The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-27
Last pav of LEGISLATURE.

The state legislature mas ADJOURNED.
The body remained in session the full
forty days permitted by the constitu-
ton to draw pay. Up to seven years
ago the legislature met the last Tues
da in November, and although its
sessions were not limited, always ad-
jcurned in time for the members to
get home Christmas. But latterly it
has taken the full forty days to wind
up the business. So the state has
saved nothing from the reduction Of
salaries from IS to 81 per day.
This has been very quiet session
no bitter fights, no long debates and
nothing done OF great interest. The
child labor bill was fought over last
year, the opponents of limiting the Ia
Dor of children carrying the day. A
compulsory educational bill, which
was designed to keep children out Of
the mills at least a part Of the year
and in which there was as much inter.
est as any measure before the legisla-
ture, was defeated.
Nor did anything come of the fight
against trusts. The Virginia-C Carolina
company, which it was proposed to ex-
clude from doing business in the state,
developed strength in both houses and
won at every point. A general trust
regulating bill also failed.
ha l,,1r &c cu,;p oinoy honly from
the economic salary reducing extreme
reached in 1892 The salaries of cir
cult solicitors, which were never mu-
nificent were returned to the old fig
ure, $500. The legislature, however,
declined to raise the salaries of the
supreme court justices. They used
to be $4,000, but were reduced to ST.
$50, while the circuit judges were re-
duced from $500 to $4,000. So the
judges of the inferior courts continue
to receive $3.50 more year than the
supreme court justices.
Senator Appelt, an old supporter Of
the dispensary, succeeded in getting
the first legislation against that insti-
tuition His bill chartering the town
of Summerton, in Clarendon county,
contained the proviso that no dispen-
sary should ever be established within
it's corporate limits. So there will be
prohibition or blind tigers in Summer
ton, as this provision was allowed to
stand.
A bill providing for an oil inspector
failed to pass for lack of time.
Efforts to repeal the act passed last
year in reference to concealed weap-
ons failed. This law goes into effect
July ! next, and prohibits the carry
ing or sale of pistol less than 20
inches in length. The fine of 5000 i'm
posed will be divided between the in
formant and the public schools, and is
sufficient to keep dealers out of the
business. 1t is surmised that there
will be a brisk trade in firearms in the
adjacent towns of neighboring states.
Both houses have agreed to the con-
solidation Of the Asheville and Spar
tanburg, the South Carolina and Geor-
gia, the Carolina Midland and the
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
Railroad companies, the consolidated
company to be leased to the Southern.
The only proviso is that none Of the
roads shall ever be dismantled or
abandoned. This is the method pur-
sued by the South Carolina and Geor-
gia Extension Company to lease their
line to the Southern. Being a parallel
line, Z: required the sanction of the leg
islature. The railroad commission call
ed attention to the fact that this road.
100 miles long and traversing rich
territory, had no outlet or connections
at either end, was In bad physical con-