Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
What the Lawmakers of the State Are
Doing In Colu mbia.

What the Lawmakers OF the state Are
Doing In Colu mbia.
The general assembly convened last
Tuesday at IL o'clock, M; but did
very little during the first day except
hear the reading of the annual mes
sage of Governor Ellerbe. New men,
hers, including Mr.. H. E. johnson, of
York, were sworn in.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IL.
In THE housekeeping went
along smoothly-as smoothly as if
nearly a year had not elapsed since
the last session was adjourned. The
members showed that they were en-
entirely familiar with the brought-over
bills. The house had hardly met at
10 o'clock before it tackled the heavy
calendar of 81 bills. Before the body
left off it went entirely through the
calendar. Here and there bills were
given death blows, then one would
be ordered to a third reading, oc-
casionally, a large number were
by their authors and
a great many were recon nitted.
The first bill on the calendar,
Mr.. Haselden's bill to equalize the
railroad fares of the students of the
Winthrop college, was killed after a
brief debate. The last measure on the
was Mr.. Pollock's joint reso.
luton, introduced on the opening day,
to extend the time for the payment of
taxes to February 20; there was a
lively debate over it, but the house by
a large vote declared in favor of it and
ordered it to a third reading. Mr..
Mishoe withdrew his marriage license
bill; Mr.. McWhite his dispensary
profit bill Mr.. deLoach his bill to
allow the borrowing of money in York
county, and thus number of other
bills were disposed of. Mr.. Thomas
alien ownership of land bill was killed
as was Mr.. Lancaster's bill to create
the Office of state geologist, Mr.. Cush-
mans bill to prevent railroad compa-
MES from employing night operators
under 18 years of age, and the same
bill to regulate the speed
of railroad trains passing certain
stations.
The house amended the senate reso-
luton fixing the time for the judicial
elections so as to have the elections on
Tuesday next instead of Monday, to
have nominations without speeches
and to have the election for chief jus.
tice come last.
After some debate, a bill to amend
the revised statutes Of 1898, with re-
gard to posting land, was amended
and ordered to third reading in the
following form:
Section 176. Every entry upon the lands
after notice from the owner or tenant pro-
hibiting the same, shall be a misdemean
or, and be punished by fine not to exceed
SlOO, or Imprisonment with hard labor on
the public works of the county not ex-
ceeding 80 days; provided, that whenever
any owner or tenant of any lands shall
post a notice in four conspicuous places
on the borders of any land prohibiting
entry thereon and shall publish once a
week for four weeks such notice in any
circulating in the county
where such lands are situate, a proof of
the posting and of publishing Of such no.
tice shall be deemed and taken as notice
conclusive against the person making
entry as aforesaid.
Among the new bills introduced was
one by Mr.. Price to license the carry
ing of concealed weapons.
In THE SENATE.-The session of the
senate lasted only As minutes. There
was but little business to do and only
n little was done. The proceedings
were without special interest.
THURSDAY, JANUARY lS.
Both houses held memorial exercises
in honor of the late Johnson Hagood.
The Reynolds printing bill, which
seeks to have state printing done on a
basis, was passed to a
third reading. The law, if it becomes
such, will 60 into effect Immediately;
but will not apply to the work of the
present session.
Resolutions were offered in the house
fixing February II as the day of final
All concealed weapon bills intro
duced in the house, were referred to a
special committee.