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

election p~taclIctS IN the Clty OF
Charleston was passed to g t
reading. sses
The bill TO re.organize and pro-
vide for tho University Of South
Carolina, with some amendments,
was passed. In the original bill ii
was proposed to out off the mecbani-
cal department OF the College entirely
and transfer it, with its apparatus
and models, to- lemson College. The
committee recommended that this
provision be stricken out and that
tho mechanical department be allowed
TO remain. Amendment adopted,
and tho mechanical department re-
mains. ~,
The bill to provide for re-district.
ing the several counties of this State
and to provide for the election of
School Trustees was continued to
next session.
The joint resolution to appoint a
special commission, to consist of the
Governor and Superintendent of
Education of this State, to confer
and correspond with the Governors
and Superintendent of Education
of other Southern States as to tho
adoption of uniform tcxt books to
be used in the free schools of this
State passed its third reading; also
the bill to provide for funding tho
State debt.
The following were indefinitely
postponed Bill TO regulate tho grant
ing Of divorces; bill to prohibit rail
road companies fpom employing as
telegraph operators any person under
Is years and who has not had one
years experience; bill to amend the
law SO dis t, increase the minimum
license fee to be charged by munich
palitios to $500 for retailing spiritu-
ous liquors; bill to reduce the fee for
prisoners in county jails; bill
to amend statutes relating to weights
and measures; bill to further regulate
tho practice of physic and surgery
in this State; bill to provide for the
levy and collection of a tax of two
mills in each school district for the
support of the public schools therein.
Postponed to next session: Bill to
authorize and require State officers
to designate annually in each county
of the State certain newspapers in
which all official advertisements and
other public notices in such county
must be inserted; tho Charleston
metropolitan police bill; bill to abol-
ish the office of Court Stenographer;
bill to exempt Ger in territory i'll
Colleton county FROM the operation
of the stock law; TO fix the time for
holding Circuit Courts in the 9th
circuit; to amend the law relating to
distress for arrears of rent; to pro-
vide for a per diem to be paid coro-
ner's jurors; to provide for the cleo.
ton Of an extra Circuit Judge and
define his duties and fix his compon-
%sation; to regulate the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors.
In the Senate the phosphate COM
mission bill passed it's third reading
and was sent to the House.
The bill to abolish the Department
of Agriculture and the office of Com
missioner of Agriculture, and to
dcvolvc all their powers and duties
on the Board of Trustees of tue
Clemson Agricultural College of
South Carolina, except the control of
tho phosphate interest of the State,
passed its third reading and was sent
to the House.
SATURDAY, December 20.-In the
House the railroad bill went through
without n stop at the rate of six
miles an hour. Mr.. Wilson tried to
flag the train down for the purpose
of putting on board an amendment
sweeping away territorial divisions
of the State in the sclcctio of the
railroad commissioners, but the cx-
ccutivc locomotive would not even
slow up and the amendment was left
behind.
The bill to enable married minors
legally to renounce dover passed it's
third reading.
The bill to reduce the salaries of
State officers, clerks and employees,
passed its third reading by a yea and
my vote OF 81 10 ~.
The bill to require the several
counties to pay all expenses Of their
lunatics in the State Lunatic Asylum
and to provide for keeping separate
accounts of the same by the Comp
trollcr General, passed its second
reading after being amended so that
it would not take effect until Janu-
airy, 1892.
A joint resolution to authorize the
School Commissioner Of Oconce
county to apportion the income of
the county school fund among the
several school districts therein in
proportion to the number of chill
drcn Of school age residing in each
district passed and was sent to the
Senate.
The Trial Justice bill passed
its third reading.
In the Senate the supply bill was
read and passed.
The appropriation bill was read a
third time. Senator Evans moved
that so much the Senate amend
ments as rcfel red to the reduction of
the salary of the Governor, Chief
Justice and Associate Justices and
Circuit COurt .Jn1rns he laid IN tho