The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-19
THE STATES lawmakers.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Matters of Importance Considered ana
Settled--The Proceedings OF the h'"'e
and Senate.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.

vidinp that no appointee reJecteo 0y
the senate should be appointed by tne
governor was taken up during 'Ie ie
cess. ,.o, of
Mr. Thurmond thought members OF
the house should have as mucn soioe oe
in the making of appointments as
anyone else. He moved to strike out
the enacting words of the bill. :, .,
Mr. Hammett took the opposite side.
He thought the bill good one that
should pass.
Mr.. Watson thought the majority
sbould have a voice in such matters,
and the recommendations of the mem
bers of the house should have some
weight. .,. .ho
bill in the nature of rebuke to the
appointing power. He thereupon
moved to Indefinitely postpone 1t. The
house agreed to do so by a vote, OF DO
to %, upon the calling of the roll.
THE SALE OF MEATS.
Mr.. Harvey's bill to regulate the
sale of dressed beef, veal and mutton
in this State, for which the committee
returned a substitute bill was taken
MIR. Fred Williams spoke against
the bill, saying he thought 1t would
work hardship on great many.
Mr.. Ilderton spoke for the bill. lie
could why Colleton was interested !;
there were many phosphate hands IN
that county, who went out, stole
stock. killed it and sold it. There was
no way to catch up with the thieves.
Mr.. Miller said that Beaufort county
already had this law. 1t had never
enabled them to catch thief, but 1t
had broken up the thieves: Suspi lous
characters selling beef had some one
after them as soon as they got into
town. He thought the rest OF the
State should be given the benefit of the
bill. =,
Mr.. Harvey said his bill gave the
seller more latitude than the Beaufort
bill. He wanted it given them in the
name of justice and fairness. The
house then refused to strike out the
enacting words.
Mr.. IIderton offered an amendment
that ''such demand shall not prevent
said person from selling such beef,
veal or mutton without it is stolen"
HOW 1T PASSED.
Mr.. w. J. johnson was opposed to
the bill, and Mr.. Lotion was in favor
of it. The amendment was agreed to.
A large number of exemptions were
made and then the bill passed in this
shape:
Section l. That on and after the
passage of this act it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons In this State
to sell, or offer for sale, or barter, sny
dressed beef, veal or mutton, unless
the person or persons offering for sale
or barter shall, upon demand made
within ten QO) days after killing, or
offering the said beef, veal or mutton
for sale or barter, do publicly exhibit
the hide, with ears and marks, If any
attached; such demand shall not pre-
vent said person from selling such
beef, veal or mutton without it is stol-
en-; provided. this act shall not apply
to beef, veal or mutton slaughtered in
licensed butcher pens within incorpo-
rated towns.
Section That any one violating
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined not ex-
ceeding $25, or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding 80 days in the county jail or
the county chain gang; provided,
that it shall be complete defense to
any prosecution instituted under the
provisions of this act to show that the
fresh meats sold were slaughtered out
side of the limits of this State; provid-
ed, further, that the provisions of this
bill shall not apply to the counties OF
Oconee, Pickens, York, Georgetown,
Hampton, Orangeburg, Darlington,
Lexington, Saluda, Horny, Richland,
Berkeley, Union, Barnwell, Green
vile. Aiken, Edgefeld, Anderson, Alb
beville, Laureus, Marlboro, Kershew,
Sumter, Fairfield, Spartanburg, Ches-
ter, Chesterfield and Lancaster.
CUTTING DOWN SALARIES.
When, Mr.. L. j. Williams, bill to
reduce the salaries of the State officers,
clerks and employees therein named
was taken up, MIR. Magill moved to
strike out the enacting words Mr..
Williams said this was conservative
measure; in no instance was the reduc.
ton in excess of s per cent. He cited
the case of some laborers in his coun-
try who would not be paid their wages
till Feb. Is and had been unable to
pay their taxes. When he thought
of this useless extravaganza, he felt
great pity. He sometimes asked him
self if this was l.. J. Williams, who
permitted these things to 60 on2 Then
he felt his ittleness. He. had ceased
to be partisan, except in his deter
mination to have every demand of the
Reform movement enacted into law
if possible. He referred to the other
economic resolutions and bills he had
introduced and made reference to
the ''house of lords" at the other end
of the building, As a Reform move
ment, they had not kept all the prom
ises they had made. They had not
been able to reform the taxes There
was dissatisfaction in the ranks; it
was due to the failure of the move
ment to keep all its promises.
Mr.. w. J. johnson moved to ad-
journ the debate on the bill, but this
was voted down.
After further dabte Mr.. Magill
moved to indefinitely postpone the
bill. The vote on this was as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Bacot, Barkley,
Cooper, Crum, Davis, G. NJ; Davis,