Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-16
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Synopsis of Proceedings of House and
Senate.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL.

Synopsis of Proceedings of House and
Senate.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL.
In THE HoUsE-The bill to create
Lee county took up great deal OF
time and was finally pass by an over
whelmingly majority.
Among the bills which passed a
third reading, was one to authorize
sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to arrest
criminals without warrants in certain
cases.
Also bill to amend the law as to
the length of bridges to be repaired
by the county boards.
Also bill to provide for the filling
of county Offices made vacant by
death, resignation or removal.
Also bill to provide for carrying
out the finding of the commission ap-
pointed to adjust the Indebtedness be-
tween the several counties of Union,
York, Spartanburg and Cherokee.
Bill 10 abolish the Office of phosphate
Inspector.
Bill providing for the erection aud
maintenance of gates across public
highways at certain points, and for
the punishment of persons failing to
close the same.
Bill to amend the act relating to the
working of public roads and highways
Bill to exempt students of colleges
from road duty and from payment of
Communication tax in towns and cities.
The following telephone bill, by MIR.
Hydrick, was passed to third read
ing:
Section l. That no telephone company
doing business in this state shall maxi @
any difference in the rates at which it fur
nishes telephones and telephone service
to it's patrons or subscribers at its different
offices or places of business in the several
cities or towns, more than is necessary on
account of the difference in the cost OF
supplying such telephones and telephone
service, the number of its subscribers at
its different offices or places of business
being taken into consideration.
Sec. 2. Any telephone company which
shall Violate the provisions of section of
this act shall pay and forfeit to each OF its
subscribers or patrons whom it charges
such higher rates, double the difference
between the rate so unlawfully charged
and the rate which should be charged,
according to the provisions of section l OF
this act, to be recovered by suit in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 3. That all acts and parts OF acts in
consistent with this act be, and are here
by, repealed.
The conference committee on the
deLoach bill to place telegraph and ex-
press companies, etc., under the con-
troll of the railroad commission, re-
commended that the house agree to
The senate amendment striking out tel
cphones. The house agreed.
In THE SENATE.-An appropriation
of $500 to pay the expense of pub
fishing the Confederate rolls, and TO
be paid on the completion of the work,
was agreed to.
Mr.. Robinson's bill for the repeal Of
the anti-free pass law, which bill had
already passed the house, was debated
at length, and on vote killed % to II
as follows:
Yeas - Alexander, Archer, Brown,
BUST, Dean, Douglass, DuBose, Gaines,
Jefferies, Lesesne, Love, McAlhany, Nc
Gala, Mcdaniel, Miller, Mower, Norris,
O'Dell, Ragsdale, Stackhouse, Wallace,
Waller, Williams-23.
Nays-Connor. Dennis, Griffith, Hen
dersOn Maye%1d psttWgTeIwx, slGan' Sud-
Senator Mowers amendment to the
supply bill, providing that county off,
GERS in letting contracts, if exceeding
the appropriation, to be guilty of mis-
demeanor, was adopted 25 to 6. Sena-
tor Love voted with the minority.
The house bill to provide for GRIM
inal prosecution in the case of persons
who obtain board upon the strength
of representations in writing and fail
to pay for the same, was passed to
third reading.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II.
In THE HoUsE.-Most of the day
was spent in the discussion of coun-
ty government bill providing for gov.
ernment by supervisors elected by the
people, and two county commissioners
appointed by the governor upon the
recommendation of county delega-
tions. The bill was amended in many
particulars and finally passed third
reading, with its ultimate fate in con-
siderable doubt.
Mr.. Simpkins tried, without success,
to secure action on his dispensary ref
erendum bill.
In THE SENATE.-The proposition
to divide the privilege tax between
Clemson and Winthrop was killed by
vote of 1S to 13. The tax remaips
with Clemson.
The house bill relative to magis-
trates in York county, as published
last Saturday, was passed to third
reading.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY IA.
Representative Werner, Of Oconee,
created a sensation by stating that
whisky samples from the dispensary
were being given to members and ask
ing for an Investigation. The house
passed the resolution, but the senate
killed it.
By a vote of 10 to Is, the senate
passed the separate coach bill to
third reading.