The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16

sloners OF GrCcnville and Collcton tC
borroW money with which to pay iurors
witnesses and school teachers, was passed
altcr discussion on the question of the
rate OF interest. During this debate it
was announced that money could not be
borrowed i'll Grccnville for less than 10
per cont.
NEW BILLS.
Bills wcro introduced looking to cleo
tons in Abbcyille and Greenviile conn
tleS on the question of prohibition. A
petitlon was received from citizens of
Darlington and Marion counties, pray
ing ior the formation Of the new county
OF Florence. The ways and means com.
m1ttoe reported bill to appropriato
$1,000 to aid in rebuilding the State
Medical College Of Charleston.
Bll1 toamo nd the law fixing the COM
pcnsation Of the county commissioners
Of Beaufort; to fix the per diem of MON,
berS OF the General Assembly: bill to
amend the Act to provide for the settle
ment oktho consolidated State debt: bin
to provide Tor payment out of the sink
ing fund Of the valid interest on certain
bonds aud stocks; bill to amend the
criminal law; bill to amend Section 919
of the General Statutes, relating to
phySlclans, s,apothccariesa and dentists; Mr..
Norton, bill to dcvolvc upon certain
State officers the duties Of directors of
the Pcnitentiary and lunatic asylum.
Bill to amend Section ] ,G9I of the
General Statutes, relating to game birds;
to amend the stock law; to prohibit
sherlits and constablcs from charging or
receiving pay mileage except for the
numbor OF miles actually travelled.
Nh, nj, OrT I
to stay all executions in this State till
November, 1887.
SECOND READING.
DIR. popc's bill to reduce the costs of
attorneys, &c., received second read
ing.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Gary, of
Edgcfiold, requiring the clerk OF the
Supreme Court to transmit copics OF do
cisioDs to the Circuit Courts in all the
counties was defeated.
The bill to iix tic salaries of county
school commissioners evoked general
discussion. AS it came from tic COM
mlttee the bill provided salary of 5000
''nd mileage Give ccntS) foI each county
school commissioner, except in Charles
ton where the salary was fixed at $500.
Mr.. Graham, of williamsburg, moved
to strike from the bill the passage re-
loting to mileage. Tablcd-ycas so,
nays 81.
Mr.. Lcscsnc, of Charleston, moved to
strike ont the passage fixing the salary
OF the commissioner for Charleston
county at 5000, and to make the salary
the same rs those in other Counties Hc
explained that the official in Charleston
had no moro to do than those in other
counties, and there was, therefore, no
reason why he should receive any great
CT salary. Adopted
Mr. OBricn, Of Collcton, moved that
the mileage be restricted to 800 at the
outside. Adopted after short discus
sion.
Mr. Rutland OF Fairfield, moved to
increase the salaries to 800. He re-
Gardcd the bill as death blow to tho
common school system Of the State.
How could competent and efficient com
! mlSSloncrS be secured at salary OF 500
per annum? lie was perfectly willing
t. economize the public funds, but this,
he feared, was pruning too closely. The
! amendment WAS voted down.
MIR. Boyle voiced tho sentiment Of the
bcrkcloy delegation when he asked for
an amendment making an cXcCp-
ton IN favor of Berkeley county,
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$lOO salary without mileage, but tho
House would have none OF it, and the
amendment was voted down.
| MIR. Jordan, Of Aiken, moved TO strike
out tho enacting words OF the bill.
hlr. Lesesne, of Charleston, said that
i'll reporting the bill the committee had
no ann or intention to strike ut or cripple
the system. The Office of school com
missioner was more an Office Of honor
| than OF profit. The committee was of
the OPINION that salary of 5000 per an
mum and mileage would be abundant
pay.
MIR. Evans, Of Chesterfield, said that
his school commissioner had been con-
tent to work Tor 500 year, and was
doing faithful and efficient work ut that
price.
MIR. BooZer, of Edgcfcld, was Wiling
TO increase the pay to $500 and mileage,
but, this being impracti?ablc, he would
support the bill.
DIR. Pope said that if the bill passed it
would save enough money to the school
fund in each county TO run one addi-
tlonal school 10 months in the year, and
that the school commissioner would be
the best paid officer in the county.
Mr.. Ansel, of GrccnvilIe, called the
previous question, under the operation
of which the motion to strike out the
enacting words of the bill was voted
down, and the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed.
The bill to regulate the sale of spirit
uous liquors by physicians prescriptions
was indefinitely postponed.
The judicial tenure of}'onice constitu-
tionnl amendment has been continued
until the session of 1887.
TIRE LIEN JAW.
The bill to repeal the lien law was taken
up (thc committee having reported it
unfavorablyD 1t was stated by one of
the friends Of the bill that, in the cvcnt
of the pending motion to strike out the
enacting words being lost, they intended
to amend it so as to provide that it should
not go into effect until October, 1887.
The discussion was opened by Mr.. j.
Frost Walker, a thriving farmer of Rich
land. He thought that when the priority
hen law was passed at the last session Il
would end this intcrmiaablc discussion.