The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-20
4 BUSY week IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROHIBITION BILL KlLlED-NEW SYS.
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THE CAPITOL, February 10,190S
Though only two weeks of the sess-
ION remains very few bills have pass
ed their third reading in both hous-
es and only about ten have been rat
fled, none of which are of interest.
The bill to repeal the lien law has
passed the House but no vote has
been taken upon it in the Senate,
though it has received some atten-
tion In that body. 1t is impossible
tosay what will be the final out
come. Both sides are strong and
appear about evenly matched and
are contestins every step with the
same grim determination that is
exhibited in the contest upon the
railroad rate bill. This latter meas
ure has been the subjet to receive
the NEST lengthy, energetic and in
telligent discussion heard upon the
aoor af the Senate this session.
What will be the final fate of this
measure is entirely theoretical TOO.
The bill provided that ssthe next
general election it be submitted to
the voters wither or not the State
prohibition act should 60 into effect
on January l, 1909, wss killed in,
the Senate by a vote Of r3 to "a,
Williamsburg's Senator being one Of
the 13.
- The joint resolution calling upou
the Democratic State Convention to
submit the question It State prohi.
bit,on to the voters in ehe next pri-
mary passed the Senate Friday sf.
ternoon by one vete. The vote
stood II to IL and Lieutenant-Go
Mcleod cast the deciding vote.
The House will, in all probability,
pass this resolution as that branch
has already put itself on record as
being very largely in favor of pro-
hibition. And it rs the general
opinion all over the State, SO far as
this correspondent has heard and
he thinks he has heard from about
.rll sections) seems to be that, if the
people are permitted to vote on this
question, liquor will certainly 60
out of South Carohna-that is, tie
sale by law will go. On all sides
You hear this prediction: Within
another twelve months this State
will be dry
The contract labor bill prepared
by the judiciary of the Senate and
which has passed that body seems
to be the proposition on this very
live subject which is most likely to
become law. On this line were q
score or more bills, but most of
them have been brushed aside, some
because impeacticable, some because
rGrncnstitutienal. The one mention.
ed after careful study and debate
appears to be practicable and as ef-
fcient as it is possible to make the
measure without violating the con-
stitution. However, whatever bill
on this subject passes will ibe given
in detail in a future letter.
Efforts are being made to create
two more Judicial circuits, making
twelve in sll. 1t has been ooly two
wears since the namber was raised
from eight to ten. Where will this
stopS
Two very important measures up
on the subject of insurance seem
likely to become enacted. One,
which relates solely to domestic CON-
panies, has for its object the same
control and publicity and security as
are required of foreign companies:
the other, which cannot be reclted
in letter. will-in a word-pre-
vent companies from avoiding set.
tlement on technical grounds IN the
absence of fraud or increase in the
hazard.
MIR Clifton's bill to premit the
taking of judgment at Chambers in
f.