Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-01-31
The Legislature.

and towns, and then action was
postponed till Tuesday.
The senate discussed an amend
ment to the pension law, which
was defeated.
A number Of local bills passed
third reading, one of which empow-
ers York county to build q bridge
over Catawba river.
Abill passed third reading max.
ing it misdemeanor to tamper
with or. injure water works, sewers,
or drains Of cities and towns.
TIE judiciary committee report
ed unfavorably on Senator Appelt's
local option bill.
A bill intend ded to prevent riola-
tors of law from being tried for
the same ofense by both municipal
and state couts was rejected.
Senator Blakeney introduced a
bill authorizing the use of the
Chesterfield chaingang on Chester
field and Lancaster railroad.
OH Tuesday, after long discussion
of Mr.. Ashley's bill to reduce the
privilege tax on, fertilizers to 10
cents, Che house compromised on
Is cents. t
Mr.. Patton's bill relative to ex-
tension of city limits was killed.
A bill requiring, magistrates;
when committinga prisoner for q
-bailable offence, to state on the
commitment the amount of bond
required, and when this is furnish
ed he may be- released by any
magistrate in the county, who shall
take his recognizance without ex-
ira charge, passed second reading.
A bill passed second reading
forbidding any municipal officer
taxing contracts for work or to
furnish material for the CORPORA
tion, or to receive remuneration on
such contract.
III the senate, very little was
done. Mr.. Means house bill, rela-
relative to reinsurance otherwise
than through resident agents,
passed third reading.
On Wednesday, in the house. the
bill reducing fertilizer privilege
tag to Is cents, also those relating
to the granting of bail by
magistrates, and forbidding
municipal officers to contract for
work for the corporation passed
third reading.
The bill to salary County OIL
GERS was referredto a special Com
mittee. = / -
A bill relating to life insurance
policies passed second reading
It requires life, insurance COM
.panies to give theinsurer the bene-
fit Of the reserve, due on lapsed
po1ices. A good law, and should
be enacted by our Legislators.
In the House the bill prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes was killed,
and the dudes can 60 on now
smoking to their hearts content
and killing themselves too-with-
out let or hindrance. Why
sensible people can manifest a
desire to legislate in behalf of a
Cigarette dude" is beyond our
comprehension.
The Marshall child labor bill
brought out a debate full of in
terest, much sentiment being ex-
pressed in favor of the unfortunate
children. On the other hand. q
practical view was taken and 1t
was denied that children were
oppressed and it was held that
such legislation now would be
to the manufacturing
interests of the state.
The bill was finally rejected by
a vote of 20 to8. Those voting in
the negative were Senators Aldrich,
Applet, Archer, Brown, W. A. .Ilder-
ton, Marshall; Ragsdale, !Talbird
The dispensary bell or bills
was discussed in the Senate but
nothing was done.
On Thursday, in the Senate, the
morning hour was devoted to the
discussion of educational bills.
One was by Senator Gruber, provid-
ing for a-six-months' term, which
a redistribution Of the
dispensary school fund, and the