The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-02-05

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vigorously and its fate Is doubtful
shad sre beginning to run and SO
is shad law making. Mr. " B
| Cause Is the suther of q bill prori-
ding that no shad be shipped out Of
the State. Georgetown, as expected,
is fighting it stoutly and is trying to
bring all the pressure possible to de-
feat the measure. Before presenting
the bill Mr. Cause consulted several
of US who are known to be friends
of any effort to stop Georgetowns
monopoly and Wholesale destruction
of the shsd, and he Was advised that
the proposed measure Was the best
, solution of the matter, and his ad-
visers and all friends of the shsd
will support the bill. The bill reg
ulsting the sale of dynamite intended
for the destruction of fish has al
ready passed the house. The whole
sale destruction of fish must stop.
We may not be able to get this as
sembly to pass laws sufficiently
stringent to stop it, but if the time
is not here already, it is not far dis
tant when our law makers will sit
down on the business and sit down
hard.
Mr. Wall is preparing bill re-
pealing that part Of sec. 2l5s which
exempts roads under forty miles in
length from the operation Of the
"jim crow" law. The object is to
force the Georgetown and Western
road to furnish separate accommo-
dstions for whites and colored.
Nr Bass has prepared two bills
which will come up the early part
of this week. One provides for an
increase of 500 in the salary Of our
county superintendent of education
This is considered only just in view
of the increased work put upon him.
The other provides for paying
witnesses in the General Sessions
courts $l.oO per day and s cents per
mile, and provides that they be paid
on the approval of the solicitor
whether the case be tried or not,
provided they are bound over and
actually attend court. This in the
view of many is piece of much
needed legislation. but it will most
probably be contested.
The most important dispensary
measure so far is the bill which pro-
vides for one. chief State constable
with a salary Of $500 and expenses
while away on business of dispensary
and seven assistant chiefs to be ap-
pointed by the chief by and with the
consent of the governor. This is
intended to relieve the governor of
the work which is now imposed
upon him as the. head of the con-
stabulary force and to provide for
the better enforcement of the dis
pensary law. This bill was reported
favorably by the committee and has
strong support. The bill to reduce
the capital stock Of the dispensary to
$3OO,OOo.OO was killed.
The battle royal will probably
come off this week on the child
labor bill.
A bill providing for vote of the
people on question of biennial
sessions has been introduced.
The railroad people are watching
every measure that will affect or
tend to affect the railroads.
The bill to withdraw from the
towns their part of dispensary profits
will be buried deep.
The members of the Williamsburg
delegation have made no speeches
nor introduced any revolutionary
measures but they are always in
their seats, watch the proceedings
closely, do q good deal Of missionary
work on the quiet, vote on every call.
and show no disposition to shirk a
duty. So far they have stood to-