Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-19
THE AMENDED STEWART BILL.

1t will be the amended Stewart bill
instead of the Wilson-Hollis amend
ments to the Saye law, that will serve
as a rule and guide for the working Of
the roads Of York county. Readers of
The Enquirer are fully advised OF the
situation. The original Stewart bill
was published as soon as practicable,
after its introduction. When the bill
reached the house from the senate, 1t
was changed in many important partic-
ulars, as shown in the text published
in The Enquirer last Friday. In addi-
ton to this virtual substitute for the
Stewart bill, Messrs. Hollis and Wilson
also introduced a bill to cure the de-
fects in the Saye law. This bill was
also published In The Enquirer Of last
Friday. The meaning and effect Of
the various bills in their relation to
each other were explained in the same
issue. The daily papers of Wednesday
morning told Of the passage Of the
amended Stewart bill Tuesday after
noon, after a spirited fight between
members Of the York delegation, and
the recommittal Of the Hollis Wilson
bill. A telegram of Wednesday morn
ing from w. H. McCaw stated that Mr..
Stewart had accepted the house amend
ments to his bill, and that means that
this bill will become law on the ap-
proval Of the governor. In a letter OF
February 16, to the Fort Mill Times,
wv. R. B." of Columbia, gives this
version of the fight over the bill:
Differences in the York delegation
as to the advisability Of passing two
distinct road bills for York county
the attention Of the house
of representatives for about an hour
this afternoon, and the discussion,
participated in by all four members, at
times became rather heated and more
or less personal. The road bill intro
duced by Senator Stewart had gone
from the senate to the house and sue
cessfully passed third reading, to be
returned to the senate for ratification
not, however, before being considera-
bly, amended by the house delegation,
which amendments, 1t Is understood,
were agreed to by the entire delegation,
including Senator Stewart, who recog-
nized the futility Of insisting upon his
original bill since opposition to certain
provisions had arisen. Immediately
after the passage Of the Stewart Dill,
Mr.. Wilson succeeded in obtaining the
consent of the house to consider anoth-
er York road bill, which he and Mr..
Hollis had introduced-the old Saye
law with certain amendments, taken
from the Stewart bill. Mr.. Stewart
says. Mr.. Wilson stated that his pur-
pose In introducing this bill was to
put 1t up" to Senator Stewart to take
his choice between the two bills, that
ne (Mr. WILSON, decidedly preferred
the amended Saye bill to the Stewart
bill. In this Mr.. Wilson was support
ed in a speech by Mr.. Hollis, after Mr..
Glasscock had moved to commit the
bill to the committee on roads, ferries
and bridges, this being a parliamen-
tary move to kill the bill. Mr.. Will
son accused Messrs Glasscock and
Sanders Of bad faith in opposing his
BILL stating that they had agreed to
allow 1t to pass the house and go to
the senate. This assertion was indig-
nantly denied by Mr.. Sanders, who
went somewhat into the history of the
differences of the delegation. In the
hubbub that was on, the Times cor
respondent could not hear what Mr..
Glasscock said in reply to Mr.. Wilson's
charges, but after the house adjourned
this afternoon, he stated that he had
tacitly agreed to support the Wilson
Hollis bill, but had changed his mind
and supposed that Mr.. Wilson knew IT..
The matter of the house passing Mr..
Wilson's bill finally came to a vote,
and the two farmer members from
York won out by a. vote of A to 39.
All of which means that the roads Of
York will be worked for year or two
at least under the Stewart law, the
prophecies of one or two county papers
to the contrary Notwithstanding. This
does not appear to be the end Of the
matter, however, for both sides to the
controversy have promised to let the
people hear from them on the subject
In the campaign next year. Mr.. Will
son particularly Is displeased over the
turn affairs have taken"