The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16

III. W - Ps III. <AD lIlliiRiltSt, IIDIIl
Hampton, said to day, tue House had
developed quantity Of orators that he
bad not dreamed wcic in the State.
Among tho measures disposed Of from
the Calendar were the following
a bill creating !Iart,Or commission for
che bay and harbor Of Charleston passed
its secOau reading.
bill to authorize and require the
county commissioners for each county
In tho state to procure and establish
standard scales for the weighing Of cot
ton mud all produce and merchandise
sold by weight created II tremendous
discussion. Almost every member on
tho floor had something TO say about it.
The previous question was call0d half "a
dozen times and then rcconsidered 20 lot
some member say just one word'
Mr. Allen, OF Spnrtanburg, the father
of tho bill, YVES very earnest IN its sup
port: II would. in his opinion, save
millions dollars year To the poor far
mcrs who were now the easy prey of
chants. Other members thought the bill
uscless. and about half of The county
delegations asked TO be excepted from
its provisions. Finally after about two
hours useless talk, the bill MAS indcG-
nitcly postponed.
under the direction and control OF the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce passed
Us second rending without opposition.
Tho bill provides for tho appOintncnt
by the Charleston Chamber OF Commerce
OF u "Flour committee" consisting Of five
Of Its members, who shall arrange and
adopt suitable standards for the different
grades OF flour, shall act as umpire in all
disputes concerning the Inspection Of
Hour, and shall appoint one or moro in
spectOrs TO DC under their control, who
shall inspect all flour submitted to them,
decide tho grade, &c, and brand with the
words charleston Chamber OF Com
merco Standard together with tho
grade, day, month and pane OF the in
spector. The inspector shall brand no
barrel that contains less than l96 pounds,
ana shall receive two cents per barrel for
such inspection. The committee Is to
hear and decide all disputes as to flour
inspection, with the right of tho defeated
party TO appeal to the Board OF Arbitra-
ton OF ;ho Chamber of Commerce. the
decision (which ,tto be final. This in
srcction Is not to Interfere with the city
inspection, but Is to no optional.
At the session OF tho House tonight
tho committee of ways and means re-
ported the general appropriation bill,
which was made the special order for to-
morrow Immediately after tho morning
of.
Iho aggregate appropriations Of the
bill amoun. TO $G50, ia against S76o. .Si4
last year, being difference in favor of
this year of $l03 1896.
Section l az .,ropriates ll,Si2.l8 to
pay the salaries Of tho executive and Ju-
dicial officers. their clerks and tho gener-
al expenses Of these departments. There
aro no changes of Importance in the sala-
rios of tho State officers.
Section provides that an nppropri-
alton OF $4,000 be made for the support OF
tho heS!th department of the Stuto; also
$1,000 for quarantine and $1,000 for the
health officers Of Charleston. Hilton
Head, st. Helena and Georgetown; also
for carrying out tho provisions of the
Act to establish State Board OF Hoalih
$1,000.
Section provides So. 200 for tho sup
port Of the tux depart 'nent.
Section 4 provides ~ 100 for the State
University, 81 600 for insurance and re-
pair to buildings, and $500 for tho salary
of the librarian
Section provides slI5,GG3.lG for the
support OF tho penal and charitable insti-
tutiOns OF tho State. This is divided up
~ follows: For the Penitcntiarv Si6600
together with tho balance of Si3.4OO left
over from last years appropriation. In
addition 10 these amounts $1,000 is nppro-
priated for protection of the buildings
from fire, and $4,000 for tho continuance
OF tho work on the wall. For tho Luna
tic Asylum $4,000, inclusive of 81 ,6OI. IL,
being the balance laid over from tho last
appropriation also an appropriation of
81. l6i.34 for tho completion OF tho cas-.
torn wing OF tho institution. For tho
Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum $4,000,
exclusive of an unex pended balance of
81, 100, and $500 for tho repair of the
building. For tho Cntawba Indians
$500.
Section 6 provides 81 800 for tho civil
contingent fund.
Section 8 provides 5000 for the cele-
bration of the Cowpcns Centennial.
Section 10 provides $36S, $50 to pay the
interest on the valid dobt Of tho State
which shall mature on January and
July l, 1881. This IS to pay the interest
on tho consolidated debt, on tho deicien-
cy bonds and on tho special stoc., issued
to the Agricultural College.
Mr.. Blake, from SpartanbuTS, introduc-
cd u resolution tonight stating that tho
State of South Carolina cordially unitos
IN the Cowpens celebration, and provid-
ing that tho Governor invite the Presi-
dent Of tho United States and his Cabinet
and the Governors Cf the old Thirteen
States and Tennessee to bo present at the
unveiling of tho monument. Laid over, ,
Mr.. Blake also 'ntrruuced n resolution
providing .::ia. whoreal tho railroad prop
erty the State had been increased 100
per cent by the board Of equalization
from tho assessment of last year while
other property remained about tho samc,
and whereas this board has NO newer to
correct errors without authority OF the
Legislature, therefore,
Rcsolred, That the board Of equalization
be authorized to take testimony ns to the
value of the railroad property OF the
State Mt fair assessment and report to
tho General Assembly. Laid over.
Tho committee on the judiciary to-
night, TO whom were referred bill to
provide for tho registration Of electors of
his State and u joint resolution tn provide
for the appointment Jf a commission to
consider and suggest amendments to the
election laws of this State, and the COM
mittee on privileges and elections to
the registration of ali qualified electors,
made joint report tonight recommend
Ing tho reference of these bills and all
other measures that may hereafter DO
introduced relating to an alteration of
the election laws to q joint commission OF
five on tho part OF the House and blank
on the part Of the Senate to digest and
consider during the recess, anu report
their conclusions by bill or otherwise to
the next session. The resolution was
laid over.
Several bills were disposed of from the
Calendar. Tho only one Of special inter
est was the bill restricting the atten-
dance of pupils in the public schools to
the ages from to le years inclusive.
The free pu ublic schools OF Charleston City
arc excepted from the provisions OF the
bill.
Friday, 10th December.
THE SENATE
The Senate is doing its wLvk very brisk!y,
about fifty measures having uvvii disposed
OF to-day, ont of eighty.cight on the Calen-
dar.
On motion the resolution prohibiting the