The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23


against telegraph companies doing
business in the State, for mental
anguish or suffering, even in the
absence of bodily injury. caused by
negligence in receiving, transmitting
or delivering messages.
Mr Webb of Aiken has introduced
in the house bill granting additional
rights and remedies to the employees
of any cotton mandatory, street
railway company or telephone com
pany The bill provides
Section Every employee Of any
cotton mauufsctory, street railway or
telephone company shall have the
same rights and remedies for any in.
juries suffered by him from the acts
or omissions of said corporation or
its employees az are allowed by law
to other persons not employees, when
the injury results from the negligence
of superior agent or officer or of q
person having right to control or
direct tho services of party injured
and also when the injury results from
the negligence Of q fellow servant
engaged 10 another department OF
labor from that of the party injured
or fellow servant on another train
of cars or one engaged about differ
ent force of work.
Knowledge by any employee in.
jured of the defective or unsafe
character or condition Of any machi
merry. ways or appliances shall be no
defence to an action for injury caused
thereby. except ss to conductors or
engineers in charge of dangerous or
unsafe cars or engines voluntarily
operated by them. When deaths
ensues from any injury to employe
the legal or personal representati yes
of the person injured shall have the
same rights and remedies as are
allowed by law to such representa-
tives of other persons Any contract
or agreement expressed or implied,
made by any employe to waive the
benefit of this section shall be null
and void. and this section shall not
be constructed to deprive any EN-,
ploye OF a cotton mandatory, street
railway company or telegraph COM
pany or his legal OF personal repre-
sentative of any remedy or right that
be now has by the law of the land.
Columbis, 8. G., Jauusry 18. 1901
The sooate met at IL O'Clock yester
day ADD in tho home intervening before
the Inauguration At IL O'Clock tho routine
business wss transacted and several
new bills were introduced. No busi.
was transacted after the inauguration.
SECOND READING BILLS.
The following bills passed their SEQ.
ood reading;
M Gruber's bill relating to laudlord d
and tenant
Mr. Stsulaud's bill to abolish the
summer term Of court in Dorchester
county.
Mr. Baruwel's bill providing for
renewing the characters of corporations
except railroad corporations, etc. iucor
porsted by special acts. whose charters
have not yet expired.
M Msrshal's bll to rstify the
smeodmont to the constitution rels,iup
to municipal bonded indebtedness.
NEW BILLS.
The following arc the new bills 10.
troduced
BY Mr. Dennis-To amend section
1887 Of tho general statutes rela,iue t.
damages caused BY defective high ways,
osussways or bridges
BY Mr. Appelt-To place the clerk o.
court OF Clarendon County on salary
instead Of allowing bin fees. Also ,
bill to su.horise The treasurer of Clsr
sndou County to pay certaiu claims.
BY Mr. Bsruwell. by rsquest-Tt
ansnd the scs providing for renewing
the charter of ferries.
THE INAUGURATION.
At IL o'clock the seeste went ovel
70 tne house to sit 10 joint assembly e
witness the inauguration Of the govern
or and lieutenant governor. The
exercises occupied about 40 minutes
The foil sccoaut is eiveo elsewhere.
After Col Tillmsp had taken the oath
OF cfice Mr. Scarborough. tho retiring
lieutensnt governor, removed his robe
OF office and helped to adjust it abou,
the shoulders of his successor. There
was haudoIspping in all parts of the
ball IS the new lieutenant governor
faced the assembly and took the gavel
Col Tillmau formally anuouuc ced tbs,
tho busioesss for which tho joiot aese m
bly bad convened hsviog been transact
ed the joint assembly vas dissolved.
and the senate raturued to it's chamb Der
After short address BY the presi.
dent Mr. Hepderson cffered tho