The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-05

hui bills to institute that system have
passed the House
The senate by a close vote agreed to
senator Graytlon'- resolution toadjourn
on fcb. 10Th but the House will not
concur. and the senators know it. Tie
legal limit Of the session expires on
iic .3rd. but as the 22nd is a legal iloli-
day, SO far as legislation is concerned.
1t IS probable tlat adjournment will be
llad on. the 2lst, Friday. OF course,
he session can continue after 80 days,
but the members would receive no nav
after that time. However, the Assem-
bly, is we'll up with its work at this
stage OF the game.
The Senate holds no session to- day,
having adjourned Saturday until to-
night, but the House meets ut noon.
Quite Il number of the members are mt
home for Salesday.
EIENNIAI. SESSIONS.
The House has passed Mr.. Efird's
bill providing for submission to the
people OF a vote on the question Of
biennial sessions OF the Legislature
with pay limited to 30 days. The de-
bate ht times was spirited, but the bill
prevailed by Il vote of % to 13. The
senate has already rejected Senator
Grllbcr's bill providing for election of
representatives every four years and
Senators every six years, but Senator
Grubcr has three other bills looking to
biennial sessions.
1t Is probable that the necessary two
thirds 1f the Senators will not bc oh.
tanned to pass any biennial session bill.
STATE DErOsITORIEs.
The House has passed the bill of Mr..
Sanders that the governor shall select
eight banks. not more than two to be
IN any one town, for the deposit of
State funds. Heretofore tho States
funds have been ON deposit i'm Column
'jia banks. and there has arisen Il de-
sire Tor others to share i'm this favor.
CHILD LABOR.
J. lie house committee on commerce.
and manufactures has made II fnvOrn-
bic report on the Marshall child bill.
which passed the Senate last wear.
some amendments rs to age being
made. The committee proposes that
section OF the bill shall read: "1'hat
IRON ana after the lst OF May, 1902. no
child under age of 10 years shall be
employed in any textile establishment
or tins State. and that from and after
the lst of May, 1908, no child under the
age OF II shall be employed in any tex
tile establishment of the State; and
that after May 1st, 1902, no child under
the age OF II shall be permitted to work
after o'clock ut night. until after 6 in
inc morning IN any textile manufactOry
OF this State.
The Senate committee further
changes the Senate bill SO that child
ut II instead II of could work in a mill if
he or she could show certificntc of
having attended school three months.
The Senate provided that the child
must be IL before the certificate was
admissible, but the Ii0use committee
cHanged the age to II years with the
three months certificate.
The prospect for the bills Dassap ga
now seems favorable.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
The House has passed Mr.. Kibler's
Dill creating the office of insurance
commissioner, two changes having been
made in the original bill. The first
provides that the commissioner shall
DO elected by the Legislature instead of
appointed by the governor, and the
second relates to taxation Of insurance
companies. A kindred measure soon
TO be presented provides for the repeal
Oh the Mauldin net passed few years
ago winch seeks to prevent cOmbina-
IONS between insurance companies. A
delegatiOn OF insurance men were
heard on Monday, and they said if this
law be repealed it would result in q
20 per cent. decrease in insurance rates.
The General Assembly has decided
to visit the Charleston Exposition dur
ing the session in response to an invi-
tation from the management. Friday
anu Saturday, Feb. 7th and 9Th, have
Deen selected as the days for the trip.
In the vote on the Sanders bill as
published in this correspondence the
name of Col. II. B. A. Robinson was
accidentally omitted. The bill sought
to give each County the right to vote
to remove the dispensary from that
County. and Col Robinson voted for
the bill.
The Colonel spent last Sunday at
Winthrop. College, of which he is n
strong friend, and he says he had n
royal good time. He praises most
highly the Anderson girls Mt the Col
lege.
Mr.: j. w. Quattlebaum has been in
the city the last week. J. H.