Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
YORK IN THE LEGISLATURE.

Senator ]. S. Brice returned from
Columbia yesterday after q session OF
unusually strenuous work in the gen.
eral assembly, and at the request Of the
reporter this morning, he gave The En-
quirer a brief outline Of some Of the
things that happened that are likely
to prove Of more especial interest to the
people of York county. 1t is fair to say
that he seemed to have practically al
the work Of the session within easy
review; but for press Of time and space
the reporter asked him more particu-
larly about the things relating to York
county, and other information Of inter-
est that would have been included In
this article must necessarily be omit
ted
About as good q place to begin tell
ing about purely local matters, as any
where else" Mr.. Brice said, "is with the
passage Of a bill to take care Of the
Three C's railroad bonds, which fall
due in two years. A commission was
created consisting Of the auditor, treas
urer and supervisor, and provision was
made for the levy Of an extra half mill
tax in each township to create sink
ing fund. This sinking fund so raised
may be loaned so as to give the differ
ent townships the benefit Of the inter-
est ii may earn.
provision was made for a complete
re-enrollment Of the voters this year
The new board Of supervisors Is to con-
sist of Messrs. A. M. Wallace, r. T.
Beamguard and r. M. Wallace" Mr.
Brice began an outline Of the provisions
of the enrolment law, but was advised
that ii would be published elsewhere In
this issue.
During the closing hours bill was
nassed giving Rock Hill school district
the right to vote two additional mills
for school purposes.
by request, introduced in the SEN
ate, and Representative Epps intro
duced in the house. bill to prohiDlt
cock fighting in this state The bills
were unanimously reported unfavorably
both In the house and senate and 1t
was evident that the proposition would
receive no support.
People from Hickory Grove sent in
4 petition asking for law to make 1t a
misdemeanor on the part of the owner
IF cattle to knowingly permit the same
to run at large. l introduced the bill
in the senate and tried to get Mr..
Slaughter to introduce it in the house;
but he took the position that he was
opposed to it, and nothing was done.
Referring to Dr.. Saye's road law, Mr..
Brice said that the bill as we have
published it on the first page Of today s
paper, was amended in some important
particulars. The bill will therefore be
republished as ratified and approved.
Dr.. Save also got through an import
ant bill to punish life insurance agents
for making Misrepresentation and an
pther bill regulating the practice Of
medicine i'm this state. The medical
bill draws stringent restrictions around
the sale Of cocaine and drugs of like
character and places intemperate, In
competent and unscrupulOus physi-
clans in a position where the state
board may deprive them Of their right
to practice 1t is a good bill.
There was petition from people Of
Kings Mountain township asking for
the appointment of q magistrate for
that portion Of the township lying be-
tween the Kings Mountain road and
the Broad River township line; but the
delegation decided that If a precedent
of this kind should be established 1t
would not be a great while until the
nunlDeT Ol mag III llIC S'uhls
would be largely increased
"I introduced a bill making registra-
ton a prerequisite to voting in the pri
mary: but the senate would have moth
ing Of the kind
Il voted against the Talbert prohibit
ton bill among other reasons because,
like all ether prohibition bills that were
brought to my attention, it provided for
the sale Of liquor in drug stores on pre-
ecrintinns etc. and We all know what
that means. l think the local option
~rinciule involved in the present law
should be given thorough trial. There
Is no use irving to enforce prohibition
on the counties that are without major
tiles to support 1t.
The salaries of the auditor and
treasurer Of York county were raised
from $1,000 to $1,000 each. The in