Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-13

their homes and firesides, who have
never failed to defend the same, if need
be with their blood and their lives; and
through his speech in advocacy Of the
ship subsidy bill, a most gigantic and
monstrous plan to permit the huge
shipping interests Of the United States
to plunder the public treasury of the
United States treasury, under the guise
Of legal authority; a bill introduced
and managed on the floor Of the United
States senate by that great friend of
monopoly and the trusts, Mark Hanna,
the embodiment Of plutocracy, which
today controls and shapes the policy
of the Republican party, and conceived
out of desire to repay to those inter-
ests from the peoples treasury the
money contributed by them to the Re-
publican campaign fund.
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the house Of represen-
tatives of the state Of South Carolina,
that the course of the Hon. John L.
McLaurin, in the particulars noted
above, receive our earnest condemna-
ton, and that we express hereby regret
that a son of South Carolina has so far
wandered from the faith of our fathers
and forgotten the wishes Of our people.
Before the reading was half over Mr..
Ashley moved to indefinitely postpone
the resolution.
Mr.. McMaster asked that the reading
be concluded, which was done.
Mr.. Robinson, Of Anderson, and 9TH
ers, wanted to speak.
Mr.. Ashley said this was not the
place for such fights and Mr.. Moses
suggested that the question was Wheth-
err the house should consider the reso-
luton.
IN THE SENATE.
The discussion Of the child labor bill
was continued during Thursday. Up
on a vote, a tie resulted-16 to 16, and
Lieutenant Governor Tillman broke the
tie by voting in favor Of the bill. SEN
ator Brice voted against striking out
the enacting words of the bill.
IN THE HOUSE.
On Saturday all matters Of contested
legislation were passed over and atten-
ton was devoted only to such bills as
seemed unlikely to occasion extended
debate. The congressional redistrict-
ing bills and the resolutions looking to
constitutional amendments were con-
tinued until next session.
Mr.. Gunter refused to re-commit the
bill by which the house had proposed
to repeal the free pass law. He thought
the house had voted for a repeal of the
law under a Misrepresentation. The
house, however, refused to recommft
the bill.
Mr.. Fitzhugh McMaster's bill to stop
the practice Of life insurance agents In
giving rebates, was passed to a third
reading as follows:
Section 1. That no life insurance
company doing business in South Caro-
lima shall make or permit any distinc-
ton in favor of individuals. between
insurants Of the same class and equal
expectations Of life in the amount or
payment of premiums or rates charged
for policies of life, or endowment In
surance, or in the dividends or other
benefits payable thereon, or In any Of
the terms and conditions Of the con-
a. ho
company or agent thereof make any
contracts Of insurance or agreement as
to such contracts, other than as plainly
expressed in the policy issued thereon;
nor shall any such company or agent
pay or allow, or offer to pay or allow,
nor shall any insurant receive, directly
or indirectly, as inducements to insur-
ance, any rebate Of premium payable
on the policy. or any special favor or
advantage in the dividends or other
benefit to accrue thereon, or any val
liable consideration or inducement
whatever not specified in the policy
contract Of insurance.
Sec. 2. Any life insurance company,
it's agent or agents. shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, the offender or offenders shall
be sentenced to pay a fine Of $500 on
each and every violation where the
amount of insurance Is $4,000 or less;
for every additional s25,0OO insurance
or less there shall be an additional pen
atty of $500; and the offender or Of
tenders so convicted shall thereupon
be disqualified from acting as life in
surance agent for the period Of three
years thereafter, and the fine or fines
shall be collected as fines are now by
law collected, one-half to be paid to the
informer and one-half to the county
treasurer for the benefit of the common
school fund in the county where the
offence was committed.
Mr.. Dunbar's bill providing for COM
pulsory education was killed by vote
of 6S to 33. The argument in favor Of
the bill was that all the Negroes are
going to school while the illiterate
whites keep their children away.
Mr.. Morgan's contract labor bill was
passed to a third reading.
IN THE SENATE.
Saturday.. the house bill providing
for the construction Of bridge across
Broad river by Cherokee county, pass
ed it's third reading. The house bill
providing for the completion Of Win
throp college passed its second reading.
Quite a large number Of other bills
were passed during the day.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.