The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-04
A CAPITAL LETTER.
RESUME OF lEGISl GTIvE
EV NTS FOR A WEEK.
Perennial Cotton Seed License Bill
House Calendar inundated with
siIs--6iII to Kennedy an Injustice to
Or w G Gamble

ary 1.-The session is now just half
over. The House calendar has
reached nearly 1000. By the close
of the introduction of bills the num-
Der presented in both houses will
have been about 1900. Less than
200 of general interest will become
law.
One of most inefficient depart
ments of legislative business is the
committees. The work of most of
them seems hasty and superficial.
The recommendation of committee
on a bill has little weight and Il
measure uneavorably reported seems
to have as good chance of passing
and one recommended by commit
tee.
AS predicted last week the Shad
bill went through Nothing Low re-
mains to make it law except the sig
nature of the Governor. BY its terms
the act will take effect on February
Goth, 1904. 1t is hoped that the
measure will give the relief desired,
and that the people of the entire
State will receive their share of the
most delightful fish with which
Providence has stocked the waters Of
our commonwealth.
All of the measures providing for
new judicial districts were killed.
The committee bill was defeated be-
cause the arrangement of circuit was
not approved by the majority. There
is a sentiment at the Capitol that the
least expensive and most effectual
way to relieve the congestion of busi-
ness in the circuit courts is to ex.
tend the jurisdiction of the magis-
trates, which, it is claimed. will keep
all minrr matters out of the upper
court and will give more speedy re-
lief in these matters than can be
given by the circuit courts, and a
bill having in view this expansion Of
jurisdiction has been introduced.
Quite a number of local bills were
acted upon Saturday, which removes
those measures from the calendar.
On Thursday Messrs Lesesne, Bass
and Morgan were appointed as a
committee to ascertain and report
what vacancies exist'upon the b'ards
of trustees of the State colleges.
The biennial sessions resolution
passed "by the skin of its teeth" One
vote less would have defe tied it. 1t
is now up to the people to say by
their ballots in November whether OF
not the Assembly shall meet every
two years or annually as at present.
The matter of a license to buy seed
cotton has ma de its annual appear.
ance. A year ago it was defeated by
only six votes.
Senator Warren has bill in his
end of the Capitol that is of special
interest to lawyers. 1t provides that
in case of death by accident, each
heir may bring suit separately and
without there being an administra-
tor. The object is to keep railroads
from carrying into United States
courts suits against them for dam
ages.
| Another very important measure
is the bill to make railroad and ex-
press companies liable in damages
for delay in delivering goods.
Mr. Gourdin has introduced a bill
to require theiState Board of Examin'
ers to issue the license of Pharmacist
to DR. William G Gamble without ex.
animation. The law exempts all
graduates in pharmacy from examin'
alton. The South Carolina Uni,
versity granted diplomas to students
completing the course of study and
having one years experience in g
drug store. DR. Gamble completed
the course with first honors but be-
fore he acquired the years experience
the University ceased to exist and he