The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-21
The Legislature.

The Legislature.
The Colum bia correspondent Of the NetrI
\ and Courier thus gives what had been accom-
! plished ap to last Saturday, by the Legisla
j(are, what was before that body for con-
sidsration this week, and tho daily routine
ofa hsrd.worked legislator:
COLUMBIA. December 16.-The session OF
1888 10 drawing to a close. whether the
General Assembly will take recess on the
22d until early in November, 1889, OF
whether Il will hold on till Christmas and
adjourn sine die, is still an unsolved problem
The Legislature itself in fsctis, rs yet an
unknown quantity, at least so far as the
popular branch is concerned. Let us leok
over the record Of the past three weeks.
In that time two bills have been ratified,
neither Of which is of public interest. The
House enters upon the homo stretch to-mor-
row Monday with Calendar Of twenty We
printed pages, and containing upwards OF
three hundred bills and reports Of various
kinds. What has been accomplished in this
body in the way of actual legislation may be
summed up in few words. They have ae-
cspted the Clemson bsquest, reduced the
salaries Of the Circuit Judges, passed tho
legislstise per diem bill (S5) and tho gen
ersl appropriation bill.
As far as; the average public is concerned
this is the sggregate. of the work thus far ac-
complished by the House.
ThsVwhich has to be done during the
onihg week may be stated rs follows:
- l. The supply and appropriation bills.
2. The township railroad bond matter.
8. The State pension bill
4. The primary election bill.
8. The Constitutional amendment on the
question Of the qualification of voters.
9. Tho railroad anti-consolidalion COM
fnission. PASSED by the Senate.)
I Z. The salary reduction question.
80 ----TrB TrBY EARN THEIR FAY.
This would mako up Calendar that
might we'll appal legislative body with
only six working days before it: but the South
Carolina Legislature is fairly entitled to
tho credit of being the hardest working leg.
islative body in the United States Thi,
reputation was established ten years ago,
and the present Legislature seems determin-
cd to keep up the record. People may ray
what they please about n legislative body,
which reduces salaries on horizontal
schedule, and failed to include its own
salaries in the reduction, but there can be
no two opinions on one subject. The mem
bers Of the South Carolina Legislature earn
their wages. If honest, hard labor is
worth anything they are not ovcr-paid, even
at $5 per diem and 10 cents mileage
A LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Let tho readers Of the Nc,rs and Courier
Who doubt this look over tho following
diary Of . legislative day in Columbia at
Yhs Gmo. / take tho items from the diary
tf an avarege c:cTats. VI tnc House. cor
lourse have no reference to tho Senate
MA M.-Get up and drcss--answcr lot
re Of constituents.
A. M.-Breakfsst Hamancggs-tean-
test-steakanchops- ps-cakesanmolascs.
Np0 A. NJ Committee me.ting-rosds,
bridSs sud ferries.
GA. M.-Committec mcoting-incorpora
tions.
$50 A. M.-See the Governor about
Jones appointment.
10A. M.-House meets.
3.15 =. M.-Dinner-soupanf
neutrality-suspicious..
F. M.-Committee Id pcetng-delegation
p. M.-Commtttse mceting-ways and
means.
P. M.-Engrossing department. Look
after that bill to amend an Act entitled An
Act to authorize the county oommissi oncrs
of - county to issue their warrant
for 81 621 to Sallis Smith for unpaid school
claims.
$50 P. M.-See Jinpkins about bill to
of Peter Snosk, TO Jis
~ \Paul, Pyv 10 p,lnnl Jir,,
dan---T -spESa'go hclo as his 81 heir.
(Important.)
645 p. M,-Look after bill to abolish
Tugadoo Crossroads.
P. --presarvsaaca cak osan-
Wafles.
7.S0 P. M.-lIouse. Night session.
1880 p. M.-Forget to write to Pcttibone
about that - -. Oh, hang it Put it
off - - Electric boil - -
Enter boots,-night cap. Forgot about
that grGhia;stASaL lii fight, look it mp