Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-04
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
What the Lawmakers Are Doing In House
and Senate.

and Senate.
On Tuesday, the house took formal
recognition Of the coming reunion OF
Confederate veterans in Charleston by
adopting the following resolutions by
a rising vote:
"Be it resolved, by the house of rep
resentatives, the senate concurrlng,
that the state of South Carolina here
by extends her loving welcome to the
United Confederate veterans, who, us
her guests, are to gather in the month
of May, next, at Charleston, then and
there to hold their last great annual
reunion of the century under the
shadows, as it were, of historic Fort
Sumter, and hereby grants to them
and their heirs, male and female, the
freedom of the state, and that the peo-
pie throughout the length and breadth
of the commonwealth be, and are here
by, called upon to lend their full pres
ence and give amply of their substance
to the royal entertainment that are
due to and await such we'll beloved
guests in the birthplace of the high
and holy hopes which once inspired
them and their southern brethren, part
of whose host have crossed the flood
and part are crossing now.
"Resolved, further, That the govern
or be requested to transmit to the
commander.in-chief of the United
Confederate veterans, copy of the
foregoing, attested by the president of
the senate and the speaker of the
house of representatives, and also by
the chairmen of the standing commit
tees of the senate and house."
There was discussion of the ques-
ton of adjourning until February H.,
and by vote of SO to SO it was de-
cided to adjourn further discussion
until that date.
A portion of Tuesday morning was
taken up in debating bill to fix the
price of official advertising. Under
the law as it now stands, advertising is
paid for by the word; so much for
caption and so much for text. The
new bill proposes that advertising be
paid for by the inch. 1t was passed
with several amendments, one of which
provides that if the value of an estate
is less than 5000, the advertising in
connection Herewith must be done for
half the regular rate; and if the value
of the estate is less than $100, the ad-
vertising must be done at one-fourth
the rate. The publisher, however, is
not required to accept these prices un-
less he sees proper. If he refuses
the prices named, then the advertis-
er may give legal publication by
posting his notice in three public
places, one of which must be the court
house door.
After a little debate, the house pass
ed to third reading a proposition to
amend the law as to tresspass so as to
make it read as follows:
"Sectiou 176. Every entry upon the
lands of another, after notice from the
owner or tenant prohibiting the same,
shall be misdemeanor, and be punished
by fine not to exceed 500 or imprison.
ment with hard labor on the public works
of the county not exceeding 30 days:
Provided, that whenever any owner or
tenant of any land shall post notice in
four conspicuous places on the borders Of
any land prohibiting entry therein. or
shall publish once week for three sue
cessive weeks such notice in any news
paper circulating in the county where
such lands are situate, a proof of the post
ing or publishing of such notice within II
months prior to the entry shall be DEEM
ed and taken as notice conclusive against
the person making the entry as afore-
said"
There was an interesting debate on
Mr.. Hoffmeyer's joint resolution pro-