The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-24

ties desiring to hire the convicts for
work on the public works of such
counties for 81 per month, and the
county to pay all expenses Of guards,
| transportation and medical attendance:
Provided further, That the county au-
thorities snail have the right to hire
such convicts and work them on their
chaingangs and pay for them out OF
funds appropriated for repair and con-
struction Of public highways.
BIENNIAL SESSIONS WIN
Mr.. Eird called up his joint resolu-
tion to make the sessions of the Cen
eral Assembly biennial. The time Of
taken up amending and repeating
statutes. The statutes Of general
nature are jumbled up and the laws
effecting the several counties are at
variance. There are only seven or
eight States which have annual
sessions OF the General Assembly. Just
rs much could be accomplished in
biennial sessions. The Legislators are
pledged 10 economy, and the people
should be- given chance to say wheth-
err they want the Legislature to meet
every year or every two years. The
bill merely provides for al election on
the question OF an amendment to the
Constitution.
Mr. Peurifoy said he was me u Der
Of the House in 1886. 1887, 1888 ana
1889. The resolution, he sad, was
nothing new. He said at that time
that if the House did noJ meet in five
years it would be better. Formerly
the House met lnte in November and
adjourned before Christmas, but you
Reform Legislators meet and remain
Il, Il
more done. Biennial sessions are
| wanted.
Mr.. Wolfe said that nine tenths OF
his constituents favored biennial scs-
siOns. There was now too much legi5-
! lation. The State is rot rich enough
to pay for laws OF no value. The tax
payers are overburdencd. There is a
public demand for the measure.
| Mr.. Bacot said that since 1871 down
to the present time the bill of rig hts
has provided for the General Assent bly,
to meet frequently. He thought it
healthy for the lawmakers to meet fre-
quently. 1t is the result Of the wisdom
OF ages.
After further discussion a yea and
nay vote was ordered, which resulted
! S3 to % In favor Of the resolution.
The advocates Of biennial sessions
won decided victory; those voting
| for the resolution were Messrs Ashley,
Bates, Bell, Black, Blease, Bolts,
Brantley, Browning, Caughman, Col
cock, Davis, Dendy, Bowling, Dukes,
Efrd, Epps, Estridge, II. II. Evans,
Fairey, Floyd, Gamble, Can't, Cause,
Graham, Henderson, Hill, Hoffmeyer,
Hollis, hopkins, Hydrick, jackson, Fl.
Lockwood, Mann. Marion, Laban Maul-
din, Mccoy, McCraw, McDill, Nc.
Laucklin, Means, Miley, Mobley, Mont
gomery, Moss, Nettles, Patterson,
Peurifoy, Pyatt, j. w. Ragsdale,
Richards, G. w. Richardson, G. e.
Robinson, II. B. A. Robinson, G. Z.
Sanders, E. l.. Sanders, Sawyer,
Sharpe, G. j. Smith, j. Smith, ] l..
Smith, Stackhouse, Stevenson, Strom,
Suber, w. FL. Thomas, Threat, Tim
merman, Verdier, Werner, Wharton,
Winkler, Wolfe, Nj. B. Woodward, w.
FL. Woodward, Wyche, Young-83.
Those who voted against the resolu
tion were: Speaker Gary, Bacot
Bailey, DeBruhl, Evans Jones, Lotion,
Lyles, Magill, Manning, Mauldin, w.
L., McLaurin, Mehrtens, MITCHELL
Moses, Patton, Ragsdale, Richardson,
II: b., Seabrook, West, Williams,
WOods-22.
Those absent or not voting were:
Blythe, Cosgrove, Cross, Dargan.
Gadsden, Jenkins, Simkins, Sinkler,
Theus, Warn.
Pairs Weston and Crum.
There was some contention about ex-
cusing MIR. Weston from voting, but
he was finally excused.
Mr.. Mccullough was paired.
Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Prince said that
III they had been In the hall they would
have voted yea.
The 83 votes adopted the resolution
and by the bare skin OF q vote" the
House adopted the resolution sub.
mitting the question OF biennial ses-
sions to tho people for q constitutional
amendment.
Under the constitution 1t took the
eighty.three votes to order the vote on
the constitutional question, and the
resolution now goes to the Senate,
having passed the third reading in the
House.
THE WIDE TIRE BILL.
The bill introduced by Senator w. II.
Maudin, OF Hampton, to compel the
use OF wide tires on vehicles brought
about an interesting discussion In the |
Senate, and resulted In the adoption of
tho bill by vote OF q to IL. The bill |
as amended In the Senate reads as fol- |
lows:
Whereas the use over the public |
highways OF tho State Of the narrow
ire wagons now In general use is in
furious to said highways and against |
the public welfare; therefore.
Be 1t enacted by the general assem-
bly, OF the State OF South Carolina:
Section 1. That after January 1st,
1901, IT shall be unlawful for any person
or persons, firm or corporation. to sell
or otherwise dispose of for use upon the
highways or public roads In this State,