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Tbere has been n distluctively business and
routine flavor to the proceedings OIL the Ten
eral Assembly during the last week. ne
homer is full TO overowing ana the SriSl Is
coming out right merrily. The purpose u 10
rush through all minor matters SO thai the
decks will be cleared for the consideration OF
the big questions that are pressing upon the
State. ,,. hama
been very few 1t thaS been mostly work ana
very little play. To-day the i4'page caienuar
of the House was stripped OF lorly thlru reau- :
ing bills, q half dozen of which nave aireauy
passed the Senate and are now in the hands
of the clerks being made ready Tor ratlllci-
tion The Senate has done so much weedlng
and pruning down that on Friday IL ADJOURN
ed unit Tuesday in order TO let the members
be Mt home on SaeSday and to allow the
uouse to catch up and send over some more
work.
the question OF calling constitutional con-
vention to the people. This was one OF tne
issues that were decided by the recent state
campaign and the administration members
say that they intend TO submit the bare prop
osition to the people unhampered BY any
amendments whatever.
The resolution makes no provision for al
lowing the people 10 pass upon the handlwork
of such a convention, which, II Is claimed, Is
an important provision that is always made
by the various states.
II has been said that the Legislature is over
whemingly in favor of prohi bition, but there
are features already developed that go TO
show that the result Is problematical n
great many members came here 10 vote lot
some sort of prohibition bill In Difference 10
the test vote at the primary, but there are IN
dications that the Childs bill which has been
reported iavorably, Is regarded by them as
too sweeping.
The ants have taken advantage of this feel
ing and they have worked with the special
object in view 10 give these doubling ones a
chance to get out of voting for prohlollloh
and at the same time to avoid incurrlng the
direct displeasure OF their prohibition con-
StituentS.
The bill to repeal the free pass law. to pro-
hbit railroads from charging more than three
cents per cents for carrying passengers anu
the one TO make eight hours day s wOrk III
railroad shops have been reported unlaVora-
bly,.
The bill TO require insurance companies to
deposit $4,000 worth OF State bonds has
aroused the insurance companies. and IL Is
stated that the Southeastern Tariff Associa-
tion is preparing to withdraw most OF the
companies in the event OF the passage OF lhe
bill, leaving only enough TO do the actual pus-
mess. and reinsuring outside of the State.
The indications are that some kind OF sala'
ry reduction bill will pass.
AS the result of an Alliance caucus Thurs
day joint resolutions praying Congress TO en-
act a free coinage law'and to relieve the peo.
pie from unwise and class legislation nave
been introduced.
A bill to prohibit Probate Judges from prac,
ticlng in the Courts was killed on its second
The Legislature will have to fill four vacan-
cies on the Board Of Trustees or the South
Carolina College The only aspirants spoken
of thus far are Coleman l.. Blease, of NeWber-
ry, and Frank ii. Weston, of Columbia.
The Della Howe matter is still asilating the
members Of the Abbeville delegation. Alter
reading the VIII they all %1M 1de possoie
against 1t. Mr.. Hill took trip to Ab5evllle
saturday to get the sen timent OF his consult
uents on the subject.
NJ v;r, I'd ic Iyar MI worried
question, where is my bill at?" He intro
duced bill, the provisions Of which are as
follows:
the submission TO the qualified electors OF Ao-
beville and Greeuville counties OF tne ques-
tion of License or No License In the lncor,
porated cities, towns and villages In said
counties at special elections approved De
cember oath, 1887" approved December 2ith,
1899, be, and the said Act is hereby, repealed
Sec. 9. That the full force and effect of the
Act (and Of the special election heretofore
held thereunder) entitled IAN Act to provide
for the submission TO the qualified electors oil
Abbeville and Greenville counties OF tne ques-
tion OF License or M License IN Ine lurorPo-
rated cities, towns and villages In said cOun-
ties at special elections" be, and said Act with
its full force and effect, and the full force ana
effect OF the special election heretofore held
hereunder. are hereby declared TO be, opera
tive and valid and binding as TO the town OF
bbeville, in Abbeville county, just as II the
Act repealed by Section OF this Act had neS-
er been passed.
The bill was referred to the committee on
interpretations ami one Of the members sue
ceeded in staving it Off on the prohibition
committee which has succeeded In mispacing
the original bill. Mr.. kinard Is on Still hunt
tor that bill and every day one can see him
diving righ and left into the archives, official
aud unofficial, searching for It,
The A Abbevile school bill has become law.
an nthorizing the town OF Abbeville 10 issue
m tow lNf rnhn
school house.
Mr.. Hill has introduced bill to amend the
act to declare the degrees of affinity or con.
shall not be qualified TO sit. On Saturday the
debdte on this bill was adjourned until Tues
day ann
Mr.. Graham has q bill to amend Section 25'l
of the General Statutes, rs To the power anu
duties of County Auditors in case of evadrd
or neglected returns of property for taxation.
J. Wilson GibbcS.