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

committee Of tho House, composed o
l3 farmers representing all tho agricul
tural interests i'll the State, had unani
mously agreed that this was not tho time
to repeal this law.
Tho previous question was called and
tho bill was killed by vote of S5 to 27.
TIE TREASURY RESERVE FUND.
When Mr.. Haskoll's bill to create q
treasury reserve fund, the provisions OF
which have already been published, was
taken up, DIR. Pope moved to strike out
the enacting words.
Mr.. Haskell explained the object of
the bill, and earnestly urged the House
to consider well what it was about to do.
lie wanoa them against doing anything
that would tend to injuro the credit Of
fhc State.
DIR. Pope said that the bill had been
introduced ut the instance of the comp
trollcr general to put the money beyond
tho control Of the House. He didn't
! propose TO use tho whole of this money.
lie didn't think that moro than $75, 900
OF 1t would nave to be used on the basis
OF four mill taXr There was n good
many things that the Legislature intend
ca to cut down, and II good many things
that they wouldn't be called upon TO pro
vide Tor. 1t was very singular thing
that these gentlemen had been using the
fund Tor years, and now, when they
found that the House was trrninfs its at
tentlon to it, they sought to block the
game.
>. Mr.. Ansel opposed the bill on very
:nlicrent grounds. He thought it would
lmpar tho credit Of tho State to divert
the various funds named i'll the bill.
MI ". Is. Wilson, Jr., of Yolk, was
III favor oS the bill. lie called attention
TO the tect that the two opponents of the
Dill who had spoken had opposed it on
ehticly opposite grounds, Que because
the Dill allowed the treasury to use The
lunds, and the other because it did not
do SO. He explained that under the pro-
posed blll it was only intended to use
such OF the funds as were applicable to
general purposes.
The debate was continued at length by
;heSSrS. Hutson, Fickcn, Pope and Has
hcll, and vote on the motion to strife
out the rnacting clause was finally
reached, with the following result on the
bill: Yeas 4G, nays 771.
Ihc reading of the bill was thcn re-
Sumcd. Another discussion arose, how
ever, on an amendment offered by Mr..
Iarkcr, OF AbbcVillc, proposing to strike
out the provision allowing the use Of the
lund ior the payment of general uppro-
prlat!onS and OF salaries, an amendment
men would have prevented the use of
me litnu TO rldC over a scarcity of money
III tllc icthtc treasury. The amendment
Was tabled, however, and the bill ordered
TO be cn8rosscd for Il Third rradil~.
/ THE HORIZONTAL REDUCTION SALARY BILL.
I,, Ii L.
| OF Union, to provide for Il horizontal re-
duction Of the salaries of the STATE
officers was reached, Or. Thomas read q
speech prepared for tho occasion, At
the close of his remarks the IIousc,
without u division and without any
further discussion, killed the bin.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Ill" bill III relation to the running OF
Sunday trains being taken up, Mr..
Stewart, OF York, moved to strike out
Tic cnactlnG clause, and supported the
motion IN short speech. lie cCuld not
underatano why railroads should be al
lowed to labor seven days in the week
when citizens were not. His principal
objection WAS that the passage Of the bill
would tend to promote the growth of
lSmS III the StatC-such as Communism
and Anarchism, and would break down
the peace and sanctity Of tho Sabbath.
Mr.. Norton, of Marion, said if this
bill was passed the Legislature should
also pass II law allowing the farmcrs to
drive their ploughs on the Sabbath.
Mr; Gary, OF Abbcyillc, spoke ut
length upon the .ith commandment and
moral culture generally.
MIR. Lawton, OF Hampton, and Mr..
hershnw, OF Darlington, spoke in favor
o1 the bill, pointing out that by permit
ting the running OF Sunday trains dur
ing certain months in the year the Leg
isiaturo was really lcgislating for the
Dentht OF 1armers, viz, those who raised
1rnt*, melons and truck produce.
Mr. Stanland spoke Of the moral
aspect OF the question. lie said if some
OF these members would go to Florence
some Sunday, where dozen trains arc
locked up, and sec how the employees
observed the sabbath, they would soon
acknowledge that they would be better
OH mor4ily II they were hard ut work.
MI. hershaw arose to say that he had
lived at Florence for eight ycaI*, and to
ms knowledge the employees of the rail
road at Florence were all members of
the church. He supported the bill be-
cause it WAS i'll the interest of Che truck
farmers.
Mr.: Browning, Of Berkeley, put in II
plea for the truck farmers of lower South
Carolina, showing that the present law
cntaiIcd great losses upon them. The
Dlll, he reminded tic House, applied
only to fruit and truck trains.
This discussion threatened to become
mtcrminabl", when member called the
previous QuCSt ion which I;n,;to1 ~
debate to an hour.
Mr.. Archer, Of Spartnnburg, delivered
an address on the happiness Of the en-
l0ymGnt OF the Sabbath. He reminded
the House Of the prophecy of the
Prophet jeremiah, who predicted the
destruction Of Jerusalem in case the
jews did not observe the Sabbath.
The bill was finally passed in the fol
lowing shape:
"lt shall be lawful, 4 c., to run ON Sun
day, during the months of April, MAY,
June, July and August, trains laden cx,
c'usiyrI }, with fruits and vegetables, and
! StJlI UuN n 0nN md N,,r,,,,,..,.Il.