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

employment Of children under four.
teen years of age in manufacturing
or any other business enterprises re-
quiring the use Of machinery of any
kind.
BY Mr.. Tupper-~To prohibit the
sale, furnishing or providing to mi
nors OF cigarettes, tobacco of any
kind, cigarette paper, or any
substitute therefor.
The Bill to amend Section III of
the General Statutes relating to
elections, and which provides that
the polls shall be closed at 4 p. NJ.
on the day of election, except in
cities of 10000 Inhabitants and up
wards, met with some opposition
when it came up for its second read
ing. General McCrady succeeded in
having stricken out the clause in ex-
ccpting cities Of 10000 inhabitants,
but no other change was made in it,
although Mcssrs. Fishburn and Evans
cndcavorcd to get in amendments
leaving the polling hours just as they
now are.
The bill was vigorously defended
by its author, Mr.. II. M. Kaysor, of
Orangcburg, and ably supported by
Gen. McCrady, Mr.. Sccgcrs and
others, all of whom agreed in the
belief that to shorten the term would
be in the interest Of peace, good or
der and quiet elections. The vote
by which the bill passed to its third
reading was a decisive one and in
surcs its final passage through this
branch OF the General Assembly.
The bill to abolish the Office of
Jury Commissioner in the respective
counties in the State was killed, no
one fighting for it except Mr.. King,
Of Abbcvilc, who thought it was a
good measure.
The bill to further empower Coun-
ty Commissioners to open and cs-
tabish public highways, which pro-
vidcs for the ordering out of all
hands living within five miles Of any
new highway which it may be pro-
posed to open, was amended so as to
make it three miles instead Of five,
and in that shape passed to a third
reading.
TIE CLEMSON COLLEGE BILL.
Message No. 2 from the Governor
was received, approving the Glenn
son College bill, and explaining the
grounds of his action in previously
Withholding his signature to it. This,
in brief, was that he was opposed to
the passage Of the bill pending the
decision Of the court in regard to
the validity Of the will of Mr.. Glenn
son. lie regarded this objection rs
removed by the action Of the Uni
ted States Court, and, therefore,
now gave the Act his approval.
The following bills were read a
third time and ordered to be en-
crossed:
Bill to provide that no municipal
corporation shall have the right to
impose the penalty Of impriso nmcnt
Tor the non-laymcnt of any tax on
business or for the exercise or carry
ing on OF any business without Ii
ccnse from such municipal authority.
Bill to fix the license fee for the
sale OF spirituous liquors in any city,
town or village in this State at not
less than five hundred dollars.
sENATE-On the call of new bust
ness Senator Patterson introduced
4 joint resolution for calling a con-
Stitutional convention.
Senator Patterson Joint rcso-
luton to amend the Constitution in
relation to taxation. The bill pro-
poses to abolish the present system
of taxation as provided by the Con-
stitution and give authority to the
Legislature over the entire system of
taxation of property.
Senator Smith, from the judiciary
committee, reported unfavorablc on
Senator McAIastcr's bill to amend
the law in relation to trial by jury.
The annual report of Secretary Of
State ! O Marshall ;ust ;ceuol