The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-18
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luton, asking that 250 copies of the
testimony takenby the Joint committee
on the Columbia canal be printed,
The resolution was concurrcd in also, q
| concurrent resolution, authorizing the
Superintendent of Education and
Comptroller General to have extra
| copies Of respective reports print
| ed for distribution, which was concur
red IN without debate; also, authoriz-
ing the committee on State House and
Grounds to procure the attendance of
Mr.. j. r. Niernsee.
The Senate bills to create the office
OF Surveyor in each county was re-
jectcd.
A number Of bills from the Senate
received their first reading and were
referred.
MIR. Macuskcr moved to reconsider
the action of the House last night, bv
which bill in relation to creating a
new school district in Georgetown was
indefinitely postponed. The motion
was adopted and Mr.. Macusker made
an earnest appeal for the bill, as the
only hope of securing school instruct
tion to q large portion of the white
children of the town of Georgetown.
On motion of Mr.. Haskell, the de-
| bate was suspended in order to take
up bills for third reading, and the
following was theroupon passed to a
thlrd reading and ordered to the Sen
ate: 10 make appropriations for the
pef dfem, mileage and expenses of the
General Assembly; to prohibit
me distillntion or manufacture, of
spiNtuous or intoxicating liquors from
grain in Pickcns county.
A message from the Governor was
received, transmitting u letter from
Hon. Wilmot q. DeSaussurc, present
ing to the State a manuscript volume
prepared by the Cincinnati Society as
a contribution to the Z, Revolutionary
history of the STATE. The letter was
referred to the military committee.
The third reading Of bills was re-
sumed, and the following were duly
read and ordcrcrd TO the Senate: 70
fix the age at which children may be
employed in factories; to regulate tho
sale of liquors, etc, in Pickens county !:
to define who are liable TO penalties
for doing business of insurance with
out license; to provide for the cXcmp-
ton of certain portions of Berkeley
and Charleston counties from the GEN
eral Stock Law; to incorporate the
Hartsvillc Telephone Company; to
repeal Section 1863, of the General
Statutes, in relation to the exemption
or property from taxation.
Mr.. Parker introduced bill to pro-
vide TOR submitting the Question of
license or no license to the qualified
voters OF Abbcville county, and it was
referred to the judiciary committee.
a similar bill was introduced by Mr..
Gulgnard rs to Aiken county.
Mr.. Schumpert offered a resolution
requiring the State Printer to return
to this House forthwith all reports of
State officers in his hands imprinted.
The resolution was immediately con-
sidcred and adopted.
a bill to amend the Sections of tho
General Statutes in relation to dis
bursemcnt of public money was re-
ported adversely by the wavs and
means committee, and was rejected: as
was also bill to amend the Section of
the General Statutes in relation TO the
sale OF lands in the hands of the Sink
ing Fund Commission.
Mr.. Doyle, from the Oconcc delcpa-
ton, reported nntavorably on the Sen
ate bill to repeal the Act prohibtiuu.
the sale of intoxicating liquors in
Oconec county. The report and bill
went on the calendar for consideration
on Saturday.
The discussion of the GEORGETOWN
school question was resumed. MIR.
McMastcr advocated the passage
OF the bill rs an act of Justice to the
people of Georgetown. He instanccd
the triumph of the school system i'm
Columbia over similar difficulties and
objections and which now afforded q
far better elementary education than
could be obtained in uny yrirufe
school NORTH or South. Mr.. Lee re-
piled to Mr.. Macusker's remarks,
claiming that the bill proposed to put
the question of taxing the property of
the town in the hands Of those who
were not property-holdcrs, and that the
Legislature should not make it posi-
bic to impose additional taxation OH a
people already greatly burdcned. The
previous question was called, and Mr..
llutson, chairman of the committee i'm
charge of the bill, gave Mr.. Macusker
and Mr.. Parker five minutes each, af-
ter which the question was put on
striking out the enacting clause. The
yeas and nays were called, and result
ed: yeas 81, nays 8.
On motion ofMr. S. Wilson, bill in
relation to the relief Of all counties hav.
ing bonds outstanding against them,
was restored to the calendar.
Attor the passage to third reading
of number Of bills of local interest
only, the House adjourned.
Saturday, December 13.