Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-09
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Synopsis of tie Daily Proceedings Of the
House and Senate.
IN THE HOUSE.

Synopsis Of tie Daily Proceedings Of the
House and Senate.
IN THE HOUSE.
Tuesday, the Confederate veterans
came in for distinguished considera-
ton. Captain Brooks, Of Greenwood,
sought to increase the pension fund
from 100000 to s15O,0OO. Mr.. Rucker
proposed that the amount be made
100000 instead, and the proposition met
with almost unanimous approval: Mr..
Effird suggested the desirability Of
waiting for the supply bill to see
whether it woull be necessary to raise
the levy; but the house declined. The
raise was agreed to by vote Of 81 to
| "a.
The following was ordered to its
third reading:
The board of directors of the peniten-
tiary are hereby authorized and en-
powered to lease or hire out any con-
victs in the penitentiary except con-
victs under sentence for rape, murder
or arson, under the following rules,
regulations and restrictions, with all
| others imposed by the said board; that
the said board Of directors shall make
an annual report to the general assem-
| bly,, at the regular sessions, showing
the number and names Of convicts hir-
ed out, to whom hired, for what pur-
pose and for what consideration, and
the board of directors are authorized
to retain for the use Of the penitentiary
all amounts received by them for the
hire or labor of convicts during the
current fiscal year.
| This was passed with but slight OBJ
| lection:
It shall be a sufficient record Of any
chattel mortgage when the amount Sc
cured is not more than $500. to enter
upon an index book, to be kept for that
purpose by the register Of mesne con-
| veyances, the names Of mortgagor and
mortgage, the amount and character
of the debt secured, brief description
of chattels pledged, the date Of sail
mortgage, and the date of presenta-
tion Of such mortgage for record, and
| the fee to be charged by the register
shall be the same as now provided by
law for the indexing Of liens on crops
for advances for agricultural purposes,
Mr. John P. Thomas wanted to repeal
the income tax law because he consid-
cred the same to be dead letter on
the tax books. The proposition was in
definitely postponed and the law stands
as it has been. :"
| Mr. Thomas also championcG the
bill for the creation of county solicitor,
holding that the result would be bet
ter enforcement Of the law. The bill
was killed.
The committee bill on county govern
ment was submitted. 1t fixes the num-
ber Of days of road duty to be perform
ed in each county. In York it is to be
the same as heretofore-four days or 81.
Cherokee and Lancaster have four
days, and Chester six days.
Mr.. Dorroh, of Greenville, has intro
duced a resolution as to the constitu-
ton and school attendance. 1t pro-
vides:
Be it enacted, That the constitution
| Of the state Of South Carolina be
amended by adding thereto a section,
to be known as section 1, of Article
| 18, and reading as follows:
"The privilege Of attending the pub
lie schools of this state is reserved to
children of qualified electors Of this
state, with such exceptions as the gen.
eral assembly may provide in favor of
fatherless children and children Of per-
sons not citizens Of this state.'
Mr.. Beamguard introduced bill to
provide for settlements in cases where
freight is short and not delivered.
Mr.. Robinson's bill to require prompt
decisions from judges, was killed as
dangerous.
The position to domesticate all rail-
roads doing business in this state was
| taken up and discussed at length, but
no final action was taken. The princi-
pal object of the proposition is to pre-
vent railroad companies from taking
their law cases to the United States
court.
| IN THE SENATE.
On Tuesday, the bill creating the Of
flee of state geologist with salary OF
$4,000 year, was passed.
Senator Stanland's bill to repeal the
free pass act was reached and Senator
Brice opposed the bill, saying that the
law may be violated sometimes in spir-
it, but he did not believe the people of
the state wanted the act to be abolish
ed and it should not be. 1t is wrong
in principle to require the railroads to
pay transportation of members. They
might as well pay members board or
drinking bill.
Senator Stanland held that the act
has been on the books for years, and
if there has been any effort to enforce
it he did not know of it. He did not
believe it was originally introduced to
be enforced. The law is reflection up
on the legislature, inasmuch as it. indi-
Gates that the people do not trust their
representatives. This law stands as a
monument to the political differences
which divided them in 1890. We have
forgotten these and let us wipe out this
last vestige of it.
| The enacting words Of Mr.. Stanland's
bill were stricken out by very close
vote of 13 to 12.
| IN THE HOUSE.
| On Wednesday was ordered sent to
the senate the bills carrying an appro-