The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-15

Bill will be very mate rally changed from
| its original shape before it passes both
Houses. The State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee seem to regard the Bill
| with some disfavor, and at their meeting
| in Columbia last week agreed to recon-
mend the adoption of law providing
for registration pure and simple, the
severance Of Federal and State elections,
and the reduction Of the number of boxes
to four instead of eight, as provided in
the Bill now before the General Assem-
bly--one box for the State, one for the
county, one for the legislative and one
for the Federal Offices. the committee
think that the adoption Of such Bill
| will harm onze the different views Of all
the counties and secure very fair set
t'cment Of a most perplexing problem.
On Saturday Mr.. Simpson introduced
q Bill in the House to regulate the roy.
atty on phosphatcs in the navigable
rivers and streams Of the State. This
Bill proposes TO change the present law
80 as to charge two dollars royalty for
every ton OF phosphate rock mined in the
rivers Of the State
:. Bill 10 limit the daily sessions of
public schools u five hours was voted
down.
There has been at least one measure
before the House on which the members
all voted to gctbcr-a resolution to pay
officers, attaches and members Of the
General Assembly up to the recess.
There are no material changes in the
salaries Of officers, and the pay Of mem
bers is fixed a, s. per day.
The general appropriation bill was re-
ported in the House Monday night by
Mr. Johns:one, chairman Of the commit
tee Of ways and means. No material
changes III the appropriations of last year
have been made, the total being $685.
G40.50. The sum Of $4,000 has been
appropriated for the support ofthe school.
Of the University, and five addition
| al professors arc to be added to the fac
ulty. The object is to establish an insti.
tuition Of higher education to be fed by
the colleges Of the State without actually
re. establishing the old University, against
which there is still so much opposition.
| In the House a resolution instructing
the Judiciary committee to prepare a
resolution calling Constitutional Con-
vention was made the special order for
Wednesday. The probability is that the
resolution, 81 which meant to test the
sense OF the House, will be defeated.
In the House on Monday Senate
concurrent resolution urging the mem.
bers Of the General Assembly to accept
the invitation to visit the Atlanta Expo
stion and so in a body, leaving Colum
bia on the Goth instant, was agreed tt
after a sharp debate. There is differ
cnce of opinion us to whether this res
C.ution binds the General Assembly L
90, IL the resolution to adjourn for tht
recess on the 2lst instant has still beer
unacted upon by the Senate. The ma
jority Of the members are very anxious to
go, however. and if cheap railroad fare cal
be arranged the probability is that tn,
Legislature will r'ijourn on the l9ll
and large number of the members vii
goin n body, together witli the Governo
and State officers as an official rcpresen
tation from the State. Under the reso
luton the members ere to pay all thei
| OMn exnenses