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


OhtWednssday, aftef.the balloting
for United States Senator sshe House
passed twaenty-foar bills to their
third reading, generally without
amendment Of any kind and with no
debate Of interest.
In the bill introduced by Inhn
Gary Evans ,to require the South
Gcs,olina Railway Company to erect
bridges over the railroad out in GER
tain streets in the city of Aiken and
ito maintain the same, there was
some lively arguments. in which
Messrs Evans, Timmermen and
Brown Ing upheld the passage Of the
measure, and Messrs. Hughes and
Haskeil opposed il, contending that
the proposed bridges would cost
about $4,000, andth material bone.
fts, toIb be derived from them was too
insignificant to warrant the outlay.
The bill passed, however.
Mr.. Conner: Bill; to amend Chap
Ter XIV, Title XII, Of the General
Statutes relating to weights and
measures. %#yI
This bill provides that the various
Clerks Of TIL" Courts of General Ses-
sions and Common Pleas are made
Inspectors Of weights and measures,
and they are empowered to inspect
the scales of any person, company,
association Q + corporation, when! re-
quested to do SO by%three taxpayers,
who have shown sufficient reasons
for the inspection.
Sach, inspectors are to be paid
fifty cents o day and five cents for
every mile Of neeeasary travel. The
finding Of violations are returnable
to the grand jury. .>y.I X.
Mr. Yeldell Joint resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of a
commission that shall report to the
Governor before the next session Of
the General Assembly as to the ad-
visibility Of establishing q State In
dustrial and Normal School for
women.
This bill provides for the appoints
ment of three commissioners who
shall ascertain the requirements Of
such a school, the probable cost Of
its maintenance, what inducements
in grounds, buildings, moneys, eto.,
may be offered by persons or towns
in the State to secure its location.
The commission shall visit such in
stitutions as may be necessary for
this purpose. The bill provides an
expense, fund of $500.
MI. BUST: Bill to amend an Act
entitled Gan! Act to provide for bene-
fioiary scholarships in the Winthrop
Training School for teachers at Co
lumbia, s go" approved 23d Decom-
Der, 1889.
Iii the Senate, the first matters
coming up were reports from COM
mittees as follows ::
Committee on Agri6ulture--Unta-
vorable report on bill to grant GER
tain franchises to the Romania Cam
ming Company for the culture of
she'll fish, and it was placed on the
calendar. tf& la5&
Committee, on Railrcadss-Favora
bly, on bills to: charter the Savannah,
Seneca and Western Railroad; to
incorporate the Little Bluff, Ray
imond and Nation Railroad Company;
to incorporate the Walterboro, Sum.
meryille,, and Otranto, Railroad Com
pany; to charter the W~adesboro,
Winnsboro and Camack Railroad
Committee on Mines and Mining
F~avorably on bill to establish D Blu
reau of Geology and Mineralogy.
The following bills were passed
and ordered to the House /: +
To authorize and require the
County Commissioners Of Horny
county to submit to the qualified
voters Of said county the question Of
the assumption by said county Of the
Indebtedness of certain coupons on
account Of subscriptions to the stock
of the Wilmington, Chadbourn and
Conway Railroad Company; { liz
corporate tho town Of Ailendalo; to
incorporate the town of Clinton; to
incorporate the CITY Of Florence.
An hour or more was consumed
on Senator Smiths bill to provide
for the payment by the State of the
expenses Of all prosecutions in crimi-
nal cases.
Bills similar to this have been
twice passed by the Senate at former
sessions but failed in,the House, but
Senator Smith, with an earnest faith
;n Jtha ,ioat;naW onG ~rofsou tns $hai