The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-29
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, January 29, 1908.
Second Week Of Legislature.

During the second week of the le-
gislature many bills were acted upon,
many new bills were placed on the
calender for future consideration and
many were killed.
The elections were held on Wednes-
day and the selection of Judge to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Hon. James Aldrich, was perhaps,
the most important and much inter-
est was manifested in the outcome.
Senator Bates and Hon. Jas. E.
Dayis of Barnwell, withdrew from the
race at the last moment, leaving Hon.
Robt. Aldrich of Barnwel and Hon.
Claude E. Sawyer of Aiken, alone in
the race. When the votes were
counted Mr.. Aldrich was the success
full aspirant, he having received 80
votes to Mr.. Sawyer's rs. The result
of the other elections will be found
elsewhere.
After some able arguments for and
against the repeal of the Lien law,
the house overwhelmingly voted for
repeal. The bill was sent over to the
Senate and that body considered the
same yesterday. Mr.. Crouch, of Sa-
luda, has offered bill in the Senate
and no doubt if it passes that body it
will have number of amendments.
The bill, as passed by the house, is as
follows:
"section 1. That section 3O5s,
volume 1, code of laws, South Caro-
lima, 1902, relating to liens for ad-
vances, be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
"Sec. 2. That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with this act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
provided, This act shall take effect
on the first day of January, A. D. 1909"
During the week Mr.. Wannamaker,
of Lexington, introduced bill which
provides for public cotton weigher
for Swansea.
d The Senate favors bill which pur-
ports to increase the terms of Super
visor and county superintendent of
Education to four years, instead OF
two years. The bill will more than
likely pass.
Senator Walker, of Georgetown, has
introduced a bill favoring more pay
for members of the general assembly.
The. bill provides that members OF the
legislature receive the sum of $3.50 per
annum and FIVE cents per mile to and
from Columbia, the most direct route
to be travelled. When it comes to
increasing their own salaries but few
will hardly object and hereafter mem
bers are more than likely to receive
$3.50. However, the bill has not been
passed yet. It is done for the pur-
pose, so many of the members claim,
of getting abler and more qualified
men to offer for the legislature In the
future. .
Petitions from all over the State,
signed by thousands of men and wo-
men, have been presented to the
legislature asking for straightout
prohibition law. Among the petitions
is one from Richland and is signed by
several hundred voters. However,
neither house has as yet taken up the
matter seriously. That is, the bills
have not been voted upon neither dis
cussed. But, in all probability a
strong fight will be waged for State
prohibition when the subject comes
up sometime this week. That many
of the members would vote to kill the
present law which has been in opera
ton a little less than year, is cyl
dent on all sides. On the other hand,
there are many who favor the present
system. y
Mr.. Morrell's marriage license bill
failed to pass.
The matter of new counties will
come up at this session, and there are,
already evidences of side lights on
the matter. The only new county
proposition that will come up at this
session will be that of Calhoun County.
Th issues involved in the establish
ment of this new county, and it is
good one, are now before the Supreme
Court. If the Court says the election
was all right, then the county will be
established. There is not likely to be
any aght whatever over the matter.
On the matter of taxation propos-
ition that is attracting good deal of
interest is that of Senator Griffin, of
Co1leton. The pith of the scheme is