The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-12-22

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chartered institution Of learning in the
State pasaed by Il vote 10 TO -.
READINGS.
The following bills received their sec
ond reading: To confer certain rights on
the Port Royal and Western Carolina
hallway Company, providing for the
disposition Of certain unclaimed drafts
III the hands of the Colletop county
commissioners; validating certain town
ships and town subscriptions to the cor
poration now known as the Atlantic and
Northwestern Railroad Company;
amending the charter of the Eutawville
Railroad Company; relating to the com
pcusation of certain of the officers Of
Charleston county.
House Of Representatives..
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Moses,
Of Sumter, Brown, of Anderson. and
Brawlcy, of Charleston, the committee
OF conference on the Charleston earth
quake bill.
THE ~ AGRICULTURAL BUREAU
The house took up Tho agricultural
bureau bill, and passed it without any
opposition. This bill is o substitute for
that introduced early in the session, as
the embodiment of the views expressed
by thc Farmers Convention II. ,ro-
visions arc rs follows.
1t rcpcals Sections y and = ,g IN.
Act of 1879, .to create n. don,rtmo,t Of
aoricultlre,n NC. and vubet;tutne tLn ,oI.
lowing in lieu thereof.
SECTION /. The Sontl, corol;no hoard
of agriculture shall consist Of ton nor.
sons, who shall be ooric md
be clccte by the Jcoi ~slot,rc for thc
term of two Years. and until tbrir SIC.
cossors arc elected and mlaliticd. n mn.
iority of whom shall constitnte -
quorum, and vacancies n r;,ino from INV
cause shall be filled by thn I,c1isloinrc
for the ~uncxpircd term. 'Vho hoard
shall meet for the trans ,ction of busi.
ness as often MS they may doom cynoI;-
cnt, but mt least twice in each wear. They
shall receive no salary. but shall bc a.
lowed the sum of thrcc dollar nor Giom
and five cents Der mile actually Travelled
while engaged in the dl,tics of Tho hoard
not exceeding twenty .lnys in nny ono
year. The first election of fine bo,rd
shall be held immediately after The an.
proval of this Act.
SEC. >. There shall 1c held in fine CITY
of Columbia, in the month of nor
in each year, an animal mccting of thr
South Carolina boani of ~apriculturc.
together with a convention of delegates
consisting of five from each cointy or,
ganization or society. five from the State
Grange and five from the State AoricuI.
tural and Mechanical Society who Shall
for the time being, be members Of thn
South Carolina board of agriculture. for
the purposes of dcliberatiou and con
sultation as to the wants. p~rosnccts and
conditions OF the a~gricuit,IraI interest
throughout the State, bnt they shall re-
ccivc no compensation.
SEC. 3. Immediately after the election
OF the board they shall organize, bv the
election Of one of their number nrrsi-
dent, and at the expiration of the term
of Office of the present commissioner of
agriculture, and every two wears there
after they shall elect IL commissioner of
agriculture, who shall be an apricultur-
list. He shall be paid n salary o: twenty
five one hundred dollars Der nnn,,9
payable monthly, and shall give bond TO
the State, with suretics conditioned for
the faithful discharge of the duties of
his Office, III tho sum five thousand dol
lars, to be approved and filed i'm like
manner as the bonds of State officers.
He shall he empowered to employ in
cllClcuU clclk, whose salary shall be
twelve hundred dollars per annum, pav.
able monthly. The said board shall also
organize and encourage farmers clubs or
associations, and hold farmers institutes
wherever practicable.
The very limited discussion which en-
sued after the bill had been read was
opened by Mr.. Boozer, of Edgefic!d.
who opposed n motion to amend the
third section by making the salary of
the clerk of the new bureau 81, 800, in
stead of 81, 300, as provided in the orici-
nal bill. Mr.. Boozcr said that if this
Legislature had come here to reform,
this was Il good time to re-
forming. The clerks in the City of Co
lltmbia worked from II to Is hours a
day and received from $500 to 5000 per
annum. He didn't see why this clerk,
who he was told worked about 4 or 5
houl' !" unJ , shouru receive Sl,ooo. Inc
Mr.. Abney. of Rjcbland, vent,,red to
move to amend the bin bv maxim thC
Governor member of the now hoorI
Ho also wanted to make the Governor