The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-11
THE LEGISLATURES.

ture extending the time for the pay
ment of State. and county taxes to the
first of February, 1891, and will b.
passed and approved.
Mr.. Blease has introduced a bill K
incorporate the town of Little Noun
tain in this county.
On Friday Judge J. J. Norton wa:
elected without opposition as his OWL
successor as Judge of the Eighth Cir
cult and Judge T. B. Fraser as his owr
successor as Judge of the Third Circuit
The bill to reduce the pay Of the
members Of the Legislature was reject
ed by the House.
A bill to abolish the Office of super
visor of registration and place the du'
ties of that office on the county audito!
has been passed by the House.
A bill to abolish the costs of attor
neys in civil cases was passed by the
House.
A bill TO reduce the legal rate of in
terest to five per cent. was killed.
SThe following bills Of general interest
are now before the Legislature:
Mr.. Childs, bill to establish normal
and industrial college.as q branch Of
the University of South Carolina fol
the education of white girlssand appro
pirate money for the same. This bill
provides foc an appropriation of $3.50
for the establishment and equipment
of the college; provides for the appoint
ment of five directors, who shall select
a site for the college in the city of Co
lumbia. The president of the South
Carolina University is given control
and general supervision Of the lnstltu-
ton. The name is to be "The Normal
and Industrial College" and the
branches to be taught are to be: Tele-
graphy, stenography, typewriting,
photography, bookkeeping, domestic
economy, cutting and making dresses,
printing, industrial and decorative art
in practical applications, and such
other industries as may tend to tit and
prepare girls for occupations which are
not inconsistent with feminine refine
ment.
Mr.. Jesse H. Hardin, joint resolution
to authorize and require the directors
of the Penitentlary to furnish the trus'
tees of the Clemson Agricultural Col
lege one hundred additional convicts.
Mr.. Mooney, bill to fix the compen-
sation Of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and other officers of this
State. The bill fixes the salaries as
follows: Governor, $4,000; Lieutenant
Governor, IS per diem during sessions
of the General Assembly and mileage;
Governors private secretary, $1,000;
Governors messenger, $500; Secretary
of State, $500; Clerk of Secretary of
State $500; Comptroller General,
81, 800; chief clerk and bookkeeper of
Comptroller General, each 81 200; State
Treasurer, 81 800; clerk and two book
keepers in Office of State Treasurer,
each, 81 200; Superintendent of Educa-
ton, 81, 800 and $500 for travelling eX-
penses; clerk of Superintendent of Edu-
cation, 81 900; Adjutant and Inspector
General, s., 200, and $500 for necessary
expenses; clerk of Adjutant and In
spector General, $1,000; Attorney Gen
eral, 1900; Chief Justices and Justices
of the Supreme Court and Circuit
Judges, each $4,000; clerk of Supreme
Court, $1,000; librarian of Supreme
Court, $3.50; messenger and attendant
of Supreme Court, each $500; reporter
of the Supreme Court, $1,000; superin-
tendent Penitentiary, 81, 500; physician,
clerk and captain Of guard at Peniten-
tiary, each 1000; chaplain of Peniten-
tiary;; $500; directors of Penitentiary,
each 81 per diem for each day Of actual
attendance on the meetings Of the
board, and five cents mileage; superin-
tendent and physician of Lunatic Asy-
lu1n, s., 800; members of board Of re-
gents, 81 per diem for days of actual at
tendance and cents mileage; solici-
tors, each $500, also the same per
diem and mileage as members of Gen
eral Assembly while in attendance
upon the sessions thereof; State libra
rian, $500; members of the Senate and
House of Representatives, 81 per diem
and IL cents mileage; clerk of Senate,
$500; assistant clerk of Senate, 5000;
reading clerk of Senate, $500; sergeant
at arms of Senate, 5000; clerk Of House
of Representatives, 5000; assistant clerk
and sergeant-at-arms of House of Rep
resentatives, each 500; reading clerk
of House, $3.50; railroad commissioners,
each 81 500, to be paid as now provided
by law.
Mr.. Frank Mellett and A. K. San
ders, Of Sumter, were unseated and
their seats given to w. X. Croswell and
J. E. Dupre, Tillmanites. Also in the
contest from Berkeley County the
anti-Tillman members were unseated
and their places given to the Tillman
candidates.
It was decided to open the House
with prayer, and it was provided to
pay the chaplain $50.
AS noted last week, several bills have
been introduced looking to making ten
hours a days work in factories, and
providing that children under certain
ages should not be employed.
The following is the substance of a
between the mill men and
the friends of the other measure:
The first section of the bill provides
that no child under Is years of age
and no female shall work as an
operative in any cotton or wollen man
establishment in this State
more than eleven hours in any one day
Of twenty-four hours; or the same may
be regulated by employers, so that the
of hours shall not in the aggre-
gate exceed siXty-six hours in any one
week: Provided. that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to pre-
vent any Of the aforesaid emlloyees
from working such time as maybe nee
essary to make up lost time, no; to ex-
ceed one hundred and ten hofrs per
caused by accidents ther
circumstances, or, re
vent all such help working sue ~ ii
tional time as may be necessary pre-
up and make needed repairs oIIoss hy
ir or of machinery All