The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
EDITORIAL Correspondence.
CoLuMBIA, s. c., Dec. 8, 1885.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec. 8, 1885.
DEAR SENT1NEL: There arenow about
100 bills On the calendar of the House to
be'disposed of, but only about thirty of
these are of general interest to the State
at lcrge. There never has been set,-
sion of the Legislature ut which SO many
Joint resolutions have been proposed for
amending the constitution. This Ger
tainly indicates that there is much dis
satisfaction with our present organic
law.
A joint resolution proposing to- amend
kheoonatitution, Hyprohibiting counties,
towns and townships from voting aid to
corporations was on yesterday passed to
third reading. 1t is very probable
Shat it will get to the Senate.
The Ways and Means Committee has
made a wholesale slaughter of small
olaimsrwhioh needed tho sanction of the
Legislature before they could DO passed,
tbe chairman claiming that it would cost
HE State twice as much to pass law to
pay thom, as the claims amount to. The
action of the committee was sustained
without q murmer.
Bills have been presentoIto amond the
charters Of the towns of Easley and Cen
tSal, and each is rather of an iron Glad
nature.
The House is not near so strong on
prohibition as last winter. On some
measures of the kind, it Inns stood G1 in
favor and 81 against. This was the case
in the'attempt to provide M election on
license or mo- license in the county of
Abbeville, yet the bill was recommitted.
Measures O. this kind have becn pro-
posed both for Greenville and Anderson
counties, but they have not boen reached
ON the calendar. The delegations nre
divided, and thoro is some doubt about
the bills passing. There is not likely to
be much more discussion on tho subject
as it was thoroughly ventilated on the
Abbeville bill.
Tho census bill is very likely to be-
come law, and should it be ordered
before next election, there will have to
be an extra session Of the Legislature to
Apportion its members among the several
counties according to tho census.
The reformers meet again to night in
the Hall of Representatives. They have
not yet agreed on any great reforms
whioh they intend to prosecute. After
investigation it was decided thnt there
ie little extravagance in the administra-
tion Of the government
Work on tho State House is progress
ing. There is nearly enough stone pre-
pared to finish the walls. There will be
another appropriation for this purpose,
equal to the amount appropriated last
year
A Bill yesterday passed tho House Civ.
ing landlords lien for rent and supplies
advanced, without recording or filing.
The usual effort will be made to repeal
the lien law, but it is impossible to tell
with what success, because Chs is one
subject about which men frequently take
the liberty to change their minds.
Chief Justice Simpson and six circuit
Judges were elected yesterday without
opposition.
Our County taxes will be less next yoar
than they wero this year; for tho Com
inisslonerH have made 10 request for
more than three mills, 80 it will stand
that way in the supply bill.
The recommendations of our GronI
jury have been shaped into bills which
are on the house calendars plumod with
faVorab'o Aeports, and will in all proba-
E!nty become law. r,