The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-01-28
3OINGS Of THE LEGISLATURE.
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PROCEEDINGS.
Biennial Sessions Gil Passes-legis-
Iatve EIection-Matters Of Interest
to Williamsburg

to Williamsburg.
THE CAPITOL. COLUMBIA, Janu-
ary 25.-The elections are now over
and the Assembly is settling down
to work. The work consists mostly
in killing bills and not in enacting
new measures. The calendars are
crowded with useless and even sen ST.
less stuff.
Justice G. A Woods was reelected
unanimously, there being no opposi-
ton. His term is for eight years.
Hon W O Tatum succeeds H H
Crunl as State Liquor Commissioner.
"Hub" Evans was elected chairman
of the State Board of Directors, de-
feating McDermott BY uearly two
to one. The other two members of
the Board selected are Boykin and
Towill.
Miss L H LaBorde was reelected
State Librarian by very fattering
vote. The two new members of
Board of Directors of the Peniten-
tiary are Peurifoy, of Saluda, and
Wingo. of Greenville. These, and
the election of two or three new trus-
tees for each Of the State schools con-
sumed a of Thursday-day and
night sessions.
The Shad bill has passed the
toughest place and may now be con-
sidered probably safe. 1t came up
on second reading in the Senate Fri
day. Senator Walker, of George
town, made most desperate and
determined fight to kill it but the
Senators have had their eyes opened.
The battle in the House last session
attracted the attention of the entire
State and the people brought pres
sure that no wise man could afford to
resist. Senator Ragsdale, of Flor
ence, had charge of the bill in his
end of the Capitol aud in his reply
swept the opposition oit It's feet. He
certainly made spirited defense of
the measure. The bill was debated
Friday and Saturday and q vote WAS
reached about l o'clock the last
named day. The vote was 20 to 6
in favor Of the measure-an over
whelming victory. 1t will have its
third reading in a few days and it
may possibly then be slaughtered, but
this is not probable, and / feel con-
tident that | shall be able to Say in
next issue that it has passed its last
gauntlet. The Georgetown delega-
ton is sick, sick.
Several bills having for their OBJ
ject the creation Of new Judicial clr-
cults have been introduced and it
seems probable that one Of them will
pass.
Biennial sessions of the General
Assembly is the subject of four or
five measures. One of these has
passed the Senate and is now in the
House.
The laborers' contract law is re-
ceiving an unusual amount of atten.
ton. Members are falling over each
other in their efforts to tinker with
this ac.. The law as it now stands
is good me. Yet it might be i'm
proved, but not by the changes pro-
posed For u little noiorie.y some
seem willing to risk running an 'ex-
cellent and necessary stat1te. A
great deal of the so-callen legislation
that goes on here is of this stamp.
A bill was introduced in the House
Monday which provides local option
as to the establishment and removal
of dispensari.s In substance, the
measure provides that upon petition
of one-fourth of the voters of a county
an election shall be held on the ques.
ton of dispensary or no dispensary,
and if the result be in favor of dis
per sary then it may be established
if majority of the voters of the
town in which it is to be located vote
in favor of it. If the result be
against dispensaries, none shall be
established and if ally are already es-
tablished they shall be removed. THIS
is about the idea of it as nearly
as can be given in few words. The
fate of the bill is entirely uncertain.
but it has very strong backing snd
will be pushed vigorously.
Senator Goodwin's bill which pro-
yides that all persons who obtain