The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24

case is heard by the Senate, and AS
his torn of Office expires before an
other Senate meets, that it would bo
just as well to adjourn and leave the
case where it is. This suggestion may
probably be adopted and no further
action takon.
j. Douglas Robertson, a Reverend
sanctlmonious member of the House,
Chairman of the Committee on eda,
cation, and a member of the State
Board Commission on School Text
Books. has been Investigated by
committee, and his removal as o mem-
Der of tho Commission, and expulsion
from tho House, recommended by it.
Tho charges against him arc, that,
whilo acting in his official capacity,
as Chairman of the Commission, no
made corrupt proposals to certain
publishing houses for the introduction
of their books in the public schools of
the State, by which arrangement he
was to pocket the snug sum Of forty
six per cont on all their books sold,
at the expense Of tho parents Of tho
children who patronizo the public
school. Copies Of his letters making
the proposals, as we'll as sworn states
ments by the publishers, of his vor>
bal propositions, have been produced
and ordered printed with the report
of the committee. The consideration
Of tho report was made the special
order for ono o'clock to day, but by
his own request, when it camc up,
was postponed till Thursday noxt.-
He is fine specimen of the sanctimo-
nious-Whittomore stripe Of carpet
baggors; but, unlike him, is likely to
step down and out.
The bill to provide for the rcdemp-
ton OF the bills Of the Bank Of the
State, which spoke of in my last
letter, was, on motion of Mr.. Barn
woll, taken from the table and another
bill substituted for it, Tho original
bill only provided for the redemption
of between four and five hundred
thousand dollars Of tho bills, by
lovy OF an annual tax Of two mills, Tor
two years, but the present bill is in
tended TO cover the whole ground and
take them all in, in ten years, and for
that purpose lovics tax Of one mill
each yoar for that space of time; al
lowing the holders Of the bills to pay
one-tcnth of their taxes in the bills
each year. 1t also provides for tho
appointment Of thrco commissioners,
by tho Governor, to register all the
bills and, disallow any they find to be
traudulonlly issued. The bill | think,
Objectionable, but it will evidently
become law.
The bill proposing TO submit the
question of "fcnce" or "no fcnco," to
tho voters of Pickcns, Anderson,
Grccnville, Spartanburs and Union
Counties at the next general election,
originated in the House last session,
and was only intended for the County
OF Union, but when it was taken up
in the Senate this session, it was so
amended that mono of the bill as it
left tho House remained, save few
words in tho title and Union County,
which the Speaker decided was so
that it could not be considered
a House bill, and was scnL back to the
Senate for that body to adopt as it's
own, or TO get up another bill in its
stead, since which / have heard moth
ing Of it, and tho proposition is ovi.
IDENTIFY killed for the present, at any
rate.
a bill to incorporate tho town of
Liberty, and one 10 amend the law
rcquiring tho County Treasurer of
Pickcns County to attend certain
places in the County for the collection
Of taxes, by striking out "Abncr
O'Doil's" and "IIoward's Shops" and
inserting in lieu thereof Liberty Sta
ton and j. j. Herds, have received
tho necessary readings in both Houses
and boon sont TO the Governor for his
The act Incorporating Lib
crty provides for the election of town
officers on the third Monday in March