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

Hampton, said to. day, the House had
developed quantity OF orators that he
had not dreamed were in the State.
Among the measures disposed of from
the Calendar were tho following:
A bill creating harbor commission for
the hay and harbor of Charleston passed
its second reading.
a bill to authorize and require the
county commissioners for each county
in the State to procure and establish
standard scales for the weighing Of cot
ton and all produce and merchandise
sold by weight created tremendous
tho floor had something to say about it.
The previous question was callad half q
dozen times and then reconsidcred to lot
Mr.. Allen, of Spartanburg, the father
of the bill, was very earnest in its sup
port. It would, in his opinion, save
millions of dollars year to the poor far.
mers who were now the easy prey of
public weighers and designing mcr-
chants. Other membcrs thought the bill
useless, and about half Of the county
delegations asked to be excepted from
it's provisions. Finally after about two
hours useless talk, the bill was indefi-
nitely postponed,
A bill to provide for a flour inspector
under the direction and control OF tile
Charleston Chamber of Commerce passed
its second reading without opposition
The bill provides for the appointment
by the Charleston Chamber of Commerce
OF a "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
flour, and shall appoint one or more in
spectors to be under their control, who
shall inspect all flour submitted to them,
decide the grade, &c, and brand with the
words "Charleston Chamber of Com
merce Standard" together with the
grade, day, month and name of the in
spector. The inspector shall brand no
barrel that contains less than LOG pounds,
and 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 the defeated
party to appeal to the Board Of Arbitra-
ton of the Chamber of Commerce, the
decision ofwhich is to be final. This in
spection is not to interfere with the city
inspection, but is to he optional.
At the session of the House tonight
the committee of ways and means re-
ported the general appropriation bill,
which was made the special order for to-
morrow Immediately after the morning
hour and from day to day until disposed
Of
The aggregate appropriations of the
bill amount to 1858, ,655.34 against S762, S44
last year, being difference in favor oil
this year of $l03, 1886.
paw the salaries Of the executive and ju-
dcial officers, their clerks and tho gener-
al expenses Of these departments. There
are no changes Of importance in the sala-
ries of the State officers.
Section 2 provides that al appropri-
alton of Sc, 900 be made for the support OF
the health department of the State; also
81, 900 for quarantine and $4,000 for the
health officers of Charleston, Hilton
Head, st. Helena and Georgetown; also
for carrying out the provisions of the
Act to establish State Board Of Health
$4,000.
Section 5 provides $22, 200 for the sup
port of the tax department..
Section 4 provides 81, 100 for the State
University, $1,000 for insurance and re-
pair to buildings, and $500 for the salary
of the librarian.
Section S provides $lI5,G63.16 for the
support of the penal and charitable insti-
tutions of the State. This is divided up
as follows: For the Penitentiary $4,000,
together with the balance Of Sl3,400 left
over from last years appropriation. In
addition 10 these amounts 81, 900 is appro-
priated for pre- ection of the buildings
from fire, and $4,000 for the continuance
Of the work on the wall. For the Luna
tic Asylum SIC, 1000, inclusive of 81 ,60l. lS,
being the balance laid over from the last
appropriation also an appropriation OF
Sl2, l6l.34 for the completion Of the cas-
tern wing of the institution. For the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum $4,000,
exclusive of an unexpended balance OF
81, 100, and $500 for the repair of the
building. For tho Catawba Indians
$500.
Section 6 provides sl,5O0 for the civil
contingent fund.
Section provides $4,000 for the cele-
bration of the Cowpens Centennial.
Section 10 provides $36S, $50 to pay the
interest on the valid debt of the State
which shall mature on January and
July l, 1881. This is to pay the interest
on the consolidated debt, on tho defcien-
cy bonds and on the special stock issu9u
to the Agricultural College.
Mr.. Blake, from Spartanburg, introduc-
cd resolution tonight stating that the
State of South Carolina cordially unites
in the Cowpens celebration, and provid-
ing that the Governor invite the Presi-
dent of the United States and his Cabinet
and the Governors of the old Thirteen
States and Tennessee to be present at the
unwilling of the monument. Laid over +,
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providing that whereas the railroad prop
erty of the State had been increased 100
per cent. by the board of equalization
from the assessment of last year while
other property remained about the same,
correct errors without authority of the
Legislature, therefore,
Rcsolred, That the board of equalization
be authorized to take testimony as to the
value of the railroad property of the
State at fair assessment and report to
the General Assembly. Laid over.
The committee on the judiciary to-
night, to whom were referred bill to
provide for the registration of electors OF
his State and a joint resolution to provide
for the appointment of commission to
consider and suggest amendments to the
election laws Of this State, and the COM
mittee on privileges and elections to
whom were referred bill to provide for
the registration of all qualified electors,
made joint report tonight recommend
ing tho reference of these bills and all
other measures that may hereafter be
introduced relating to an alteration of
the election laws to ajoint commission of
five on the part of the House and blank
on the part Of the Senate to digest and
consider during the recess, and report
their conclusions by bill or otherwise to
the next session. The resolution was
laid over.
Several bills were disposed Of from the
Calendar. The only one of special inter-
est was the bill restricting the atten-
dance of pupils in the public schools to
the ages from 7 to 16 years inclusive.
The free public schools of Charleston City
are excepted from the provisions Of the
bill.
Friday, 10th December.
THE SENATE.
The Senate is doing its work worry briskly,
about fifty measures having been disposed
of to-day, out Of lightweight on the Calen-
dar.
On motion the resolution prohibiting the
introduction of bills or joint resolutions