The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

came up as the first special order.
Senator Patterson, the father Of the bill,
supported it in a speech of some length,
strongly presenting the justice of the
measure, arguing its constitutionality and
attacking the report of the minority of
the Committee against its passage. Sena-
tor Izlar replied devoting himself to an
attack on the constitutionality of the bill
Senator Smythe opposed the measure aud
Senator Donaldson and others supported
it. On motion of Mr.. Howell, of Collie.
ton, the bill was rejected by q vote OF
sixteen ayes to twelve nays.
Debate on the bill incorporating the
townships and validating township bonds
was resumed from last night and contin.
ued at great length, Wilson, of York,
leading the fight against the measure. 1t
finally passed with an amendment sub.
mitting the question of validating the
bonds to vote of the people in the re-.
spective townships, the election for the
purpose to be declared by the County
Commissioners within ninety days and
the vote to be on "galidation" or mo
validation. y sss .
The Clemson bill came over from the
House to day. The Senate bill goes over
to Monday when it will be discussed and
probably disposed of. !,
S The progressive wing of the General
Assembly will make q determined fight to
cut the Ways and Means Committees
demand for a Blk mills State tax down to
at least FIVE and quarter mills. a eau.
Gus was held late last mig bit and q careful
calculation was made, resulting in the
conclusion that all the money needed can
be raised o n a levy Of 81 mills, leaving
four or Eve thousand dollars in the treas.
ury.
The supply bill shows the following
County totals, including everything
s. Greenyille, fifteen and one.quartet
mills.
Abbeville, eleven and three quarters.
Spartanburg, sixteen.
+ Anderson, twelve and one.quarter.
Laurens, fourteen and one half.
~ Union, sixteen and one half.
X Pickens, fourteen and three quarters.
Oconee, twelve. g
CoLUMBIA, So, Dec II The Gene.
raj Assembly made good beginni ng on
1.-The work before it to. day, both Houses
settling down to the last weeks rush with
determination. 8. s 5
The House spent the entire day lin q
careful 5consideration Of the Supply Bill,
fnally. passing it to q third reading. The
Estate leyyswas reduced from six. to FIVE
and one: quarter mills, the figure agreed
/ ON by the economist caucus. Waller, of
Abbeyille, who is developing as q leader
t5of the reform wing, made an attempt to
bring Sc to FIVE mills, but agreed to come
| ~. ;ve and a quarter. at which the levy
waa, f;;,red ~ nracticsIlv5 q aolid vote of
the Hol,sa no liivision being called for.
The county tax for Greenyille was in.
screased, ,one mill bv adding q special tax
TO buiid the new iail. The total tax for
fGreenyilleg under the amended bill is
i fifteen and one. half mills.
II Spartanbnrg theIlevy fol: county
pnrnoses I:iaI,s Was reduced from three to two
and one.uuarter mills. 4:
In Anderson it:was reduced from two
and three: quarters to two and half.
IS IN York it was increased from two aud
onae.half to three mills. 81 sa.s
aaIn the Senate the township. bond vail.
dation, bill was passed, as was also the bill
requiring the port Royal & Western
4 Carolina road to connect with the Rich.
mond g. Danville at Spartanburg. .s
Senator Pope's bill to establish q home
i sfnr. disabled soldiers and sailors of the
i Confederate service was rejected, and the
snbstitnte bill offered by. the COMMITTEES
passed. TIE substitute continues the
j pension Of five dollars per month to needy
! VETERANS and their widows, approprla'
I;ting fifty thousand dollars for that p,'r:;
pose, and establishes rather cum cumbersome
machinery to carry out the PROVISIONS Of
the bill, including the estanllsnmens o. o.
County and State tension boafos 70
whom applications snall pe MADE, ana
|sproyldlng Tor q mass meeung OF pension
ers at each county seat VINO l(. are 70 eiect
five pension commissioners, whose duty
|. it shall be to divide the money II the hVe
dollar per month appropriation does no.
go around. si'.3t So -
The bill providing for payment OF the
costs by the State in criminal cases pass,
Fed ya.second reading, with an amendment
4 putting it in effect the hrst OF n OVEN per
4 1880. 80 .55
The Clemson bequest bill was again
postponed, being fixed as the special
order fo2 to. morrow at l0.15 q. %. Ihe
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