Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Synopsis Of tte Daily Proceedings Of the
House and Senate.
Condensed from Daily papers.

iCoHueHSeQ Irom daily papers.
IN THE HOUSE.
The greater part of Tuesday was de-
voted to discussion of the bill appro-
priating s5O,OOO for the South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian exposi-
ton. The principal speech on the bill
was made by Mr.. Bacot, of Charleston,
who made a thorough and frank expla-
nation of the whole matter. Mr.. Halle,
of York, wanted TO amend the bill so as
to provide for an appropriation Of $685.
900 instead of $50 900; but the amend
ment was showed under. Mr.. de Loach
moved to strike out the enacting words
and have his reasons as published
elsewhere in this issue. The bill was
passed by vote of 80 to %. The full
text of the bill appears in another COL
umn.
| Another important bill that was ad-
vanced to third reading was the fol-
lowing:
Section 1. That from and after the
passage of this act the superintendent
and directors of the state penitentiary
be, and they are hereby authorized
and required to hire out to such Of the
several counties Of this state as may
desire them, all able bodied male con-
victs, whose term of service Is ten years
or less, to hard labor in said institu-
ton, to work on the public highways,
as can be spared from the state farms
and departments connected with the
state penitentiary, and the convicts
sentenced to hard labor in the state
penitentiary shall not be hired out for
farming purposes, except as herein pro-
vided for; and when hired out to the
counties as aforesaid the compensation
for their services shall be at the rate Of
Sc per month, with board, lodging,
clothing and medical attendance. Pro-
vided, that nothing herein contained
shall apply to contracts now in force.
Mr. Walling's bill to abolish corporal
punishment in free public schools was
taken up. 1t was defended by it's au-
thor who said that it had been tried
in his school district in Fairfield coun-
ty and it was the best regulated
school in Fairfield county. He said that
if child was always subjected to bru-
tai treatment he would grow up under
this influence, and he asked in the
name Of humanity that the bill be pass
ed.
Mr. Walling said that the constitu-
ton of the state provided that a person
should have the right to fair and
impartial trial, but now the children
were subjected to harsh treatment by
the teachers.
Mr. Robinson, Of Anderson, said that
this was a useless bill and that the
teachers Of this state were not brutes,
and if the rod was spared the child
would be spoiled. He said that he had
heard of but very few cases Of brutal
treatment.
Mr.. Butler moved the previous uues-
ton and the bill was killed.
Mr. de Loach introduced, by request,
bill to amend section 25 of the act
for the establishment of new school
district in the county of York, to be
known as the Rock Hill school district.
| IN THE SENATE.
Various matters of Importance were
discussed Tuesday, and bill providing
for punitive damages against corpora
tions causing death went to a third
reading.
The bill to require foreign railroad
corporations to take out charters In
this state was debated; but the discus
sion was adjourned until Wednesday,
| IN THE HOUSE.
The house did large amount of work
Wednesday, disposing Of various bills
by killing them or otherwise.
The speaker had -been suddenly call
ed home, and Mr.. Prince was selected
as speaker pro tenn.
There was a favorable report on the
bill to complete the Confederate rec
ords and make Colonel John P. Thom-
as state historian. The bill calls for an
appropriation of $4,000.
The two amendments to the consti-
ton sanctioned by the people In the
recent general election, were ratified
and sent to the senate.
A bill to conform the scholastic year
to the fiscal year was killed.
Mr.. Beamguard's bill to provide for
marriage license was next taken un.
Mr. Beamguard explained that he
had introduced the measure at the re-
quest of numbers Of people In York
county. There are annually hundreds
Of people coming down into this state
from North Carolina to get married.
He was not welded to the provision OF
the bill charging a license fee OF one
dollar. He would accept an amend
ment reducing the fee. Marriages
should be recorded. There was no rea-
son to suspect that this bill would lead
up to a divorce law.
Mr.. r. B. A. Robinson opposed the
bill in his characteristic way, adding
little spice and hmor to common sense.
Mr.. Hardin, Of Chester. as an un-
married man, wanted no obstacles IN
the way Of matrimony.
Mr.. Wingo feared that the enactlon
of this bill would lead up to a propo-
silion in the future to amend the con-
stitution so as to grant divorces.
Mr.. G.. e. Robinson, on behalf or the
wdowers and unmarried members OF
the house, moved TO indefinitely post
pone the bill. This was done by an
Overwhelming vote.
A bill to increase the salary of the as
SiStant superintendent of education TO
| S1 On0 a Nnnr WnS killed.