Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07
WITH THE LAWMAKERS.
Matters of More Striking Interest In
House and Senate. !,

House and Senate. l.,
Senator Brice on last Thursday in
troducea a bill to abolish the tax on
those counties which see proper to
vote out dispensaries. -.
The following bill passed Its second
reading last Friday: Section /. That
after the passage Of this act that 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to en-
gage in a shooting match for money,
turkeys or for anything else OF value.
That any one violating this act shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
five nor more than ten dollars. or I'm
prisoned not less than ten nor more
than twenty days, at the discretion OF
the court. This act shall go into ef-
feet Immediately after approval"
This bill has gone through the house
and will now run the gauntlet Of the
senate: Section 29S. 1t shall be
misdemeanor for any person to engage
in or be present at cock fighting In
this state, and any person found guilty
shall be fined not exceeding one hun
dred dollars, or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding thirty days"
The bill to restrict the sale Of coca
cola has attracted considerable atten-
| tion. and 1t is understood that the SEN
ate will probably pass 1t. The bill
seeks to impose a license of $1,000
year on wholesale dealers. and 1t Is
understood that license tax Is to be
required of retail dealers also. Quite
number of coca cola men have re-
paired to Columbia within the past
few days to lobby against the BILL.
and one of the local papers claims
that they have given it out that they
will withdraw their advertisements
from such newspapers as advocate the
passage Of the measure. Just what
the true inwardness Of the whole
thing might be has not clearly appear
ed. 1t seems, however, that unless the,
lobbyists get in some pretty good
work the bill will pass in some shape.
There are lots Of people throughout
the state both users and non-users Of
coca cola who see no harm whatever
in this popular beverage. Other peo-
pie claim that it has a very ruinous
effect on the human system, and this
is the alleged ground Of opposition to
its unrestricted sale.
An interesting incident in the house
last Friday was the. presentation Of a
monster -, petition in behalf Of ten
hour day law. The petition was sign
ed principally by cotton mill opera
tives and contained several thousand
names on sheets Of paper pasted end
to end, and making a mammoth and
imposing roll. The wording of the pc
tition was as follows: Gentlemen: We
the undersigned citizens, voters and
taxpayers of South Carolina respect
fully petition, ask and pray that your
honorable body pass the ten hour bill
now before you, fixing the hours OF la
Dor in cotton and wooden mills In this
state at ten hours per day. We will
say here that it Is utterly impossible
for us who are vitally interested in
this matter to come and stand around
your honorable body, and lobby in the
interest Of this bill. Indeed, we do not
think that it is at all proper for any
one to do so. And further we believe
that it is the duty of every representa-
tive to first look out for the welfare
of those who are not able to help
themselves. and are handicapped in
the race of life. The laboring people
demand this legislation of you, though
they may be afraid to say much about
it. Therefore when you vote on this
question for Gods sake think Of the
thousands Of women and children Of
South Carolina who come and go from
their work in the night time. We
further believe that human rights
should be placed ahead of the dollar.
We will ever pray. etc"
The committee on agriculture has
made an unfavorable report on the
bill to establish a state fertilizer fac
tory.
The house of representatives ad-
journed last Friday night until this
morning. Quite a number of members
are suffering with bad colds.