The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1911-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
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this year or next. Mr.. Connor's
bill providing for the reapportion-
ment, is the one which is cost
ing the senate SO much thought,
it having come over from the
house and substituted for Sen
ator Lide's bill.
The mileage bill, which pro-
vides that railroads must allow
the pulling" of mileage on
trains, has had a varied career
and is now pending. 1t was re-
committed, after having been
put on the calendar. Later, it
was found that the recommit-
ment had been asked under a
misapprehension and the bill was
brought out and put on the cal
endar once more. This measure
has evoked much discussion,
both in the legislature and among
others inter ested.,
A decision of great Importance
was reached by the house Mon
day, when the work of complet-
ing the State hospital improve
ments was taken out of the hands
of the commission and given to
the regents. The furry in the
house over this bill recalled last
years fight on the asylum prop
osition.
The senate Monday passed
Mr.. Stevenson bill providing
for the distribution of the old
State dispensary funds among
the common schools of the State.
The matter of providing i'm
provements to the State capitol
was continued until next year,
when an estimate of the cost is
to be submitted.
A depot bill" introduced by
Senator Laney, has caused con-
siderable interest in the senate.
The bill was passed after Mr..
Laney had stated that it came
from the railroad commission.
After Mr.. Caughman, chairman
of the commission, had denied
this. Mr.. Laney said that he had
thought the bill came from Mr..
Caughman, but finding himself
mistaken at once moved to recon-
slider, with the resnlt that the
bill was sent back to the COM
mittee.
Tuesday night the house re-
ceived from Gov. Blease a mes
sage stating that the child labor
bill was improperly drawn and
should be corrected and passed
again. A committee from the
house took up the matter with
the governor and the result of
the joint conference was that
the governor sent another COM
munication to the house, saying
that he was mistaken and ask
ing that the bill be sent back to
him. He thought it very poor
legislation, he said, but was will
ing to accept it rather than see
the bill defeated. He also asked
that the message calling atten.
tion to the supposed error be
stricken from the journal, "hop-
ing, however," he said, that
early inthenext session, whichwill
be only a few days after the act
goes. into effect, you will pass a
new act, remedying the confu-
sion and awkwardness of this
one. The question arose over
the fact that the body of the
child labor law, as originally
passed, provided that it should
take effect May 1, 1903. The
amendment to the law, besides
changing conditions under which
children may work, set forth
that it should take effect Janu-
ary 1, 1912. The bill when sent
back to the house was referred
to the judiciary committee and
subsequently subcommittee
took up the matter with Gov.
Blease. the governors acquies-
cence in the bill as presented to
him following.
Senator Strait has introduced
a bill declaring null and void res
trictions in insurance policies on
the material or manner of con-
struction of chimney fues. The
bill, while only a few lines in
length, is of considerable inter-
est to the public, especially in
surance men.
]. S. Reynolds.
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