Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-31
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Notes of More or Less Interesting Develop
ments In the House and Senate.

Notes of More or Less Interesting Develop
ments In the House and Senate.
Ever since he has been a member OF
the house, Mr.. S. H. Epps has been
making war on the cigarette. He
Introduced an anti.cigarette bill dur
irg his first term and renewed it last
year. The matter was discussed at
length last Saturday, and althou n the
proposition developed much strength
it was finally killed by vote of 81
to 50.
Mr.. jeremiah Smith wanted to make
the term Of supervisors four years in
stead of two as now. The house was
unwilling for the change.
For sometime past there has been a
strong party of legislators in favor OF
a proposition to create two additional
judicial districts, to be presided over
by two more circuit judges. 1t is
claimed that the work for the circuits
is now too heavy sor the present num-
Der of judges. The house is not yet
willing for the desired additions. 1t
is quite likely that the adoption of the
county court system in number OF
the larger counties of the state will do
away with what little excuse there
now is for the adoption of extra judi
cial circuits.
Several times during the past half a
dozen years or mole, efforts have been
made TO secure for graduates of the
Charleston Medical college the right
TO practice medicine in this state with
out being required to 60 before the
state board of medical examiners. 1t
has been understood all along that the
faculty of the Charleston Medical col
lege has not demanded or even re.
quested this privilege, and heretofore
the house has not been willing to agree
to the exemption. But on Saturday
last it was agreed not only to exempt
graduates from the Charleston Medical
college; but also graduates from any
other reputable medical college.
There was a little discussion last
Saturday ON the tax extension ques'
ton that ought to be more or less in
structive. Mr.. Moses introduced res
olutiou providing that tax payers who
had paid their taxes before the expi'
ration of the final limit fixed for the
addition of penalties, should be allow
ed a rebate of J per cent. a month fol
each mouth of anticipation. The
proposition showed the injustice OF
extending the time for the payment ol
taxes. 1t also proposed TO make due
Acknowledgements Of the obligation
that the state is under to those who
pay promptly. The bill was killed
Of course.
One of the most important PROPOSE
lions that has been considered at the
present session of the general assem-
bly,, came up last Saturday. 1t was a
bill to extend the operation of the law
which makes a railroad company re-
Sponsibe for injuries sustained by one
employe, on account of the negligence
of another employe, of cotton factories
The bill has been pending for quite a
while, and during the time since the
last meeting of the general assembly
almost every member has received
letters from mill owners asking him to
vote it down. The argument in favor
of the bill was that it would operate to
make cotton mill companies more
careful as to the safety Of their employ
es. Those who were opposed to the
bill, claimed it would result in endless
litigation and that it would drive cap
ital out of the state. The bill was
killed by vote of SO TO 33. Messrs
Epps, McDill and Johnson voted
against the bill, and Mr.. Mellow voted
for it.
Beginning Monday night, it was ex'
pected that the various dispensary bills
would receive consideration during
the week. Owing to the numerous
amendments that have been tackled on
the Graydon bill, the Applet, bill which
was at first not considered TO be very
strong, is winning supporters. The
judiciary committee is evenly divided
on the bill and that puts the matter
before the senate without prejudice.