The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-12-23

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out n license.
The question of adjournment was
incidentally discussed in the House
during Thursday morning on n rcsolu-
ton trom tlc Senate 10 adjourn sine die
on thc 2ilh. a motion MAS made to
postpone thc consideration Of the reso
luton until Monday, and in sup
port of this it was urged that it would
DC unwisr for tbc General Assembly
to commit itSelfto adjournment at this
uIn", as il might be possible that II
new census bill would have to he con-
sidcrvu. The motion was adopted.
The bill TO provide p liquor license
for B"autnr; county w@S reached on
Friday. The Pruhibitiunists were
alert and ut once moved to strike out
the ~cnacting words. Mr.. Simonton
called the previous question, and gave
the Beaufort delegation all the time
they desired to discuss it. The bill
wa5 Killed by Il vote ofT0 to 40.
Inc conference committee have
agreed upon Il compromise ofthc differ
"ncc> between the two houses i'm refer
cucc 10 the bill to utilize convict labor
in counties, cities and towns. As the
bill originated in the House il pro-
ridcd for the utilizing OF %couvicts sen
fenced 10 one vcar. The Senate made
II sixty days. The compromise agreed
upon IS ninety days, and the bill goes
to the Governor in this shape.
n bill passed to amend Section 1914
OF the General Statutes, which pro.
vidcs fine and Imprisonment for any
person wiltully destroying or damag-
ing or obstructing any OF The public
highways. Fine noteXcecding $500 or
imprisonment not exceeding six
months.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Doug
lass, OF Fairfield, relating to the APP
~poiutmcnt, powers and duties of the
board OF equalization, was killed.
The appropriation bill contains u
feature important to the military. 1t
provides that no company shall receive
its proportion of the $4,000 appr0-
priation unless il has drilled at least
once Il month during the year, with
less h twenty mcn in ranks.
Mr.. Lee, of Sumter, moved to re-
commit the bill with Il view of getting
IN an amendment appropriating $25,-
200 Ter the taking Of a census. Mr..
Lee IL the author Of the census bill
which had passed The House and
which wa> killed in the Senate.
Mr.. Haskell, the chairman of the
ways and means committee, stated
that he had submitted the amendment
to the committee, who had by Il vote
OF ) to | refused to recommend it. lie
suggested that the amendment might
b." introduced in the Senate.
Mr.. Lee thcrcupon withdrew the
motion to rccommit, and moved to
reconsider the vOlc whereby tho bill
was passed TO n third reading. The
motion prevailed and the bill was
again before the House. Mr.. Lees
amendment was accepted, the prcvious
question was called, the amendment
adopted and the bill again ordered to
Il third reading.
The following bills were rejected:
Bill 10 amend the act to limit the ages
OF pupil, attending the free public
schools, approved December Z, 1855;
oil TO authorize the payment of OK.
pcmscs OF the County School Commits
si"ncrS incurred in attending meetings
called by the State superintendent of
Education; bill TO r%cIinquish all the
right, title and interest of the State Of
South Carolina in and to certain real
estate whereof Mary Jane RADON of
Horny, a bastard, died seized, and vest
the same in certain persons therein
mentioned; bill for II distribution of
school tax money between the two
races, according to the taxes paid by
each.
Mr.. Blues concurrent resolution
looking TO the conversion Of the Cita-
dol into q female institute ELECTED Il
short debate. Mr.. Haskell offered a
substitute to the effect that the Com
mittcc on Education inquire into and
report II plan TO provide for n free
college for girls outside the Citadel
Academy. This was agreed to.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The House committee of WAYS and
means reported the bill to make aDpro-
priations, which contained the follow
.rg items:
Governor and Lieutcnant-Govcrnor
$lO.63O; Secretary of State, 81, 100
Comptrollcr-Gcncra $6,45O; State
Treasurer, S7,l0O; superintendent of
Education, sc, 400; Adjutamt and In
spcctor General (militia), $l8, 900
Acknowledgement, 1850; State Libra
rian, $i,025; State House and grounds,
81 $3.50; judiciary department, $50, $50;
health department., $1,000: tax de-
partmemt, $94 400; agricultural depart.
mcmt, $4,000; University, S2l,lOO;
Citadel, $4,000; ~pcnitcntiary, $lO9,.
600; %lunatic asylum, SS2,SlO; deaf,
dumb and blind, $ll,23l; Cntawba
Indians, $500; miscellaneous, 900, 400;
total, 500, 735.
To these figures arc to be added the
interest on The public debt, 1891 1892;
the appropriation for the State llousr,
$4,000, and the legislative %appropria-
ton. |; will be seen that regular
appropriations arc made for the pcni-
tertiary and the agricultural bureau,
both OF which, however, will DC self
sustaining. This is in accordance with
the bill recently passed by the House
requiring these departments TO pay all
the moneys collected by them into the
State treasury, and forbiddirg them to
draw out except upon legislative APP
preparations.
There were but few changes made in
these ti3nrcs. An appropriation of
SljO for the CaTO{ino Icuchcr was
ElrIr:pu Dnt The hnrnnri,t;pn Ca.