The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
rhursdny, December 3.
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| Poseu OK. On half q dozen bills there
was good deal of debate.
The tax exemption section in the
Mason Cotton Gin Company's charter
passed by vote of nineteen to thir-
teen despite Senator Bobo's opposition.
This looks like test vote on the cx-
emption Of manufactures from taxa
ton, but Senator Bobo is confident
That the Senate will later repeal the
law.
The proposition for a constitutional
amendment allowing Judges to charge
9 to 23. 'o"'
| The stenographcrs' bill for the Third
anu fonrth circuits was unexpectedly
successful by two-thirds majority.
The forfeited land bill was postnon-
cd until tomorrow.
New bills continue to pour in. Prom
ositions to amend the Constitution have
been very numerous.
The Senate concurrcd in the House
resolution to elect Judges in ioint
assembly at l O'Clock tomorrow.
| The House devoted five hours TO. day
| 10 the disposition of work OH it's Cal
| oar. NO measures of public interest
were considered.
Ihe I'hohibitionists evidently realize
their defeat and to day made formal
surrender by withdrawing the bill to
provide for Prohibition election in
Aiken county.
1he Judiciary committee of the State
last night answered the Governors re-
concentrations in regard to the num-
per OF circuit Judges, and agreed to
report bill increasing the number
from eight to ten. a sub. committee
was appointed to draught bill. In
some way the House resolution pro-
Vlding for an election Of Judges to-
morrow was concurred in Dy the
Senate before the b-committe could
| arrest action. The Senate had Dre-
vlously declined to enter into an cleo
ton until the Governors recommends
tlons as to All increase of Judges should
| be considered by that body. The
| election Tomorrow will bo for Chief
Justice and for Judges of the 1st, I'd.
4th, Uh and 9Th circuits, now presided
over by Judges Presley, Aldrich.
hudson, Witherspoon, Wallace and
Cothran. No opposition is manifestcd
| to tho incumbents in any Of the cir.
cults except the I'd, where Judge
Aldrich will have an honorable com
pctitor IN Gen. James w. Moore, the
Senator from Hampton. Gen. Moore's
friends think that he will have large
vote, and are hopeful. 1t is impossi-
Die, however, to say what is the rcla-
tive strength of the candidate, because
members are, as q rule, very reticent,
and many have not made up their
| minds.
The following tills received their
second reading: TO prescribe the
width of public highways (twenty
teeO to change tho dates fixed for the
meeting Of boards of equalization so
as to conform to the time of listing
property for taxation; amending the
General Statutes relating to railroad
corporations by adding q section; to
authorize defendants in actions to re-
cover land to set up claim for improve
mont; relating to the formation and
proceedings of the College of Electors;
JOINT resolution to amend the Constitu-
non relative to Justices of tho peace
ana constables; to repeal Section 304
ana amend Section 81 of the Code of
Procedure with respect to lien OF judg-
mehts and executions and the mode of
enforcing the same.
The concurrent resolution to adjourn
sane die December 10 was POSTPONED
mporarily--yeas 18.
Uniavorablo reports were made on
the bill to re-eStablish tho usury law
the bill to establish the Office OF couptv
solicitor, the bill to abolish the tlcnarf.
ment of agriculture, and the Hon,e
to utilize the labor of Jail and munici. |
pal convicts, and they were placed on
the Calendar.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House devoted five hours to
work and managed IN that time to get
rld OF four pages ci tho thirteen-pSpe
Calendar which now confronts It,
There were no debates of q STARTLING
character and no measures of great
pubic interest passed.
MI Massey presented the present
mcht OF the grand jury of Lancaster
county on the subject of the sale Of
iiquor IN the town. The report asks
that either the sale of liquor by drug
gl"tS be stopped or that the Prohibition
law be repealed. A bill will be intro
duced shortly repeating the law, the {
people OF Lancaster having evidently
found that Prohibition doeb not pro-
hiblt. A petition was also presented
from the citizens of the town of Ches-
,cr praying the repeal of the Act pro- |
h6itlng the sale ofliquor in that town. ]
The following were among the most g
important new bills introduced: l
Mr.. Pope, bill to repeal the Act reg
Ilating the hiring out of convicts.
Dir. Richardson, bill to charter the J.
{;hadbourn and Conway Railroad in 6
lorry county. e
Mr.. Donaldson, bill to provide for i
n election in Greenville county on tho Il
iquor. '"
!, Mr.; Thompaoh. bill to apporlion and =
distribute the school tax betwcon The y
chools for white and colorad children !,
t tho school districts. p
Mr. Brown, bill prescribing a mode o
# deyising thotright of dover of in. r.
ane married women. .+., a
OF the bills on the Calendar disposed =
. those of public interest were: a biII =
Q charter the Greenwood, AbbevlIle
;nd Elherion Railroad; to Incorporates "
nc Troy Cotton Seed Oil COMPANY: q
o incorporate the town of Waterloo D
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