The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-02-06
General Assembly.

was held for the purpose of ratify.
ing acts, passed during the session. >.
When the house assembled there
were 101 second reading bills on the
calendar, seven of these passed q
second reading and six others were
killed.
There were seven third reading
bills and each passed. Three of
these were senate bills. These were
the Charleston Exposition bill and
the two bills to ratify the vote of the
people in the general election . Of
1900 upon the proposed amend
ments to the constitution.
The other third reading bills are
to prevent hiring convicts to indi7id-
uals; relating 10 the drawing of
juries, an amendment to the act
creating Spartanburg school district
and Mr.. Levers bill to validate the
election at Peak.
When the house was called to
order by Mr.. Hamer, the clerk, it
was made known that the speaker
was absent on important personal
!
business and Mr.. George E. Prince,
of Anderson, was elected speaker
pro tenn.
The educational department was
again hit in the eye when the
house refused by a large majority to
raise the rank Of the clerk to Assis-
tant Superintendent of Education
and increase his salary from 5000 to
$1,000.
The bill to limit the compensation
of the members of the general as.
sembly 10 thirty days was killed.
There was no opposition to the
bill to provide that telegraph CON-
panies may be held liable for dam
ages for mental anguish caused by
delayed kilograms.
Another important bill which
passed was that to require the rail
road commission to fix rates for
storeage to be charged by railroad
companies.
There was an unfavorable report
on Mr.. Levers bill to prevent forest
fires from sparks from locomotives
and Mr.. Lever withdrew his BILL
A number of members wanted to
have night session, but as the
house committee On fish industry,
consisting of 40 members, had a
meeting scheduled for S o'clock, the
night sassion could not be held.
There were several important
measures before the senate Wednes-
day, among them being the child
labor bill, the wide tire bill and the
bill to prevent railroad employees
from delivering alcoholic liquors in
dry counties. On the tale end of
Senator Bivins' bill to abolish the
county commissioners Of York county
Senator Sharpe tackled on an amend.
ment fixing the salary of the Super
visor of Lexington county at $3.50
per annum.
Among the bills ratified was one
extending the the time for the col
lection of taxes without the penalty
until March l.
Thursday was another. busy day
in the house.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 to
complete the Winthrop donitory
passed it's second reading.
The marriage license bill was
killed.
The child labor bill came up for
consideration, the discussion of
which consumed the greater portion
of the time Of the house. The bill
was killed. Messrs. Efrd and Lever
voting il favor OF the bill. This
leaves one ether child labor bill be-
fore the house-:hat of Mr. Levers.
The author will let it come up for
action. I; is more moderate than
the other bills, which have been
killed.
Toe senate met at the usual hour
and proceeded to business. A great
many measures received their first
and second readings and were dis
posed Of
4 pumber Ct new bills were intro
duced and the senate adjourned.
The Governor has signed the bill
ext.nding the time for the payment
of taxes until March lst.
The Legislature is disposed to
help the people to build good roads.
Every measure looking to this end is
receiving favorable consideration.
A bill to hire convicts to the several
counties for the purpose Of road
building has passed the house and it
will pass the senate.
The compensation fixed by the bill