Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-14
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Brief Synopsis Of the Important Proceed
ings of the House and Senate.

laE uENEhdu dCSEMDu1s O
Brief Synopsis of the Important Proceed
ings of the House and Senate.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IL. y
In THE HOUSE. senate bill pro-
viding that after the senate refuses to
confirm an appointment, the governor.
shall not have the right to reappoint.
the same man to the same position
was indefinitely postponed.
A bill providing that woman shall
forfeit her right of dover if she COM
mits adultery, was killed. :
A bill requiring all persons other
than licensed butchers who slaughter.
beeves for sale, to keep on hand for 10.
days, subject TO inspection, the hides of
all beeves slaughtered, was passed.
Twenty-one counties, among them
York, are exempted from the provis-
ions of this bill.
There was long argument over
another salary reduction bill. The
house refused to recommIt the bill by
vote of 73 to 80. 1t is not generally
believed that there is much sincerity
in these salary reduction bills. House
bills are usually killed in the senate,
and senate bills in the house. 1t almost
looks as if there had been an under
standing beforehand.
In THE SENATE.-A bill to reduce
the fees of physicians for post mortem
examinations after interment and at
coroner's inquests, from 500 to. SIS,
and providing also that claims for such
examination shall be certified by the
coroner, was passed to third reading.
Mr.. F'inley's bill providing that con-
tractors shall be liable to criminal ac-
ton for failure to pay their employees,
or the people from whom they get their
materials was passed to third read
ing. 1t is provided, however, that
such defaulting contractors shall have
the right to arbitrate matters with
their creditors.
Among the bills ratified was one to
incorporate the Indianola Manufacture
ing company, and Mr.. Loves bill to
allow ferriage for witnesses and jurors
who have to cross river in attending
court. This bill originated with the
people of Fort Mill township.
The conference committee was una
BILE to agree on the bill providing that
only women clerks shall be employed
in the engrossing department, and the
unfavorable report was adopted.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II.
IN THE HoUsE.-On motion of Mr..
Fowler, the committee on Federal
relations was instructed to report on.
Thursday, the resolution recently in
troduced by Mr.. Fowler in reference
to Senator Tillmans's speech.
The senate resolution looking to an
adjournment on the goth was taken up.
An amendment was offered to make it
the 29th. The house was about to
agree to the amendment, when further
discussion was side tracked for the
time on account of the registration bill.
Consideration of the bill was not COM
pleted.
A bill providing for the formation of
new counties and changing county
lines according to the requirements of
the new constitution was passed to
third reading.
In THE SENATE.-Among the bills
passed, was one to abolish the office Of
register of mesne conveyance and
devolve the duties on the clerks of
court. Also an amendment to the
statute fixing the hours of labor in
cotton and woolen factories, etc.
Most of the day was taken up in the
discussion of the road question. There
was difference of opinion as to who
should be liable and who should not
be liable to road duty. Mr.. McCalla
wanted to make every male citizen
between the age of 16 and go liable.
Mr.. Archer was especially vicious
toward the preachers. He said that
they worked for pay like other people,
and generally felt it their duty to ac-
cept a $1,000 place rather than a
$500 place. He thought that they
should be required to perform public
duty the same as other people. Mr..
Finley said that the preachers were
engaged in the highest of callings, the
saving of souls, and were as "a rule
poorly paid. If required to work the
roads, they could not give proper at
to their other duties. He
knew of preachers who had refused
to accept higher salary when they
believed that their duty stood in the
way.
After much discussion, pro and con,
the whole thing was finally killed,