The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-12-03
Editorial Letter.

pDTtanCe has bc-n done by inc 'chCT" NSem"ly' ~
general iutroucl ion Of bills OF varied Importance
the only real legislation that has been transacted.
Senator Edwards OF Darlington Introduced bill last
week to abolish tuition in the South Carolina COL
loge aud charge tuition fee Of sixty 6o id"iiars
The committee whom the bill was referred made an
uufavorabc report upon it., hut minority report was
handel in recommending that tuition fec Of fifty (5o)
dollars hc charged II il very likely that the bill will
b. killed in the senate but similar bin will doubtless
be introduced in the IIou> OF Representatives which,
with amendments. may pass IN the Scnatc-at least that
1, the General impression.
Senator Smythc has introduced ELL asking for state
aid to Charleston in her terrible condition The bill
will up r consideration to-day, aud it will very
likely hc killed 4. much as love Charleston and
her people, yet cannot IN" Justice in giving state
aid 10 any one ion place especially that our
tax paying people sprry in nccd Of help them
selves.
Our Union delegation have been wide awake and
doing all In their power Ia relieve In every pcSst-
Le the impoverished condition Of their constituents.
While Senator Munro has not yet, introduced any
measure in hi, branch OF the Legislature, he has lent
willing hand to suppress measures which were
pcdicnt in their import lie also presented to tho
Senate the Prcscnmcut Of the Grand Jury FOR tni"n,
In relation to the past indebtedness Of tho county.
In the House OF Representatives, the Union delegation
havo been hard 1T work introducing bills.
DR.. Thomas ha. introduced the following Bill
| to reduce the salaries IF State officers That is
| 10 say salaries Of the Secretary OF State aud
his clerk, salaries of Comptroller General, his
Chief Clerk aud Bookkeeper, salaries of State
Treasurer, his Chief Clerk and Bookkecpers,
| salaries Of Attorney General and his Assistant,
salaries Of Circuit Solicitors, salaries Of State
superintendent of Education and his clerk,
and salaries of Adju,ant and Inspector General
and his Clerk.
DR. Thoma, will do AL he can to push the Bill through
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By MIR. Nckis.ick, q bill to repeal the law
allowing to the Lieutenant Governor an annual
| salary Of one thousand dollars, also, n bill to
| reduce the annual salary of the Chief Justice
| to three thousand five hundred dollars, and the
| annual salaries Of the Associate Justices each
| and Of the Circuit Judges each to three thou
| sand dollars: also, bill to make seven per
| cent per annum the legal rate Of interest upon
any contract arising in this State for the hiring.
lending or usr of money or ether commodity,
bill TO allow defendants in criminal cases TO
| examiuc By commission their Witnesses rcsid
| ing beyond the limits of this State, also,
A bill 10 make i, mi,dcmcanor to steal water
| melons turn.ps and other garden products from
| the field.
In oricr that no mistake may occur in the minds Of
any "r the readers the TINES in relation the Lieu
tenant Governors salary, let state that the law al
lows the Lieutenant Governor salary "f one thousand
dollars per and ten dollars day during the
session Of the legislature, while the Speaker ni tho
House Representatives. ony receives five d"ll,S per
day during the session, and Yet hr io,S great deal
| more work.
All measures in reference the reduction ~ slarir,
Of any uhc, will hc mot with opposition, is .afr To
that there will he marked reduction Of the >ala-
| ric. OF good many "ilccE,.
The Register Of la,, SUNDAY made terrible iiralc
| again', Col. Mcki>>ck AMI his Bill in relation the
rcuc "r the salaries OF tho Judges hut attention
will hc paid to it by any fair minded man, for the
cousncs> Of tho abusive spirit ofJnp W. L. rop, will
forbid any attention heims pail to what the Great
Abu.cr may SEE tit tosay.
| Mr.. Sarratt, has introduced n bill to have q
| reassessmcnt of the realty Of the State mndc,
| bill to prohibit corporations from charging moro
| for weighing cotton than is atcually necessary
| to pay the wcigher bill to allow all Confederate
soldiers who have lost limb or are otherwise
unable To earn Il living in consequence Of
wounds received in the service OF their country
and who have resided within the State for tel
| years and have received no pay from any other
State, to have and to receive The same assistance
90 South Carolina soldiers are allowed.
In relation to the bill! t" regulate the weighing .
cotton let me say that the ,t of the bill is max,
the buyer of cnttonpw for the weighing, and To- pro
vide fora punishment for false weighing.
Several importunt will come UP for consider.
alton befnrc the Legislature this week mpn VIII ch vii
be the Canal lihc Bill To abolish Free tuition n Th
South Carolina College, aud 9th bills Of mpDr
nature.
The inaugural ceremonies passed oil quietly ycstcr
day i'll the ov"r, lIow>,. Governor RichaSdsou an,
Lieutenant Governor Maui lin were sworn im the Gov
crnor delivered eloquent inaugural address to ON
of tho largest audiences have in the Opera
House. The OF the officers will he sworn IN
| tomorrow, - am informed.
| There il some talk of The legislature taking
recess ncXt Friday until the following Tuesday
in order thnt tIc members may go home TO b,
on hand salcSday. Il is not very probable tha
n recess will be aken, for most of the tnrmc
members are anxious to finish up and 90 home
have heard some t,lk of tho Lcgislatur
taking recess on thc lSth until after Chris
mas, bur am inclined 10 predict thai no sucl
action will fake place, unless deadlock occurs
Which i, NOT likely 70 happen.
As the fine approaches for thc election Of =
Judge for The Sth Circuit, thc contest become.
more lively, especially 50 when nnother gen
man down 10 make fight for thc place, in III
person Of r. Q. donaldson Esq. The exact da
of fhe election has NOT yet been sct but il vii
likely be sometime nc1t week. l.. +. NJ.
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