The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-12
COLUMBIA LETTER.
What Our Law Makers are Doing at
the State Capitol.
From Our Orn Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 1O.--Special /:
Another week Of the Legislatures for
ty days in Columbia has gone and many
matters Of major and minor importance
have been disposed of, although the
Assembly has really put in only four
days work. Saturday and Friday were
spent in Charleston seeing the sights
at the Exposition on the invitation of
the Exposition management. The
Governor and many State officials went
down on the special train with the leg
islatOra.
ACTS RATIFIED.
Before leaving the two houses held
the first joint session for the ratilica-
ton OF Acts Thursday night In aIl
twenty bills which had been
"pnsscd" by both houses were "rati-
fed" and having been .signcd by the
Governor will become laws ut the re-
spective dates named within their pro-
visions. The most important Acts rat
ified-and in all probability the most
important to be passed this session
were the bill regulating the drawing
OF jurors and the bill adopting the cod
lficatiOn of the Statutes. Both of these
are measures incapable Of arousing en-
thusiasm, but 80 fur rs the machinery
OF government and law is concerned
they are OF fundamental Importance.
Among other Acts ratified were the
following:
AN Act to provide for the payment of
costs in criminal cases where trans
terred from one County to another.
AN Act to amend Section 1910 of the
General Statutes In regard to the ap-
pralsement of personal property of in
testates 30 as to allow qualified electors
to act as appraisers.
An Act to protect keepers Of board
ing houses.
An Act to prevent the sale of certain
fire crackers.
AN Act to amend the Act relating to
the issue Of Savannah Valley Railroad
bonds by tho City Of Anderson.
An Act to incorporate the French
ASAOo0 hhO OOuIucIu liullCOaQ.
An Act to amend Section 0s4 of the
Revised Statutes, relieving dentists
from jury duty.
An Act to give copy of the Code
and Acts 70 the University of the South
at Sewanee, Tenn.
An Act providing for the winding up
OF dissolution of all corporations.
An Act to provide for the sale or ex-
change of certain railroad bonds held
by Chesterfield County.
A Joint Resolution to authorize the
Secretary of State to give to the Ladies'
Memorial Association of Greenwood
one OF the broken granite columns on
the State House grounds.
An Act relating to the distribution of
the dispensary profits in Bamberg
County.
An Act ecthorizing cities and towns
to issue regis.u1ed bonds in exchange
for outstanding coupon bonds or to IL
quidate past indebtedness.
TRIVIAL MATTERS.
1t is surprising to the uninitiated how
much time either house can devote to
seemingly trivial measures, or to SEEM
ingly trivial portions of a measure.
The Senate, for instance, spent several
hours on parliamentary point ono day
last week, the discussion being at one
time rather more than lukewarm be-
tween the presiding officer, Lt.-Gov.
Illlman, and Senator Graydon. A
clash between the Lieutenant Cover
nor and some Senator OF other would
surprise no one. Then in the House
Thursday night while Mr.. Efrd's prop
osition not to accept pay for the two
days in Charleston was before the
House spirited debate took place, and
Mr.. Il. Y. Williams gave Mi. EBrd
about the warmest tongue-lashing ever
heard IN that historic chamber. Mr..
lziar also took an Oratorical fall out of
Mr.. Efird on this occasion.
Both Houses have spent a good deal
of time discussing and amending the
bill 70 include domestic fowls in the
provisions Of the general stock law,
and since amendments were made to il
by each House the measure is now in
the hands of conference committee.
Outside of this bill and the child labor
bill the House has not considered any
measure OF very general interest the
last week, but in fact the House has
about disposed of all the leading or
paramount" issues.
The Senate, on the other hand, has
yet to act on two bills that have nassed
the House. One is the redistricting
bill that will be sure to excite con-
test, perhaps lively one, and the 9TH
er is the biennial sessions proposition.
RAILROAD BILLS.
The Senate has passed Senator Ilder.
toms bill "to regulate the liability of
railroads having relief department.
which, in effect, requires railroads hav-
ing such departments to carry out the