The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
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In the house OF representatives
yesterday a considerable amount of
work was done and as result the
calendar was handled all the way
through to the end 1t was a great
day for the introduction of new bills
and resolutions and some of them
of interest, particularly Mr.
Kibler's bill providing for State
labor commissioners. The bill is far
reaching in it's provisions, At yes
terday's session the dispensary IN
vestigation resolution heretofore re
ferred to was introduced by Mr.
Price of Orangeburg 1t was about
to be adopted without dissent when
10 members rising slowly one at a
time objected to its immediate con
sideration and the resolution went
over till to-day The house unani
mously adopted the resolution for
the appointment of special commit
tee to consider all bills relating to
the dispensary law and pensions
There were several other important
bills, among them being MIR. Cages
new county home rule scheme. al
lowing counties to govern themselves
as cities now do Several new meas
ures were introduced directed at the
control of railroads, one of them be
ing intended to accomplish what the
railroad commission is expected to
do. Mr.. Anderson's bill to repeal
the law prohibiting emigration agents
from plying their trade in this State,
which had passed it's second reading
without dissent, was attacked on it's
third reading and recommltted.
which virtually means its death
The house had voted to indefinitely
postpone it, but later Mr. Anderson
raised the point that bill could NOT, !,
under the rules, be indefinitely post
poned upon its third reading. The
point was sustained by the speaker
THE SENATE
Any one taking cursory glance
! at the senate calendar of yesterday
would never have selected the chill
to enable Eugene S Blease of Saluda
county, minvr over 10 years Of age.
to apply for admission to the bar as
the one bill in all that number out OF
,,.l.;oa Tho warmest debate of the
day was to grow This bill, with
the attempt to pass over Governor
Evans vote the bill governing the
appintment and removal OF magls
trstes, proved veritable Gcdsend in
relieving the tedium of yesterdays s
proceedings.
The first business on the calendar
was the veto message Of Governor
Evans in the matter of removing
magistrates The objections raised
by the governor to this act. it will
be remembered, were that he had
not the power to remove magistrates
neither could be appoint them save
by the consent OF the senate. O'
these two grounds the act was
vetoed.
Senator Mower, author of the bill
was the only one to speak Oh the vet"
He said that the bill, as first intro.
duce,l by him, gave the power Of re
mova for cause to the gouernor. buS
after looking into the matter fnrthe'
he offered an amendment taxing away
this right He did so because after
more study he believed ihe Constltu
ton abridged this power. as it pro
vided for two distinct modes OF re
mova' in the case OF Judicial officers
the first, by impeachment ; the seconc
by the governor, two-thirds OF I'll the
general assembly concerning Tho
proposition on which Mr.. Mowel
rested was that magistrates are judi
cial officers and therefore removable
only in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution.