Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Synopsis of Daily Proceedings of House
and Senate.
Washington, January %.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25.
This was the day fixed for the elec-
ton of United States senator to sue
ceed the late Senator Earle. Hon.
John L. McLaurin received the votes
of all the senators who were present,
and all the votes in the house except
the Negro member who voted for
George Washington Murray.
In THE HoUsE.-A proposition to
amend the landlords S lien for rent, so
as to make it cover supplies, was ar
gued at length and finally re-commit-
ted.
A bill relative to the delivery of tel
egrams passed third reading as fol-
lows:
Section /. That every electric telegraph
company, with line of wires wholly and
partly in this state, and engaged in teller
graphing for the public, shall, during the
usual office hours, receive dispatches
whether from other telegraph lines or
from individuals and, on payment of the
usual charge, according to the regulation,
such company shall transmit and deliver
the same with impartiality and good faith
and due diligence, under the penalty OF
SlOO, which penalty may be recovered in
magistrates or other court having Ju-
risdiction thereof, by either the sender Of
the dispatch or the person to whom sent,
as directed, whichever may sue first:
Provided, that nothing herein shall be
construed as impairing or in any way
modifying the right Of any person To re-
cover damages for any such breach of
contract or duty by any telegraph ccmpa-
ny, and said penalty and said damages
may, if the parties so elect, be recovered
in the same suit.
Sec. 2. That such companies shall de-
liver all dispatches to the persons to whom
the same are addressed, or to their agents,
on payment of any charges due for the
same: Provided, that such persons or
agents reside in one mile Of the telegraph
station, or within the city and town in
which such station is.
Sec. 3. All acts and all parts of acts in
conflict with this act be, and the same are
hereby, repealed.
This, to protect boarding house and
innkeepers, was also passed to a third
reading:
Sec. l. That any person who procures
board and lodging or board from any
boarding house or innkeeper in this state
upon the representation that there is
money due or to become due to him to be
paid on future day, out of which he
promises to pay for such board and lodg-
ing or board, and fails or refuses to so
apply such money when collected by him,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall pay fine not exceeding
$50 or be imprisoned not more than 30
days; Provided, that if such person shall
pay the amount due by him for such
board and lodging or board and the costs
of the prosecution, the case may he dis
continued, in the discretion of the mag
istrate issuing the warrant.
A bill by Mr.. Reynolds TO prohibit
the granting Of bail in capital cases
was reported unfavorably.
In THE SENATE.-Senator Rags
dale's bill to require railroads to run
at least one passenger train each
way daily, between the hours of Z a.
IN. and p. M, was passed to third
reading.
Among the new bills introduced,
was one by Mr. Aldrich to require
magistrates to submit their dockets to
the county boards of commissioners
quarterly, and also TO report the same
to the court.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26.
The event of the day was the elec-
tion of comptroller general. When
Norton resigned, Mr.. John P. Derham,
his chief chief clerk, was a candidate
for the vacancy. For some reason,
however, Governor Ellerbe appointed,
instead, Mr.. l.. P. Epton, of Spartan
burg. Derham and his friends imme-
diately commenced campaign to
take the fight to the general assembly.
Epton's friends were also stirred up,
and also the friends of the governor,
because they thought itimportant it that
the legislature should endorse his ap-
pointment. The fight that was waged,
therefore, was long and earnest. AS
the result of the election, Derham
was victorious, getting there by a ma
iority of six votes. The vote was II
to II. All the members of the York
delegation with the exception of de-
Loach, whose vote is not recorded
voted for Epton.
d. Hazelton was elected mem
ber of the board of control to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Willie Jones, and NJ. R. Cooper was
elected to succeed himself on the same
BODY,