The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-12-13
AN ATTACK ON THE DOGS.
THE CANNES ARE TRIUMPHANT

The Annual Fight Over the Sheep and
The Dogs Results as Usual-Electiod
Of an Attorney General to
Judge Observation-Disclosures Was
Chosen UNANIMOUSLY.
Columbia Register, Dec. I.
Some one aptly termed yesterdays
session of the House IS "dog-day,"
for that was the subject that occupied
its attention more han anything else.
The subject came up on Mr.. Smiths
bill to require all owners of dogs to
pay II fec of IS cents, out of which
should be purchased collar for every
dog owned. 1t was just IL few minutes
after 10 o'clock when this bill was
reached on the calendar and for two
hours and IL half thereafter the sheep
killing dog, the NANCY cur n dogs Of
other disreputable breed were " cusscd
out" black and blue, but as the finale
showed he had enough friend among
members to prevent the imposition of
IL tax upon his useless but dangerous
head.
MIR. Josh Ashley was the first cham
piOn Of the dog to step into the arena
in his behalf. He didn't believe the
dog had as bad Il character as painted,
for in many cases he was about all that
u poor man had and often he had lots
vi tiiSiit. LIN ~ pstiiiN ~ tS' ~
make the Door man pay this tan. 1t
would be better reform to start ut some
big thing and not worry with little
things like il poor mans dog and trial
Justices. He moved that the House
reject the bill.
Messrs. Harper, Cooper, Smith of
Laurcns and BUST were all iii favor of
the bill and jumped on the eur with
both feet and stamped the life out of
him and gave him such Il bad character
generally hat it would mako the
meancst of them stink away in shame.
They showed, however that tho sheep
in industry this State had been retard-
cd and in some instances completely
Knocked out by dogs. Most Of them
were utterly useless and in addition
often bit human beings and gave them
hydrophobia. Mcssrs. Foster and
Parks reinforced these gentlemen with
reasons why everything should be done
to sweep the ordinary dog from the
face of the earth.
Mr.. VolnitZ moved to kill the bill
and now on a vote it appeared that tho
enemies of the dog were on top for by
IL vote of 33 to 6G the House refused to
indefinitely postpone the bill. Then
came motions to amend or rccommit.
which were also lost. Representatives
Watson and Wclborn both made strong
arguments against the bill as well AZ
Mr.. Dennis of Berkeley. de humOr-
ously read from the Comptroller Cen
erals report showing that the dogs in
The State were valued greater thanthc
sheep and he saw no reason why the
dog industry should be l~cgisldtcd
against. Seriously he claimed that in
the swamps of Berkeley County the
dog was IL great institution. The
swamps were full of all kinds of ar
minis that destroyed the crops and
nothing could keep them down but dogs.
lie asked the House to exempt Bcr-
kelley from the provisions OF the bill.
MIR. Lotion wanted to substitute Il
Senate bill on the same subject.
Finally an amendment was proposed
eXcmpting Berkeley County and almost
us quick AS lightning Anderson, Will
on through the list so that only n
or two counties were left for the bill
To apply to. Mr.. Smith moved to xii.
these amendments, and to his M
prise the House refused to do this by a.
vote of 80 to 3S. Mr.. Hughes moved
that the bill be postponed until the
next session (Which practically killed
i'll and this was carried by II vote OF 81
to 33 and the great dog question was
dropped only to bob up again later on
in the day.
According to a joint resolution pass
ed during the day the Senate came
into the hall a few minutes after
o'clock for the purpose OF elccting an
Attorney General vice Judge Town
send, resigned. Mr., Johnson of Fair
field nominated Mr.. O.. w. Buchanan,
Assistant Attorney General. No other
nominations were made and Mr.. 3uch-
anan was unanimously nominated,
receiving l3l votes. When the Scnat
retired the calendar was again tackled.
There was some discussion on IL joint
resolution proposing 90 amend the
Constitution and provide for biennial
sessions of the Legislature. Mr.. Roper