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


The Columbia correspondent of the Neps
and Courier thus gives what had been accom-.
plished ~p to last Saturday, by the Legsla-
tare, vhatwas before that body for con.
sidsratien this week, and the daily routine
Of . hard-worked legislator:
COLUMBIA, December 16.-The session Of
1888 10 drawing to close. Whether the
General Assembly will take a recess on the
22d until early in November, 1889. or
whether ii will hold on till Christmas and
adjourn sins die, is still an unsolyed problem.
The Legislature itself in factis, as vet an
unknown quantity, at least 30 far as tho
popular branch is concerned. Let us look
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-five
printed pages, and containing upwards Of
three hundred bills and reports Of yariou,
kinds. What has been accomplished IN this
body in the way of actual legislation may be
summed up in few words. They have ac-
copied the Clemson bsquest, reduced tho
salaries Of the Circuit Judges, passed tho
legislstiVe per diem bill (S5) and the gen
eral appropriation bill.
A. far as the average public is concerned
this is the aggregate Of the work thus far as-
eomplished by the House.
That which has to be done during the
oning week may be stated Us follows
i. The supply and appropriation bills.
z. The township railroad bond matter.
3. The State pension bill.
4. The primary election bill
b. The Constitutional amendment on the
Question Of the qualification of voters.
d.
EMISSION. PASSED by the Senate)
Z. The salary raanstion question. ---
TFBY EAKN THEIR PAY.
This would mako up Calendar that
might we'll Appal q 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. This
reputation was established ten years ago.
and tho present Legislature seems determin
cd to keep up the record. People NAV say
what they please about legislative BODY,
which reduces salaries on a horizontal
Fehedule, and failed to include its own
7alaries in the reduction, but there can be
10 Two opinions on one subject The mem
|ers Of the South Carolina Legislature earn
Forth anything they are not ovcr-paid, even
IS per diem and 10 cents mileage.
LEGIsLATIvE DAY.
Let tho readers Of the News and Courier
Who doubt this look over tho following
iisry of legislative day in Columbia at
his timo. l take tho items from the diary
of an average member of tho House. (Of
course have no reference to the Senate
A. M.-Get up and dress-answcr lot
rs Of constituents
8 A. M.-Breakfast Hamanegrs-tean-
est-,teakanchops-ca
= SS0 A. M---Cennaittso mcrtinc-ro,d. |
bridges aud ferries.
8 A. M.-Committso mee,ing-incorpora.
tions.
$50 A. M.-See the Governor about
Jones appointment.
10 A. M.-House meets
3.l6 p. M.-Dinner-soupan
neutrality-suspicious..
p. M.-Comnittee ID meeting-delegatiou.
P. M.-Commtttse mceting-ways and
means.
6 P. M.-Engrossing department. Look
after that bill to amend an Act entitled An
Act to authorize the county commissioners |
OF - county to issue their warrant |
for 81 62a to sallis Smith for unpaid school
claims.
g: 80 P. M.-see Jimpkins about bill to
Peter Shocks to Ji.