Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-12-25
Legislative Proceedings.

LGSlStdlIVG TIOCCCQlIISS.
THURSDAY, December 18.--In the
House the supply and appropriation
bills passed their third reading.
The bill to make appropriations
for the payment of tho per diem.
mileage and stationery certificates
of the members of the General AS
sembly and salaries for the employ
ees was the third measure discussed
and it was passed with but few
amendments. The bill of 1880
called for s42,520, and tho bill as
proposed asked for $42,964.1S, but
the amendments will add about $40O
to that sum.
There was considerable. discussion
over the bill to provide for tho sale
of the lot and building known as
Agricultural Hall, the fish pond and
the agricultural experimental stations
with their personal property at Co.
lumbia and in Darlington and Spar
tanburg counties, and to appropriate
the proceeds to the Clemson College
and the counties of Darlington and
Florence. After being amdndcd in
some minor particulars the bill was
passed to it's third reading.
The bill regarding the assessment
and taxation of property was con-
tinued until next session.
The bill to create a Board of Phos-
phate Commissioners, and defining
its duties and purposes, was passed.
The bill to require railroads to fur
nish separate accommodations for
white and colored passengers was
killed by q vote of 81 to 33.
The concurrent resolution from the
Senate was adopted, which author
lied the Governor to appoint a COM
mission of three members to ascer-
tain the ACCESSIBILITY of the estab-
lishmont of n State Normal and
!. Industrial School for women, who
will make an investigation regarding
locations, the inducements offered to
establish the institution in various
towns, to ascertain the cost Of such
an institution and to report to the
Governor as soon as practicable. The
commission is to be allowed $500 for
expenses.
In the Senate, over two hours
were consumed in considesing the
: bill to provide for the regulation of
railroad freight and passenger tariffs
in this State; to prevent unjust dis
elimination and cxtortion in the
rates charged for transportation of
passengers and freights, and to pro-
hibit railroad companies, corpora.
tons, and lessees IN this State from
charging other than just and reasona-
BILE rates, and to punish the same,
and to prescribe a mode of procedure
and rules Of evidence in relation
thereto, and to appoint railroad COM
missioners, and to prescribe their
power and duties and relation
to the same. Amendment after
amendment was proposed, all
intended to make the new law con-
form to the old laws on railroads,
Nearly all were rejected. The most
important amendments adopted were
provisos that the three commission
ers be elected by the General Assem-
bly, instead of appointed by the Gov,
ernor; that Mr.. Jervey, whose term
docs not expire for two years, be not
displaced by the adoption of the
new law. The provision that one
commissioner should be a farmer,
another a lawyer and the third q
railroad man was stricken out, as it
was evident that it would be impossi-
>ble to carry out this provision, as
vas also another that one commits
sioner should come from the up.
country, another from the middle
section Of the State and the third
from the low-country. The salary
was also reduced from $4,000 tt
$1,000. In it's amended state the
bill passed it's third reading and wa
sent to the House.
A concurrent resolution from the
House was agreed to, authorizing
the Governor to apply to the Fedc
raj authorities for the detail of AZ
expert officer to conduct a survey O
the phosphate territory of the State
the expense TO be paid out of tn,
contingent fund of the Governor.
The bill to punish frauds or mis-
representations in the manufacture
analysis or sale of fertilizers ant
commercial manulcs in this State
was passed.
The bill to provide a patrol for TIT
protection Of fish was ordered to
third reading.
FRIDAY, December 19.--The lcgis
lative appropriation bill, the bill pro
viding for the sale of Agricultural
Hall, fish pond lot and the expert
mental stations, the bill to abolisl
the Department of Agriculture, ano
the bill to create a Phosphate Com
mission and define It's purposes ant
duties passed their third readings il
the House and were sent to the Sen
ate,
The bill to reduce the salaries 0