Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-12-05

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the question by Il vote OF 52 to 4G
and accordingly the minimum fee 70,
license is 5000.
The bill to provide for the regula.
ton of marriages was passed and
ordered to be cngrosscd.
The special order for the consid.
Grafton OF the salary bill was taken
up and Mr.. Waller moved to table
the motion to strike out the enact
ing words, but withdrew it to allow
debate.
Mr.. Moses moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole matter. This
motion was promptly voted down
Mr.. Bean then took the floor and
spoke about fifteen minutes in de-
Tense OF the economists, defending
them from the charge Of dcmagoguc-
ism.
Mr. Haskell paid handsome
tribute to the author of the bill (Mr
Wallcr) for his painstaking and con
cicntious discharge of duty, for the
liberal manner in which he always
held himself open to conviction, and
for his generosity in making conccs-
Sions whenever convicted of the en-
ccSsity. lie then took up the bill
and discussed it fully; contrasting
the duties and the pay of those who
have held State Offices before and
since the war. He showed that twenty
times rs much labor and skill was
needed now to what was needed be-
fore, and urged the House not to
make these unjust and unnecessary
determinations.
But Notwithstanding Colonel Has
kcll>S appeal, the economists, having
the inside track, kept it,. Mr.. Wal
Ter consented to amendments leaving
the salaries OF the Trcasurcr's clerks
us ut present, and also consented to
one, offered by Mr.. Childs, leaving
the salary OF the clerk Of the pcn-
;cntary as Il; present, amh added
one reducing the pay of the pension
clerk from $1,000 to 1000.
Nm effort was made at this stage
ny MIR. O'Bricn and Mr.. Hazard to
adjourn for the day, or to adjourn
the debate on the bill, but they failed
aud the bill was passed to third
reading by the follwing vote: Yeas,
56; Nays IS.
Monday, December ID, the Senate
was not in session. The House was
in session about three hours. Among
the new measures introduced were
the following:
by Mr.. Mower Joint resolution
proposing M amendment to Article
,, OF the State Constitution. The
amendment proposed makes lcgiSa-
tive sessions begin hereafter on the
third Tuesday in January, instead
Of the third Tuesday in November,
rs ai present.
Hy Mr.. Wilborn-proposing an
amendment to Article 2, Section II,
Of the State Constitution. Amend
mrn' provides that the Legislature
SbuU h.r,nft nr ,,,nt on tho 81 ,I',o,
day in May.
The committee ON railroads sub
mi,tcd m unlavorablc report on the
bill aboliShng the Office OF Railroad
Commissioners, which was agreed to
and the bill rejected.
The committee on roads, bridges
and ferries submitted IN unfavora-
bic report on the bill to exempt no
ahlr-boLira citizens between Is and
30 years of age, except ministers OF
the gospel, from road duty. The
report was agreed to and the bill
rejected.
The liquor license bill passed its
third reading and was ordered to bc
cnGroSScl and sent to the Senate,
and also the reduction salary bill.
Bill to permit persons in Oconcc
county liable To read duty to pay a
communication tax in lieu OF working
the public roads, passed its third
reading without debate.
The Legislature did good deal
Of routine work ut Columbia on
Tuesday, but nothing was developed
Of sufficient Importance to provoke
discussion
Distressing accounts Of the condi
tiom OF the farmers in many counties
Of Ihr Eastern section Of North Caro-.