The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-17


cording to its real value. Many kinds
Of property are not now on the statute
books. These omissions are provided
for In the bill. Personal property, II
returned at its real value, would sum
up $1OO,OOO,OOO, instead Of $5OOOO,O 900.
Owing to the present laws the State
does not occupy its right position as to
financial prosperity. One-half Of loan
money Is not now returned for taxation
Under the new bill there can be no such
omission. After some discussion, pro
and con. the bill passed Its second read.
ing.
THE GIRLS COLLEGE.
Mr.. Childs introduced a bill calcu-
lated, If adopted, to locate the proposed
industrial college to be established for
women, by the State, in Columbia.
The bill provides that this college
shall be known as the South Carolina
Industrial and Winthrop Normal Col
lege. The Board of Trustees shall be
composed of the Governor, Superin
tendent Of Education aud the Chair.
men OF the Senate and House Commit
tees on Education and seven others
elected by the Legislature. The elected
officers shall serve for six years. The
main objects Of the institution shall be:
l. 10 give oyoung women such edu.
cation as shall fit them for teaching.
2. TO give instruction in stenOgra.
ply, type-writing, telegraphy, book.
keeping, drawing, designing, engraving,
sewing, dressmaking, millinery art
needle work, cooking, housekeeping and
such other industrial arts as may be
suitable to their sex and conducive to
their support and usefulness.
The president and professors shall be
9nnOlnfA0 nv tha hon ri Of ofoo n
shall fix all salaries. No girl shall be
allowed to take course in said insti-
tuition who does not receive instruction
In at least one industrial art.
The toard of trustees shall select the
location for the college, and In doing so
they shall !onis 80 the convenience of
the people Of every section of the State,
taking into consideration the advan-
tages and disadvantages Of the differ.
ent offers in money and sites. They
shall give notice for thirty days
in three newspapers before finally locat-
ing said institution. The board shall
then erect suitable buildings and fur
n1sh them with the necessary appli-
ances, etc.
Authority is given any County or city
money to secure the location of the in
stltution, or they may hold an election
on the question of subscription or no
subscription.
The tuition for students shall be $40
a session. Students not able to pay
their tuition shall be admitted free.
The bill provides that the offers of
the trustees Of the Winthrop Training
School, to turn that institution over to
the State be accepted and that institu.
tion be merged into the Winthrop Nor
NAL College: pro0ided that it be main.
tanned at Columbia for the present, as
has the Winthrop Training Scnool.
PROHIBITION PETITIONS.
Mr.. Yeldell inquired if q motion to
! reconsider the action of the House In
ordering printed the petitions for and
against prohibition would be in order.
The Speaker ruled it would not, but
added that he would be glad for the
He then commenced presenting to the
House several bushels of petitions for
prohibition, remarking that the Legis-
lature would do we'll to charter special
trains to convey the petitions to the
capital.
The. petitions were from every sec.
tion of the State and contained between
10000 and 5000 names.
The thought of what the printing Of
the several baskets of petitions would
cost was affriRhting the members.
Mr.. Wilson moved that all printed
copies Of petitions be destroyed, that
further printing be stopped, and that
the various petitions introduced be re-
ferred to the delegations of the Coun-
ties from which they come.
MIR. Moses was in favor of tearing up
all printed petitions and stopping the
work, which he said might cost $1,000
or $4,000, II all petitions were printed.
Mr. Wilson's motion was adopted.
SENATE ODDS AND ENDS.
The session of the Senate Wednesday
was uneventful. There was slight
skirmish over the bill to establish bu.
reau OF geology and mines, which re-.
suited In an indefinite postponment Of
the bill.
Senator Stokes presented memorial
from the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Berkeley. This memorial petit
tlons the Senate to declare vacant the
seat occupied by Hawkins X. jenkins,
esq, as senator from Berkeley county,
alleging that Mr.. Jenkins is not a resi-.
dent of the county.
The finance committee, which had In
charge the memorial asking an appro-
PAAoVlOh III a OUdLO cANlDlb LOT Ul6 CO-
lumbian Exposition to be held in 1893.
submitted yesterday in the Senate a
bill to provide for the collection, ar
rangement and display of the products
of the State of South Carolina at the
World Col Umbian Exposition In 1893,
and to make an appropriation therefor.
The amount of the appropriation is
left blank in the bill as presented. 1t
creates q commission to be known as
the Worlds Fair managers of South
Carolina, to consist If the Governor,
one member from each Congressional
District to be appointed by the Go yer.
nor, end one member from the State at
large, to be elected by the General AS.
sembly. The commission is to elect
one OF It's own memters as an executive
commissioner. The State treasurer is:to
20 ex-otllcio, treasurer. The commits
sioners are to be paid SO per day fer the
time actually engaged in the work of
the commission and necessary expenses
of transportation. The commission is
to fix the salary Of the executive mem
Der or commissioner.
Senator Smythe, in behalf of the Ssn-