The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-24

Mr.: Evans: II did not state you had.
| said imagined it,"
Mr.. Haskell: II never owned cent
of stock in any phOsshate corporation
The gentleman in his cooler moments
will Withdraw his attempted insults,
and will then withdraw my con.
tempt"
MIR. Evans: "I'll withdraw nothing"
The next passage was amid much ex-
citement, and could not be heard plain
ly. 1t seems that Mr.. Evans insinuated
that newspaper stenographer had
been in the hall during one of Mr. Has
kellS speeches and was taking it down
Mr.. Evans insinuated that Mir. Haskell
had brought him there to report his
speech, and had told him to omit GER
tain portions.
Mr.. Haskell, in tones like ice and
with q Steely look in his eyes, asked
MIR. Evans what he meant to instnu-
ate.
Mr. Evans explained his utterances as
best he might.
Mr. Haskell then stated that the
Stenographer was in his employ, as he
wrote somewhat poorly owing with a
peculiar smile) to a slight accident. lie
had given the srenographer some pri-
vate directions when he spoke to him
and had said nothing to him about anv
work he was doing Tor paper.
Mr. Norton next advanced to the de-
fence of the Governor. lie said that as
chairman of the committee on mines
and mining he wished to refute the in.
situation that the phosphate commits
sion Till was prepared In the Govern
or's Office.
Mr. Haskell: 81 did not say in the
Governors Office, but down stairs"
When Mr. Norton returned to the
charge Mr. Haskell impetuously asked
If it was not true that Governor Till
man had himself testified that he pre-
pared the bill.
Mr.. Norton: "He only prepared tn,
first part"
Mr. Haskell: "The testimony before
the phosphate investigating committee
is that he prepared the bill and tia
the amendments were prepared b!
MeSSrS Smith and Aldrich, the lttor
neys Of the Farmers and Carolin;
manufacturing companies"
Mr. Norton dropped this subject, an(
asked if it was not true that the treas
urer of ltichland County had beel
81 900 Or ST. 100 behind when he cam,
to settle with the Comptroller General
and was 1T not true that thousands O
dollars had been turned into the treas
ury from discovered frauds.
Mr. Jones attempted to call the speak
erS to order, hut Mr. Haskell said tha
in justice to Richland's treasurer, whC
was as honest Il man as ever lived h,
would say that if Mr. Norton meant tt
say that the treasurer was defauite
the assertion was untrue.
Speaker Jones said the pending ques
tlOn was a motion to strike out the Ell
acting clause.
Mr. Finley said he so understood i
and would cOntine his remarks to tn,
question. lie opposed the bill becaus,
IT. would increase county taxes various
ly from ll3 to mills in the various
counties. Then, too, it would be i'm
possible to get good men in the various
townships to serve on the board with
out pay. The State was not ready fOl
the measure. 1t should not be push 9
now, but should be submitted to a con
stitutional convention.
Mr. Glove opposed the bill, though
he admitted some of it's provisions
were good.
MIR Evans moved to table the motion
to strike out the enacting clause. Car
ried by vote Of 50 to 80.
The further cons liberation of the bill
was then postponed until Wednesday
when 1t was again taken up.
Il good deal of discussion occurred
when the section relating to the town
ship road commissioner came up. Th,
bill provided that these commissioners!
should be appointed by the Governor
that on refusal to serve they shoulC
forfeit $50. The only privilege provid
ed for them was that they should be ex
smpt from road and jury duty.
This was amended 80 that the forfeit
was made S25.
Mr. Harden moved that they be givel
&2 per day for their services.
Mr. Evans contended that it should
remain as 1t was; that the idea was that
if no compensation was given, gooC
men would consent to serve.
The member from Aiken was sharp
ly piled with questions as to whether
he would serve as road commissioner
without pay, and on his saying he
would forfeit $50 first, there was a gen
eral laugh, and it was evident that MI
Evans had broken the backbone of his
argument.
Mr. Wilson moved to amend so that
ench commissioner draw 50 per day fOl
not more than ten days in the year.
Mr. Evans moved to table this Ills
motion was lost and he moved tC
amend hy making it 81 per day.
Mr. Dean spoke in favor of Mr. vii
sons amendment and his fOrcible anC
practicable remarks evidently had
great effect. This amendment pre-
vailed.
Mr. Connor moved to amend the bond
of the county supervisor by making it
$4,000 instead Of $1,000. He supported
his motion very strongly. but accepted
an amendment by Wilson to make it
$4,000.
Mr. Evans moved to table. This was
carried.
The bill provided that 81 80 could be
paid by persons liable to road duty as a
cOmmutation tax, in lieu of road duty.
a motion was mHie to change this
to &3
Mr. Kirkland said he wished in behalf
OF his county to enter protest against
this, the mos: vicious system he could
think Of. The plan in the bill for work
ing the roads was based on a radically
wrong system. The county supervisor,
like the little OOss that ne will be, will
have power to assign any man in the
county to a contractor for road duty