The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-23

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General Assembly against the hotel
privilege system. The Senate even in
the closing hours killed the Werner
bill passed by the House cxcmpting
three counties from the operation of
the disrcnsary law.
The new county fights were big
features of the session and took up
much time in both Houses. Lee
County has been established. Pee
Dee County is to have n new clcction.
If the Lee County Act is as defective
as the Greenwood County Act was the
next General Assembly may expect to
spend several of its legislative days
pcrfecting it. At this session there
were nc end Of bills looking to the
pcrfecting of the Greenwood Act. If
the Act isn't in the proper shape now
it certainly ought to be.
That everlasting trouble about the
county government system was very
much in evidence and cost the State,
as usual, much money. There was the
usual procession Of bills to amend the
Act as to certain counties. 1t finally
resulted in the passage Of the measure
proposed by Senator Henderson with
his Jury drawing scheme dropped out
of it. What effect the new act will
have towards preventing amcndatory
bills in the future remains to be seen.
The usual fight against the South
Carolina College appropriation was
made and the House made its reduc-
ton only to have the Senate keep the
college at a sustaining figure. 1t was
the fight that is made year after year.
A COED many fights were had over
matters that got through one House
only to be clectrocuted in the other.
The two Houses towards the end of
the session seemed to organize a kind
Of mutual execution society.
The most important Acts resulting
from the 30 days Of legislative work
were Mr. LiviDgston's measure as to
the taxation Of telegraph, express,
sleeping a and other companies; Mr..
dcLoach's measure, putting the tcle-
graph and express companies under
the control of the railroad commission;
Senator Archer's Law to prevent un-
reasonable discrimination in charges
of telephone companies, and Mr.. Ash
ley's fertilizer label system. Provis-
ion was also made for the drawing Of
~juries in public. The new State holt
days have been provided for-Jefer-
son Davis birthday and Arbor day
the third Eriday in November.
The General Assembly extended the
time fer the payment Of State taxes
for the year 1897 and for the payment
Of the communication tax for the same
year.
For 20 years efforts have been made
at every session to pass a separate
coach bill. This year Mr.. Caushman
made the fight and won, and now there
is on the statute books at last such an
Act.
The usual fight to get the anti-free
pass Law was made and as usual the
Senate prevented the Hoase from re-
pealing the Act that Maj. Woodward
had put on the statute books about
the time that free passes were being
mach discussed. Naj. Woodward was
on the Aoor the last night Of the scs-
sion, and he vas having his annual
chuckle of satisfaction at seeing his
Act stand all the onslaught made up
on it.
Al this session the insurance de-
po=;. Act CT the preceding session
was perfected, and at last PROVISION
has beeu made for a commission TO
look into the matter Of establishing a
Juvenile reformatory in this State.
Among the Acts Of q general char
acter passed may be mentioned the
following: Senator Henderson's meas
urc making the embezzlemcnt Of pub
lie funds a felony: Mr. ~Stevenson's
resolution providing for the paving of
the walks and court yard of The capt.
toll; Senator Dennis' measure relating
to the holding of preliminary exami-
nation by magistrates; the act Of DIR.
DeBruhl giving protection to- keepers
of boarding houses; Mr.. McCullough's
plan for collecting taxes in towns and
cities; the measure Of Messrs. Patton
and Winkler relating to mortgages OH
real estate; Mr.. Meare's measure max
ing the Office of State librarian cleo
tive; the resolution requiring the dis
tribution Of the supplementary school
tax fund; Mr.. Sullivan law relating
to arrests without warrant; the paper