The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday. February 10, 1904.
General Assem- bly,.
Tuesday Feb. 2.

Tuesday Feb. 2.
In the legislature memorial ad-
dresses were made by members on
the services to the state OF the late
Hon. John McMaster. All of them
spoke of his high character, OF his
unselfish interest in behalf of the
people of the state, and OF his dis
position to follow the Golden Rule
ssdo unto others as you would have
them do unto you" The peakers
were Messrs. Ford of Fairfield,
Haskell of Richland, McColl of Marl'
boro, CASTOR of Chester, Thomas and
AycockS of Ricbland. After the
addresses, which were listened to
with much interest, the joint assem-
bly, dissolved.
The senate did no business OF
Importance, except to dispose OF
routine matters. It will meet tonight,
when matters of importance on the
calendar will be disposed of. Q
The house took up the bill of Kib-
Ter, which provided for the support
and maintenance of South Carolina
university, and after short discus
sion killed the proposed measure.
Mr.. E6rd's resolution proposing to
amend section 2, article 3 OF the
constitution relating to terms OF
members of the house of represen-
tatives when put to an aye and nay
vote failed to pass to q third reading;
but upon motion to reconsider, the
bill was not killed, but will be con-
tinued on the calendar until disposi-
ton ia made.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Banks
to prohibit driving horses or mules
across any grounds of the state
around or near the capitol, was killed.
A bill which provoked varied and
somewhat humorous speechmaking
was that introduced by Mr.. King,
which had for its purpose the regula-
ton OF the riding of bicycles on
public highways. An amendment
was offered to include automobiles in
the provisions of the bill. The
amendment was adopted.
Wednesday.
The senate committee on commerce
and manufactures made an unfayora-
BILE report on the bill to apply to en-.
ployes in cotton mills the rights and
remedies of the fellowservants' law
for employees of railroad companies.
The vote of the committee was Z to 2
yesterday after the bearing in the
senate chamber. The merits of the
bill were presented by Senator Mar
shall, the suthor, and the opposite
side was represented by Messrs. J.
L. Orr, Augustine Z. smytb, Lewis
W. Parker, Ralph K. Carson and T.
W. Boucher, Capt. Ellison A. Smyth.
The house committee on COM
merce and manufactures also gave
audience to the mill representatives
yesterday.
The first bill taken up was the
measure to provide against strikes
and lockouts. This is the bill which
passed the senate last year and was
killed in the house this year because
of the lack of attention on the part
of the Aiken delegation. The very
day the bill was killed in the house
it was introduced again in the senate
and also in the house. The senate
sgain passed the bill.
The next matter taken up was MIR.
Davis bill to require mills to provide
seats in mills for the use employees
when not actually st work.
Mr.. G. B. Davis of Berkeley, au-
thor of the bill declared that he had
done 80 from humanitarian stand.
point.
He spoke earnestly in behalf of
young girls Just coming into woman
hood, who cannot afford to stand on