Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
What the House and Senate Are Doing
From Day to Day.

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What the House and Senate Are Doing
! From Day to Day.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY s.
Among the new bills introduced,
was one by Mr.. deLoach to amend the
Yorkville school district act so as to
provide for the election of two trus-
tees each year.
Mr.. Lancaster introduced bill to
provide for the inspection of oils and
illuminating fluids.
Mr.. Kibler withdrew from the files
of the house, his bill providing for
factory labor commissioner.
Mr.. Pattou's re-districting bill came
up for long discussion. 1t had been
previously endorsed by large major
ity, and the question now was on the
postponement of the bill until the next
session of the general assembly. Mr..
Patton earnestly urgued immediate
consideration but upon vote, the
bill was postponed, 3S 10 SO. Messrs.
Epps, deLoach and Armstrong voted
with the majority. The vote of Mr..
Witherspoon is not recorded.
A bill 10 raise the per diem of wit
nesses from so cents to S1.00 day
provoked considerable discussion.
During the discussion, Mr.. deLoach
said that in York county he had
known as much rs $500 to be paid out
in one day US witness fees, and most of
the witnesses were immaterial. The
bill was defeated.
A bill TO amend section 145 of the
general statutes so as to give magis-
trates jurisdiction in damage cases
when the amount claimed is under 500,
was passed to third reading.
Mr.. Gage introduced a resolution
that is of farreaching Importance.
The new constitution provides that
the school fund Of the state must
amount to So per capita of the school
enrollment. In the event the three
mill tax and the poll tax is not suffi-
cient to raise this amount, then there
must be All additional levy. AS yet
there has been no revenue from the
state dispensary, and the school fund
likes $92, ,O70.12 Of being up to the
requirements of the constitution. The
comptroller general has refused to
make the additional levy that is nec-
essary to raise this amount, and the
object of Mr.. Cages resolution is to
force the making of the levy.
Mr.. Reynolds introduced q bill to
reduce the fees of notaries public on
protests to so cents.
The following was passed to third
reading:
The cost allowed by law in all cases Of
partition, where the property sought to
| be partitioned does not exceed 81 900 i'm
value, and in actions for foreclosure of
mortgage where the amount does not
exceed $780, shall be one-half Of the costs
allowed in cases where the value exceeds
those sums, and this provision shall ap-
ply to all cost in the cause.
Mr.. Crum's bill to prohibit private
ownership of Winchester rifles was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Crum's bill to save small es-
tates from being consumed by the cost
of administration was passed in this
shape:
Section l. That on and after the pas
sage Of this act the costs and fees and
ministration Of intestate estate shall not
in any case exceed 10 per cent. of the ap-
praised value Of the personal property.
Sec. 2. That in cases where the said sum
of 10 per cent. of the appraised value Of
the personal estate shall be less than the
fees, costs and expenses allowed by law
for advertising all estate, that in that
event the said sum of 10 per cent. shall be
prorated among the various officers, in
Guiding the printer for advertising, ac-
cording to their respective amounts al
lowed by law.
In THE SENATE-The magistrate
bill passed its third reading after hav-
ing been so amended as to provide
that magistrates may be suspended by
the governor, for cause, until the facts
can be investigated by the senate at
it's next ensuing session.
A bill was passed providing that la
borers shall have lien upon the prop
erty of their employers for services
performed to the extent of the salary
or wages agreed upon, whether or not
contract between laborer and employee
be in writing.
Mr.. Love introduced the Yorkville
school district bill in the senate.
The balance Of the proceedings
were of no special interest.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
IN THE HoUsE-Mr. de Loach's bill
to allow the county board Of commits
sioner of York county 10 borrow mon-
ey with which TO pay past indebted
ness was returned to the house with an
unfavorable report.
Mr.. Rainford's bill to compensate
township commissioners while serving
as members of the county boards of
commissioners passed its third reading.
A bill providing for the removal of
any county officer for incapacity, mis-
conduct or neglect of duty, pursuant
to article III section 81 of the consti-
tuition was passed to third reading.
A bill to repeal the law prohibiting
the use of free railroad passes by slate
officers was passed to third reading
by vote of SO to 40. The votes of
Messrs. Armstrong Epps and de Loach
are recorded with the majority.
An important bill introduced by Mr..
Kinard was passed in this shape:
Section l. That from and after appru-
val Of this act all common carriers doing