The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-24

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The question OF adiournment was
y .',i! discussed in the House
G".g .;n lnnrsday morning on a resolu-
e,on ~, ~, ir9n the senate TO adjourn sine Idle
w ,,le z4tii Ainotion was made TO
postpone tho consideration of tie rasn
luton until Monday. and in @ snn.
port of this it was urged that II yyo,ia
DC unwise for the General Assemhiv
TO cominit itsclfto adiournmsnf of this
time, as 1t might be possible that n
new census bill.would have to bs cor
sluered. The motion was adopted, -,
The bill TO provide a LIQUOR license
ior beaufort county was reached or
friday. The Prohibitionists were
alert and at once moved to strike Ont
inc cnacting words. MIR. Simonton
ca'ied the previous question, and gave
inc Beaufort delegation all the time
they desired to discuss it. The bill
was Killed by vote of70 to 45. -
Inc conference committee have
agreed upon compromise of the differ
ehccs between the two houses in refer
chce TO the bill to utilize convict labor
ih counties, cities and towns. AS the
OIL originated in the House it pro-
Vlocd for the utilizing of convicts sen
!enced TO one year. The Senate made
1t sixty days. The compromise agreed
upon Is ninety days, and the bill goes
to the Governor III this shape.
a olll passed to amend Section 1,O74
OF the General Statutes, which bro.
Vides fine and Imprisonment for any
person wilfully destroying or damag-
ing or obstructing any Of the bubiic
highways. Fine not exceeding $500 or
imprisonment not exceeding six
months.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Doug
lass, of Fairfield, relating to the an
polhtment, powers and duties of the
| board equalization, was killed.
| The appropriation bill contains a
feature important to the military. 1t
provides that no company shall receive
IT'S proportion of the $4,000 appro-
prla!lon unless it has drilled at least
once month during the year, with
not less than twenty men i'm ranks.
MI. Lee, of Sumter, moved to re-
commit the bill with a view Of getting
III an amendment appropriating $25,-
0oo for the taking of a census. Mr..
Lee IA the author OF the census bill
which had passed the House anu
which was killed in the Senate.
MI. Haskell, the chairman of the
ways and means committee, stated
that he had submitted the amendment
10 tue committee, who had by a vote
ot s to l refused to recommend it. He
suggested that the amendment might
DC introduced in the Senate.
Mr.. Lee thereupon withdrew the
motion to recommit, and moved to
was passed to a third reading. The
motion prevailed and the bill was
again before the House. Mr.. Lees
amendment was accepted, the nrcvious
question was called, the amendment
adopted and the bill again ordered to
third reading.
The following bills were rejected:
Bill to amend the act to limit the ages
or pupils attending the free public
schools, approved December I, 1888:
OIL to authorize the payment of ex
p.enscs of the County School Commits
sloncrs incurred in attending meetings
called by the State Superintendent of
Educatlon: bill to rclinquish all the
ilSht, title ID interest of the State cf
south Carolina in and to certain real
estate whereof Mary Jane RADON of
liorry, bastard, died seized, and vest
tlc same III certain persons therein
mentioned; bill for n distribution of
school tax money between the two
races, according to the taxes paid bv
each.
air. Blues concurrent resolution
looking to the conversion Of the Cita-
Gel INTO female institute elected a
short debate. MIR. Haskell offered n
substitute to the effect that the Com
inlttee on Education inquire into and
report plan to provide for 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 appro-
prlatlons, which contained the follow
ing itcmg:
Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
$l0.65O; Secretary of State, Sd, 100
Gomptroller-Gencral. $6,450; State
treasurer, 81, 100; Superintendent of
Education, Sc, 400; Adjutant and In.
spcctor General (militia), $4,000
Aitornev-General, 81, 500; State Libra,
ran, 81 ,O25; State House and grounds.
Sl 1850; Judiciary department, 500, $50:
health department, S12, 100: tax de-
partment, $94 400; agricultural depart
ment, 81, 4,9O9; University, S21 100;
Citadel, $4,000; pcnitcntiary, SI09,, |
600; lunatic asylum, $92, ,8i0; deaf.
dumb and blind, 9l4,23l; Catawba |
Indians, $500; miscellaneous, 500 400;
to'al, $499,735.
TO these figures arc. to be added the |
interest Oh the public debt, 1891 ,832:
INC appropriation for the State IIou,c'
$|o,tOO, and the Legislative appropria.
tlon. IL will he seen that regular
appropriations are made for the neui-
tcntiary and the agricultural bureau.
both OF which, however, will be self.
sustaining. This is in accordance with
the Dlil recently passed by the House
requiring these departments TO pav ali
the moneys collected by tlcln into the
State treasury, and forbidding them TO
oraW out except upon legislative ap-
preparations. W
There were but few changcs.Inade in
these 4i8nres. An appropriation of
$50 for the Cdrolina Teacher was
stricken out. The appropriation for
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