Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-05

noon. These were the product O.
Saturdays. combing of Che ealenda
for uncontested Matters" aud wer'
all passed without debate.
The Senate Monday passed a bill
tby Mr.. Earle to forbid the running
Of double-header freight trains OF
the ground that they were dangerous
No Insurance Commissioner.
One of the most important ant
far-reaching bills of the session wa:
killed by the House after an hour.
debate. This was Representative
Nash's bill providing for State in
surance department presided Over
by State insurance commissioner
with authority to revoke the license
Of any company doing business in
the State which in the judgment OF
the commissioner was doing a wild.
cat business or was unsafe. This
means that there is hardly. to be
any legislation at this session agains!
the growing evil of wildcat insur-
ance, both fire and life. The bill
was intended to correct among
others, the evil that prevails in
practically every county i'll the State
Of irresponsible and so-called mutual
companies, which at present have no
supervision. The consensus of
opinion seemed to be that the in
surance business has not yet grown
to such proportions as to justly the
establishment of such an office with
such large powers. The bill was
killed by vote of 4S to, SO, which
shows that the sentiment in favor
Of such a measure has been greatly
strengthened since last session.
The South Carolina Legislature
has entered the lists against Judge
| Pritchard's granting the receivership
order at the hearing before linn al
Ashevillc Wednesday against the
winding UP commission on the petit
ton OF. whiskey house claimants who
are seeking to avoid the order Of the
commission to produce their books
in order to have their claims con-
sidered by the commission, thus
clearly defining the battle lines be-
tween the State and Federal authori-
ties.
Fuel is still being added to the
flames in the North Augusta dispen,
sary controversy. In reply to the ac-
ton of a mass meeting Of citizens
held at North Augusta Sunday to
protest against certain statements
made OH the floor of the House re-
Gently by Representative Croft, of
Aiken, he in the House Tuesday rose
to a question Of personal privilege,
and replied in very vigorous though
very digniGed manner, giving the
names of the two ministers he had
previously referred to impersonally.
He branded as malicious and wicked
lie the insinuation that he was In
the pay Of any liquor interests, say
ing he gave his professional services
entirely gratis and free to the pao-,
pie of North Augusta favoring the
establishment of dispensary there.
The House passed another lien Law
BIN, SGe Mr. sdrick,5 fofbidding
any sort Of lien upon any crop until
it is out Of the ground and actually
growing. The measure was debat-
ed about an hour, bit the opponents
Of repeal showed when the vote came
that they were decidedly in the mill
,rity. The bill, passed Tuesday is
to become effective year hence, as
is the case with the Richards bill
passed last week forbidding merchant
liens. Mr.. Richards had bill on
the calendar with the same object
in view as that sought by Mr. Hy-
drick, but promptly withdrew it on
the passage of the Hydrick bill.
The Wright prihib;tion bill which
the House last week by narrow ma
iority decdlined to kill, was reached
among second reading bills again and
Mr.. Rucker made a vigorous attempt
to get at it and kill it, but it went
over until later. The House will kill
the bill.
Mr.. Rucker withdrew his bill COM
ing over from last session to tented
the mental anguish act to railroads
for DELAYS of trains.
BY vote Of 6S to % the House
passeu bill by Mr.. Miley outlawing
slot machines provided With cards,
dice or other gambling devices and
forbid!ing the use or exposure for
use of any kind of slot machine on
Sunday.
The Senate passed bill by Mr..
Rogers forbidding judges to grant ex-
parte injunctions for longer than ten
days. 1t was charged that the in
junction power is being abused.
No Reduced Rates.
General Counsel Watts, of Virginia
for the Seaboard, and State Counsel
P. A. Wilcox, of Florence, for the
Coast Line, were given a hearing be-
fore a joint meeting Of the railroad
committees Of the House Tuesday
afternoon in opposition to any pas
senger rate legislation. The commit
tee took no action.
The Senate took radical action
Wednesday night in regard to liquor
drummers, passing bill, by Mr.. Ap-
pelt, requiring these solicitors to pay
license of $4,000 in every county
they do business in. The bill origin
ally named license of $4,000 but
was. amended to read $4,000. There
have for several years been solicitors
of reputable concerns visiting every
county. If this continues, these will
have to pay county license fees ag-
gregating $21O,OOO, if this bill passes
the House which it is likely to do.