The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-12-25

TIE LABOR BILL.
! This hill. which was the first intro
! dur"d in the House. was laid on the
! table and tE+ Substitute reported by the
committee WIS taken up for conSidrrt-
I ton. The lill is entitled: a bill to
, regulate the hour, Of labor Of children
nllh"r III years Oi age and females in
all cotton and wOollcn manufacturing
establishments in this State, and to
p 'Id" remedies for violation of the
same. 1t limits the time Of labor for
ri!t!rcn under l6 years Of age and for
women to eleven hours a day, and il
alInW$ operatives, 10 make up lost time
, not exceeding one hundred and ten
! hours in q year. After Snmr drhote
! the bill WIS passed ana sent 20 the
Senate.
! THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT.
When til" Senate resolution to rntirv
/ u" amendment to the Constitution
! ahNllshlnE hn lrdS Of county COmm;S-
! SlUnCrS as constitutional Officers eject
pd ty the people cam" up in the IIous"
, The friends OF the amendment pushed
the fight.
Mr.. Ernest Gary Opened the dclatr
with Il strong speech i&r0ruw the p4S-
sage Of the bill. lie took the gr0unl
! mainly that The people had adopted the
amendment Ht the hallot.boX and there
was nothing FOR the Representative of
tn" people to 90 but 20 ratify their
| action.
Mr.. John Gary Evans also favored
the bill, taking pretty much the same
line Of argument.
Mr.. Zimmerman favored the bill
both on the ground that the people had
declared IN favor Of the amendment
AMI because he Thought, the counties
| - hni Il ,,,i H.,
satisfactorily under somn other SyS-
tom.
Mr.. Brrhncn opposed the bii! on the
ground that the amendment would
take away from thppnDplr the right TO
elect officers % mAnay" their own
county affairs.
Mr. Finley opposed the bill. lie took
the ground that the adoption of the
amendment aJ the recent election hal
not been a fair expression Of the viii
| of the people. tn" amendment hal
! hcrn adopted 10y Il vote Of 2l,Wttl TO 49,
! U 0u; OF Il total vote in the State of
! 232 thN. .lS there WAS strong probabil-
! itT of Il constitutional convention short
. ~ he thought it very inHiVS,,br 80
| tinker with the Constitutions in the
! way proposed.
| Mr.. Ira Is. Jones favored tn" bill.
/ He said thIt thr !act that boards or
! c0untN commissioners WAS Il con, TIL
, tiOnal Office hAl been IN obstacle for
years in tn" way Of county rriOrmS
In" county commissioners hHd pnOrm-
ONS powers and while i! Whl true that
they dll submit the lrTiVS they dr.,irvl
t. the county dcIcGAtionS il ihH Grr;.r-
al Assembly. yet il WAS not at al inn
rrohAhiC thal they h;d the wight rr-id.
ing IL themselves nr l"vyinw any TAX
they saw iii. III" prG;'ic had declared
at the recent election That they wanted
this Ollie" removed from thc C0uStii!I
ton, and aS their Representatives nc
Thought they Should carry Uut their
Wishes.
The vote WAS then taken 10y yeas and
nays and resulted in tho ratification of
the am"ndm"nt by Il vote of - TO 20.
Thn Jnint resolution having daily
PASSED ia" Senate, the ammcndiurnt
awaits hut the signature Of the Cover
nor to ne of force. This IT viii of
. course receive. The effect OF the
/ "InCnr!mrnt * to leave The LrgiSlnt urr
trc" 10 adept any ScuriH" of county
+ l;ovvrnmrn: which that body lnry deem
+ b;St.
MISCELLANEOUS.
, The bill TO abolish tn" agricultural
: licn law Was simultaneously k.l!rd in
+ both houses.
/ The hilt 10 reduce "llarcS, about rs
/ heretofore Indicated in this corrcsp0n.!-
rn"r, has passed the lIouSr and Seems
. sure 20 20 through tlic Senate.
The Senate decided the Sumter rDu-
( tested case in favor OF Dr.. Abbott, lhr
I incunhrnt.
! The House judiciary committee re-
. ported unfaEOrah!y on the following:
Th" Charleston mctrop Oiitun police
, biU. Report unanimous.
nill to prohibit express companies
! rom transporting n#ttcr tUr lottery
companies.
lHil 10 empower the Governor TO re.
, move ShCrliIs.
Bill to provide for the election OF an
extra Circuit Judge.
/ Each Of the above WAS Killed;
The Joint resolution rNtcMinG the
time for paying taxes without pcnI!ty
until February | has passed both the
I House and the Senate, and mas !rrn
ratified and signed hy the Governor.
, The State officers hold that the Joint
resolution being practically Il !a,I the
county treaSur1rs viii continue - re-
cciVc taxes without penalty.
lh" supply bill icYicS Il tax OF ~
/ mills for State purposes. TO this must,
Of course, hc added .iIc constitutional
school tax Of two mills, TIC county
taxes and tie special taxes.
PENITENTiAKY OFFICES.
fhc two houses met in Dmt assem-
hly on "Wednesday to eject Il &up>riu-
trUdUuJ and three. directors Uf lhr State
Yrnit trntiIry. The i0ilu%. nag numrl
gentlemen We're i,lHCvl in uOmiHat!Dn:
iirnry Massey, ut York, y. ". Brook.
CT, of EdGc'irid, }. +. Gastnn, Of Aii:"A,
J. Il. Earle of OCourr, and v. j RAJ
Bert IF iIdgriic!d.
Ir. THIhc5t was easily elected on tic
E,.,. Il Ir,t l., ,,T, > 1.