Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Synopsis of Daily Proceedings of House
and Senate.
TUESDAY, JANUARY lS.

TUESDAY, JANUARY Is.
In THE HoUsE.-The most import
ant matter to come up during the day
was the Patton re.dlstricting bill. Ger
tain members of congress have been
quietly working against this bill since
the last session Of the general assem-
bly, and after short discussion it was
killed by vote of 46 to 40.
In THE SENATE.-Tbe senate pass
ed the house resolution to extend the
time for the payment of taxes until
February 20, by vote 20 to IS. Mr..
Love voted against the extension.
An important bill introduced by
Senator Gaines, looking to the i'm
provement of the roads, reads as fol-
lows
Section l. That the transportation over
the public highways Of this state Of heavy
loads on wagons with the narrow tires
now in comm on use is hereby declared to
be injurious to said highways and against
the public interest and welfare.
Sec. 2. That after the year 1901, during
the months of January, February, March,
April, November and December, and af-
ter the year 1903 during any part of the
year, it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to transport or convey over the
public highways of this state, or any part
thereof, any load or loads of any kind or
kinds of freight or products whatsoever
on wagons having less than the following
width of tire, viz. On wagons drawn by
one horse, mule or OK, when the load
does not exceed 1000 pounds, the width
of tire shall be not less than two inches
on wagons drawn by two horses, mules
or oxen, or when the load exceeds 1000
pounds but does not exceed 1000 pounds,
the width Of tire shall be not less than
three and one-half inches; or wagon
drawn by three or four horses, mules or
oxen or load exceeding 2.0nO pounds and
not exceeding 1000 in weight, the width
of tire shall be not less than four inches;
on wagons drawn by more than four
horses, mules or oxen or carrying load
of more than 1000 pounds, the width OF
| tire shall not he less than five inches.
Sec. 3. 1t shall I've tue duty of all county
supervisors and county and township
| boards of commissioners To see thai the
provisions of this act are properly enfOr-
ccd and to prosecute all violations thereof.
| Sec. t. The violation of any OF the pro-
visions of this act shall be deemed ana IS
| hereby declared to he miSdemeanor,
and the offender, upon conviction, shall
| be punished by Il fine of not less than 30,
nor more than $40, or by imprisonment
fol- more than 30 days for each olfense.
IL JOINT SESSION. N.-The election Of
Judges Gage and Benet and Chief
Justice McIver, WAS reported in the
last issue of THE ENQUIRER BY tele-
graph. Judge McIver was opposed by
Senator Geo. S. Mower, Of Ncwberry.
The vote resulted 9S to 81. Judges
Watts, Buchanan and Klugh were re-
elected without opposition.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10.
Today being II legal holiday, (birth-
day of General Robert +. Lee) neither
house WAS in session. Most OF the
members went on u visit TO Clemson
college.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20.
In THE HOUsE.-There was quite a
fight over Mr.. deLoach's bill TO put
express and telegraph companies un-
der the control Of the railroad COM
mission. The bill was amended so as
to include telephone companies, and
passed by a decisive vote.
Mr.. Winkler introduced IL resolution
calling upon the South Carolina dele
CATION in congress to urge the passage
of the dispensary bill. The resolution
was adopted.
INTHE SENATE.--Se- ators Ragsdale
and McCalla had a personal alterca-