The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
WHAT THEY ARE BONG AND WHAT
THEY ARE NOT DOING. ~. r.

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The third week Of tho present scs-
sion of the Legislature opened on the |
9TH inst. The Senate was not in ses-
sion, having taken holiday for that
day, but got well to work on the morn.
ing following. We give below a
synopsis of the weeks work, SO far as
it is of general interest:
Among the measures passed by the
Senate is the joint resolution providing
for constitutional amendment en-
abling the Legislature to adopt the
Federal census for the apportionmcnt
of representation. The vote was
yeas 26, navs 8. The bill to incorpo-
rate the town of Cainhoy, in Berkeley,
was the only one defeated on u third
reading. Senator'S Buist and Smvthe
united in saying that they found that
the bill would give the control of the
town to the negroes and leave the
liquor question in their hands.
The following were defeated on un-
favorable reports: Bills in regard to
pcremptory challenges; to prohibit the
standing aside of jurors; to abolish
the agricultural department.. AS to
the latter Senator Moody, its author,
moved the adoption of the unfavorable
report. He said that the House bill
to regulate the disbursement of funds
oy tho department answered his pur-
pose.
There was opposition to the bill to
I refund to Daniel Hayward, surety for
w. f. Colcock, ante-bcllum collector
OF the port of Charleston, the amount
OF customs collections paid BY him to
the State after its secession in 1860,
ana after the war recovered from him
by tho United States Government.
Senator Lcitncr attacked it on the
ground mainly that all of us had gone
into the war and lost, and that an OK
ception should not be made. Senators
Smythc, Earle, Youmans and Moore,
OF Hampton, made strong speeches in
favor of passing the bill, as the cir
cumstances were peculiar, and as the
action of Mr.. Cocock had been per-
formed in obedience to the bchcst of
the State through its Secession Con.
vention. 1t passed by vote Of 1S
to II. The bill has since passed its
third reading.
Among the new measures introduced
In the Senate the following deserve
attention.:
Bv Senator Moore, of Anderson
"A'' w "'iiShN' IhC LASl loI liC more
speedy development Of the Columbia
Canal" (This is intended TO carry
out tho views of the economic caucus.
1t devolves the management of the
work on the canal upon the supcrin-
tendent of the penitenliary, instructs
him TO connect the old canal with the
new near Cemetery Hill and appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for that purpose. The
effect of the measure would be to
abandon all the work already done and
pay $4,000 to furnish to the pcnitcu-
tiarv only that small amount Of water
power which that institution had with
out cost from the old canal before the
new one was bcgun.)
BY Senator Patterson, concurrent
resolution that the Senators and Rep
rescntatives of the State be requested
to use their best efforts to secure the
repeal Of the Act of Congress lcvving
u tax OF 10 per cent. on the circulation
ofState banks, because the Act opcr-
atcs lnJuriouslv to the financial interests
of the people of the State.
by. Senator Buist, bill to exempt
certain portions of Berkeley and
Charleston counties from the opcra-
tions Of the stock law. (This was in
PRODUCED at the request of citizens of
Berkeley, who have assured the Scna-
tor that the planting tcrri'orv hitherto
opposed to the change is not included
IN the proposed exemption, and that
the Dill ls in the nature of cOmpro-
mse.)
The following bills were reported by
different committees without recon-
mendation: Bill to compel tic charge
ola minimum tuition fee Of $40 All
nualiy by the trustees of the State
University; bin to repeal the Oconcc
county Prohbitory Act; bill 10 abolish
the railroad commission.
The joint resolution proposing nm
amendment to the Constitution 1iyisu |
each county one representative only in |
the Senate provoked long debate. |
Ihe PENDING question was Senator
Manldld's motion to reconsider the |
action OF the Senate whci cbv the I'M
favorable report OF the committee was
adopted, rejecting tho mcasusc. Fir
allys however, the motion to rcconsid |
CT was Killed by very decided vote
~ TO II. SO the plan to deprive
Charleston of one of its Senator wnY
again defeated.
Ille joint resolution Droposintr to |
amend the Constitution bv providinU
for the election of State suncrinionG,
ent of education by the General As
sembly, and the appointment Of county
schooI commissioners by the Governor.
failed on its final reading for want of
a two-lhirds vote. There was no de-
bate and the defeat of the measure was
somewhat surprise.
Ihe Senate committee on the Dcni.
tehtiary reported favorablv, with an
amendment reducing the appropria-
ton ton from $4,000 to $4,000, Senate.
Wallace's bill to continue the work on
the Columbia Canal. The committee
maintains It's proportion of members
favorable TO the canal. The bin of
senator senator Moore, of Anderson, appro-
PTlating $4,000 to unite the new canal
with the old was reported without
recommendation, because the Senator
"aS not present at the meeting.
nc oIil to limit legislation of pri-
Vate character caused long debate
Senator Talbert moved to strike onf
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