Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-13
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Synopsis Of tie Daily Proceedings Of the
House and Senate.


IN THE HOUSE.
Friday the general county govern
ment and salary bills were continued
until next session. This was largely
due to the letters received by mem
bers from officers interested in the va
rious counties.
The appropriation and supply bills
were introduced. The supply bill pro-
vides a state levy Of S mills; but
whether this figure can be adopted de-
pends upon the action Of the senate as
to the large difesst appropriations for
pensions, schools, etc. The levies made
in the supply bill for York county are
as follows:
For state purposes. five mills; for
constitutional school tax, three mills;
for ordinary county tax, four and one
half mills; total, 12a mills. The same
as last year.
In Catawba township, two mills; in
Ebenezer township. one and one-half
mills: in York township. three and a
half mills, to pay interest on the bonds
issued in aid of Charleston. Cincinnati
and Chicago railroad.
Mr.. Lide wanted to reduce the penal
ty for non-payment Of taxes from Is to
10 per cent. The house agreed to re-
duce the penalty to 10 per cent. for non
payment of taxes. He thought this
would help in the fight against the
constant appeals for tax extensions.
Several attempts were made to get
up special bills-all Of which failed
and DR.. Woods finally took up the bill
to provide for compulsory vaccination.
DR.. Woods explained the necessity for
the bill and explained why competent
physicians should do the vaccinating.
Mr.. Kinard wanted the house to be
careful in giving too much authority.
Mr. ]. c.. Robertson, of Columbia, IA
vored compulsory vaccination in SEN
sible and plain talk, and gave his ex-
perience in Columbia as chairman of
the Columbia board Of health.
Mr.. Dorroh thought the bill too dras-
tic.
Mr. r. 3. A. Robinson opposed the
bill. He had not been vaccinated since
the war and no one could vaccinate
him. All that he wanted was good
boards of health.
Mr.. Rucker said he never heard an
cio i'm nraVant
smallpox. 1t would only minimize the
seriousness of smallpox. 1t would sim
ply reduce the form, but the discreet
smallpox was contagious.
Mr.. Rucker did not say vaccination
was not a good thing, but it did not
prevent smallpox.
The house indefinitely postponed the
compulsory vaccination bill.
When the house met Monday night 1t
had a regular surprise party, says Au-
gust Kohn. Mr.. John McMaster, Of Co
lumbia had laid on the speakers desk
Il resolution which he asked to be i'm
mediately considered. 1t was not just
the pending order, but Mr.. McMaster
insisted on the reading Of the resolu-
tion.
Clerk Withers read as follows:
Whereas, the Hon. John l.. McLau-
rim, a senator of this state in the Unit
ed States senate, has manifested opin-
ions and beliefs at variance with those
of the Democratic party of South Car
olina, to which he is indebted for his
elevation to the high and honorable po-
sition he now occupies, through his
vote favoring the ratification OF the
treaty of Paris, whereby the Republi-
can administration at Washington was
enabled to purchase an Infamous war
at a first cost of $2O,OOO,0O0. to which
many hundreds of millions of dollars
have been added, together with the loss
of thousands of precious American
lives, all with lamentable failure. the
war in the Philippines being no nearer
a conclusion today than when the hrst
shot was fired; through his vote favor
ing an increase of the standing army
to 100000 men in q Republic whose
strength in the past and whose hope In
the future, in times Of trouble, have