Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-12-18


ttihs Senate tho bill to provide
for the payment, by the State, of
the expenses of all prosecutions in
criminal cases, was ordered to a
third reading.
DhTavorabie raports were maize
BY the committees on the bill to
require the circuit Solicitors 70 act
as legal advisers Of the Boards of
County Commissioners; also to abol-
ish the ofice}of Snperyisorof Regis
tratioa and deyolye his duties on Che
County Auditors.
FRIDAY, December H. Theses
OF the House was dull, but business.
like. Several bills were passed and
ordered sent to the Senate, among
them being the following of general
interest:
A bill to amend Section 1923 of
the General Statutes, relating to
Grand Jurors; bill to require the
South Carolina Railway Company to
erect bridges over the railroad out in
certain streets in tho CITY Of Aiken
and to maintain the same; bill to
authorize School Trustees to sell my
school property, real or personal, in
their several districts, and to apply
the proceeds to the school fund Of
their several districts, with amend
ments; joint resolution directing the
Financial Board Of the State to
invest all funds coming into the
hands of the State Treasurer under
the Clemson bequest, and the State
Treasurer to pay the interest arising
thereon to the Board of Trus-
tees of Clemson Agricultural Col
lege, with amendmen ts; bill to amend
Section 621 of the General Statutes
of the State, relating to time for the
annual meeting of the Boards of
County Commissioners Of the several
counties of this State; bill to abolish
the office of Jury Commissioner and
to devolve its duties and powers
upon the Clerk of Court.
The bill by MI. BUST, to provide
for the appointment OF an Engineer
of Highways and prescribe his duties,
was continued to next session..
The most important of the new
measures introduced were bills by
Mr.. Norton to create q Board Of
Phosphate Commissioners, defining
its duties and purposes.
Mr.. Harrison: Bill to abolish the
Board of Agriculture and the office
of Commissioner of Agriculture and
to devolvc all their powers and duties
on the Board of Trustees of the
Clemson Agricultural College of
South Carolina, except the control Of
the phosphate interests of the State.
MIR. Yeldell: Joint resolution to
appoint a special commission, to con-
sist of tho Governor and Superin-
tendent of Education Of this State,
to confer with the Governors and
Superintendent OF Education of
other Southern States as to the
adoption of uniform text books to
be used in the FREQ schools of this
State.
In the Senate, the bill to regulate
the power of married women to
make contracts was killed; also the
ono to prevent the use of certain
~seincs, gill-nets and any devices
whatever over certain size in any of
the waters of this State, for the pur-
pose of catching shad fish.
The following new measures of
Importance were introduced:
Senator r. M. Smith: To autho-
rize the Beard Of Directors of the
Penitontiary to lease the pcniten-
tiary for a term of ten years, reserv-
ing for the State the control and dis
cipline of the convicts.
Senator II. NJ. Smith introduced a
bill to provide for the regulation of
freight and passenger rates on the
railroads in this State and for the
general regulations of the railroads.
This is said to be the Georgia rail-
road law unadultcratcd. Its provi-
sions will be found nearly IDENTICAL
with the first railroad law il opera
ton in this State, which as subse-
quently amended and changed to it's
present form.
ohi w biilClio OilC OcllCINl
Statutes, Section 2,472, relating to
carrying concealed weapons, was
killed after a brief debate on it's
second reading. 1t proposed to re-
duce the grade of the ~offense, as now
provided by statute, from felony to
misdemeanor, and by reducing the
penalty to bring it within the iuris-
diction OF Trial Justices. 1t was
defeated, on a call of ayes and nays,
16 to II.
SATURDAY, December 13.-Thc
House did a great deal of business,
but without debate, and mostly Of a
routine character.
Agreat many bills passed their third
reading, some of general interest
being: 10 provide for the submit =
sion to the voters of Abbevillo
county the question of license or no
license in the Incorporated cities,
towns and villages; to amend Section
l of an Act entitled can Act to per-
nit the sale of domestic mes manu-
featured in this State without H.