The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-04
STATE LEGISLATURE.
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Bills That faye Become Laws IL
That Body
MUCH WORK IS BEING DONE
Proceedings of the House and Senate
From Day to Oay-New Bills and
Other Matters.


1t was expected that the discussion
on the now famous Cause "shad bill
would be concluded in the senate
Monday. 1t was on the calendar for
third reading and Senator J. w.
Ragsdale moved that it be READ:
Senator Hardin noting the absence OF
Senator Walker asked that it be pass
ed over. which was done.
Senate? W. Z. Johnson has bill cA
the calendar to prevent strikes aud
lockouSs. This bill was read for the
second time. This bill says Mr.. john
son, is identical with the one killed
by the house a few days ago by two
votes. but which passed the senate
last wear. He wants to give the bill
better chance for its life than it re-
ceiyed before when many OF its
friends were absent from the floor OF
the house. The bill reads:
Section /. That from and after the
approval of this act no cotton or
wooden manufactory shall lockout or
refuse or fail to give employment to
operatives or employees because OF
friction, disagreement or trouble OF
Sany nature whatsoever, between other
such mandatory or manufacturers,
and their operatives or employees. and
no cotton or woolen mandatory shall
lockout or refuse or fail forgive en-
ployment 20 It's operatives or en-
ployes for the purpose of coercion, or
of assisting directly or indirectly any
such mandatory whose operatives
or employees have struck or dlscontin-
ued work for any reason whatsoever,
or which, FOR any reason whatsoever.
has locked its operatives or employees
cut, or failed OF refused to give them
employment; and no member OF any
labor union or labor organization COM
posed Of persons who are operat ;es
or employees of any cotton or WOODEN
mandatory, and no operative or en-
ploye not q member Of labor organl-
zation shall strike or refuse to work
for their employer or employers be-
cause of friction. disagreement. be-
tween any other mandatory or man
ufactories, and its or their operatives
or employees; and no member or such
labor union or labor organization ana
no employe Of such employer, wheth-
er a member OF labor organization
or not, shall strike fail or refuse to
work as employed to work by such
cotton or wcolan mandatory on ac-
count Of said trouble elsewhere.
Sec. 2. That the circuit judges or
this State shall have power and au-
thority. a. chambers or in open court.
to make such orders as may be neceS'
sary or proper to enforce this act.
Baby Carriages as Baggage.
House resolution No. 800 was also
given its second reading. This bill
amends section 1867 of the civil code
by including baby carriages as bag
gage as well as bicycles. The amend
ed section reads:
Bicycles and baby carriages shall
be deemed baggage fo rthe purpose
Of transportation by common car
riers. Common carriers shall carry
bicycles and baby carriages under
the same rules and subject to the
same liabilities as govern trunks and
other separate baggage of passage.
No person shall be required to crate.
cover. lock, box or otherwise protect
bicycles or Eaby carriages as bag
gage, under the provisions of this sec
tiGn But said common carriers shall
not be required to carry more than
one bicycle o. baby carriage for any
one person.
An interesting bill sent TO the house
was Senator Brices TO amend the
code 50 as to make the Office of state
librarian appointive by the governor
instead of elective as at present.
A number Of bills relating purely
TO matters local 10 the counties were
sent to the house. The only new bill
introduced was Senator Carpenters
relating to some moneys held by the
county supervisor of Pickens.
The senate was in session less than
an hour. Just before adjournment Gle
oody received from tho governor the
special message relative to the va
cancY on tne wlnJnroy board.
The House of Representatives by
majority OF one vote Monday killed
Mr. Haskell's bill to repeal the act au-
thorizlng q special term of court to be
granted upon petition of majority Of
the members of the bar Of a county.
The vote was so to 80. Mr.. Williams
moved for reconsideration and this
time the vote was more decidedly
against the bill-50 to 81.